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South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987 and has continued growing in both scope and size every year.
- Austin Convention Center
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- Southwest Airlines
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Learn about the origins and evolution of SXSW, the premier destination for creatives across the globe. Explore the interactive timeline of speakers, artists, filmmakers, and more from 1987 to present.
SXSW is a multi-disciplinary event that showcases the convergence of tech, film, music, education, and culture. Learn more about SXSW 2024, watch videos, browse photo galleries, and get merch from the official website.
- SXSW Music
- SXSW Film
- SXSW Interactive
SXSW Music is the largest music festival in the world.[source?]It had more than 2,000 performances in 2014. In 1987, 700 people attended the music event. In 2009, there were over 32,000 registrants. Bands must pay for their own travel and lodging at the event. All performers get a cash payment ($100 for solo musicians or $250 for bands) or a wristb...
Conference
SXSW Film Conference lasts for five days. There are speakers, workshops, mentor sessions and more, with expert filmmakers and industry leaders. In 2015, there were over 250 sessions with 735 speakers. Important speakers in the past include Lena Dunham, Jon Favreau, Mark Duplass, Ava DuVernay, Ryan Gosling, Nicolas Cage, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Tilda Swinton, Amy Schumer, Sally Field, Joss Whedon, Christine Vachon, RZA, Matthew McConaughey, Danny Boyle, Seth MacFarlane, Catherine Hardwicke, Rich...
Festival
The SXSW Film Festival runs nine days.The SXSW Film Awards is on the last day of the Film Conference. In 2015, the SXSW Film Festival showed 150 feature movies and 106 short movies. They were selected from 7,361 submissions. Past movies that premiered at SXSW include Furious 7, Neighbors, Chef, 21 Jump Street, The Cabin in the Woods, Bridesmaids and Insidious, and the TV series Girls, Silicon Valley and Penny Dreadful. Although the film festival often shows independently produced movies,studi...
SXSW Interactive is about new technology. The festival includes a trade show, speakers, parties, and a startup accelerator. According to a festival organizer Louis Black, SXSW Interactive "has probably been the biggest of its kind in the world" since 2007.
- March (dates vary)
- 36
- Annual
- Austin, Texas, U.S.
Mar 14, 2019 · An introduction to SXSW. SXSW was launched as the South by Southwest Music and Media Convention in 1987 by the co-founders of a then-fledgling (but now seminal) Austin alt-weekly, The Austin Chronicle. Only 700 or so registrants attended the first SXSW, which barely turned a profit.
Southwest Airlines Co. is a major airline in the United States that operates on a low-cost carrier model. It is headquartered in Love Field, Dallas, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, and has scheduled service to 121 destinations in the United States and 10 additional countries. [4] .
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What is SXSW? South By Southwest dedicates itself to helping creative people achieve their goals. Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film & television, and music industries.
