SXSW 2012

Ranchwater Inc
ALEX SMITH is a filmmaker, screenwriter and teacher who, along with his twin brother Andrew, made the award-winning feature film, The Slaughter Rule, starring Ryan Gosling. They have recently wrapped production on their new feature film, Winter in the Blood, an adaptation of the (Native) American classic novel. As a screenwriting team, the Brothers Smith were named two of Variety Magazine’s Ten Screenwriters To Watch. They have written scripts for FX, Fox Searchlight, Columbia Pictures, HBO, Disney and ESPN Films. Alex is also the Creative Director of the University of Texas Film Institute. where he produced Dance with the One, which premiered in main competition at SXSW 2010, and was made entirely by students but mentored by film industry professionals.