SXSW Film Announces Moby, Stanley Nelson, and More for 2008 Events
Posted on September 4, 2007
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The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference & Festival is happy to announce the first batch of confirmed speakers for the 2008 event, to be held March 7-15 in Austin, TX. The first two confirmed speakers are composer/musician/producer Moby and acclaimed documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson.
Moby will participate in a session entitled “A Conversation with Moby,” hosted and moderated by Doreen Ringer-Ross of BMI. The session, scheduled for Tuesday, March 11, will take a look at the musician’s relationship with cinema, from composing original scores (”Southland Tales”) to contributing and licensing his music for film and TV projects (”The Bourne Ultimatum,” “Heat”). In addition, it will include a look at “moby gratis,” the musician’s new endeavor to offer some of his music, free-of-charge, to independent filmmakers.
Documentarian Stanley Nelson, one of the most prolific nonfiction filmmakers working today, will take part in a discussion of his work and his process. The acclaimed filmmaker (”Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple,” “The Murder of Emmett Till”) will showcase samples from his award-winning career. Nelson’s career includes a bevy of lauded historical documentaries, and he will share how he’s achieved such an impressive body of work. Nelson will also dissect the way he approaches historical documentaries with a fresh and inventive sensibility. From the gripping portrait, “The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords,” to the popular music doc, “Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice,” Nelson’s filmography speaks for itself as a glimpse into the sometimes-overlooked aspects of American history.
SXSW has also announced the creation of “Global Doc Days,” an initiative formed to create a brighter spotlight on documentary films produced around the world. International film organizations are invited to showcase some of their latest in nonfiction filmmaking. Each participating nation will have an afternoon slot at a SXSW theater, to offer audiences a chance to sample documentary programming from international artists. For SXSW 2008, the festival has been in talks with a handful of international organizations, with sights set on expanding “Global Doc Days” in coming years.
The SXSW Film Conference & Festival will celebrate its 15th edition in March 2008. The “call for entries” is currently open, and more information can be found at: www.sxsw.com/film. SXSW will announce more panels and the first round of confirmed films, soon.
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