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Every March, creatives of all stripes gather in Austin to witness, share and inspire the visions that will galvanize the filmmakers and ideas of tomorrow. SXSW Film Conference & Festival champions the vitality, innovation and opportunity that drives the entertainment and media landscape, and boldly tackles the evolution of all aspects of “film” today, down to its very definition.

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Recent News

Announcing SXSWuni

Created by melissa on April 1, 2013

We are pleased to announce the newest addition to the SXSW family of conferences and festivals: SXSWuni.

Visit SXSWuni.com to learn more about this ground-breaking event our hopes to unify singular topics in the world of one. From unibrows to unicycles, unitards to unicorns, the inaugural year of SXSWuni is certain to dive deep into an unexplored universe of unique and unrelated topics.

The Happy Poet in Theaters This Friday!

Created by jim on March 20, 2013

Paul Gordon's The Happy Poet delighted SXSW audiences during the 2010 edition. Well now the "all organic, mostly vegetarian comedy" finally hits the big screen again.

The film will receive a one week engagement at Santa Monica's Laemmle 4-plex this Friday, March 22. Director Paul Gordon and producer David Hartstein will conduct Q&As following the Friday and Saturday 7:30pm screenings. For more info check out this page and head here for tickets.

Haim, CHVRCHES, and The Flaming Lips are Winners of the Inaugural Grulke Prize at SXSW 2013

Created by L Park on March 19, 2013

Brent Grulke

We're pleased to announce the winners of the first annual Grulke Prize.

The Prize, awarded in three categories, was developed in honor of our friend and colleague Creative Director Brent Grulke, who passed away on August 13, 2012.

Brent's love of music and the spirit of the festival is reflected in the three Prize categories: Developing US Act, Developing Non-US Act and Career Act.

What's Happening! March 17 - Final Countdown Edition

Created by L Park on March 17, 2013

A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe called Quest crushing it before Prince last night.
photo by John Sciuli/Wire Image

Welcome to the final What's Happening for SXSW 2013! This year's festival was a one-way ticket to Bananatown, no? If you're a local or still in town we hope you'll join us tonight for a final evening of good times at The Jr.

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