Having recently become an unmissable event within the US independent film world, the SXSW Film Festival is ready to kick off again in Austin, Texas. From 8-16 March, the gathering is set to host the premieres of eagerly awaited US films such as Us (the new film by Jordan Peele, after his breakout Get Out), The Beach Bum [+lire aussi :
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Known for its bold, festive, genre-orientated stylistic choices, the gathering is welcoming some shining examples of this kind of cinema in the Midnighters section, such as the Spanish title 7 Reasons to Run Away (From Society) [+lire aussi :
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The Narrative Feature Competition, which is usually completely dedicated to US titles, has this year selected two debut features with European involvement: Ireland’s Extra Ordinary [+lire aussi :
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The Documentary Feature Competition welcomes two British titles: For Sama [+lire aussi :
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In the Narrative Spotlight section, the directorial debut by British actor Tom Cullen (Weekend [+lire aussi :
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The Visions section, dedicated to audacious and risk-taking filmmakers, will screen the Belgian-Dutch co-production Sakawa [+lire aussi :
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The European contingent of feature films at the festival is rounded off by the pictures in the Global, Festival Favorites and 24 Beats per Second sections, including titles such as Barbara Vekarić’s Aleksi [+lire aussi :
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