SXSW Film Festival Begins
Season Two of FUTURESTATES and several ITVS films are on the festival lineup
The South By Southwest Film Conference and Festival kicked off today in Austin, Texas and will run until March 19. Among the films on display this year are three ITVS projects: Better This World, by Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega; Where Soldiers Come From, by Heather Courtney; and The Interrupters, by filmmakers Steve James and Justine Nagan. Season Two of the acclaimed FUTURESTATES series will premiere this Sunday, March 13 at 3:45PM at the State Theatre. Keep tabs on ITVS staff and film at the festival with the #sxswitvs Twitter hashtag.
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