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2026 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL

The SXSW Film Festival returns to Austin this year with a varied program of exciting films. Congratulations to our clients who lent their artistry to these projects!

NARRATIVE SPOTLIGHT

CRASH LAND directed by Dempsey Bryk

Editor – Hanna Park

FORBIDDEN FRUITS directed by Meredith Alloway

Editor – Hanna Park

PIZZA MOVIE – Brian McElhaney & Nick Kocher

Director of Photography – Bella Gonazles

POETIC LICENSE – Maude Apatow

Editor – Jay Cassidy, ACE

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION

THE LIFE WE LEAVE directed by JJ Gerber

Editor – Giordano Bonora-Groome

Co-EP & Supervising Editor – Elisa Bonora

FESTIVAL FAVORITE

BUDDY directed by Casper Kelly

Production Designer – Anna Kathleen

CHASING SUMMER directed by Josephine Decker

Editor – David Barker, ACE

24 BEATS PER SECOND

MILE END KICKS directed by Chandler Levack

Costume Designer – Courtney Mitchell

TV PREMIERE

MARGO’S GOT MONEY TROUBLES episodes directed by Dearbhla Walsh, Kate Herron

Production Designer – Richard Bloom

MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION

CHAPPELL ROAN “The Subway” directed by Amber Grace Johnson

Director of Photography – Norm Li, CSC

DOECHII “Anxiety” directed by James Mackel

Art Director – Helen Morales