South by Southwest 2011 -- Vampires, Werewolves and Ti West!
Though the films playing in South by Southwest's Midnight series won't be announced until next week, we just received word of the genre titles included in the main lineup for this year's Austin-based film conference and festival. Check 'em out after the jump.
First, some stats: over course of nine days, 130 features will be screened at South by Southwest 2011. According to the event's press release, the program "consists of 60 World Premieres, 12 North American Premieres and 16 U.S. Premieres. These films were selected from a record 1,792 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,323 U.S. and 469 international feature-length films."
This year's event includes the thrillers 96 Minutes, directed by Aimée Lagos, and Better This World (directed by Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega), as well as Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins; also featured will be the previously announced opening night film Source Code (Duncan Jones' follow-up to Moon), the sci-fi comedy Paul, James Gunn's dark superhero comedy Super, and Ti West's latest, The Innkeepers (pictured above).
We'll report on the Midnight titles as soon as they're announced. In the mean time, here are descriptions of a few more SXSW 2011 genre films that sound pretty intriguing...
Detention
Director: Joseph Kahn, Writers: Joseph Kahn & Mark Palermo
A downtrodden 17-year-old girl is sent to detention where she must survive a slasher film killer and save the world in time for prom.
Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Aaron David Johnson (World Premiere)
Bellflower
Director & Writer: Evan Glodell
A love story with apocalyptic stakes.
Cast: Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson, Rebekah Brandes, Vincent Grashaw
Caught Inside (Australia)
Director: Adam Blaiklock, Writers: Adam Blaiklock & Matt Tomaszewski
A surfing holiday turns deadly when a group of friends fight over a beautiful woman.
Cast: Ben Oxenbould, Daisy Betts, Sam Lyndon, Simon Lyndon, Peter Phelps (North American Premiere)
Convento (Portugal)
Director: Jarred Alterman
Artist Christiaan Zwanikken resurrects deceased wildlife by reanimating the skeletal remains with servomotors and robotics. He breeds these new species in a 400-year-old monastery in Portugal, restored from ruins and converted into his laboratory. (North American Premiere)
Silver Bullets
Director & Writer: Joe Swanberg
Filmmaking and life converge around a werewolf film. Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Ti West, Amy Seimetz, Joe Swanberg, Jane Adams (North American Premiere)
My Sucky Teen Romance
Director & Writer: Emily Hagins
In a culture that is currently overrun with romanticized vampires, it is up to four geeky teenagers to defend their friend and beloved sci-fi convention from a group of very real, blood-thirsty vampires.
Cast: Elaine Hurt, Patrick Delgado, Santiago Dietche, Lauren Lee, Tony Vespe (World Premiere)
