SXSW Film Festival Heads to Amazon

This year's SXSW festival was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now the films that were scheduled to be shown there have the option to be screened on Amazon.Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images

This year's SXSW festival was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now the films that were scheduled to be shown there have the option to be screened on Amazon.Amazon Prime Video will be hosting some of the movies that never got screen time at this year's cancelled SXSW Film Festival. Amazon and SXSWthat the online film festival will be free to all audiences for 10 days — but you will need an Amazon account.

According to the statement, the slate of films offered will depend on which filmmakers choose to opt into the festival."Filmmakers who choose to participate will receive a screening fee for streaming their film over the 10-day period... SXSW has shared details on the opportunity with 2020 filmmakers, who can opt in starting today."

Workers at Amazon should walk out of their factories.

Wow. Was there anything that was done for the musical artists like this. Thanx

I await the webrips on piratebay

Nobody cares. Watch reruns.

Yeah!!!

Wonderful idea 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

NPR promotes Amazon with our taxpayer money because Amazon is a company friendly to Democrats. NPR is just part of the corrupt Democrat party machine. How else would NPR get $75 million in a coronavirus stimulus bill? Why can't Bezos fund NPR? DefundNPR

This is excellent!!! Love that independent films can now have a wider audience!!

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