I don’t know how many of you are planning to go to South by Southwest this year, whether it’s for the film festival, Interactive conference or any of the many music events. For years, I planned ways to avoid downtown during SXSW and tried to hide from it, which isn’t too hard to do in our neighborhood. But now I love to attend SXSW Film every year and have lots of fun … except for the downtown parking.
You may not be planning to throw yourself wholeheartedly into SXSW this year, but I wrote a guide especially for Austin people who might want to see just one or two films during the festival. The guide is available on Slackerwood, a website about the Austin film community that I edit. It includes tips and tricks for parking, info on which theaters are best if you just want to buy a ticket, and the best times to try getting into a movie at the last minute. So take a look at my SXSW 2010 Guide: Filmgoing Tips for Non-Badgeholders and if you have any tips yourself, feel free to add a comment over there.
I haven’t found any films this year that were shot in our neighborhood — unlike 2009, when Artois the Goat was partially shot at San Francisco Bakery. But if I find any neighborhood connections this year, I’ll let you know. In the meantime, I’m off to the movies … for eight days.
[Photo credit: “SXSW 2009” by J. Kernion]
