[SXSW News Reel] Headlines - Wednesday, October 24, 2007

[SXSW Film News Reel]

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See the First Batch of SXSW Panels!
SXSW has announced a handful of new panels scheduled for March 2008.

Rapping About Superheroes
Wu-Tang's RZA endorses fellow rapper Common in his bid to play Green  
Lantern in "Justice League" movie.

Chase Defends 'Sopranos' Finale
'Sopranos' creator David Chase doesn't understand why fans were  
disappointed in his series' conclusion.

Carpenter on Today's Horror
Horror icon John Carpenter chats with EW about today's frightening  
films.

They've Got 'Control' Again
Ian Curtis biopic leads the nominees for the annual British  
Independent Film Awards.


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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 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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