Robert G. Putka’s Mouthful and Jared Varava’s Tumbleweed! are two short films that will screen at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival, which run in Austin, TX on March 9-17.

Damon Russell’s controversial debut feature Snow on tha Bluff, which has won several awards on the underground film festival circuit, has been acquired by Screen Media Films.

Vimeo has announced their 2nd Festival + Awards to be held in 2012. Submissions open until 2/20/12 and a Grand Prize winner gets a $25,000 grant.

Nicholas McCarthy’s The Pact and Richard Bates Jr.’s Excision are two of seven feature films screening at “Park City at Midnight” at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

UnionDocs, the non-fiction film advocacy organization, has recently secured a 10-year lease at their current location, 322 Union Ave. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Cashiers du Cinemart #16 is the new print edition of the legendary cult movie zine, which has articles on killer cars, interviews and more.

The 11th annual Nevada City Film Festival is screening documentaries by Josh Koury, Chris Metzler and others, plus tons of short films.

Experimental animator Jodie Mack is now on the West Coast conducting a colorful, musical screening retrospective of her work.

The 2011 Comic-Con Film Festival handed out 8 awards in genre-based categories, such as Best Action Adventure Film, Animated Film and more.

Washington, D.C.’s Spooky Movie Film Festival presents their 4th A Midsummer’s Night Scream, with El Monstro Del Mar! and more horror hits.