The SXSW festival unveiled its list of film competition winners Tuesday, which took place digitally over the past week after the festival was canceled by the City of Austin to prevent further outbreak of the new coronavirus.
The 10-day festival was canceled just a week out from its start, causing organizers to scramble to salvage its film competition. “We were relieved that health of Austin and world was being looked after, but then, for me focusing on filmmakers and knowing their hopes and dreams and how long they had to prepare for this moment…we were like, what could we do?,” says SXSW film festival director Janet Pierson. “We love the fact that SXSW is so often a transformative moment for so many filmmakers.” The solution was to go.
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