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The SXSW Film Festival is a ‘cool’ film festival that runs simultaneously with SXSW Interactive and SXSW Music, giving all the opportunity to connect with tech and music industry experts, making it a unique experience. It will run from 7 – 19 March in Austin, Texas and has more than a few entries from India in competition.
In the Title Design Competition, two Indian web series’ title sequences are in competing amongst 30 nominees. Interestingly, both of these are by the company Plexus Motion.
Sacred Games (Netflix) – by Vijesh Rajan
Smoke (Eros Now) – by Yashoda Parthasarthy
In the Music Video Competition, we have one competitor. The music video for Wild by New Delhi based indie musician Dhruv Visvanath is directed by Tanvi Gandhi, a musician turned filmmaker.
In the Virtual Cinema Competition, we have two entries out of with strong Indian connections.
The experimental documentary Home After War co-directed by Mumbai lady Gayatri Parameswaran and Felix Gaedke. The 2018 Berlin Film Festival collection is a part of the Oculus VR for Good Creators Lab program. Watch the trailer here.
Sadah Espii Proctor, the Brooklyn, New York based filmmaker presents Girl Icon, an experimental documentary film about Rani. The girl child from a family relegated to washing clothes because of caste in Varanasi determined to get an education.
Best wishes to them all. For the full lineup of SXSW Film, go here.
From the newsdesk of the team behind FilmTribe supporting content discovery for Indian And South Asian film, TV, and web series. We aim to let you know of the latest trailers and releases, the most interesting content available for streaming, and the Indian indie gems out there.
