What is a Filmmaker Anyway? SXSW 2016 Questions the Very Definition [PODCAST]

Beyond breakfast tacos, SXSW Film was full of buzz. But one of the big questions on the table was what does being a "filmmaker" even mean today?

In this episode of Indie Film Weekly, me and my co-host, Ryan Koo, are fresh off the boat (or horse?) from the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. In our festival wrap-up, we bring tales of Audience Award winners; reactions to some of the festival films that we caught, including the Jury-Award-winning documentary TOWER; and all sorts of other filmmaker-worthy buzz and info from the ground. The very definition of films and filmmaking was being questioned throughout the fest, from the multi-hyphenate roles being taken on by noteworthy figures like the Duplass brothers and Ira Glass; to the blurring lines between TV, film and digital; to the emergence of VR and AR. We discuss what it means for those of us who are making...films? 

Show Links & Mentions

SXSW movies 

• TOWER
• The Master Cleanse
• BLACK
• Beware the Slenderman
• Don’t Think Twice

No Film School articles 

• Is Austin the New 'Center of Independent Filmmaking?’ Acclaimed Filmmakers Weigh In From SXSW [PODCAST]
• Why Ira Glass Hates Producing and Mike Birbiglia Cut Witty Lines in Improv Comedy 'Don't Think Twice'
• The Complete Mark Duplass Filmmaking Bible on Becoming a Successful Director (SXSW 2015)
• Modern Filmmakers Are 'Content Creators': How to Break into Digital TV

Filmmaking Tools

• Blackmagic is Finally Shipping the URSA Mini 4.6K & Micro Cinema Cameras, But Without Global Shutter
• Canon C500 Price Has Dropped to $10,000. Is An 8K Mark II Camera Coming?
• AJ-PX230 is Panasonic's Newest 1080p Handheld ENG Camera
• Final Packages and Pricing Announced for the 4K Panasonic VariCam LT Camera
• New Canon T6 Updates the Bottom End of the Rebel DSLR Camera Lineup
• Rough Draft Writing App

Upcoming Deadlines: Grants & Opportunities

• Peter Dinklage's Rememory Project - Rolling
• MusicBed Film Initiative - April 4
• Bertha BRITDOC Connect Fund - April 18

Upcoming Deadlines: Festivals

• Zero Film Festival LA - March 22
• San Antonio Film Festival - March 25
• 59th CINE Golden Eagle Awards for Independent & Emerging Media - March 25
• The Roxbury International Film Festival - March 26
• Women's Independent Film Festival (LA) - March 29
• Austin Film Festival - March 30 (earlybird)

Film Releases

VOD

• 10,000 Saints - Netflix - March 15
• Mojave - Amazon Prime Instant - March 22

THEATRICAL

• Midnight Special - March 19
• The Bronze - March 19
• Krisha -  March 19

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No Film School's coverage of the 2016 SXSW Film Festival is sponsored by SongFreedom.