The 2020 South by Southwest Film Festival was set to be a career-making moment for many creators, and a particularly bright spotlight for women, as 70% of the films in competition were directed or co-directed by female filmmakers.
But when the 27th edition of the Austin-based festival was canceled on March 6 due to the coronavirus pandemic, dozens of those filmmakers were left wondering what would happen to the projects they poured their hearts into crafting.
As SXSW announced the recipients of its 12 jury awards on Tuesday, festival director of film Janet Pierson shared the organization’s sympathies for the creators: “When we curated and announced our slate for the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, filled with an array of wonderful films we were
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