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Duncan Jones' Source Code to Open SXSW Film 2011! SXSW FILM News + Notes Film Conference to Feature Catherine Hardwicke, AICN and More Two influential Texans will head up unique events at the SXSW 2011 Film Conference: * The acclaimed director of 13, Twilight, and the upcoming Red Riding Hood, will break down the art of filmmaking in an exclusive session, "Catherine Hardwicke's Directing Workshop". * Harry Knowles will host a panel featuring his original team from the highly popular film blog, Ain't It Cool News, in honor of its 15th Annniversary. Other great panels include: "Beyond 3D: How Interactive Screenings Will Save Cinema" "Funny Fits: Alt Comedy on Alt Platforms" "Documentary Deities: Dispelling The Director Myth" "Reel Murder: From Crime Scene to Big Screen" See the latest conference lineup at sxsw.com/film/talks/panels Film Shuttles For your convenience, free Film Fest shuttles circulate between the Alamo South Lamar, Paramount, and Convention Center theaters. The World Premiere of Duncan Jones' mind-bending Source Code will deliver the thrills as the Opening Night Film at SXSW 2011. We're delighted to welcome Jones back to the festival with this nerve-wringing follow-up to 2009's acclaimed Moon. Source Code stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Vera Farmiga and Michelle Monaghan, and confirms Jones as a major filmmaking talent. For more on Source Code, check out our interview with Duncan Jones on p. 34. Source Code Additional Films Announced – Foster's The Beaver & Conan O'Brien Doc to World Premiere The Beaver (World Premiere) Director: Jodie Foster The Beaver Two-time Academy Award® winner Jodie Foster directs and co-stars with two-time Academy Award® winner Mel Gibson in an emo- tional story about a man on a journey to rediscover his family and restart his life. Plagued by his own demons, Walter Black was once a successful toy executive and family man who now suffers from depression. No matter what he tries, Walter can't seem to get himself back on track… until a beaver hand puppet enters his life. Cast: Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence and Cherry Jones. Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (World Premiere) Director: Rodman Flender After a much-publicized separation with his former employers, did Conan O'Brien hit the road on a 32-city tour to connect with his fans or fill a void within himself? Filmmaker Rodman Flender followed O'Brien on his "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour" and returned with an intimate portrait of an artist trained in improvisation, captured at the most improvisational time of his career. The Innkeepers (World Premiere) Director: Ti West Hotel clerks by day, amateur ghost hunters by night, the last two employees of the historic Yankee Pedlar Inn set out to prove that their place of business is as haunted as its reputation. Cast: Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis. It's About You (World Premiere) Directors: Kurt and Ian Markus First-time filmmakers, photographer Kurt Markus and his son, Ian Markus, document John Mellencamp's summer 2009 tour across America and the recording of his new album, No Better Than This. This raw and personal film celebrates the visual beauty and power of Super8 film and the human voice. Paul (U.S. Premiere) Director: Greg Mottola Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) reunite for this comedy adventure as two sci-fi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to America's UFO heartland. While there, they accidentally meet an alien who brings them on an insane road trip that alters their universe forever. Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Blythe Danner, John Carroll Lynch, with Sigourney Weaver and Seth Rogen as Paul. Paul Square Grouper (World Premiere) Director: Billy Corben This documentary is a colorful portrait of Miami's pot smuggling scene of the 1970s, populated with redneck pirates, a ganja-smoking church and the longest serving marijuana prisoner in American history. Look for the complete lineup of film screenings at sxsw.com! 14 SXSW ORLD / F EBRUAR Y 2011 KEN REGAN JONATHAN WENK COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL PICTURES

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