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SXSW Film announces first speakers
March 2010 seems like light years from now. But it will be here before you know it. Proof that it is sooner than you think, SXSW Film has announced its first speakers for next years conference.
From the official SXSW site:
Academy Award-winning Argentine composer, solo artist and producer Gustavo Santaolalla has scored films as diverse as “Babel,” “Brokeback Mountain” and “Amores Perros.” He has also produced acclaimed albums for the likes of Cafe Tacuba and The Kronos Quartet. Santaolalla’s iconic ‘electrotango’ band Bajofondo, meanwhile, draws from a huge, eclectic sonic palette, and gained an army of fans worldwide. SXSW is delighted to bring you this featured conversation with Gustavo Santaolalla and BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross.Comics legend Gilbert Shelton has earned a rabid cult following as creator of characters like Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, selling over 40 million comic books in 15 languages. Shelton was a fixture of Austin’s 60s psych scene as art director at Vulcan Gas Company, host venue to acts like Janis Joplin. He is currently involved in an animated adaptation of “Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Grass Roots: The Movie.”
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