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SXSW Film Festival Announces Screening Lineup

4 Feb, 2010 By: Billy Gil

The South By Southwest Film Festival, taking place in Austin March 12-20 as part of South By Southwest 2010 (SXSW), has announced its screening schedule.

This year’s festival will see 119 feature-film screenings, 55 of which will be world premieres. The lineup includes Rogue’s MacGruber, from director Jorma Taccone; Jay and Mark Duplass’ Cyrus; Bernard Rose’s Mr. Nice; Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass; Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs; Michel Gondry’s The Thorn in the Heart; Alexandre O. Philippe’s The People vs. George Lucas; Shane Meadows’ Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee; Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine; Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas’ American: The Bill Hicks Story; Mike Woolf’s Man on A Mission; Jacob Hatley’s Ain’t In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm; Mark Landsman’s Thunder Soul; Daniel Stamm’s Cotton; Chris D’Arienzo’s Barry Munday; and, last but certainly not least, Floria Sigismondi’s The Runaways, starring Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett and Dakota Fanning as Cherie Currie. Previously announced screenings include opening night film Kick-Ass, as well as Cold Weather, Elektra Luxx and documentaries Hubble 3D, Lemmy, Saturday Night and The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights.

“It was an incredibly competitive year with record submission numbers, and although we had to make really tough decisions, we are extremely excited about this lineup. I’m in awe of the talent on display throughout all the sections,” says film conference and festival producer Janet Pierson. “We feel we’ve achieved a great balance that continues our tradition of screening films across all budget lines and styles, and we take particular pride in witnessing the evolution of SXSW alumni as well as the vitality of fresh voices.”

See the whole schedule here. Check back at IndieFile (or follow us on Twitter) to find out more SXSW news.

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