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This year's SXSW was all about...location.  Monday's NY Times article "Digitally, Location Is Where It's At," by David Carr describes just how hot this topic is right now.  Using applications like Foursquare, Gowalla and others, we're better connected to our friends, and generally more aware of who and what is around us. [READ MORE]

We're thrilled that two FilmBuff titles will be making their North American premieres at the SXSW Film Festival: Justin Molotnikov's Crying with Laughter and David Bond's Erasing David. Stay tuned for news about the films, and try to catch them during this year's festival in Austin. In the meantime, here are their SXSW schedules [READ MORE]

I just returned from the Oxford Film Festival in Oxford, Mississippi.  This was only my second visit to this vibrant part of the country, following my first trip to the Indie Memphis Film Festival this past fall.  I was in town as a participant on the festival's Speed Pitch Panel.  Moderated by Kim Voynar (Movie City News), the panel couldn't have gone better. [READ MORE]

Kathryn Bigelow won the big prize on Saturday night at the annual DGA Awards, for her work helming the acclaimed war film The Hurt Locker. She became the first woman to ever win the prize for best feature film direction. The question now becomes [READ MORE]

A recent article in the New York Times discusses options for filmmakers as they navigate the changing distribution landscape.  See below for full text.

PARK CITY, Utah - The starkest picture to emerge from the opening days of this year's Sundance Film Festival may be of an independent film business forced to stretch in untested directions because its old distribution model no longer works. [READ MORE]

A recent article in the New York Times discusses options for filmmakers as they navigate the changing distribution landscape.  See below for full text.

PARK CITY, Utah - The starkest picture to emerge from the opening days of this year's Sundance Film Festival may be of an independent film business forced to stretch in untested directions because its old distribution model no longer works. [READ MORE]