Your SXSW + Oscar Survival Guide

A Special Edition from Texas to Tinsel Town - Plus Spring Deadlines + Jobs

No need to drive it. We’ve got your roadmap right here.

Happy Thursday, friends. We’ve got a big weekend ahead of us!

Whether you’re binging Oscar films or Austin BBQ, you need to navigate the predictions, parties, and exceptional work from Portrait members.

Don’t care about either? We’ve still got grants, gigs, and funding deadlines to keep you entertained on this road trip.

Let’s get rolling.

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Your Roadmap: Austin to the Oscars

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The SXSW chatter on the Portrait app is on fire. Like a good backyard smoker.

SXSW: What to Watch

With over 160 films and TV shows from Portrait members, our SXSW rundown on the Portrait app is great place to start — and to connect with peers.

If you need help narrowing it down:

• IndieWire’s 23 SXSW Films and TV Series to Watch

• Rolling Stone’s 20 Films We Can't Wait To See

Our new side menu is live! Jump into festivals on the app to explore parties, film teams, and attendees — including who’s attending with what film.

Where to Hang in Austin

Start with Portrait’s mobile schedule of parties and lounges. Then:

• Pick your favorite alliterative list. Pop-Ups, Parties, and Happenings (Austin Monthly) vs. Panels, Parties And Popups (Forbes).

• Skim the RSVP aggregators. Ausnio vs. The Blueprint’s Blue List.

• Explore the city at large. What’s Free Without A Badge / Where to Have Fun in Austin During SXSW / 25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now.

Who’s Buying What Before the Fest Kicks Off

• Together Films acquires An Army Of Women

• RLJE films acquires survival thriller Arcadian starring Nicolas Cage

• Grandview signs Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, director of My Dead Friend Zoe

Oscars: Where and How to Watch the Films

• Vulture: How to Watch and Stream Every 2024 Oscar-Nominated Movie

• NYT: Go Behind the Scenes of All 10 Best Picture Nominees

Who (Critics Think) Will Win

• LA Times: Final Predictions for All 23 Categories

• The Guardian: How to Make a Killing Predicting The Oscars

What to Watch For on Sunday

• EW: Presenters, Performers, Pre-Shows, and More

• THR: Complete Guide to Red Carpet Events and Parties

And of course, watch out for the films from our Portrait members! Check out the full directory of members behind the films, including:

Best Picture: Oppenheimer / Killers of the Flower Moon / Past Lives / Poor Things / The Holdovers / Documentary Feature 20 Days in Mariupol / Bobi Wine: The People's President/ To Kill a Tiger / Shorts Nai Nai & Wài Pó / The ABCs of Book Banning / The Barber of Little Rock / The Last Repair Shop / Ninety Five Senses / The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

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Window of Opportunity

Check out the Discover Tab on Portrait for grants, programs, festivals, and jobs. You can also find everything in the new side menu — update your app to explore!

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Coming Soon: Portrait Party in Austin

We can’t wait to see you at our Making Waves Party this Saturday with Futurific Studios, ARRI Rental, and Lighthouse International Film Festival… and a two-story snake slide.

DO NOT FORGET to register and have your Portrait account ready to show. We got written up in a “hottest parties” list (ahem) so door security is going to be strict!

Closing Soon: Programs + Grants

Have an opportunity to share? Post it on the app or fill out our form.

• Squeaky Wheel Residency (3/8 deadline)

• Sundance Episodic Lab (3/9 deadline)

• Film Independent Episodic Lab (3/11 deadline)

• The To Be Commissioned Initiative (3/15 deadline)

• Michael Collier Memorial Fellowship in Screenwriting (3/15 deadline)

• Nostos Screenwriting Retreats (3/15 deadline + discount)

• MamaCash Resilience Fund (3/17 deadline)

• Film Independent Directing Intensive (3/18 deadline)

• McKnight Fellowship (3/18 deadline)

• Canadian Writers Program (3/21 deadline)

• Creative Capital Award (3/22 deadline)

• HollyShorts Screenplay Contest (3/22 deadline + discount)

• Austin Screenplay Competition (3/22 deadline + discount)

• The Writers Lab (3/28 deadline + discount)

• Kickstarter Long Story Short (3/31 deadline)

• See more spring + rolling deadlines in our interactive database in the app.

Jobs/Gigs Roundup

Have a job to share? Share it on the app or fill out our form.

• VP, Media (Contract), Razorfish.

• Director, Strategy - FOX Entertainment Global, FOX Entertainment.

• Radio Producer, Brigham Young University.

• SVP, Head of Sales, Fuse Media.

• Head of Production, Brand New School.

• SVP & Managing Director, Production Latin America & US Hispanic, Sony Pictures.

• Senior Production Executive, Amazon MGM Studios.

• VP, Physical Production, Sony Pictures.

• Vice President, Creative Development - Screen Gems, Sony Pictures.

• Production Designer Sr (Project Hire), Walt Disney Imagineering.

• VP, Media Director, MRM.

• Global Content Strategy Lead - TikTok Global OC - Los Angeles, Tiktok.

• Motion Graphic Artist (Temporary), A+E Networks.

• See more jobs posted this week in the app.

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End Credits: Portrait Post of the Week

We loved Nick Canfield’s moving tribute to Iris Apfel. If you didn’t read about the dollar shirt bin or ostrich statue above, read closer. A true icon indeed. RIP.

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