Louis Black received a MFA from the University of Texas in Austin with a concentration in Film in 1980. The next year he co-founded The Austin Chronicle, which he edits (
) and where he has published close to one thousand pieces. In 1987, he helped launch South by Southwest Music, Interactive and Film Festivals and Conferences (
) where he is Senior Director. An original board member of the Austin Film Society (founded by the current artistic director: Richard Linklater), he was also the board’s f