SXSW taps speakers

Panelists include Spurlock, Bowles, Weyermann

By ADDIE MORFOOT

Helmer Morgan Spurlock, Magnolia Pictures' Eamonn Bowles and Participant Prods.' Diane Weyermann are among the panelists tapped to speak at the 2007 South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival, skedded for March 9-17 in Austin, Texas.

Panel topics include how media, the Internet, and new technology are transforming the ways in which films are made and seen; non-profit film organizations; and the pros and cons of sex scenes.

Additional panelists include MTV exec VP David Gale, New Line's Sejin Park and HBO's Greg Rhem.

Films must be submitted between Nov. 17 and Dec. 8.

For information, visit sxsw.com/film.