There’s a silver lining for the silver screen after the industry came to a halt at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic. South by Southwest film festival, which was previously scheduled to kick off March 13, will stream many of its movies on Amazon Prime instead of the IRL event.
Films that were slated to premiere at the fest included Judd Apatow and Pete Davidson’s “King of Staten Island,” as well as Kitao Sakurai’s hidden camera comedy “Bad Trip” with Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery and Tiffany Haddish.
They haven’t yet been confirmed for the virtual film festival though. The annual gathering was among the first large events to announce cancellations in early March over COVID-19 fears.