Some links from SXSW

Always trying to save you shoe leather ... here are some links from the booths at the film trade show at South by Southwest that I found most interesting ... mostly related to new distribution avenues, and new communities for film lovers:

- Spout- tagging films based on their content, and creating groups of people who can swap film recommendations

- IFC Media Lab

- Film Baby - sister company to CD Baby (they sell physical DVDs, but are also planning to do digital distribution through Google Video, and eventually, iTunes - though Apple isn't being all that cooperative)

- EyeSpot - enabling people to edit video online...either their own, or for instance editing a music video of a band whose music they like

- IndiePix

- Current - little-seen cable network that's here canvassing for content

- CustomFlix - CD duplication and distribution on demand, owned by Amazon (so films get visibility on Amazon.com)