After being online for the past two years due to Covid, SXSW\u2019s Austin-based film festival returns with a vibrant in-person edition for its 29th edition, which will run March 11-20, 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In total, for a festival that will largely be in-person (there is an online component), there are also four international premieres, four North American premieres, two US premieres, and 13 Texas premieres\u2014in addition to the 111 short films, including 24 music videos, 11 episodic premieres, six episodic pilots, 29 XR Experience projects (formerly Virtual Cinema), and 19 Title Design Competition entries.<\/p>\n
The following French productions and co-productions will be screened in their respective categories at SXSW:<\/strong><\/p>\n 24 Beats Per Second<\/u><\/p>\n Showcasing the sounds, culture, and influence of music and musicians, with an emphasis on documentary.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Women Do Cry<\/em><\/strong> (Bulgaria, France)<\/strong><\/p>\n Directors\/Screenwriters: Mina Mileva, Vesela Kazakova, Producers: Mina Mileva, Vesela Kazakova, Christophe Bruncher<\/p>\n After Cat in the Wall<\/em> (Locarno 2019 Competition, SXSW 2020) the activist duo Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova (nicknamed the “demonic duo”) expose the absurd yet sadly realistic contradictions in Bulgaria with Borat 2<\/em> breakthrough star Maria Bakalova. (Texas premiere)<\/p>\n NARRATIVE SHORTS COMPETITION<\/u><\/p>\n A selection of original, well-crafted films that take advantage of the short form and exemplify distinctive and genuine storytelling.<\/em><\/p>\n The Censor of Dreams <\/em><\/strong>(France)<\/strong><\/p>\n Directors\/Screenwriters: Leo Berne, Raphael Rodriguez, Producer: Mourad Belkeddar Night after night, The Censor and his team mold Yoko\u2019s memories into fantastical dreams. Tonight, nothing happens as planned. (US premiere)<\/p>\n ANIMATED SHORTS COMPETITION<\/u><\/p>\n An assortment of stories told using traditional animation, computer-generated effects, stop-motion, and everything in between.<\/em><\/p>\n Anxious Body<\/em><\/strong> (France, Japan)<\/strong><\/p>\n Director: Yoriko Mizushiri, Screenwriters: Yoriko Mizushiri, Producers: Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron, Nobuaki Doi<\/p>\n Living things, artificial things, geometry shapes, and lines… when these different things are encountered, a new direction is born. (Texas premiere)<\/p>\n Les larmes de la Seine<\/em><\/strong> (France)<\/strong><\/p>\n Directors\/Screenwriters: Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Producer: Carlos De Carvalho<\/p>\n 17 October 1961: \u201cAlgerian workers\u201d got down in the streets to protest against the mandatory curfew imposed by the Police prefecture. (US premiere)<\/p>\n Steakhouse<\/em><\/strong> (France, Germany, Slovenia)<\/strong><\/p>\n Director: \u0160pela \u010cade\u017e, Screenwriter: Gregor Zorc, Producers: Tina Smrekar, \u0160pela \u010cade\u017e, Fabian Driehorst, Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron<\/p>\n The steak has been marinating for a few days now. The pan is heated. Franc\u2019s stomach is rumbling. But Liza\u2019s co-workers surprise her with a birthday party. Will she be home on time? (Texas premiere)<\/p>\n Wet<\/em><\/strong> (France)<\/strong><\/p>\n Directors: Marianne Bergeonneau, Lauriane Montpert, M\u00e9lina Mandon, Clo\u00e9 Peyrebrune, Elvira Taussac, Screenwriter: Marianne Bergeonneau, Producer: Julien Deparis<\/p>\n A lady\u2019s vaporous dream in a land of soft and peachy flesh where her affection for her masseur transpires. (Texas premiere)<\/p>\n XR EXPERIENCE<\/u><\/p>\n The immersive arts are redefining how we experience the world around us. The 29 projects presented in our XR Experience Competition, XR Experience Spotlight, and XR Experience Special Event sections emphasize storytelling, ingenuity and also showcase how artists of all types are embracing this new medium.<\/em><\/p>\n COMPETITION<\/u><\/p>\n World premieres of exciting immersive work.<\/em><\/p>\n On the Morning You Wake (To the End of the World)<\/em><\/strong> (France, United Kingdom, U.S.)<\/strong><\/p>\n Directors: Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, Mike Brett, Steve Jamison, Pierre Zandrowicz, Arnaud Colinart, Screenwriters: Mike Brett, Steve Jamison, Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, Producers: Arnaud Colinart, Mike Brett, Steve Jamison, Jo-Jo Ellison, Kurban Kassam<\/p>\n On the morning of January 13, 2018, as people in Hawai\u2019i went about their daily routines, they received an SMS from the Hawai\u2019i Emergency Management Agency: \u201cBallistic Missile Threat Inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill.\u201d (World premiere)<\/p>\n SPOTLIGHT:<\/u><\/p>\n Goliath: Playing with Reality<\/em><\/strong> (France)<\/strong><\/p>\n Directors: Barry Gene Murphy, May Abdalla, Screenwriter: Barry Gene Murphy, Producer: Anetta Jones<\/p>\n