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Jake Gyllenhaal, Todd Phillips, Ellen Page among celeb SXSW panelists

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By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com: The film component of this year’s South By Southwest festival inches ever closer. While we know the films that are playing, we’re just now discovering when each movie plays now that the full schedule is online. Start planning your agenda, film geeks! The SXSW team also revealed the full list of panels that will be held in Austin beginning Friday, March 11. There will be more than 100 film conference sessions held during the 2011 event, which will take place Friday, March 11 – Saturday, March 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. Major panelists added include Todd Phillips (filmmaker, The Hangover, Old School), Paul Reubens (filmmaker, The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway), Duncan Jones (filmmaker, Source Code, Moon), Jake Gyllenhaal (actor, Source Code, Love & Other Drugs), James Gunn (filmmaker, Super, Slither), Ellen Page (actor, Super, Inception) and Rainn Wilson (actor, Super, The Office), among others. Other upgrades to the 2011 Conference include more workshop sessions, more mentor sessions, and over 20 Crossover Panels (open to both Film and Interactive registrants). A sampling of key panels follows below. These panels join over 40 previously announced sessions for the 2011 SXSW Film Conference, including Catherine Hardwicke’s Directing Workshop, an Ain’t It Cool News 15th Anniversary Panel, The Female Funny: Is it Different for Girls, Did You Kill Anyone? Reality in War Movies, and more. For full panel descriptions and participants, browse the schedule at http://schedule.sxsw.com. • A Conversation with Todd Phillips Director Todd Phillips has forever left his mark on comedy entertainment with his own brand of films exploring, in often-outrageous ways, the nature of male relationships. With films like Old School, Starsky & Hutch, School For Scoundrels, Due Date and The Hangover, the highest grossing R-rated comedy of all time, he has worked with some of today’s most innovative and acclaimed comic actors. He is currently in post-production on The Hangover Part II, which moves the action to Thailand. Phillips began his career as a documentary filmmaker, inspired by humor taken from everyday reality and the belief that the truth is often stranger than fiction. Join what promises to be a fascinating discussion with Phillips as he discusses his work, his career and what makes life so funny, with Elvis Mitchell. • A Conversation with Paul Reubens Paul Reubens is best known for his character, Pee-wee Herman, which he created while a member of the famed Los Angeles improv [...]

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