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"Secret Fear" is an exploration of the conflicts between opposing archetypes and contrasting skin tones, black water and fire, claustrophobia, and the need for intimacy, love, death, repeat, in a rotating glass coffin.…

This video stars Foster the People preparing for a sold out show, when the set collapses, "killing" all of them. The show must go on, so the record label hires some outside assistance to mechanically engineer the band to…

Babies are little people, but they are experiencing the world so much harder than everyone else. Pacified one moment, releasing harrowing screams the next. This film explores what might drive such conviction, visualizing…

Righchus discovers that the mysterious properties of lights can help him to visualize his thoughts and memories.…

A beat is laid out, hesitantly moving along at first, then taking off, shimmering, turning darker, and then Sóley raises her voice. "Bad Dream" is phantasmagoric and haunting song, taken from the Icelandic singer Sóley´s…

Inspired by 80s fantasy movies and electronic music, Starcadian's debut music video is a love letter to VHS and childhood. "HE^RT" is the first part of an interconnected anthology that follows the voyage of a mysterious …

There are two main characters, Wild Belle's, Natalie and her "little man". Set in a shanty town of Kingston, Jamaica the audience watches as Natalie struggles with her "little man's" womanizing, and her inability to unde…
7:30 AM

Join Brooks to start your day right—with a MORNING RUN. Each day the two best cowboy costumes will take home a FREE PAIR of BROOKS SHOES! The first 100 registered runners will also receive a SXSW Brooks shirt. Register a…
9:00 AM

Kick start your SXSW day by grabbing free breakfast at the Java Monster Café. Stop by to catch your breath and re-energize with a Java Monster while listening to a DJ mixin’ the beats.……

Kick start your SXSW day by grabbing free breakfast at the Java Monster Café. Stop by to catch your breath and re-energize with a Java Monster while listening to a DJ mixin’ the beats.……
9:30 AM

Get a full overview of the Adobe Marketing Cloud and how it can help you accomplish your goals as a marketer.…
Beginner
Presenters
Jeff Feldman, Steve Hammond
Enjoy a casual breakfast with local startups and tech companies. Discuss living, working and starting a business in Austin. RSVP: http://atxovereasy.eventbrite.com/……

From SmarterChild to the Low Orbit Ion Cannon to Horse_ebooks, humans have relationships of varying quality with bots. Mostly it’s commercial spam. But sometimes it’s less benign: for instance, the 2012 Mexican elections…
Advanced
Presenters
Alex Leavitt, David Bausola, Erhardt Graeff, Greg Marra
Yoga was developed thousands of years ago as a way to prepare the mind and body for enlightenment. What better way to prepare yourself for all the new ideas, insights, and people you will encounter at SXSW? This is an al…
Beginner
Presenters
Bea Love
George W. Bush & Steven Tyler. Honey Boo Boo & Suri Cruise. What do these pairs of people have in common? Absolutely nothing. But for some reason, marketers continue to aim cookie-cutter marketing at them based on the ou…
Advanced
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Ann Zimmerman, Bonin Bough, Joe Magnacca, Todd Morris

RSVP Required - Building fast, scalable systems is about more than just the speed at which a request can be serviced. We must take into account how we scale a system’s throughput, persisted data size, hardware, contribut…
Advanced
Presenters
Andrew Headrick

In a data driven world, how do individuals contribute? Do you question where your data comes from and who owns it? This panel will explore the recent surge of grassroots movements empowering communities of citizens to un…
Intermediate
Presenters
Christoph Piuggi, Joseph Saavedra, Leif Percifield, Shannon Dosemagen

If you produce events, sponsor events or provide new tools or technologies to make events better, join us! SXSW is more than a great event---it’s a proving ground for what is coming next in the event space. Let’s come t…
Intermediate
Presenters
Brian Duggan

Social networks have phenomenal growth characteristics. Though the barrier to entry is high (convincing a group of people to simultaneously believe it’s a good idea), once you’ve on-boarded enough adopters (e.g."tipped" …
Advanced
Presenters
Chenli Wang, Thomas Carriero

A new addition to the 2013 lineup, SXSW Home Rooms are where you get the most current information about all the presentations, panels, and networking opportunities for the day ahead. SXSW Home Room also provides a great …
Beginner

A new addition to the 2013 lineup, SXSW Home Rooms are where you get the most current information about all the presentations, panels, and networking opportunities for the day ahead. SXSW Home Room also provides a great …
Beginner

A new addition to the 2013 lineup, SXSW Home Rooms are where you get the most current information about all the presentations, panels, and networking opportunities for the day ahead. SXSW Home Room also provides a great …
Beginner

A new addition to the 2013 lineup, SXSW Home Rooms are where you get the most current information about all the presentations, panels, and networking opportunities for the day ahead. SXSW Home Room also provides a great …
Beginner

A new addition to the 2013 lineup, SXSW Home Rooms are where you get the most current information about all the presentations, panels, and networking opportunities for the day ahead. SXSW Home Room also provides a great …
Beginner

A new addition to the 2013 lineup, SXSW Home Rooms are where you get the most current information about all the presentations, panels, and networking opportunities for the day ahead. SXSW Home Room also provides a great …
Beginner
RSVP Required - User-centered design can be characterized as a multi-stage problem solving process that not only requires designers to analyze and foresee how users are likely to use a product, but also to test the valid…
Advanced
Presenters
Tyler Wilson, Vincent Higgins

RSVP Required - The strategy of responsive design has long since been accepted as the way to deal with creating web sites that appear custom-tailored to any and every device. Media queries, responsive image strategies an…
Advanced
Presenters
Erin Sparling, Joe Kendall

RSVP Required - Epic Games is hosting an all-day workshop to help SXSW Interactive attendees make great mobile games using the award-winning Unreal Engine technology. The Unreal Development Kit (UDK), the free edition of…
Intermediate
Presenters
Zak Parrish

RSVP Required - Organizing digital content not only makes it easier to find and use — it creates new opportunities. Our thriving media environment would not be feasible without standardized formats such as MP3, CD Audio,…
Intermediate
Presenters
Andrew Kuklewicz, Anne Wootton, Bailey Smith, Dave Rice

The power of social technology can be nothing short of revolutionary. In 2008 for example, the Red Cross raised more than $30 million for Haiti through SMS donations. Technologies that enable us to poke our friends or re…
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The power of social technology can be nothing short of revolutionary. In 2008 for example, the Red Cross raised more than $30 million for Haiti through SMS donations. Technologies that enable us to poke our friends or re…
Presenters

Not all investors are created equal. Join David Hornik of August Capital and Michael Silverstein of Liquidnet Private Shares as they discuss how to attract “smart money” before going public. In this talk, they’ll cover t…
Intermediate
Presenters
David Hornik, Michael Silverstein
Official websites are now a major player in the sporting landscape. Sports teams now see themselves as media organizations – offering news that competes with more traditional outlets such as print and television. (And th…
Intermediate
Presenters
Richard Clarke
Official websites are now a major player in the sporting landscape. Sports teams now see themselves as media organizations – offering news that competes with more traditional outlets such as print and television. (And th…
Intermediate
Presenters
Richard Clarke
10:00 AM
Andy Smith will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways To Use Social Media to Drive Social Change” following his Book Reading session.…

Come watch the best videos uploaded by Dailymotion’s creative community while enjoying free breakfast tacos and coffee. This cinematic morning packs a visual punch like no other. Stick around after to meet Dailymotion’s …
What is the right way to go global? Come join us for a lively discussion! (All Badge Holders Welcome)……
Demo games and apps in Leap Motion’s fun, immersive space. You’ll experience 3D motion control with your own two hands. www.leapmotion.com……
You invest your money, but do you invest in relationships? Porter’s presentation will discuss her book Your Network Is Your Net Worth. In our new economy, connections are a powerful currency. Relationships are the secr…
Intermediate
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Porter Gale
You invest your money, but do you invest in relationships? Porter’s presentation will discuss her book Your Network Is Your Net Worth. In our new economy, connections are a powerful currency. Relationships are the secr…
Presenters
Porter Gale
10:30 AM
Andy Carvin will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Distant Witness” following his Panel session.…

Catch an exclusive sneak peek of the first episode of Bates Motel, the thrilling new series from A&E starring Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore. The contemporary prequel to the genre-defining film “Psycho,” promises to g…
Beginner
Presenters
, Guy Slattery

An exclusive sneak peek of the first episode of "Bates Motel," the thrilling new series from A&E starring Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore. The contemporary prequel to the genre defining 'Psycho' promises to give viewer…

This talk from his new book covers key business concepts related to marketing, branding, public relations, social media, human resources and customer service. It’s about the authentic touch, and the ability to connect te…
Intermediate
Presenters
Scott Stratten
During this session authors Scott Stratten and John Morgan will reveal the 10 biggest marketing mistakes businesses make and show you how to avoid them. They'll cover actionable strategies that you can implement in your …
Presenters
Scott Stratten
Porter will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of the first chapter of her book “Your Network Is Your Net Worth: Unlock the Hidden Power of Connections for Wealth, Success, and Happiness in the Digital Age” …
11:00 AM
Responsive Design has been much vaunted as the way forward for web and mobile publishing design, flexible and affordable. Whilst a few major brands, Boston Globe, Grey Goose, Barak Obama have begun to explore the possibi…
Intermediate
Presenters
Alex Breuer, Dan Gardner, Dave Rupert
For whatever reason, you've decided that the time is right for your startup company to exit. You're looking to be acquired, but you have no idea where to start. After all, there's hardly any material online for how to su…
Advanced
Presenters
Geoff Lewis

To many young Asian entrepreneurs, starting a company is an act of rebellion. It means defying the lessons of parents, teachers, and culture, who say: Be proper. Find a stable job. Don’t take risks. It means - in many ca…
Intermediate
Presenters
Gwendolyn Regina T, Kira Newman, Richard Min, Richard Robinson

Jim and Dave are brothers. They haven't seen each other in years, but when their father unexpectedly dies, they're forced to travel down to Branson together to redeem their inheritance; the family's lake home. Upon arriv…
Get together with other bootstrap experts for an hour of brainstorming, idea-buidling, networking, friend-making and career-enhancement. Or, attend this Meet Up to learn more about this segment of the industry -- or if y…
Beginner
Presenters
Bijoy Goswami

Bike Hugger's Built is back for SXSW 2013 with another Make and Tell event. This audience favorite features a series of talks by people who create, reveal their design process, and bring their inventions to SXSW.……

Bike Hugger's Built is back for SXSW 2013 with another Make and Tell event. This audience favorite features a series of talks by people who create, reveal their design process, and bring their inventions to SXSW.……

Bike Hugger's Built is back for SXSW 2013 with another Make and Tell event. This audience favorite features a series of talks by people who create, reveal their design process, and bring their inventions to SXSW.……
As social media platforms evolve and multiply, so too do the instances of online bullying. The epidemic has reached a crisis point in American culture, with nearly one in three kids reporting instances of bullying. The p…
Intermediate
Presenters
, Lee Hirsch, Priscilla Natkins, Scott Zumwalt

A father with restricted custody kidnaps his 20 month-old son to take him on a road-trip.…

Video is a powerful way to tell and share stories. Organizations around the globe are finding innovative ways to use collaborative video storytelling to make a difference in the world. With the explosion of online video …
Intermediate
Presenters
, Christopher Dubia, Mark Floisand

Where lies that ineffable line that separates our past from our future? "Chiralia" is a film about the perplexing vastness of our experience as we drift in the imperceptible streams of time.The disappearance of a child t…

Late night? Hungry? Join Seamless for a complimentary snack attack at the SXSW Trade Show Meet Up Pavilion on Monday March 11th and Tuesday, March 12th at 11 am. Seamless is the best, fastest, and easiest way to orde…

Late night? Hungry? Join Seamless for a complimentary snack attack at the SXSW Trade Show Meet Up Pavilion on Monday March 11th and Tuesday, March 12th at 11 am. Seamless is the best, fastest, and easiest way to orde…

Late night? Hungry? Join Seamless for a complimentary morning snack attack. Seamless is the best, fastest and easiest way to order food online. Seamless links companies and their employees to hundreds of local restaurant…
CrossFit is the world's fastest growing fitness phenomenon and is well suited for the SXSW festival. This is a great opportunity to meet with crossfitters from all around the world and exchange ideas regarding the busin…
Beginner
Presenters
Jeff Mckinney
Around the world, libraries, archives and museums are opening their doors to hackers, makers, enthusiasts and creatives of all kinds. By publishing Open Data, cultural heritage institutions are finding new ways to open …
Intermediate
Presenters
Antoine Isaac, Emily Gore, Rachel Frick, Sam Leon
With so much going on at SXSW each day, it’s easy to miss some important bit of information that could end up changing the world. Join SXSW senior staff and special press guests to get their take on the important events,…
Beginner
Presenters
Jordan Viator Slabaugh, Meghan Casserly, Shawn O'Keefe
Syfy offers a look into the world of 2046 at the Defiance Container Village at San Jacinto and 4th St. Recharge your tech, enjoy local food, watch a sneak peek of the show & enter to win exclusive swag!……

The stereotypical product image for seniors entails bigger buttons, bigger text, and bigger screens. When it comes to designing for the elderly, it is not necessary to dumb down technologies. In this talk, we’ll take a d…
Intermediate
Presenters
Carina Ngai

Empathic. Collaborative. Constructive. Fast. These are just some of the words that today’s hiring managers use to describe the new New Hire. As our mediums change, so do our expectations for interactive designers. As scr…
Beginner
Presenters
Jared Spool, Leslie Jensen-Inman

3D experiences are pushing their way into the classroom as media-savvy students move from textbooks to digital experiences and the technologies they’ve grown up with. As the ultimate time machine, 3D environments can lit…
Beginner
Presenters
Al Bunshaft, Rus Gant
Food may be the new rock and roll, but there's a lot to hate about current food culture. The conversational territory is carved up into ridiculous feats of gluttony, Rube Goldberg cooking processes, mean-spirited reality…
Beginner
Presenters
Addie Broyles, Hilah Johnson, Mary Helen Leonard, Will Burdette
As we spend ever more time in the digital world, what's becoming increasingly valued is the time we do NOT spend online or in front of a screen—the time we spend with real people and real things. As JWT observed in its T…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ann Mack, Frank Rose, Paul Woolmington
The role of the filmmaker has, historically, focused on precision: crafting and controlling the viewer's experience down to the frame. And for good reason — one of the prime pleasures of cinema is surrendering to the vis…
Advanced
Presenters
Jason Brush
Moderated by Richard Lorber, CEO & President of Kino Lorber, he will explain the fragmented digital landscape and talk about the platforms that deliver audiences and money. He will outline the challenges to entry, the ch…
Intermediate
Presenters
, Eric Stein, Melanie Miller, Nick Savva, Richard Lorber
Director of post production at CollegeHumor.com Michael Schaubach and composer Cheryl B. Engelhardt will examine the process of creating online hits like "The Fresh Prince of Downton Abbey" and "Katy Perry Puppet Sex" as…
Intermediate
Presenters
, Cheryl Engelhardt

Director of post production at CollegeHumor.com Michael Schaubach and composer Cheryl B. Engelhardt will examine the process of creating online hits like "The Fresh Prince of Downton Abbey" and "Katy Perry Puppet Sex" as…
Intermediate
Presenters
, Cheryl Engelhardt
Vinyasa yoga helps focus the mind and awaken the body through a series of yoga postures and movements linked by the breath. It’s a slightly more active class for those looking for a quicker pace. The class is a gentle on…
Beginner
Presenters
Bea Love

Most of us dream about space exploration - but haven't yet touched those stars ourselves. Can earth science and other open data connect us physically and personally to the exploration of the universe? It could be that th…
Advanced
Presenters
, Ali Llewellyn, David McGloin, Jon Rogers
Cameras are getting better and better. Auto exposure and auto focus systems are so sophisticated that you can be a photographer without knowing about either as long as you know about composition. A poorly-composed shot o…
Intermediate
Presenters
Josh Anon

After last year's SXSW I decided to quit my job. It was the first thing I did after coming back from Austin. Even though it was my second SXSW I couldn't find anything resembling the vibes, content, and people at my job …
Beginner
Presenters
Jeroen van Eck
Interface transitions are the subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) transitions that take place between different points in a user experience. From the subtle effect of a pin dropping onto a map to the infamous Flash-bas…
Intermediate
Presenters
Corey Chandler, Jorge Furuya Mariche
Social Media—Facebook, Twitter, blogs—have united the world like never before, enabling connectivity across time and place. Yet despite these assumed benefits of increased communication, research suggests that we have ne…
Advanced
Presenters
Bekah Lockner, Courtney Miller

Lawyers from Foursquare, Meetup and Etsy explore the legal and business challenges facing tech companies and provide insights on how growing tech companies can navigate legal issues. Along the way, they will reveal: •…
Beginner
Presenters
Brian Chase, David Pashman, Sarah Feingold
Fashion and beauty bloggers have garnered much attention in the media. They have the ability to influence consumer perception and purchasing, like celebrities and models before them. How long will they hold onto this man…
Intermediate
Presenters
Caroline Waxler

Wild Records is an LA indie music label comprised of young, Hispanic musicians, and run by Irishman, Reb Kennedy. Wild is an unconventional family, reminiscent of the early days of Sun Records, all of its musicians write…

RSVP Required - The founders of Modit will discuss their vision for a future in which game development is democratized by turning game players into game creators. Browser-based game development and distribution will emp…
Intermediate
Presenters
Alex Sutherland, Alexander Sheive, Sam Workman, Shantanu Dhaka
The Internet has grown exponentially throughout the years. It has gone from a place that no one understood to a world that no one can take their eyes off of. The Internet has evolved from a place to get your news, pay yo…
Intermediate
Presenters
Pete Cashmore
The Internet has grown exponentially throughout the years. It has gone from a place that no one understood to a world that no one can take their eyes off of. The Internet has evolved from a place to get your news, pay yo…
Intermediate
Presenters
Pete Cashmore
This session presented by SXSW Interactive and is open to all badge types. The Internet has grown exponentially throughout the years. It has gone from a place that no one understood to a world that no one can take their…
Presenters
Pete Cashmore

Meet other MBAs at SXSW Interactive and discuss how to best utilize the conference for networking or business/career opportunities.…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jessica Cheng
RSVP Required - This workshop will dramatically demonstrate how the practice of measurement, social media, social change, and networks have evolved over the past 5 years. In 2009, the "Social Media ROI Poetry Slam" SXS…
Intermediate
Presenters
Carie Lewis, David Neff, Katie Paine
Cavalier Director: Steven Schardt An alcoholic father, recently served restrictive custody papers, kidnaps his son to go on a road trip. Chiralia Director: Santiago Gil Around an isolated lake, the experience of a traged…
New for 2013, Meet the Insiders is an opportunity to participate in vital discussions on the innovations and developments in the world of film across varying topics. Moderators will start by introducing and getting to kn…
Beginner
Presenters
Caspar Sonnen, Michel Reilhac, Ingrid Kopp
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
Presenters
Bettina Hein
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
Presenters
Daniel Beckmann
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
Presenters
Elisa Camahort Page
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
Presenters
Jay Washburn
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
Presenters
Kevin Koym
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
Presenters
Vince Maniago

Meet with industry professionals who can give advice and answer questions about distribution, distribution options, and more for Documentary Films. Mentor session signup is open to all Film, Gold and Platinum badge hold…
Beginner
Presenters
Amy Letourneau, Christine D'Souza, Greg Rubidge, Jill Burkhart, Josh Braun, Katie Ellen, Molly Thompson, Robert Rock
The media is flooded with stories of this new generation of workers, their need for constant praise, and perceived sense of entitlement. Millennials are described as arrogant, needy, and lacking in the work ethic found i…
Intermediate
Presenters
Amy Mixa, Betsy Flanagan, Jay Adelson, Luke Davids

What could be easier than robbing a small bookie place on the outskirts of town? It’s during the year’s biggest horse race event and the betting center Washington’s Tobacco looks like the ultimate hit for some fast cash.…
In an attention economy where more and more options compete for scarce attention, the ability to attract and retain attention will increasingly determine who creates and captures value. Stories are a powerful way to enga…
Advanced
Presenters
John Hagel
As the market for open source products expands beyond enthusiasts, it’s increasingly being adopted by companies and organizations unfamiliar or even uncomfortable with the GPL and other free and open source (FOSS) licens…
Intermediate
Presenters
Tiffany Farriss

Dr. Richard Garriott de Cayeux is a key member of the commercial spaceflight revolution that is changing how NASA is planning its future in space. Garriott de Cayeux will discuss what the next generation of space vehicle…
Beginner
Presenters
Richard Garriott de Cayeux
Systems of knowledge such as libraries, universities, publishers, and newspapers are centuries old. And the affordances of a print world have embedded specific practices within these systems. But digital technologies hav…
Intermediate
Presenters
David Weinberger, Jason Priem, Lissa Harris, Marguerite Avery

Digital technology is transforming how we connect and self-soothe our body in amazing ways starting first with the core of our system, the brain. The emergence of brainwave-enabled products that share feedback on your br…
Beginner
Presenters
Ariel Garten

Margarita Benitez and Markus Vogl work within a collaborative art praxis called //benitez_vogl. //benitez_vogl concentrates on open source projects such as the development of the open source loom, interactive installatio…
Beginner
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Margarita Benitez, Markus Vogl

For 2013, we're excited to join forces with Lytro to present PhotoCamp at SXSW Create. With unique sessions on the evolution of photography, digital asset management and a Photographer Meet Up, you won't want to miss thi…
Positive blind spots are the unintended consequence of our culture of self-improvement. Growing up, we’re taught that we can do anything. It feels good to hear, and we’re likely all guilty of actually believing it. Unfo…
Intermediate
Presenters
Cameron Lord
Every startup founder has had an advisor say "read this!" and hand them a book. But how many founders have time to read? Why this book and not hundreds of others with conflicting notions of success? Why read about buildi…
Intermediate
Presenters
Kevin Smokler
Every startup founder has had an advisor say "read this!" and hand them a book. But how many founders have time to read? Why this book and not hundreds of others with conflicting notions of success? Why read about buildi…
Presenters
Kevin Smokler
Natural language processing enables new ways for people to interact with computers. Widely-available open source tools are making NLP more powerful and easier to incorporate into your application. This panel will introdu…
Intermediate
Presenters
Catherine Havasi
Get together with other innovators in privacy for an hour of brainstorming, idea-buidling, networking, friend-making and career-enhancement. Or, attend this Meet Up to learn more about this segment of the industry.…
Intermediate
Presenters
Natalie Fonseca

How does a farmer-owned cheese co-op in Oregon make new friends in the great state of Texas? By using the digital space to say “howdy”! We put together an integrated digital launch plan that: - reached deep into the mark…
Intermediate
Presenters
Gillian Kennedy
Scott Stratten will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “The Book of Business Awesome / UnAwesome ” following his Book Reading session.…
Storytelling is probably one of the most overused words in marketing today. The bigger problem is that many people who are using it wouldn't know a real story if it bit them in the posterior. Amidst the clarion calls for…
Advanced
Presenters
Cathy Brooks

Stephen Wolfram has spent his life trying to automate everything; to do with computers what people used to have to do for themselves. What happens when he succeeds? Distinguished scientist, inventor, and best-selling…
Beginner
Presenters
Stephen Wolfram
In the constantly evolving landscape of independent film, sustaining a career can be a tricky process - from choosing the right projects and the right people to work with to ensuring your voice is heard above an ever inc…
Beginner
Presenters
Alex Karpovsky, Amy Seimetz, Bryan Poyser, Craig Zobel, Kat Candler, Megan Gilbride

Maggie? Rainbow? Leeward and Mary cannot even agree on their three year old daughter’s name anymore. Mary is a hardworking nurse who dreams of only one thing: changing her life around. She resents her husband for being a…

The second annual SXSW Create brings together local and international members of the SXSW community to share disruptive creations, innovative tools and unique fabrication methods. This free-to-the-public event occurs in…

Mobile Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Ali Velshi Judges: Scott Weiss, Harper Reed, Don Dodge Finalist: Charlie, Desti,…

News Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Tony Conrad Judges: John Cantarella, Vivian Schiller, Andrew Rasiej Finalist: Aud…

Social Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Eli Pariser Judges: Warren Lee, David Aronoff, Kevin Carter Finalist: Click Wit…
This four-day show serves as a convergence point for all industries celebrated during SXSW. Hundreds of participating exhibitors and registrants come together to blur the lines between consumers, business, technology, me…
This four-day show serves as a convergence point for all industries celebrated during SXSW. Hundreds of participating exhibitors and registrants come together to blur the lines between consumers, business, technology, me…
This four-day show serves as a convergence point for all industries celebrated during SXSW. Hundreds of participating exhibitors and registrants come together to blur the lines between consumers, business, technology, me…
When was the last time you got to sit down and discuss some really big ideas? And not scale big, like Facebook and Twitter. And not even industry-shifting big, like Kickstarter and Simple. No, let's talk even bigger. Ast…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jesse Chan-Norris
The rise of smartphone technology is poised to change the way people get around. With the sharing economy already altering consumers' views on ownership, the demand for safe, convenient, and affordable transportation has…
Advanced
Presenters
Joseph Kopser

A young woman is abducted and seemingly brainwashed via an organic material harvested from a specific orchid. She later meets a man and after the two fall for each other, they come to realize he may also have been subjec…

You’re a group of filmmakers in your 20s and want to make a live-action series about the last panda in a post-apocalyptic Wasteland. In your small Australian city, there’s no way this will be funded, but you know your au…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ella Macintyre, Victoria Cocks, Kirsty Stark
You’re a group of filmmakers in your 20s and want to make a live-action series about the last panda in a post-apocalyptic Wasteland. In your small Australian city, there’s no way this will be funded, but you know your au…
Presenters
Ella Macintyre, Kirsty Stark, Victoria Cocks
11:15 AM

New Orleans' long history of political dysfunction and complicated racial dynamics gets a new lease on life when Stacy Head, a polarizing white woman, wins a seat on the city council after Katrina. Four years later, she …

"The Short Game" follows the lives of eight of the best 7-year old golfers in the world as they train for and compete in the World Championships of Junior Golf. The annual tournament held at golfing mecca Pinehurst, Nort…
From school sports to the workplace, we’ve been conditioned to believe there is no “I” in Team. But that’s a big, fat lie. For years, the preferences of individuals, or “I’s”, have largely been ignored in favor of the T…
Intermediate
Presenters
Blaine Mathieu

Well, not yet. While digital personalization has touched most of the marketing mix, the TV spot has continued to hold strong. Interactivity has flirted with those :30s and :60s, but limitations in hardware and software o…
Advanced
Presenters
Matt Walsh
11:30 AM

The world of blogging as we once knew it is dead and gone. Independent websites run by single, mostly amateur individuals have given way to large internet media houses featuring re-blogged and syndicated content. Where …
Beginner
Presenters
Simone Smith

In “Big Shot”, the 7th installment of the CHRISTEENE video collection, rabbits roam free across the sinister landscape of CHRISTEENE’s fuck fantasy.…
When we're born, we start learning how the world works by playing. The Tarahumara running tribe in Mexico play a game as a kids that teaches them how to run as a pack, an essential part of their survival. Often the most…
Beginner
Presenters
Brian Hawkins

Shot in the Nickerson Gardens housing projects in Watts, Los Angeles, this film deals with themes of violence, camaraderie, and spirituality through the lens of magical realism. Video courtesy of Warp Records…
Kevin Smokler will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven't Touched Since High School” following his Book Reading session. Kevin Smokler (@weegee)…

Music video for Killer Mike's "Regan" railing against the US government's dealings. The targets include the last five presidents, aliens, a killer robot, and Mike himself.…

Every word to "Magnolia" (188) was handmade using cardboard (discarded from grocery stores), hot glue guns, and paint pens. Random people in over 65+ locations and a handful of friends were used as rappers throughout the…


Director Peter Sluszka utilizes a medley of visual techniques in his music video for the U.K. based band Moones and their single "Better Energy". Shipwrecked on an iceberg floating in the frigid seas, the marooned band t…

Alt-J (∆) - ''Breezeblocks'' Director: Ellis Bahl CHRISTEENE - "Big Shot" Director: PJ Raval Daniel Bedingfield - ''Secret Fear'' Director: Daniel Bedingfield Flying Lotus - ''Until The Quiet Comes'' Director: Kahlil…
Robin S. Rosenberg will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “What's the Matter With Batman?: An Unauthorized Clinical Look Under the Mask of the Caped Crusader” following his Book Reading session. Robin S…

Bob Harlow gently and naturally captures life in a cinematic suburb of Philadelphia. Against a bleak but beautiful landscape, a group of characterful young men are modern day cowboys, riding horses through the towns run-…
SaulPaul will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Dream in 3D”.……

A serial killer played by Jake Gyllenhaal travels through the hippest parties on a killing spree of Dalston hipsters. Amidst a world of unflinching ignorant hipsters, Jake navigates his way through East London house part…

In this comedy retro infomercial, Slugabed is selling his "Slugabed's Turbo Juicer 4000". This juicer and it's mini factory-like inner workings will transform your crushed audio-tapes through a stop-frame animated proces…

What is home? And how do we find it? TINY follows one couple's attempt to build a Tiny House from scratch with no building experience, and profiles other families who have downsized their lives into houses smaller than t…

Batman dresses in costume, spends a good part of his wealth to support the lifestyle of his bat-alter ego, and puts his life on the line nightly. There must be something wrong with him, right? This question is that heart…
Beginner
Presenters
Robin Rosenberg
Batman dresses in costume, spends a good part of his wealth to support the lifestyle of his bat-alter ego, and puts his life on the line nightly. There must be something wrong with him, right? This question is that heart…
Presenters
Robin Rosenberg

The singer told me he sings about a rough break-up: whatever you do to keep the relationship going, it's not going to work anymore. So that's how I decided to let him undertake a journey to the bottom of the ocean. A ver…
11:45 AM

An economic downturn, fewer jobs, new expectations for workers — whatever the reason, times are changing. People are realizing the financial burden of student loans and the struggle to find a job after graduation. Meanwh…
Intermediate
Presenters
Nicola Smith

While some might consider billboards, bus kiosks and other “signage” to be outmoded or quaint media channels, the fact is outdoor advertising is being driven as hard as any other medium. And it’s never been more relevan…
Advanced
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Steffan Postaer
12:00 PM
Join us for complimentary makeovers by Dior featuring Celebrity Artist Illiana Velasco, blow outs by B the Product's Brandon Martinez, polish changes at our Nail Art Station and charging/WiFi.……
Kicking off the Meet Up Pavilion on March 11th is the second recruiting round of “I Met My Agency @ SXSW” focusing on professional technical designers and innovators. Current agency participants for SXSW 2013 include D…
Kicking off the Meet Up Pavilion on March 11th is the second recruiting round of “I Met My Agency @ SXSW” focusing on professional technical designers and innovators. Current agency participants for SXSW 2013 include D…
Kicking off the Meet Up Pavilion on March 11th is the second recruiting round of “I Met My Agency @ SXSW” focusing on professional technical designers and innovators. Current agency participants for SXSW 2013 include D…

Infographics are timeless, but much like web design and development, practitioners must evolve to remain effective. When infographics were first added to the web-based content marketing arsenal, the novelty factor alone …
Intermediate
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Jason Lankow
Infographics are timeless, but much like web design and development, practitioners must evolve to remain effective. When infographics were first added to the web-based content marketing arsenal, the novelty factor alone …
Presenters
Jason Lankow
Two provocative questions, answered by a panel of experts ... and you. One asks: Can second screens -- phone, computer, tablet -- become the first screens for breaking news? And the second debates which BBQ is better: Te…
12:30 PM

Private space exploration projects have made headlines recently with companies like Space X, Planetary Resources and Virgin Galactic, but the first woman of color in space, Dr. Mae Jemison, has grander ambitions. In 2012…
Intermediate
Presenters
, Benjamin Palmer, Jill Tarter, LeVar Burton
By some estimates, up to half of all entrepreneurs have ADD. I'm one of them. And I'm definitely not alone at SXSW. We haven't all been formally diagnosed, but the patterns among us are clear: super intense energy combin…
Advanced
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Jason Ford
Much of how we “do work,” has changed in recent years, yet little has changed in how we design organizations. Our antiquated organizational and management models are ill-equipped to marshal the intangible assets so integ…
Intermediate
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Joe Gerstandt
A basic foundation of animation is story but in an industry where the technology is constantly evolving, how are animation professionals bringing characters and story worlds to life? Join the discussion with those workin…
Intermediate
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Darcy Prendergast, Ryan Quincy, Saschka Unseld, John Bernstein

Do you have thousands of rich media files that you can’t make sense of? Do you find yourself breaking into a sweat when you try to find a file? Are you frequently unsure which file is the latest version? Are you secretly…
Intermediate
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Edward Smith, Jim Kidwell
For almost 50 years a sizable part of the world, the eastern half of the European continent, was sealed away behind the Iron Curtain. Spies, nukes, torture and secrecy were staples of the Hollywood Cold War movies, but w…
Beginner
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Alec Andronikov, Bogdan Iordache, Maria Constantinescu, Mike Butcher
In the late 1980s, Public Enemy rapper and Internet aficionado Chuck D famously remarked that hip hop was like the “black CNN,” speaking on the “lower frequencies” cited in Ralph Ellison’s "Invisible Man" about issues in…
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Mark Anthony Neal, Meredith Clark, Stacie Williams
You’ve heard this, “A woman walks into a bar…” In our version, it’s five years from now and goes: “A woman walks into a bar. She sees someone in a great pair of boots. What does she do?” BlogHer CEO and co-founder Lisa…
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Lisa Stone

From visionary director Harmony Korine, comes a bold new vision of the seasonal American ritual known as spring break. Korine, joined by his cast, will discuss what it was to film amidst real-life revelers and create one…
Beginner
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Ashley Benson, Harmony Korine, Rachel Korine, Selena Gomez, Eric Kohn
Last year, only 45 African American students took the Computer Science AP exam in California, a state known for being a hub of innovation. Hear from the White House and Level Playing Field Institute about innovative ways…
Advanced
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Brian Forde, Nicole Sanchez
A quick summary of (1) the current Internet standards for identity from the IETF and other relevant organizations, including OAuth2 and OpenID Connect; and (2) adoption trends and market predictions for both consumer and…
Intermediate
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Michael Schwartz
Colors, textures and effects play a pivotal role in the way we experience film. The darker the color; the more somber the tone, the brighter the picture; the happier a scene may feel, a heightened color will draw the eye…
Intermediate
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Parke Gregg, Steve Bannerman
In a world where we are constantly glued to our mobile devices, when is 24/7 connectedness all too much? Who better than to help answer this question than YOU – the most digitally savvy voices in the country? Together we…
Intermediate
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Gemma Craven, Jeff Simmermon
Photography is the bread and butter of content. Connecting photographers with a community of other photographers has become one of the most valuable and interesting communities on the web over the past 7 years. Sharing m…
Intermediate
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Alexandra Klasinski, Christopher Berry

The emergence of incredibly strong and meaningful social relationships being formed by a community through a collective elaboration of meaning, especially when it's related to the pop culture arts and creative collaborat…
Intermediate
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Angelo Sotira, Ron Martino
In the media age, the intersection between film critics and the film industry has never been more vocal. Opinions are given, read at a heightened rate and can have a hand in making or breaking the success of a project. J…
Intermediate
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Marian Koltai-Levine, Melissa Hanson, Scott Weinberg, Simon Barrett, Matt Singer

This panel featuring Peter Hoddie of Marvell, Morgan Knutson of DropBox and Stephen Spencer of MAYA Design will explore the challenges of creating digital devices in a fun way. Rather than sit around and prognosticate on…

This panel featuring Peter Hoddie of Marvell, Morgan Knutson of DropBox and Stephen Spencer of MAYA Design will explore the challenges of creating digital devices in a fun way. Rather than sit around and prognosticate on…

This panel featuring Peter Hoddie of Marvell, Morgan Knutson of DropBox and Stephen Spencer of MAYA Design will explore the challenges of creating digital devices in a fun way. Rather than sit around and prognosticate on…

ModCloth.com, an online boutique specializing in vintage-inspired apparel and decor, was launched out of the college dorm room of its founder Susan Gregg Koger in 2002. It was her love for thrifting and keen eye for retr…
Beginner
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Kerry Cooper
As if building a successful company from scratch wasn't hard enough, tech startups in certain industries are facing an additional hurdle: government regulation. From product design to launch strategy, pricing to fundrais…
Beginner
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Dana Rosenberg, Joshua Reich, Ryan Graves, Stephanie Tilenius

The rise of social media and mobile technology has forever altered the social landscape teenagers navigate. It hasn’t necessarily made kids meaner, or bullying more prevalent, but it has changed how they learn skills lik…
Beginner
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Bill Keller, Danah Boyd, Emily Bazelon, Jason Rzepka

Hello Design has been in the digital trenches for over a decade, and from there we've grown to admire great design and how it impacts the world we live in. We'll take designers' questions and challenges, and pair them w…
Beginner
Presenters
David Lai

Everyone should be drawing! This session will show why creatives of all types should make drawing a regular part of their daily routine. How the power of the visual image resonates with your audience, and can be leverage…
Beginner
Presenters
Von Glitschka

One of the most accessible pieces of equipment for filmmakers is the DSLR camera. At the right budget range for most independent filmmakers, they offer the ability to not only have professionally looking film, but becaus…
Intermediate
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Lan Bui, Vu Bui

Whips, chains, & floggers, oh my! Fifty Shades might not make good literature, but it is one hell of a catalyst for conversation. The astounding popularity of the Fifty Shades trilogy has brought kink out into the sunli…
Intermediate
Presenters
Kali Williams

The map as we know it is on its last legs. People are no longer satisfied with a static map that simply tells them what’s nearby. They want a personalized experience -- one that tells them not just what’s around them, bu…
Intermediate
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Anil Dash, Dennis Crowley

Everyone talks about software, so this panel will look at how to launch a HARDWARE company. Conventional wisdom is that hardware is hard, but there's a growing community of makers turning their ideas into businesses, an…
Advanced
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David Lang, Nick Pinkston, Rachel Kalmar, Renee DiResta

Hybrids of sex and technology are flourishing in contemporary culture, from basement workshops where power tools are repurposed as bedroom aids to media genres devoted to robot-human couplings. The mechanical in service …
Intermediate
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Laura G Duncan

The new economy has changed everything, allowing – or forcing – workers to leave their (un)comfortable 9-to-5 day jobs in order to pursue their passion in a freelance career that provides freedom, fulfillment, and locati…
Intermediate
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Jim Hopkinson
As the number of entertainment options available through connected TVs—whether it be shows, videos, movies, and information widgets—increases so does the complexity of finding and deciding what to watch. Let’s face it—no…
Beginner
Presenters
Gary Clayton, Ohad Shvueli, Tom Woods, Tom Adams
Jason Lankow will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Infographics: The Power of Visual Storytelling” following his Book Reading session. Jason Lankow is the CEO/Cofounder of Column Five. He is the co-au…
Josh Ritchie will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Infographics: The Power of Visual Storytelling”.…

Cloud Chamber is a premium online mystery launching this spring. It aims to raise the bar of online fiction with international stars, feature film production values and a deep understanding of social media and gaming. Bu…
Intermediate
Presenters
Christian Fonnesbech, Stinna Lassen
When Danish Film Producer Vibeke Windelov (Lars von Trier, Susanne Bier) and producing partner Stinna Lassen joined Cloud Chamber, an online fiction mystery, they had no idea of the journey they were embarking on. The p…
Presenters
Christian Fonnesbech, Stinna Lassen
Let's deconstruct & design actionable ideas about why Libraries, Archives, and Museums within the SXSW conversation is important -- beyond rubbing shoulders with meme-enablers and tool creators. You'll leave with new par…
Beginner
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Amy Buckland
Jon’s part of London was ransacked in 2011’s riots, so what did he do on the event’s anniversary? First thought: How do we teach the rioters a lesson? Instead, he answered a less obvious question: What lessons can market…
Intermediate
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Alexandra Goat, Jon Burkhart

This meetup will focus on how connected devices from our smartphones to our cars and even medical devices are transforming the way we live and work. Whether it’s for personal devices, a social network, a humanitarian eff…
Beginner
Presenters
Kat Mandelstein
New for 2013, Meet the Insiders is an opportunity to participate in vital discussions on the innovations and developments in the world of film across varying topics. Moderators will start by introducing and getting to kn…
Beginner
Presenters
Nicolas Gonda, Nikita Adams, Rodney Gibbs
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
Presenters
Amy McGee
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
Presenters
Ben Brown
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
Presenters
Connie Hwong
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
Presenters
Jahan Khanna
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
Presenters
Kelly Callahan

A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
Presenters

Meet with industry professionals who can give advice and answer questions about distribution, distribution options, and more for narrative films. Mentor session signup is open to all Film, Gold and Platinum badge holder…
Beginner
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, Dylan Marchetti, Jerome Rougier, Keith Leopard, Matt Grady, Meghan Wurtz, Richard Abramowitz
Five years. A dozen social media platforms. Hundreds of producers and artists. Thousands of songs and videos. Millions of fans and billions of views. This is the ecosystem that gave rise to Hatsune Miku, the global singi…
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, Alex Leavitt, Hiroyuki Itoh, Kanae Muraki
The majority of births in many parts of the world occur at home without access to skilled attendants, lifesaving medicines or emergency obstetric care, increasing preventable neonatal and maternal deaths. Nevertheless, m…
Intermediate
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Peter Klatsky

What leads to success? Why do some companies thrive while others fail? For 30 years, Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and host of the world’s largest annual innovation event CES, has worked…
Beginner
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Gary Shapiro, Kevin O'Malley
What leads to success? Why do some companies thrive while others fail? For 30 years, Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and host of the world’s largest annual innovation event CES, has worked…
Presenters
Gary Shapiro, Kevin O'Malley
OAuth 2 is the latest version of the OAuth standard-- unlocking authorized access to user data from dozens of different APIs like YouTube, Google Apps and Facebook in a way that's easier than ever for developers. OAuth 2…
Intermediate
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Ryan Boyd
Anne-Marie Slaughter writes an open letter stating she never felt she could manage her job and have a healthy family life. Marissa Mayer becomes CEO of Yahoo! and announces she's pregnant and working through maternity l…
Intermediate
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Caroline Howard, Jesse Draper, Kate Brodock, Nicole Glaros

Like artists in other fields, the creators of today’s comics and graphic novels face a lively new landscape of publishing and distribution. The internet, new software tools and an array of social media now equip maverick…
Intermediate
Presenters
Calvin Reid, Josh Frankel, Karl Stevens
Through advances in artificial intelligence and data science, Web sites and apps are evolving. There is a new breed of “robot” applications focused entirely on working on our behalf. Search robots like Siri turn mobile d…
Beginner
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Amit Kapur, Jeff Bonforte
Through advances in artificial intelligence and data science, Web sites and apps are evolving. There is a new breed of “robot” applications focused entirely on working on our behalf. Search robots like Siri turn mobile d…
Beginner
Presenters
Amit Kapur, Jeff Bonforte
Ross Crooks will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Infographics: The Power of Visual Storytelling”.…
Scott McNealy is willing and interested in talking about Education, privacy, social media, and entrepreneurship. He wants to incorporate event management and the powerful tool of a one to many conversation (Wayin). The i…
Intermediate
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Scott McNealy
Peer-to-peer marketplaces for offline services face a big UX challenge: users' experiences depend on other users, not just the company. But these platforms still live or die on the quality of the experiences they deliver…
Intermediate
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Jeff Miller, John Zimmer
He has retired from pro basketball, but that doesn't mean Shaq has slowed down. Four-time NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal gives his opinions on social media, startups, online comedy, as well as all things hoops in a reveal…
Intermediate
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Shaquille O'Neal
He has retired from pro basketball, but that doesn't mean Shaq has slowed down. Four-time NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal gives his opinions on social media, startups, online comedy, as well as all things hoops in a reveal…
Intermediate
Presenters
Shaquille O'Neal
This session presented by SXSW Interactive and is open to all badge types. He has retired from pro basketball, but that doesn't mean Shaq has slowed down. Four-time NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal gives his opinions on so…
Presenters
Shaquille O'Neal
Eddie Huang is one of the food world's brightest young stars, boldly redefining American identity for the 21st century as a writer, chef, entrepreneur and TV personality. Huang was born in the American South to FOB ("fre…
Beginner
Presenters
Eddie Huang

Mobile Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Ali Veshi Judges: Scott Weiss, Harper Reed, Don Dodge Finalist: Sprezzat, Syntel…

News Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Tony Conrad Judges: John Cantarella, Vivian Schiller, Andrew Rasiej Finalist: Meo…

Social Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Eli Pariser Judges: Warren Lee, David Aronoff, Kevin Carter Finalist: Present.m…

Will we ever understand complex human experiences such as consciousness or emotions? Will there ever be a way to build synthetic brains or brain-like computers? The brain is a network of billions of interconnected cells …
Intermediate
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Paul Laurienti

Podcasting allows creators to directly connect with a global audience while avoiding the gatekeepers and bureaucracy of traditional broadcast media. But since iTunes’ native support for podcasting arrived back in 2005, i…
Intermediate
Presenters
Colin Anderson, Helen Zaltzman, Jesse Thorn, Roman Mars
We know people gather around interests, circumstances and goals they share. But what role does ‘trust’ play in making an online or mobile community 'sticky'? For user experience mavens, engineers, social media innovators…
Intermediate
Presenters
Fred J McClimans, Melinda Wittstock

The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger is pretty badass, as evidenced by 50 million YouTube views, a book, a commercial for nuts and a merchandise line exploding in popularity. During this panel, Tony Mennuto, Creative Director…
Beginner
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, Randall
12:45 PM
Companies continually unleash new products & services, looking to move into new markets & evolve their brand w/existing & new audiences. For large corporations this can be overwhelming & complex, how do you become agile …
Intermediate
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Dan Schulman
It’s no secret that consumers are taking back control of their viewing habits, watching only the content that interests them, whenever and wherever they want. Widespread adoption of connected devices and the emergence of…
Beginner
Presenters
1:00 PM
Rose will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “The Art of Immersion: How the Digital Generation is Remaking Hollywood” following his Panel session. Frank Rose's most recent book is The Art of Immersion: H…
Gary Shapiro will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World's Most Successful Businesses” following his Book Reading session. Gary Shapiro is president …

As information workers, we are asked to absorb even more information than ever before. More blogs, more documentation, more patterns, more layers of abstraction. Now Twitter and Facebook compete with Email and Texts for …
Intermediate
Presenters
Scott Hanselman
The connected device market has seen a recent boom and is predicted to grow from 87 million to 2.1 billion connected devices in 2020. Sensors and meters are the most common use cases, but what happens when entire cities …
Advanced
Presenters
Asad Ali
1:15 PM

While some companies harness the power of their employees to create brand advocates and evangelists, most do not. Apple, for example, shows how to make employees into your biggest promoters and supporters. It hands out t…
Advanced
Presenters
Jim Larrison

"Short Term 12" is told through the eyes of Grace (Brie Larson), a twenty-something supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers. Passionate and tough, Grace is a formidable caretaker of the kids in her cha…

We’re more open than ever before to embracing the latest technologies and content consumption forms. At-home entertainment options can provide a more attractive and economical experience than leaving the couch. The cine…
Intermediate
Presenters
Stacy Spikes
1:30 PM
Caroline Waxler will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Stocking Up on Sin: How to Crush the Market with Vice-Based Investing” Caroline is launching Harkness Hall, a digital marketing strategy and conference …

Lizzie (Radha Mitchell) longs to start a family with her husband Peter but is unable to conceive. Her best friend Andie (Michelle Monaghan), single and adrift, gets pregnant from a one-night stand and offers to give Lizz…

Think social marketing is worth it? Prove it. If your CEO hasn't demanded that yet, they will. Then what? Hand them some jive about "return on conversation" or "follower growth"? Think that'll fly? You'll be gone so fast…
Intermediate
Presenters
Nichole Kelly
Think social marketing is worth it? Prove it. If your CEO hasn't demanded that yet, they will. Then what? Hand them some jive about "return on conversation" or "follower growth"? Think that'll fly? You'll be gone so fast…
Presenters
Nichole Kelly

Join other movers and shakers in the Meet Up Pavilion to discuss social and digital media trends in advocacy and how these leaders use the web to mobilize their supporters.……

Join other movers and shakers in the Meet Up Pavilion to discuss social and digital media trends in advocacy and how these leaders use the web to mobilize their supporters.……

Join other movers and shakers in the Meet Up Pavilion to discuss social and digital media trends in advocacy and how these leaders use the web to mobilize their supporters.……
Shaun Abrahamsom will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Crowdstorm: The Future of Innovation, Ideas, and Problem Solving. ”……
Meet Startupbootcamp, the only pan-European accelerator, and improve your chance to join the Berlin program running Aug-Oct '13. RSVP: sbc-sxsw.eventbrite.com……

"We Always Lie To Strangers" is a story of family, community, music and tradition set against the backdrop of Branson, Missouri, a remote Ozark Mountain town that is one of the biggest tourist destinations in the United …
1:45 PM

Pug, a wisecracking 13 year old living on a dangerous Westside block, has one goal in mind: to join The 12 O’Clock Boys; the notorious urban dirt-bike gang of Baltimore. Converging from all parts of the inner city, they …

Malcolm Ingram ("small town gay bar") returns with a new documentary that takes viewers back to sexually-charged NYC 1968, when the notorious Continental Baths opened its doors. This groundbreaking den of debauchery tran…

Allie leads an unfocused life with no job and a lame boyfriend. So it's no surprise when she hops on the next bus (well more of an RV full of karate rockers) to Texas after being attacked on the streets of New York. Seem…

On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.…

An exploding industry without rules! Backyard filmmakers with zero budget and a surplus of dreams! Unchecked global piracy! The race to control media consumption! Videotape changed the world and laid the foundation for t…
2:00 PM

The audition tape of an actor who goes to great lengths to get the part.…

After a career spent mining his music from the shadows, the actions of one fan creates a chain reaction for the lead singer of a black metal band.…

An African family, lost in America, travels to a Louisiana church to find a cure for its problem child.…

For 48 hours, a fan video for the Miami band Jacuzzi Boys took the internet by storm. The video featuring singing vaginas, used as puppets and dressed like various pop icons, amassed almost 700,000 views on YouTube while…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jillian Mayer, Lucas Leyva
Check out the most exciting new tools in digital content creation at the Come & Capture Film Factory Demo Pavilion. Get a chance to work hands on with an array of brands to help you shoot your SXSW experience. Once you’v…

Bringing audiences inside the literal arena, sports filmmaking offers a unique inside look at the inherently relatable themes of triumph, tragedy, adversity and glory that go hand in hand with sports, where opponents are…
Intermediate
Presenters
Connor Schell, Ken Rodgers, Ross Greenburg, Michael Hogan
Indie developers and open source principles provide the power and the passion for the SXSW Interactive Festival. With this core value of community collaboration in mind, we are very pleased to announce that game industry…
Beginner
Presenters
Joshua Topolsky, Julie Uhrman
Acclaimed French filmmakers Nico Venacio and Mathieu Rochet — Gasface — newest film, Looking4Galt, is centered around the search for Galt MacDermot, the composer behind the music for Hair which everyone from Pete Rock t…
New for 2013, Meet the Insiders is an opportunity to participate in vital discussions on the innovations and developments in the world of film across varying topics. Moderators will start by introducing and getting to kn…
Beginner
Presenters
Alexa Fogel, Beth Sepko, Rochelle Rose

Every filmmaker has a story to tell. Get advice, or share those stories with experienced filmmakers in our Documentary Filmmaker Mentor category. Mentor session signup is open to all Film, Gold and Platinum badge holder…
Beginner
Presenters
Bradley Beesley, Heather Courtney, Jeffrey Schwarz, Jillian Schlesinger, Malcolm Ingram, Paul Stekler, PJ Raval

Rachel and Anita, a young Manhattanite couple, are visiting Anita's parents on the Indian reservation she grew up on, for the first time as a couple. Anita, estranged from her parents, wants the fact that they are a coup…

Vicky Boone Casting is holding an Open Casting Call for actors at SXSW. Are you interested in acting in features films in Austin? If so, please submit your headshot and resume to sxswcasting2013@gmail.com. Vicky Boone …

Vicky Boone Casting is holding an Open Casting Call for actors at SXSW. Are you interested in acting in features films in Austin? If so, please submit your headshot and resume to sxswcasting2013@gmail.com. Vicky Boone …

Vicky Boone Casting is holding an Open Casting Call for actors at SXSW. Are you interested in acting in features films in Austin? If so, please submit your headshot and resume to sxswcasting2013@gmail.com. Vicky Boone …

"#PostModem" is a comedic satirical sci-fi pop-musical based on the theories of Ray Kurzweil and other futurists. It's the story of two Miami girls and how they deal with the technological singularity, as told through a …

"Sequin Raze" - starring Anna Camp (Mad Men, True Blood), Ashley Williams and Frances Conroy(Six Feet Under) explores the twisted mental anguish of ‘Goldberg’, a jaded, once-feminist producer on a hit reality show, as sh…
At a time when many are pursuing new approaches to storytelling that involve non-linear narratives, interactivity, and the influences of gaming, an unlikely but exciting format is attracting viewers and filmmakers alike:…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jeremy Boxer, Nirvan Mullick, Ted Hope, Beth Levison
At a time when many are pursuing new approaches to storytelling that involve non-linear narratives, interactivity, and the influences of gaming, an unlikely but exciting format is attracting viewers and filmmakers alike:…
Presenters
Beth Levison, Jeremy Boxer, Nirvan Mullick, Ted Hope

The Audition Director: Celia Rowlson-Hall A young woman auditions for the role of "Clipboard Woman". Black Metal Director: Kat Candler After a career spent mining his music from the shadows, the actions of one fan creat…
Good lighting can be key in provoking a specific mood, emotion, atmosphere and overall experience for the audience as filmmaker's tell their story. Whether you're shooting for the web, commercials or a feature project, s…
Beginner
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Mike Simpson, Toby Stoner
Like SXSW itself, this daytime programming covers a bajillion different aspects of new media time wasting, but the topic of “creative decorating for a confusing tomorrow” serves as the underlying theme for The Mischief’s…
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, Andrés du Bouchet, Andy Peters, Gabe Liedman, Jay Larson, Johnny Pemberton
Like SXSW itself, this daytime programming covers a bajillion different aspects of new media time wasting, but the topic of “creative decorating for a confusing tomorrow” serves as the underlying theme for The Mischief’s…
Presenters
, Andrés du Bouchet, Andy Peters, Gabe Liedman, Jay Larson, Johnny Pemberton

When Ron, a high powered hedge fund manager, finds out that his biggest investor may be pulling out of the fund, his world begins to collapse on him, as he juggles fatherhood, his ex-wife, and one very big secret.…
3:00 PM

This short film,followed by a short performance by Ray Benson and band members, chronicles the improbable four-decade transformation of a group of ragtag hippies into today's status as Texas cultural icons. From the earl…
Brian Solis will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “What's the Future of Business: Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences” following his Featured session.…
Media companies from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, present their new interactive projects and together with NRW.International invite you for networkings, drinks and finest electronic music from COMA (Cologne).……
Media companies from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, present their new interactive projects and together with NRW.International invite you for networkings, drinks and finest electronic music from COMA (Cologne).……
Randall will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Honey Badger Don't Care: Randall's Guide to Crazy, Nastyass Animals” following his Core Conversation session.…

An hour long session for the financier looking for engaging discourse with other investors, professionals and emerging businesses. Come to the Meet Up Pavilion to mingle, network and collaborate!…

An hour long session for the financier looking for engaging discourse with other investors, professionals and emerging businesses. Come to the Meet Up Pavilion to mingle, network and collaborate!…

An hour long session for the financier looking for engaging discourse with other investors, professionals and emerging businesses. Come to the Meet Up Pavilion to mingle, network and collaborate!…
Get an exclusive sneak preview of "The Fuzz", a hilarious new puppet crime comedy series, produced by Vuguru and coming soon exclusively to Yahoo! Screen. Come for the watch party, stay for the cast & creator panel disc…
3:30 PM

Today’s applications have the opportunity to reach a global audience, upset the status quo and transform entire industries. With the arrival of Amazon Web Services, on-demand access to compute, storage and database resou…
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Werner Vogels
Wouldn't you want to know how to adjust your (online) presence in a way that you increase the chance of conversion for each user individually? Persuasion profiles are collections of estimates of the effect of persuasion …
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Jay De Groot

There are 94 naturally occurring elements, from hydrogen to plutonium. Their stories reveal the intimate details of our lives, our relationships with our natural resources, and the patterns of our economies. 94 Element…
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Angus Keith, Graham Holt, Mike Paterson, Sarah George
There are 94 naturally occurring elements, from hydrogen to plutonium. Their stories reveal the intimate details of our lives, our relationships with our natural resources, and the patterns of our economies. 94 Element…
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Angus Keith, Graham Holt, Mike Paterson, Sarah George

A huge opportunity exists for content creators, service providers, brands, and media companies on the continent. In Africa, more people than ever have access to the internet, to the tune of 140 million, but this only rep…
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Fadzai Makanda, Matthew Dawes, Nadeem Juma, Ngozi Odita
Can a sense of humor be strategic? In the age of hashtag fails and campaign flops, it's crucial to use a dash of humor in your social recipe. How do you incorporate humor from the beginning of a process and not as an aft…
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Ben Huh

From content marketing to community management, B2B organizations are expanding their focus beyond traditional forms of communications to increase direct engagement with audiences. B2B customers are active users of socia…
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Jamie Grenney, Jason Bartlett, Jeanette Gibson, Melissa Chanslor

International Media hails Berlin as the next Silicon Valley! In 2011 The Economist simply wrote: "Music and Technology: Berlin is the future!" Global Venture Capitalists and enterprises are flocking to the city to harves…
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, , Alex Farcet, Nikolas Woischnik

Sarah Reinertsen was the first woman on a prosthetic leg to complete the grueling Hawaii Ironman Triathlon. Since losing her leg because of a bone-growth disorder, she has gone on to set world records in track and compet…
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Sarah Reinertsen

The dreaded résumé. How can one love something meant to condense and cram a person’s life and career into a handful of pages? We as job hunters hate them because they never seem to sufficiently convey what we do or how w…
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Mike Dunn
To keep America's economic and innovation engine running, we must tap into the "secret sauce" that made the United States what it is today... our entrepreneurs. Reflecting on his experience building AOL into an online p…
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Lance Ulanoff, Steve Case
Creative media work can be done anywhere, particularly in our internet age. But it is clear that some areas of the world have higher concentrations of talented creative people, which are labeled Creative Clusters. This…
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Gordon Walton, Richard Vogel
Documentaries have never been more influential. So no surprise that they are increasingly targeted-- both before and after their making-- by subjects who don't like their revelations. Whether you’re facing big corpora…
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Michael Donaldson, Nonso Christian Ugbode, Parker Higgins, Suzan Beraza, Patricia Aufderheide

Wear a watch, or glasses? Perhaps you run with a pedometer in your shoe, or a heart rate monitor on your chest? These are all ways we humans have started to augment our senses with wearable technology. These technologi…
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Ahmed Riaz
RSVP Required - Using an API doesn't begin and end with a request and a response. Before third-party developers write a line of code, there's a desire to leverage your product and connect with your users. How you enable …
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Brian Smith, Jeremiah Cohick, Neil Mansilla, R. Kevin Nelson
If Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest in the world. Social media encourages us to share real-time information with the greatest number of connections, which can inspire real-world action. Governments …
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Gabriella Augustsson, Hillary Brandt, James Barbour, Jennifer Charlton
Does the pace of innovation on the web seem daunting? So many great new capabilities, tools and communities, but no way to keep up and reach your core audience? Drupal, an open source solution, offers a way to stop the m…
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John Carione
Tempers run hot in the tech community anytime you mention the names Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. At the dawn of the 20th century both men had incredibly accurate predictions for the future and each were talented inven…
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Emily Bazelon will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy” following her Panel session. Emily Bazelo…

Artificial intelligence has been around for ages, but with the launch of widely dispersed AI technologies like Siri, AI is now fully a part of mainstream technology and for the first time, being used to improve how we in…
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Dror Oren, Lauren Goode, Nadav Gur, Raj Singh
You produce data that can help influence positive social change, but you don’t necessarily have personal stories that can illustrate those data in an easy-to-understand way. So how do you get people to care about your da…
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Lauren Carmin

People can earn a living doing what they love. We’ve all heard this before. But most people don’t realize they don’t need to earn as much money as they think to live contently. And with the fear-of-money obstacle out of …
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Courtney Carver, Joshua Becker, Joshua Fields Millburn, Ryan Nicodemus
Technology is changing the world and enabling people from anywhere to connect and share experiences that create wonder and inspire. Skype’s social good initiative, Skype in the classroom (SITC), is an example of how tech…
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, Andrew Schmidt

We’re tired of the inexhaustible need to tweet from every event we attend and Instagram so there is irrefutable proof that we were there rather than listening to the person we came to see. We all could use a break from h…
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Dave Hepp

Join Media Lab research scientist Henry Holtzman, and master’s students Dan Novy and Janice Wang, who will discuss examples of Media Lab work on immersive experiences. Henry Holtzman’s Information Ecology group is crea…

Join Media Lab research scientist Henry Holtzman, and master’s students Dan Novy and Janice Wang, who will discuss examples of Media Lab work on immersive experiences. Henry Holtzman’s Information Ecology group is crea…

Join Media Lab research scientist Henry Holtzman, and master’s students Dan Novy and Janice Wang, who will discuss examples of Media Lab work on immersive experiences. Henry Holtzman’s Information Ecology group is crea…
Kim Dotcom, the Megaupload founder busted by New Zealand police under FBI and US DOJ supervision and awaiting extradition to the United States and a potential 55 years in jail for copyright violation, piracy, conspiracy …
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Charles Graeber
Kim Dotcom, the Megaupload founder busted by New Zealand police under FBI and US DOJ supervision and awaiting extradition to the United States and a potential 55 years in jail for copyright violation, piracy, conspiracy …
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Charles Graeber
This session presented by SXSW Interactive and is open to all badge types. Kim Dotcom, the Megaupload founder busted by New Zealand police under FBI and US DOJ supervision and awaiting extradition to the United States a…
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Charles Graeber

Someone recently said, "All good design is moral design, and only moral design can ever be good." As designers we spend our time thinking about things like usefulness, desirability, learnability, or gamification, and a…
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RJ Owen
Movie trailers remain one of the most potent ways to create interest and market a new film, yet with the evolving needs of today's filmmaker, there are a myriad of iterations a film trailer can go through to target diffe…
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Evelyn Watters, Mark Woollen, Stephen Garrett
From Instagram to LOL Cats to Tumblr, few things on the Internet are more tempting than a picture with a sense of humor or a vintage filter. With more content sharing platforms available than ever before, the ability to …
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, Diana Walker, Kira Pollack, Stacy Lambe

“Marketing is BS”. "Social Marketing is Worthless". They’ve been saying it for years. But why? Sure, marketing faces its fair share of skeptics and challenges. But today’s digital and social campaigns are rooted in hard…
Beginner
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BJ Mendelson, Jeff Feldman, Thor Muller, Todd Wasserman
In an old fable, a nightingale issues a challenge to an inchworm to measure her song- to prevent being eaten. Fearful, the worm tricks the bird into singing while he inches away. Sound familiar? When marketers ask for wh…
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Kate Niederhoffer, Sam Gosling
The way you store, tag and preserve your media is key to the long-term viability of your creative work. And while this is a technical process, it's also intrinsic to the creative process. If it's done well, good media ma…
Intermediate
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Peter Krogh
New for 2013, Meet the Insiders is an opportunity to participate in vital discussions on the innovations and developments in the world of film across varying topics. Moderators will start by introducing and getting to kn…
Beginner
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Dante Harper, Franklin Leonard, Tim McCanlies
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
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Brian Wallace
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
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Caroline Bruderer
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
Presenters
Damon Clinkscales
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
Presenters
Dana Such
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
Beginner
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Jan Triplett PhD

Every filmmaker has a story to tell. Get advice, or share those stories with experienced filmmakers in our Narrative Filmmaker Mentor category. Mentor session signup is open to all Film, Gold and Platinum badge holders …
Beginner
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Cherie Saulter, David Lowery, Jennifer Cochis, Kelly Broad, Kristoffer Aaron Morgan, Kyle Henry, Robert Byington, Todd Rohal

Have you ever thought about how that double play gets blasted to MLB headquarters in NYC, edited and buzzed back for instant replay on your TV and mobile device? MLB has worked for years to perfect the art of getting cli…
Intermediate
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Isaac Garcia, Rob Boysko
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” That sentiment has always applied to the LIVESTRONG Foundation, a cancer non-profit known for its entre…
Intermediate
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Doug Ulman
Nichole Kelly will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “How to Measure Social Media: A Step-By-Step Guide to Developing and Assessing Social Media ROI” following his Book Reading session. Nichole Kelly is…

Come hear from Army Recruiting’s social media marketing lead on the U.S. Army’s strategy for creating compelling content and engaging with a community of more than 1 million across multiple company divisions. Whether it’…
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Greg Swan
Tech writer Leena Rao in 2012 observed the trend of venture capitalists getting into public relations by providing PR as another service the VC can offer, crediting the increase in seed stage investing by VC firms as one…
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Complex stories and information can often be difficult to explain. Presented poorly, they can come across as too dense or intimidating to understand. And that can leave you and your audience frustrated. Join our panelist…
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Tristen George, Vanessa Ruiz
Puzzle Clubhouse is Schell Games' grand experiment in crowdsourced game development. In this talk, Jesse Schell will explain what his team has learned about voting, community management, and how to produce episodic video…
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Jesse Schell
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, David Van Sickle, Lama Nachman, Mark Winter
The vast majority of data journalism is based on data collected by the government. What if the government doesn't keep the data you need? What if that data is incomplete or questionable? A few journalists and curious cit…
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John Keefe, Matt Waite, Nadav Aharony, Sarah Williams

Come hear from the intrapreneurs with a web-startup mindset who opened the LEGO Group to solicit and deliver crowdsourced products. In 2011, LEGO opened its factory doors with LEGO CUUSOO, allowing fans to propose design…
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Paal Smith-Meyer, Peter Espersen, Tim Courtney

It's never been easier for people to independently make and share their creative work. With the rise of Kickstarter and other methods, the financing of creative works is now in the hands of creators too. Kickstarter cofo…
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Simon Klose, Yancey Strickler

RSVP Required - Social Media is evolving and storytelling is going to be next great tool to engage customers. Not sure you know what we mean? Most of today’s content strategies involve publishing hundred of bits of cont…
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Carri Bugbee, Mark Williams

Top entertainment and gaming technology startups will pitch their products and services to high profile industry experts in this popular and exciting live venture capital pitch competition. Emcee: Richard Garriott Judg…
A chaotic, comedic version of hot potato, Not It features comedians sharing the stage and the mic, rotating into the spotlight at the ring of a bell. The set times keep changing and the comics keep taking turns until the…
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Andy Peters, Brett Gelman, Drennon Davis, Gabe Liedman, Jenny Slate, Jon Dore, Rory Scovel
A chaotic, comedic version of hot potato, Not It features comedians sharing the stage and the mic, rotating into the spotlight at the ring of a bell. The set times keep changing and the comics keep taking turns until the…
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Andy Peters, Brett Gelman, Drennon Davis, Gabe Liedman, Jenny Slate, Jon Dore, Rory Scovel
Get together with sustainability professionals and other like-minded individuals to discuss solutions to the issues facing our economy, the environment, and civil society. Network, brainstorm, and discover how SXSW Eco …
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Chris Sonnier

Entertainment and Gaming Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Richard Garriott Judges: Blair Garrou, Ryan McIntyre, Nabeel …

Health Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Jay Parkinson MD, MPH Judges: Nina Kjellson, Stacy Feld, Lisa Suennen Finalist:…

Innovative Web Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Chris Shipley Judges: Brian Singerman, Scott Case,Steve Rosenbaum Finali…
RSVP Required - Ambitious web applications are about more than your favorite JavaScript framework. You'll need a system of responsive, reliable and malleable components that can scale independently as your user base grow…
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Jonathon Morgan

We’ve all digitally stalked hiring managers before: followed them on Twitter, sent a Facebook friend request, liked their Instagram photos, Highlighted them, sent an InMail. But, does it actually work, and how do hiring …
Beginner
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Jocelyn Lai, Justin Gignac
In the age of constantly evolving news, newsrooms are confronted by the dilemma of how to archive their content for posterity. This is especially true in the case of breaking news as the stories change rapidly — both whe…
Intermediate
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Eric Price, Margaret Sullivan
In the age of constantly evolving news, newsrooms are confronted by the dilemma of how to archive their content for posterity. This is especially true in the case of breaking news as the stories change rapidly — both whe…
Intermediate
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Eric Price, Margaret Sullivan
A catchy tagline isn’t enough in today’s social media world. With image-driven networks like Tumblr and Instagram taking center stage, collaborative storytelling is more important than ever. In order to leverage your bra…
Intermediate
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Daniel Bornstein, Eric Korsh, Katrina Craigwell, Peter Orlowsky, Mark Borden

Dropped vowels. Extra Zs. Domains du jour. These common namehacks may seem unique to digital startups. But the challenge their owners face is one that’s been around since the days of Scotch-guzzling ad execs: Naming is h…
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Gary Backaus, Justin Dobbs

Online experiences can be fast, efficient, easy, orderly—and sometimes, that's a recipe for disaster. We click confirm too soon, confuse important details, or miss a key feature in a product description. Efficient isn't …
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Margot Bloomstein
Hating on Facebook advertising is easy- especially when the media, leading advertisers & analysts come out each day saying 'Facebook advertising just doesn't work'. The complaints are familiar: you targeted your fans’ f…
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Brandon Rhoten, Kurt Abrahamson
This presentation will cover several pertinent topics regarding the state of online security, or lack thereof.…
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Josh Alexander
3:45 PM

When Dr. Lynn abandoned his terminally ill wife on her deathbed, he left his three children Susan, Christian, and Win essentially orphaned. Almost a decade later, on the eve of their annual family reunion, Dr. Lynn unexp…

"Three Voices" weaves the intimate love stories of three women from different generations: a teenager, a middle-aged divorcée, and a ninety-year-old great grandmother. Through a careful exploration of space and color, in…

When Ted Murphy introduced paid blogging in 2006, it was so contentious it garnered headlines like "PayPerPost.com offers to buy your soul.” At one industry event, Ted was even called the ‘evilest man' in the room by the…
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Ted Murphy
Sensor-laden wearable devices, with their unique ability to capture data generated by the body, will fuel the next wave of growth and innovation in personal computing—part of a larger phenomenon we call Smart Body, Smart…
Intermediate
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Sarah Rotman Epps
4:00 PM

You’ve done the hard work. Your product or service works beautifully - but something is missing. Potential customers just don’t see the big idea - and it’s keeping them from becoming customers. Your big idea has an expla…
Beginner
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Lee Lefever
Eddie Huang will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Fresh Off the Boat” following his Solo session. Eddie Huang chef/owner of the award-winning Taiwanese restaurant, Baohaus, in New York City, writer of…

Mix it up with King.com and leaders in the social, mobile and online games industry. Grab a bite to eat, enjoy a drink, and join the conversation around the latest on in-games advertising.……

Kids today have data-points uploaded about them before they are born. Then they create, save and share even more data. They will be able to trace their entire life in data. The more data collected about them the more hol…
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Charlene Zvolanek
Samsung Galaxy Sound Stage with special performance by Talib Kweli.……
Stephen Wolfram will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “New Kind of Science”.…

Two families living side by side, but worlds apart, collide when pride and mischief inspire Chinese immigrant Tom Xia to challenge his American neighbors to celebrate Christmas without any Chinese products. Fed up with t…
4:15 PM

Today's media-savvy consumers routinely access media from many sources and are growing increasingly impatient with the constraints that plague device-oriented entertainment. The Internet has also changed consumer expecta…
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Dan Simpkins

Elena, a young Brazilian woman, travels to New York to become a movie actress. She leaves behind her childhood spent in hiding during the years of the military dictatorship. She also leaves Petra, her seven year old sis…

FALL AND WINTER is an epic and spectacularly photographed journey across the U.S. in search of what is causing our unfolding global crisis. Pollution, droughts and diminishing resources now threaten the very engine drivi…

The bar is three customers deep and the bartenders are in the weeds at the greatest cocktail party since before Prohibition. Two bartenders try to achieve their dreams through bartending. An injured Marine turns his goal…

Three years after the SEC mandate that registrants file interactive data, we are beginning to see several trends emerging; data quality, increased control over XBRL and data consumption. The XBRL industry is undergoing a…
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Steven Posey

Christmastime is looking swell for pretty, unassuming real-estate-agent Suzanne Barrington: she just sold a house to a nice swinger couple; her weatherman husband Jeff scored a sweet new job; and her favorite holiday is …
4:30 PM
Beth Kanter will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World” Beth Kanter is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media, one of the…

For the eight young men in the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, “brotherhood” is literal: they’re all sons of anti-establishment jazz legend, Phil Cohran. Cohran and their mothers raised them together on Chicago’s South side on …

A new movement in film making, collaborative film platforms are empowering independent film makers and their local talent pools to collaborate and create! Join other film advocates in our Meet Up Pavilion to network a…

A new movement in film making, collaborative film platforms are empowering independent film makers and their local talent pools to collaborate and create! Join other film advocates in our Meet Up Pavilion to network a…

A new movement in film making, collaborative film platforms are empowering independent film makers and their local talent pools to collaborate and create! Join other film advocates in our Meet Up Pavilion to network a…

In 1980 -- back when the machines seemed clumsy and we seemed clever -- an eccentric group of computer chess programmers gather at a hotel to discuss the state of artificial intelligence, and for a tournament pitting man…

An eleven year old boy uses the discarded objects he finds around the windswept seaside community he has just arrived at to make a kite. Despite strong winds and a dogged persistence he can’t make the kite fly. He befrie…

Kelly, a female entrepreneur, gives personal advice and insight into business and beauty. She finds motivation in her personal experiences and in her role model Mary Kay.…

An elderly couple seeks to make their relationship more adventurous. When they find an abandoned trailer the couple decides that breaking and entering will be the perfect beginning to an adventure. Upon making the abando…

After the departure of friend and drummer Mortimus, Black Metal bandmates Borknarg and Absu begin to lose hope that "Necronomica" will ever achieve its place as the most evil band in the world. Borknarg hatches a plan to…

"The Other Shore" follows world record holder and legendary swimmer Diana Nyad as she comes out of a thirty-year retirement to re-attempt an elusive dream: swimming 103 miles non-stop from Cuba to Florida without the use…

Indoor Directors: Simon Atkinson, Adam Townley An eleven year old boy, unable to fly his kite alone, befriends a peculiar girl who can not leave her caravan. Kelly Directors: Nathan Honnold, Alex Zhuravlov Kelly, a fema…

"Si Nos Dejan" is a love story flooded with good intentions and missed connections.…

A pig farmer tests his unemployed son’s resolve to join the family business.…

A 30-year-old American woman enters a teenage party in the South of France. Some of the guests wonder who she is and what she is doing there.…
4:40 PM
Margot Bloomstein will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Content Strategy at Work: Real-world Stories to Strengthen Every Interactive Project” following her Featured session. Margot Bloomstein (@mbloom…
5:00 PM

In many ways, mobile is the new cigarette. Like a pack of Marlboro Reds, this powerful machine of cool fits in our pocket so it can always be activated. Just as smokers have no compunction about going up to someone with …
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Doug Grinspan, Jeremiah Zinn

Just six years ago, most of us had never encountered an “iPhone app”. Today, we spend the majority of our online time interacting with them. What will mobile apps mean to us in another six years? The advent of futuristic…
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Prerna Gupta
By bringing technology closer, we can get it out of the way. This is what Glass does. It provides an experience to the user that's there when they want it, and unobtrusive when they don't. In doing so, Glass creates a…
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Timothy Jordan

Kickback with Canon for an evening in celebration of YOU - the amazing talent of SXSW's creative community. Mingle over food, drink & beats with fellow directors, cinematographers, producers and digital content gurus. …

Join Adobe and a special guest for a live perfomance that uniquely re-caps the days disucssions on the themes of "Marketing is BS" and "Social Media is Worthless". Then join us for a round cocktails (or two), and network…
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Baratunde Thurston, Karl Isaac
Back by popular demand, we bring you Community Confessions. Double agent. First Responder. Cheerleader. They’re all fair descriptors of the now prevalent role of Community Manager. Whether you are one yourself or just mo…
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Chris Gokiert, Kim Matlock, Kristin Rupert, Lizz Kannenberg

The future of creative careers will transform the creative industry as we know it. From the content we consume to the marketing that surrounds us, our world is made interesting by creative people and teams with ideas and…
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Scott Belsky
Four and a half years after the infamous banking crisis, Iceland's women entrepreneurs are thriving and creating new, globally facing companies. Many credit the crash for helping the Icelandic business community develop …
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Helga Waage, Ingibjorg Greta Gisladottir, Magga Dora Ragnarsdottir, Rakel Sölvadóttir
At a time when funding from local, state, and federal governments is spread thin and credit is increasingly harder to come by, crowdfunding has demonstrated that collective and collaborative efforts of individuals can fu…
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Jase Wilson, Jonny Price

This hilarious stand up comedy show will be hosted by the “Funniest Person in Austin”, Ramin Nazer, and features a handful of Austin's awesome comedic talent telling jokes about SXSW along with their most hysterical tale…
We all know there are vast amounts of data about our lives - our spending, our browsing, our activity - being collected daily. With the recent explosion in inexpensive sensors and self-tracking apps, we can capture new i…
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Jeffrey Holove, Michael V Copeland, Steph Habif, Trae Vassallo
After the Tampa Bay Times won a Pulitzer Prize for PolitiFact, its groundbreaking fact-checking operation, other newspapers wanted to get in the game and start their own PolitiFact sites. Editor Bill Adair had to figure …
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Bill Adair, Steve Myers

After the Tampa Bay Times won a Pulitzer Prize for PolitiFact, its groundbreaking fact-checking operation, other newspapers wanted to get in the game and start their own PolitiFact sites. Editor Bill Adair had to figure …
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Bill Adair, Steve Myers
In the era of today's socially-driven Web, being first to discover breaking trends, opinions and news is a major strategic advantage. But search engines can only show us what has happened in the past; they can not see th…
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Nova Spivack
No longer is it necessary to create a mold and make 10,000 of an item in order to get it produced. Today, 3D printing allows almost anyone to create just about design they can imagine. The technology is being used to mak…
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, Alice Taylor, Avi Reichental, Scott Summit
Cody Wilson presents the work and vision of the 3D gun printing collective Defense Distributed. Wilson will cover how Defense Distributed began, as well as the current state of gun printing. He will also address the ques…
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Cody Wilson

Today's breakthroughs in “Bodytech” include a host of incredible innovations that will transform our bodies, communication, society -- even the human psyche. This provocative duo presentation, sponsored by IEEE, will ad…
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Andy Goodman, Ji-Hye Park

A recent Slashdot.org post, “Modest Proposal for Stopping Hackers: Get Them Girlfriends,” had more than 500 comments within days. One issue that struck home with the audience was not that hackers need better social lives…
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Izzy Johnston, Jennifer Bensko Ha, Peter Vesterbacka
Professional designers and developers like us are paid to create smart, badass work for our clients. All too often, however, our hard work fails to get approved simply because we didn’t present it effectively. In short, …
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Megan Mead, Michael Gibson
The rise of new media, from Facebook and Twitter to The Huffington Post and The Daily Caller, has allowed consumers of news to ignore anything that challenges their prior beliefs. Purveyors of news and information now we…
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Christina Bellantoni, James Kirchick, John Sides
Last year there were more than 36,000 suicides in the U.S., and 90% of them had a diagnosable and treatable psychiatric disorder at the time of their death. The proposed ObamaCare health plan supports increased mental i…
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Dharol Tankersley, Sarah Worthy
The growing problems of the world -- from climate change, conflict, poverty, water scarcity, infectious disease to economic stagnation -- are not too hard to solve. Rather progress is stalled because our model is wrong…
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Don Tapscott
In this session, attendees will learn how brand marketers must adapt their techniques to a tech-savvy, rewards-oriented youth audience, otherwise known as “Generation Play.” The youth market craves entertainment experien…
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Cindy Kang, Jeff Roach

A Fireside Chat With Jeff Pulver exploring Israel's Startup Economy, investing in people and lessons learned from helping to create a trillion dollar industry. Fireside Chat With Jeff Pulver exploring Israel's Startup Ec…
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Alan Weinkrantz, Jeff Pulver

Fashion and lifestyle brands have quickly assimilated social media's online culture by listening to and leveraging audience behavior to create environments that feel quintessentially branded yet personable and fresh. Mod…
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Aliza Licht, Cannon Hodge, John Jannuzzi
Like any powerful tool, the human brain needs a bit of a tune-up now and then. Take a break from the bustle of SXSW and give your mind and body a chance to assimilate all the new ideas and energy at the conference. This …
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Jennilyn Carson
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
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Alberto Gonzalez
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
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Bruce Taragin
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
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Fred Destin

A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
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Jay Batson
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new…
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Trae Vassallo
For mobile game developers and publishers, this Meet Up at SXSW Interactive is the perfect opportunity to mix and mingle with like-minded pros and discuss the hottest topics and trends in the mobile gaming industry. Wh…
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Bryan Kim
This meetup is exclusively for those who manage a brand's social page. Time to get together and air blunders, grievances and social complaints. Get your #nofilter on.…
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Ly Tran
10 years ago, voice talent waited by the phone for auditions, drove to cattle calls at recording studios, to be recorded by an engineer, directed by a producer, followed by more waiting for a booking. Today, casting site…
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David H. Lawrence XVII
Sexual commerce has a history of driving technological innovation: porn and early camera adoption, porn and VHS, porn and high-speed internet demand... While sexual media often fuels technological growth, the "oldest pro…
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Sabrina Morgan

How are we, as media-driven consumers, inspired by a cause or motivated towards social change? In this discussion Theo Ianuly and Geoff Stanfield of Gist Lab will bring together musician Ryan Bingham, Peter Glatzer (SHF…

How are we, as media-driven consumers, inspired by a cause or motivated towards social change? In this discussion Theo Ianuly and Geoff Stanfield of Gist Lab will bring together musician Ryan Bingham, Peter Glatzer (SHF…

How are we, as media-driven consumers, inspired by a cause or motivated towards social change? In this discussion Theo Ianuly and Geoff Stanfield of Gist Lab will bring together musician Ryan Bingham, Peter Glatzer (SHF…

In 2011, Sam Fox, then 24, ran 2,650 miles from Canada to Mexico in 61 days -- the equivalent of 1.5 marathons a day for two months. Inspired by his mother Lucy, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2000, his jo…
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Location is enormously important to the future of mobile; it creates a new layer of relevance for social, adds context to our posts and photos, and helps us discover the world around us. The success of the LBS industry r…
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Damien Patton
In 2005, Etsy made a splash, allowing anyone with knitting needles to reach an audience, and MySpace helped musicians like Adele get their big breaks. While the internet has long aided creators trying to get the word out…
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Claire Mazur, Danielle Strle, Jamie Beck, Jen Bekman
This is the Meet Up for Ruby on Rails developers, to share ideas and meet other developers.…
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David Bluestein II
Sarah will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “In a Single Bound: Losing My Leg, Finding Myself, and Training for Life ” following her Core Conversation session. Sarah is the first woman on a prosthetic …

Move over tech portals — if you want rapid adoption for your startup, it's all about lifestyle magazines and daytime talk shows. In case you haven't heard, women make or influence over 85% of the household purchases, an…
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The Sketchbook Project is a constantly evolving library of handmade artists’ books, contributed by more than 22,000 people from 130+ countries. The Project encourages creative people from diverse backgrounds — working ar…
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Shane Zucker, Steven Peterman

The open source movement has turned the software development landscape on its head by creating tools that enable the inmates to start running the software asylum. Just as the world changed when social networking tools ma…
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Mik Kersten
Can a spoonful of sugar really help the medicine go down? How successful is issue-based “product placement” at motivating consumers to think differently about a social issue or inspire change? In this panel, senior level…
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, Anastasia Goodstein, Lindsay Guetschow, Rick Rey

You are bad at Facebook. We are less bad at it than you. Also, the vast majority of your audience is probably on Facebook. (Unless you are Pinterest, but they are on Facebook too. Just sayin'.) You are probably not good …
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, Adam Mordecai

Top entertainment and gaming technology startups will pitch their products and services to high profile industry experts in this popular and exciting live venture capital pitch competition. Emcee: Richard Garriott Judg…
This year, SXSW Film is excited to be having nightly happy hours at the beautiful Intercontinental Stephen F. Austin Hotel Terrace Bar. Conveniently located directly next door to the Paramount Theatre, this is the perfec…

Entertainment and Gaming Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Richard Garriott Judges: Blair Garrou, Ryan McIntyre, Nabeel …

Health Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Jay Parkinson MD, MPH Judges: Nina Kjellson, Stacy Feld, Lisa Suennen Finalist:…

Innovative Web Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Chris Shipley Judges: Brian Singerman, Scott Case, Steve Rosenbaum Final…
Comedy superstar Eugene Mirman has a thoughtful conversation and leads a Q&A with Brooklyn alternative rockers John Flansburgh and John Linnell, better known as They Might Be Giants.……
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This session presented by SXSW Interactive and is open to all badge types. Comedy superstar Eugene Mirman has a thoughtful conversation and leads a Q&A with Brooklyn alternative rockers John Flansburgh and John Linnell,…
Comedy superstar Eugene Mirman has a thoughtful conversation and leads a Q&A with Brooklyn alternative rockers John Flansburgh and John Linnell, better known as They Might Be Giants.…
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True Ailey is a journalist in a strange land, exiled by his network to a damp Southeast Asian republic gouged out a war-ravaged peninsula weeping monsoon tears. When his friend is murdered, True sets out to find the kill…
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Adam Penenberg
It’s downright insane how people communicate in the business world. We’re told to “ease users into the monetization channel” and to “create social-local campaigns to increase the optimization levels of our consumer-centr…
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Carla Borsoi, Grant Shellen

A “DEO, or the “Design Executive Officer”, is a hybrid of a strategic business executive and a creative, problem solver who places design and creativity at the center of their organization. They are the catalysts for tra…
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Christopher Ireland, Maria Giudice
5:15 PM

A company's first day as a publicly traded entity on a stock exchange is a huge deal. Social companies, like Facebook, Xynga and Jive, have the added the pressure of socializing this corporate milestone. This session w…
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Deirdre Walsh

Join Mando Rayo, a self-appointed Taco Journalist as he shares his unique perspective on the niche food blog, TacoJournalism.com. Mando and the Taco Mafia canvas Austin and beyond to explore all things tacos. From al pas…
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Mando Rayo
5:30 PM
Jeff Gothelf will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience ”.…
Jesse Schell will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “The Art of Game Design” following his Solo session. Jesse Schell is Professor of Entertainment Technology at Carnegie Mellon University and CEO of Sc…
Investment firm Y Combinator is the most sought-after home for startups in Silicon Valley. Twice a year, it funds dozens of just-founded startups and provides three months of guidance from Paul Graham, YC’s impresario, …
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Randall Stross
Investment firm Y Combinator is the most sought-after home for startups in Silicon Valley. Twice a year, it funds dozens of just-founded startups and provides three months of guidance from Paul Graham, YC’s impresario, …
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Randall Stross

Hundreds, maybe up to a thousand, new domain endings will soon join the ones we’re accustomed to like .com, .net and .org. Last summer we learned which companies were seeking which new extensions as this massive change c…
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Jeremiah Johnston

Explore how the widespread proliferation of cheap sensors of all kinds will create a vast collective memory for the planet which will serve as a record of every cause and effect. This data will be scoured for association…
Beginner
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Byron Reese
The apocalypse is here (for real this time), and you’re invited to celebrate with a few of The Mischief’s favorite comics. Our post-apocalyptic planning committee will be on hand to lead an end of times survival discussi…
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Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrés du Bouchet, Andy Peters, Aparna Nancherla, Brent Weinbach, Drennon Davis, Gabe Liedman, Ivan Gonzalez, Jay Larson, Jenny Slate, Jerrod Carmichael, Johnny Pemberton, Jon Dore, Max Olesker, Reggie Watts, Rory Scovel
The apocalypse is here (for real this time), and you’re invited to celebrate with a few of The Mischief’s favorite comics. Our post-apocalyptic planning committee will be on hand to lead an end of times survival discussi…
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Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrés du Bouchet, Andy Peters, Aparna Nancherla, Brent Weinbach, Drennon Davis, Gabe Liedman, Ivan Gonzalez, Jay Larson, Jenny Slate, Jerrod Carmichael, Johnny Pemberton, Jon Dore, Max Olesker, Reggie Watts, Rory Scovel

Young Malawian William Kamkwamba teaches himself to build a power-generating windmill from junk parts, successfully rescuing his family from poverty and famine. He becomes an energy icon for the developing world and meet…
5:45 PM

What if each email you sent earned you $28? Email marketing (yes, STILL) rocks the highest return on investment of any medium. That is, if you do it right. Are you getting your $28 ROI? Ok, do you even *know* your email …
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Jessica Best

James McQuivey, Ph.D., author of the new book Digital Disruption, promotes that accelerated disruption made possible by ubiquitous digital platforms and tools. In his work with companies in nearly every industry, he has …
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James McQuivey
6:00 PM
Join a loose confederation of geeks to enjoy tears of joy with Austin's hottest underground tradition: nuclear tacos.……
Byron Reese will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Infinite Progress: How the Internet and Technology Will End Ignorance, Hunger, Poverty, Disease and War” following his speaking session. Byron Reese b…
Join us for drinks, German cuisine & a round of pitches by Berlin's hottest startups. Advance registration: www.German-Haus.biz……
Randall Stross will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Most Exclusive School for Startups” following his Book Reading session.…
The revolution will not be televised. The revolution will be podcasted. Brett Gelman (Go On, Eagleheart, Funny or Die) presents a showcase of intense comedy and unpredictable antics, with the help of a few special guests…
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Brett Gelman
The revolution will not be televised. The revolution will be podcasted. Brett Gelman (Go On, Eagleheart, Funny or Die) presents a showcase of intense comedy and unpredictable antics, with the help of a few special guests…
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Brett Gelman

An enigmatic phone call from a psychic, catapults a family into a state of suspended belief while waiting for their recently deceased mother to be resurrected. One sister believes the claim, and the other staunchly oppos…
6:10 PM
James will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Digital Disruption: Unleashing the Next Wave of Innovation Digital Disruption” following his speaking session. James serves Consumer Product Strategy Profes…
Scott Belsky will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality” following his Featured session. Scott is the co-founder and CEO of Behance,…
6:15 PM

This eye-popping film, stunningly edited from 20 years of verité footage, follows champion snowboarder Kevin Pearce and exposes the fatal allure of extreme sports. An escalating rivalry between Kevin and his nemesis Shau…
The Safe Harbor Room is a place for people in recovery to meet during SXSW. The sessions are informal and supportive. SXSW is a challenging atmosphere for those who choose sobriety. All are welcome to come to the Safe Ha…
The Safe Harbor Room is a place for people in recovery to meet during SXSW. The sessions are informal and supportive. SXSW is a challenging atmosphere for those who choose sobriety. All are welcome to come to the Safe Ha…
6:20 PM
Don Tapscott will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World”, “Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything” and “Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generat…
6:30 PM

Geeks from Gangnam is an event with an International flavor. We invite anyone who wants to network and build connections with people from all across the world, while enjoying live musical performances by popular Korean b…
Networking event, with live music, chilean wine and pisco. Join us for a fun evening and meet Chilean talent.……
Start your Monday night off right with this guaranteed-good-time standup showcase, curated by SXSW Comedy.…
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Andrew Short, Jay Oakerson, Mac Blake, Mark Normand, Ryan Cownie
Start your Monday night off right with this guaranteed-good-time standup showcase, curated by SXSW Comedy.…
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Andrew Short, Jay Oakerson, Mac Blake, Mark Normand, Ryan Cownie

A screening of the amazing short creations our first filmmakers created in Austin School of Film's Digital Filmmaking for Adults course. Each film is a short narrative film with a five minute max. Films completed in 2012…
6:45 PM

Bernice Stokes and Fontayne Gamble grew up the closest of friends. After high school Bernice got into social services and corrections work, Fontayne just got into trouble. Twenty years later Bernice is assigned as parole…

Terri Hooley is a radical, rebel and music-lover in 1970s Belfast, who opens a record shop calling it "Good Vibrations". Through it he discovers a compelling voice of resistance in the city’s nascent underground punk sce…
7:00 PM

“Our procedure has been always haunted by the ghost of the innocent man convicted. It is an unreal dream.” - Justice Learned Hand. In 1986 Michael Morton’s wife Christine is brutally murdered in front of their only child…
Write it down and tell the world the most important thing for you to do before your lifetime is over.……
Join us for a sake party hosted by Japanese industry leaders. Let’s make a toast to SXSW and have JFK’s “Moon Speech” bring us together and inspire us to accomplish the impossible. Kampa~i! Don’t forget to bring your bus…

"Hawking" is the extraordinary story of the planet’s most famous living scientist, told for the first time in his own words and by those closest to him. Made with unique access to Hawking’s private life, this is an intim…

Unique, uplifting and heartbreaking, "The Network" is the story of Afghanistan’s first independent television network – TOLO TV – and the family behind it. TOLO TV has grown to be Afghanistan’s largest and most successfu…

Harry Connick Jr. stars as Michael Walker, who, as a child, wished every day could be Christmas. That is, until a tragic accident crushed his holiday spirit. Thirty years later, Michael still can't muster any joy for the…

A man falls into the Bosphorus on a snowy night. His son, Mete is dragged into a half-hearted pursuit through claustrophobic Istanbul. Faced with the depression of his mother, he discovers some not-so-conventional means …
7:15 PM

Metal-loving gamer geek, Scott Weidemeyer, lives with his ornery grandmother and works a lousy job at a donut shop. But every Tuesday night, he is the omnipotent Game Master, guiding his role-players through a tabletop j…
7:30 PM
Northern Ireland is back again for SXSW 2013 with a great new shocase of Northern Irish bands for your listening pleasure. Show your badge to get in.……
Northern Ireland is back again for SXSW 2013 with a great new shocase of Northern Irish bands for your listening pleasure. Show your badge to get in.……
Kick off your night with free booze, free food and an exclusive DJ set by Dirty Projectors!……
7:45 PM

Three college friends go to the biggest party of the year, each looking for something different: love, sex and a simple human connection. When a supernatural phenomenon disrupts the party, it lights a fuse on what will b…
8:00 PM
Cusp by Neiman Marcus and StyleCaster toast to SXSWi Style. View CUSP’s capsule collection “The Man Repeller x PJK” as StyleCaster unveils its “Austin’s 25 Most Stylish” editorial with cocktails and live music. RSVP@sty…
Come play with Dailymotion at SXSW. We're bringing our concert series D-Tour to Republic Live on Monday, 3/11 for a show featuring Robert DeLong, Gold Fields, Sky Ferreira and Funeral Suits. All you need is your badge to…

Taco Bell, Feed The Beat and SXSW are teaming up to make an experimental fan-made rockumentary called #FeedTheBeat and starring Passion Pit and Wildcat! Wildcat!, directed by Sam Jones (Wilco’s I Am Trying To Break Your …

Taco Bell, Feed The Beat and SXSW are teaming up to make an experimental fan-made rockumentary called #FeedTheBeat and starring Passion Pit and Wildcat! Wildcat!, directed by Sam Jones (Wilco’s I Am Trying To Break Your …
Experience the elevator pitch competition as entrepreneurs vie for up to $10,000 in prizes, and enjoy the free food, drink, and live entertainment hosted by Oklahoma Film and Music Office.……

Sennheiser + Paste Interactive Studio & Lounge. Live music curated by Paste nightly at 8pm, including sets from Quiet Company, Moon Taxi, The Lone Bellow and Jason Isbell. RSVP for free downloads, event schedule: www.pas…

Sennheiser + Paste Interactive Studio & Lounge. Live music curated by Paste nightly at 8 PM, including sets from Quiet Company, Moon Taxi, The Lone Bellow and Jason Isbell. RSVP for free downloads, event schedule: www.pa…
Funny or Die & Team Coco's Comedy Climax: The thrilling conclusion of The Mischief at SXSW Comedy Funny or Die and Team Coco are having a baby! Well, kind of. Mostly they're teaming up to host the official after party f…
Presenters
Andrés du Bouchet, Andy Peters, Aparna Nancherla, Jay Larson, Jon Dore, Reggie Watts, Rory Scovel
Funny or Die & Team Coco's Comedy Climax: The thrilling conclusion of The Mischief at SXSW Comedy Funny or Die and Team Coco are having a baby! Well, kind of. Mostly they're teaming up to host the official after party f…
Presenters
Andrés du Bouchet, Andy Peters, Aparna Nancherla, Jay Larson, Jon Dore, Reggie Watts, Rory Scovel
The best improvisers in the country come together to put on an irreverent show made up on the spot, featuring performers from the acclaimed theater’s Los Angeles and New York outposts. Featuring Anthony Atamanuik, Neil …
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Anthony Atamanuik, Chris Gethard, Connor Ratliff, Dru Johnston, Jon Gabrus, Neil Casey, Shannon O'Neill
The best improvisers in the country come together to put on an irreverent show made up on the spot, featuring performers from the acclaimed theater’s Los Angeles and New York outposts. Featuring Anthony Atamanuik, Neil …
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Anthony Atamanuik, Chris Gethard, Connor Ratliff, Dru Johnston, Jon Gabrus, Neil Casey, Shannon O'Neill
All the ridiculous fun of Vegas packed into one party, brought to you by the entire #VegasTech community.……
8:30 PM
We’re rolling out the red carpet for this year’s design awards finalists. Come join us as we toast to the artists of SXSW’s Film Design Competition. Enjoy complimentary drinks, followed by a special screening of this yea…
The world's greatest detective tackles Chicago's murky underworld in his FINAL thrilling escapade, recently discovered by multi award-winning (Fosters Edinburgh 2011 Panel Prize Award and Time Out Critics’ Choice) comedy…
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Ivan Gonzalez, Max Olesker
The world's greatest detective tackles Chicago's murky underworld in his FINAL thrilling escapade, recently discovered by multi award-winning (Fosters Edinburgh 2011 Panel Prize Award and Time Out Critics’ Choice) comedy…
Presenters
Ivan Gonzalez, Max Olesker

Set in the Texas Hill Country, THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE is a portrait of the Sutton family: Diane, while ignoring her own health issues, is caregiver to her son August, who has cerebral palsy, and her husband, who is in the…
9:00 PM
Eye popping video mashups and booming beats rock Stage on Sixth as Mike Relm brings his masterful skills to SXSW. www.marketing-cloud.com/1nitewithmike……

Join The Austin Chronicle at their Annual SXSW Film Bash brought to you by MAGISTO - the easiest way to create and share professional quality personal movies. Grab a drink and nibble on food from favorite local Austin re…

Join The Austin Chronicle at their Annual SXSW Film Bash! Grab a drink and nibble on food from favorite local Austin restaurants, the Roaring Fork & Salty Sow. You must have a pass OR SXSW Film, Interactive, Gold or Plat…
It's a party, Berlin style! Berlin invites you for a memorable night (even though recalling it may end up being a challenge). Free drinks and the best of Berlin bands (D E N A, Fetsum, Camera, Kid Simius) are awaiting yo…
Our Funktion 1 sound system and world-class electronic musical talent will melt the walls while keeping the party going each night through 2am.……
Our Funktion 1 sound system and world-class electronic musical talent will melt the walls while keeping the party going each night through 2am.……
USA Network invites you into the world of GRACELAND; a place where nothing is what it seems and everyone has a secret; where deception is second nature and your lies are your life. Enjoy complimentary cocktails, explore …
USA Network invites you into the world of GRACELAND; a place where nothing is what it seems and everyone has a secret; where deception is second nature and your lies are your life. Enjoy complimentary cocktails, explore …

Celebrate Monday night at SXSW and Rock On with Rocket Lawyer. Come by to enjoy food, drinks, good company, and live music from Roxy Roca.……

Celebrate Monday night at SXSW and Rock On with Rocket Lawyer. Come by to enjoy food, drinks, good company, and live music from Roxy Roca.……
Featuring The Joy Formidable, Lord Huron, St. Lucia, Allah Lahs, Kopecky Family Band, Ginger & The Ghost. Curated by Say Media……
With spirits, food & music, we are gonna Celebrate Startups from Missouri and anywhere else & Launch Tunespeak…
9:15 PM

Kathleen Hanna, lead singer of the punk band Bikini Kill and dance-punk trio Le Tigre, rose to national attention as the reluctant but never shy voice of the riot grrrl movement. She became one of the most famously outsp…

Based on his play, Neil LaBute's script follows a successful writer (Adam Brody) who, on the eve of his wedding, travels across the country to meet up with ex-lovers in an attempt to make amends for past relationship tra…
9:30 PM

Jon Martello (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a strong, handsome, good old fashioned guy. His buddies call him Don Jon due to his ability to "pull" a different woman every weekend, but even the finest fling doesn't compare to …

A man discovers that his chronic stomach problems are due to the fact that he has a demon baby living in his colon.…

Jim is a painfully shy, socially awkward music savant whose inner demons get stirred up when he develops an obsession with Wendy, a young clinical social worker, who is drawn to Jim by her naïve desire to save people. Hi…

This is the tale of Sutter Keely - high school senior, effortless charmer and would-be master of never worrying about the future – and of how he unexpectedly falls in love and also comes to terms with the fear, beauty an…
We are excited to be presenting the best Title Sequences of the year! Opening with a informative conversation between Jay Bond and Ian Albinson. Jay Bond s an award-winning main titles designer and broadcast editor, an…
9:45 PM

Leigh's 29th birthday party takes a sudden turn when she announces that the evening may be the last time her friends see her alive. A night of questions, coping and debauchery immediately follow.…

The parallel stories of two gay men in a small Texas town. There’s Gabe: a contractor who’s getting over an ill-fated affair with a married man and finds solace in the relationship he still harbors with his ex-wife, Shan…
10:00 PM

There are an estimated 2.4 million lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans over the age of 55. LGBTQ seniors are 5 times less likely to access social services than their heterosexual counterparts, half as likely to have heal…
It ain't much if it ain't Dutch...Party on 77 Rainey Street with Dutch performances www.dutchfellows.com……
Funny or Die and Team Coco are having a baby! Well, kind of. Mostly they're teaming up to host the official after party for SXSW comedy, presented by The Mischief. Join us to play Gears of War and listen to music by Kit…
Funny or Die and Team Coco are having a baby! Well, kind of. Mostly they're teaming up to host the official after party for SXSW comedy, presented by The Mischief. Join us to play Gears of War and listen to music by Kit…
A line-up of established and up-and-coming comics from all around the country. With Jerrod Carmichael, Josh Fadem, Chris Gethard, Kyle Kinane The Esther’s Follies stage is presented by TuneIn.…
Presenters
, Chris Gethard, Jerrod Carmichael, Kyle Kinane
A line-up of established and up-and-coming comics from all around the country. With Jerrod Carmichael, Josh Fadem, Chris Gethard, Kyle Kinane The Esther’s Follies stage is presented by TuneIn.…
Presenters
, Chris Gethard, Jerrod Carmichael, Kyle Kinane
10:30 PM
Former Governor and wrestling legend JESSE VENTURA is on the ground in Austin and he’s assembled a team of investigative experts to uncover some explosive information that will unravel the biggest conspiracy yet. The New…
Presenters
Anthony Atamanuik, Daniel Van Kirk, James Adomian, Jon Gabrus, Shannon O'Neill
Former Governor and wrestling legend JESSE VENTURA is on the ground in Austin and he’s assembled a team of investigative experts to uncover some explosive information that will unravel the biggest conspiracy yet. The New…
Presenters
Anthony Atamanuik, Daniel Van Kirk, James Adomian, Jon Gabrus, Shannon O'Neill
10:45 PM

Driving through traffic at home is already stressful enough. Now imagine driving a car in a completely foreign country. Mirela, moving from Germany to India, Jake moving from the USA to Japan and South Korean Hye-Won liv…
11:45 PM

Upon release from prison, a solitary man known only as “the Rambler” embarks on a mysterious journey en route to reconnecting with his long-lost brother. Traversing treacherous back roads, lost highways, and isolated sma…
11:59 PM

When a giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampages across the city of Los Angeles, it is up to one clever exterminator and his security guard sidekick to kill the creature before the entire city is destro…

From the singular mind of horror maestro Rob Zombie comes a chilling plunge into a nightmare world where evil runs in the blood. "The Lords of Salem" tells the tale of Heidi (Sheri Moon Zombie), a radio station DJ living…
12:00 AM
New for 2013: Wanting to unwind after hitting the nightly parties or spending the day in the theaters? Swing back by the InterContinental Bar to check in on the action.……
Join us for some late night comfort food and conversation at #The Breakfast Club Lounge powered by @SHRM.……