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Featuring the immersion between filmmaking essentials and emerging trends in technology, we are happy to announce our first round of panels that offer just a glimpse of what's to come in 2012.

Highlights include a Conversation with Cliff Martinez, the composer of Drive's hypnotic score and the return of the festival favorite, Jeffrey Tambor’s Acting Workshop.

Other sessions include around 40 fresh ideas generated from the SXSW PanelPicker, as well as 14 Convergence sessions that tap into topics that bridge the gap between the worlds of Film and Interactive. The complete list of panels announced today can be found below. Register now for a Film, Gold or Platinum badge for unparalleled access to these energetic panels, exceptional films and more! Stay tuned for updates to sxsw.com/film.


First Round of SXSW 2012 Film Panels:


3 R’s of Horror: Remakes, Reboots and Rediscoveries
(Organized by KW Low / Dread Central Media)

A Conversation with Cliff Martinez

Alternative Film Events: Site Specific and Beyond
(Organized by Delicia Harvey / Aurora Picture Show)

Artists Scoring Movies: A Look Into the Latest Trend of Film Composing
(Organized by Kier Lehman / Sony Pictures)

Arts Criticism 140 Characters at a Time
(Organized by Jen Nedeau / TIME Magazine)

Behind the Pure Evil (The Saga of Todd & the Book of Pure Evil)
(Organized by Andrew Rosen / Aircraft Pictures)

Beyond Netflix and iTunes: Your Film’s Unique Digital Distribution Strategy
(Organized by Richard Lorber, Kino Lorber, Inc)

Beyond the 1 Sheet - Pen to Paper Returns
(Organized by Charlie Loft / AllCity Media)

Bringing Sexy Back: Where’s The Line Today?
(Organized by Lisa Vandever / CineKink)

Carbon Film Quote - Putting the Carbon Footprint in Your Production Bid
(Organized by Steffen Gentis / BBDO Proximity Germany)

Casting on a Budget: Get the Best and the Rightest
(Organized by Paul Schnee, Bardon / Schnee Casting, Inc.)

A Conversation with Joss Whedon

Coppola Vs. Kittens: Pro Filmmaking’s Online Future
(Organized by Karyn Campbell / The IdeaLists)

Diversity Counts: Auteur's, Actors and Audiences
(Organized by Vicente Williams / Producers Guild of America Diversity Committee)

The DIY on Distribution. Who’s Got This?
(Organized by Christine Boulware / IndieFilmz)

A to Z of Doc Distribution with an Emphasis on "E" for Education
(Organized by Elizabeth Sheldon / Kino Lorber, Inc)

Does HTML5 Offer a Montage Moment for Web Cinema?
(Organized by Brian Chirls / Three Eyed Labs, LLC)

Don't Forget About Me! How to Remember Everything at SXSW (and beyond)
(Mark Channon / The Memory School)

Empowering Filmmakers: How to Take Control of Your Marketing & Distribution
(Organized by Marc Schiller / BOND Strategy and Influence)

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Grants
(Organized by Dianne Debicella / Fractured Atlas)

The Evolution of the Douchebag in Modern Cinema
(Organized by Robyn Sklaren / TV and Film Consultant)

Filmmaker’s Guide to Capitol Hill Politics
(Organized by Jody Arlington / Impact + Arts Film Fund)

The GeekFamily Guide to the Movies
(Organized by Jason CranfordTeague / GeekDad/Wired)

Hollywood Lessons: What I Learned the Hard Way
(Organized by John Lang / Rough & Tumble Films)

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love VOD
(Organized by Matt Harlock / American The Movie Ltd)

How Libraries and Archives Can Help You in "Pre" and "Post"
(Organized by Jo Angela Oehrli / University of Michigan)

In Search of the Muslim Sassy Gay Friend
(Organized by Alyssa Rosenberg / ThinkProgress)

In The Cloud: Your Film in a Post-Ownership World
(Organized by Sommer Hixson / New Video)

In The Cut: Editing A Killer Editing Sample
(Organized by Kyle Henry / Northwestern University)

It’s Not About the Budget
(Organized by Barry Ryan / Warp Films/Warp X)

Jeffrey Tambor’s Acting Workshop

Market Place Live
(Organized by Charlie Bloye / Film Export UK)

The Power of Super 8 Film
(Organized by Jaclyn Vigeant / Pro8mm)

Print to Portal: Turning a Film Mag into a Brand
(Organized by Tiffany Pritchard / Little White Lies)

Shooting the Non Scripted Feature Film for Writing in the Edit
(Organized by Benjamin Kasulke / Director of Photography)

Timing is Everything: How to Maximize Your PR
(Organized by Lewis Kay / PMK*BNC)

Tweaking Your Living Room to Director Standards
(Organized by Chris Armbrust / THX Ltd.)

WTFair Use?! An Interactive Fair-Use Workshop
(Organized by Deena Kalai / Deena Kalai, PLLC)


The confirmed 2012 Convergence sessions, which will be open to all Film, Interactive, Gold and Platinum badge holders are:


Branded Documentary: Cause Marketing's Best Media?
(Organized by David Modigliani / Flow Nonfiction)

Can a Social Web of Things Keep TV Cords Connected
(Organized by Rhonda Lowry / Turner Broadcasting)

Creating the Code: A BBC Transmedia Documentary
(Organized by Adrian Hon / Six to Start)

Everything is a Remix; So Steal Like an Artist
(Organized by Austin Kleon / Austinkleon.com)

Future of Entertainment: Viewer Becomes User
(Organized by Katie Campisano / Brew Media Relations)

HTML5 for Film: Leading Edge or Bleeding Edge
(Organized by Pat Aufderheide / American University)

Man vs. Algorithm: Online Video Curation Face-Off
(Organized by Marc Hustvedt / Tubefilter)

Movie Screens with Frickin' Laser Beams
(Organized by Adam Russell / wallFour)

Multiplatform Storytelling: Frontline War Stories
(Organized by Brian Seth Hurst / The Opportunity Management)

Reinventing the Graphic Novel for the iPad
(Organized by Daniel Burwen / Cognito Comics)

Second Screen Dashboard: Cover Live Events Better
(Organized by Brian Hamman / The New York Times)

Speed Tweaks: How Fast Can Audiences Drive Edits?
(Organized by Matt Naylor / Flow Nonfiction)

Transmedia By Bravo: How Social Media Shapes TV
(Organized by Maile Marshall / Bravo!)

WebOriginals: Televisions New Guinea Pigs
(Organized by Dave Pedersen / CBS Interactive)

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