[SXSW News Reel] Headlines - Monday, October 15, 2007

[SXSW Film News Reel]

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Blanchett Does Dylan
Not surprised about Cate Blanchett reprising Elizabeth role, how  
about Bob Dylan?

Janet's New Film Tops Box Office
Janet Jackson (Miss Jackson if ya nasty) stars in Tyler Perry film  
'Why Did I Get Married.'

'An Inconvenient Truth' Gets Green Light in UK
A UK judge gives the Gore film the ok to play in British schools.

Helen Mirren to Star Opposite Joe Pesci
Mirren's husband to direct Mirren and Pesci in 'Love Ranch.'

Vampires the New Zombie?
New vampire horror flick, '30 Days of Night,' opens on Friday.

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SXSW Film on the Road - Reps from the SXSW Film Festival will be on  
the road this month, as part of the Avid "Make Your Mark" seminar  
series, taking place in four cities around the country in October.  
SXSW reps will participate on the panel entitled "Making It: Inside  
Advice on How to Stand Out and Get Noticed." SXSW's Matt Dentler will  
take part in the Boston session on October 3. SXSW's Jarod Neece will  
join the New York panel on October 13. Louis Black of SXSW, will be  
part of the L.A. session on October 20. And, finally, SXSW's Lya  
Guerra can be seen on the San Francisco panel scheduled for October 23.

SXSW Announces Third Annual High School Shorts Competition - This  
will be the fourth year for this very popular program, which is now a  
regularly featured component of the SXSW Film Festival. The deadline  
for entering films for the 2008 SXSW Texas High School Film  
Competition is December 20, 2007. High School films can be submitted  
via a special website.

SXSW Film Festival Call For Entries Continue -  We are accepting  
submissions of feature-length and short films in categories including  
narrative, documentary, animation, music video and experimental. The  
early submission deadline is Nov. 16 and the final submission  
deadline is Dec. 7.
Submit Your Film Now!


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