POV staffer Anne del Castillo just returned from Austin, Texas, where she attended the South By Southwest Film Festival. She reports back on the films she saw and the films she’s sad she missed. Maybe it’s age, but I’m finding that each year, it takes me a little longer to recover from SXSW. After 15
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An Interview with Janet Pierson of SXSW
Anne del Castillo, POV’s director of development and business affairs, will be attending the South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin from March 14-17. This year, SXSW Film has a new producer, Janet Pierson. Anne gets the scoop by asking Janet some questions about what’s new at the festival. Last year, the indie world seemed
Continue reading this entry »The 26th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
Anne del Castillo, POV’s director of development, was in California last week for the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. She saw some great films while she was there — here’s her report on what to look out for. Presented by the Center for Asian American Media, the San Francisco International Asian American Film
Continue reading this entry »72 Hours at SXSW
Anne del Castillo, POV’s director of development and special projects, just returned from SXSW. She reports on what it was like to return to her old stomping grounds in Austin. I remember a conversation that I had with film bloggers Joel Heller, Agnes Varnum, and Sarah Jo Marks at SXSW last year: Joel told us
Continue reading this entry »SXSW Documentary Feature Winners
Congratulations to Tony Gerber and POV alum Jesse Moss (Speedo, POV ’04) whose film Full Battle Rattle took the Special Jury Award! They Killed Sister Dorothy by Daniel Junge won both the Grand Jury Award and the Audience Award. Click here to see the full list of awards.
Continue reading this entry »The Alamo Drafthouse: Savoring the Memories
Anne del Castillo, POV’s director of development and special projects, is in Austin for SXSW. The former Austin resident reminisces about her favorite movie theater and looks forward to checking it out while she’s in town for the festival. I’m really excited to go back to Austin for SXSW. Though I’m a native New Yorker
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