Image from Jeffrey Tambor's Acting Workshop. Courtesy Cassie WrightWe're pleased to announce the first wave of programming for the SXSW 2013 Film Conference. The full lineup will be available in mid-February 2013. Until then, here's a sampling:

An Insider's Preview to the SXSW Film Festival (Organized by Chuck Walton / Fandango)
Case Study: Vagina Puppets and Fair Use (Organized by Lucas Leyva / Borscht Corporation)
Changing Rules for Women and Sex on TV (Organized by Alissa Neil / Slate)
Dangerous Docs! When the Subject Bites Back (Organized by Patricia Aufderheide / American University)
Downloaded: The Digital Revolution (Organized by Alex Winter / VH1 Rock Docs)
Fan-Made Film Distribution Disruption (Organized by Nathan Levinson / Adler Integrated)
Finding the Dough: Navigating the Digital Market (Organized by Elizabeth Sheldon / Kino Lorber, Inc.)
The Future of TV Coverage in the Post-Recap World (Organized by Dan Kois / Slate)
How Hollywood Is Taking On Digital (Organized by Jennifer Stephens Acree / JSA Strategies)
New Grass Roots: Digital Age Movie Marketing (Organized by Krista Smith / Vanity Fair)
The Power of Film (To Change the World) (Organized by Turk Pipkin / The Nobelity Project)
Reality Bites: Surviving the Film Biz in Your 20s (Organized by Sara Kiener / Film Presence)
SXSW Presents: The New York Times's Op-Docs (Organized by Jason Spingarn-Koff / The New York Times)

Workshops

Determining Where to Produce Your Film (Organized by Ginger Sledge / Zenzero)
Digital Marketing Law for Filmmakers (Organized by Anne Moebes / Law Office of Anne Moebes)
Filmmaking as User Experience Design (Organized by Jason Brush / Possible Worldwide)
Online Marketplaces: What Filmmakers Need To Know (Organized by Marc Schiller / BOND Strategy and Influence)

Digital Domain

Creating Films for Computers: A Pragmatic Approach (Organized by Vincent Morisset / AATOAA)
Exploring Place Via Cross-Platform Storytelling (Organized by Liz Nord / Independent)
The Future of Video: The Post YouTube Apocalypse (Organized by Brittany Geldmacher / Maker Studios)
The Open Documentary Lab at MIT (Organized by Sarah Wolozin / MIT Open Documentary Lab)
Shooting for Impact: Online Doc Shorts Now (Organized by Beth Levison / Etsy, Inc.)
Storytelling Devices in Interactive Documentary (Organized by Karen Kocher / U.T. Austin)
Wastelander Panda: From Trailer to Global Brand (Organized by Kirsty Stark / Epic Films)

Additionally, we've started compiling our lineup of Mentors, which you can see at sxsw.com/film/mentors. Many more will be added, including participants in our new Mentor Round Tables. Additions will be announced on sxsw.com/film.

As previously announced, 2013 will also see the introduction of SXSW Film Startup Alley, a series of panels, events and networking opportunities with trailblazing entrepreneurs and investors, as well as exciting demos from new film and TV startup ventures. For details head to sxsw.com/film/startup-alley

Also new for 2013, SXSW Film presents the Come & Capture Film Factory. This unique event incorporates panels, workshops and demos of new technologies, apps and products advancing the sphere of digital filmmaking. Registrants will have the opportunity to create and share work using some of the new filmmaking products on display at Come and Capture. Find more information on this page, and stay tuned for programming details in the coming weeks and months at sxsw.com/film

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