Your SXSW + Oscar Survival Guide
A Special Edition from Texas to Tinsel Town - Plus Spring Deadlines + Jobs
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.
Your Roadmap: Austin to the Oscars
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:
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
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
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
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
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!
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.
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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This is a super helpful guide for SXSW :) my group always uses this list every year for SXSW RSVPs by the way! https://rsvpatx.com/rsvp-list