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…
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.……
A new addition for the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival, BIT programming focuses on the experience of digital designers, developers, entrepreneurs, trend-setters and visionaries from the black community. For session-by-ses…
A new addition for the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival, BIT programming focuses on the experience of digital designers, developers, entrepreneurs, trend-setters and visionaries from the black community. For session-by-ses…
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…
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…
Every minute, three days worth of content is uploaded to YouTube. Every four seconds, a New York Times story is tweeted or shared. With information overload, how does your brand break through the noise? How do you earn t…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ashley Brown, Dustee Jenkins, Gary Goldhammer, Jon Steinberg
Digital health is driving revolutionary change across the globe. Health systems are being turned upside down as consumers and healthcare professionals tap into the cloud, big data and EHRs. Traditional structures and b…
HATCH: The pitch competition for tech startups with revolutionary ideas. Join our well-connected audience as the first group of finalists present their business plans and receive feedback from esteemed entrepreneur, corp…
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The next generation of HTML and CSS offer powerful new features for creating content that is graphically rich. It's never been easier to leverage animation, motion graphics, and sophisticated graphical techniques when bu…
Brad Nunnally will appear at the SX Bookstore with his co-authors to sign copies of “Designing the Conversation: Techniques for Successful Facilitation”.…
Dan Willis will appear at the SX Bookstore with his co-authors to sign copies of “Designing the Conversation: Techniques for Successful Facilitation”.…
Dharmesh Shah will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media, and Blogs (New Rules Social Media Series)” .…
Russ Unger will appear at the SX Bookstore with his co-authors to sign copies of “Designing the Conversation: Techniques for Successful Facilitation”.
Russ Unger is a User Experience professional in the Chicago area. He…
Sherwood Neiss will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Crowdfund Investing for Dummies”.
As a serial entrepreneur and investor during the credit crunch, Sherwood Neiss saw a need for a change in outdated secu…
Tony Hsieh, SXSW V2V Keynote, will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose”.…
A spirited conversation with Airbnb's cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky in which we delve into the process of designing and building a platform for sharing homes, explore the company's new push into the travel guide area wi…
Many believe the future of design is in screens. They're wrong. It's time to kill the interface. Because when we think only in screens, we design based upon a model that is inherently unnatural, inhumane, and has diminis…
Hold a discussion covering the benefits of using outsourced resources and how to improve going forward
• Cost savings
• Increased quality of next generation titles
• Immediate availability of resource ramp up for full p…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will be the most ambitious telescope ever constructed. Hubble’s tennis court-sized successor will be 100 times more powerful and orbit far beyond Earth’s Moon, where it will beam back im…
Intermediate
Presenters
Alberto Conti, Blake Marie Bullock, Charles Mountain, Jonathan Fay
Being able to visualize large collections of data is absolutely vital in the domain of cultural heritage—both for scholarly work and public consumption. Recent work explores novel and engaging ways to visualize and explo…
Beginner
Presenters
Andy van Dam, Anne Balsamo, Donald Brinkman, Ethan Watrall
Bike Hugger is bike culture blogged and we're in town to meet with you about the bike. We'll talk tech, geekery, and the rides we're doing here in Austin. You're welcome to join us on those too.…
A new addition for the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival, BIT programming focuses on the experience of digital designers, developers, entrepreneurs, trend-setters and visionaries from the black community. For session-by-ses…
A new addition for the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival, BIT programming focuses on the experience of digital designers, developers, entrepreneurs, trend-setters and visionaries from the black community. For session-by-ses…
Responsive design is a rapidly evolving concept, covering a wide range of design and development techniques that vary depending on who you ask and when. In this session we will examine Adobe Edge Reflow, the first compr…
There's a new business revolution brewing—& it’s happening where we shop. John Mackey, co-CEO & co-founder of Whole Foods Market & a pioneer of the Conscious Capitalism movement, will go over points from his new book & d…
Since the dawn of spam and server hacks, there has been trepidation on the part of the consumer in sharing their personal data with the companies they interact with, and with good reason. But, there is a way for consumer…
Local Motors has pioneered how to achieve crowd-powered design and development of complex cyber-mechanical devices. In short, we have crowd-sourced the first production cars in the world. Further, we have pioneered new w…
RSVP Required - Pick an element, any element. Style it. Manipulate it. No IDs. No classes. No jQuery necessary. We’ll learn all the new features of selectors tin CSS and JavaScript hat enable you to select this DOM node,…
The annual Allied Media Conference in Detroit, MI convenes 2,000 artists, activists, educators, and technologists, all sharing media strategies for a more justice, creative, and collaborative world. The Allied Media Conf…
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,…
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!……
RSVP Required - General purpose web frameworks don’t usually make for great tools when trying to build fast and scalable Hypermedia APIs. What we need is a dedicated API framework -- one that natively speaks HTTP, suppor…
While the game industry regards realism as a key characteristic of AAA games, research suggests we may be wasting our money. Perceived realism is far more important, varying on dimensions of authenticity, freedom, presen…
Intermediate
Presenters
Amy Adcock, Bob De Schutter, Richard Van Eck, Steven Malliet
Are you ready to have your mind, body and soul transformed, to find transcendence, enlightenment, and inner peace? Well, good for you! This lecture, reading, and discussion, on the other hand, will be about 40 percent fa…
Sitting on her bed in a run-down rest home, Dotty is desperate to send a text message to her daughter. When her morning cup of tea arrives, Dotty manages to rope someone else into her long battle with technology.…
Ellen is leaving because she can. Travel is the cancer of modern relationships.
Ellen needs to find her sad-sack of a boyfriend, Hamish, a nice leaving gift to try and help the mutual breakup feel a bit better. When Ham…
Social communities
Smartphone apps
Web-based apps
From farming 2.0 to restaurants with iPad ordering systems to the never-ending food porn on Instagram. Digital innovation is changing the food industry - business owner…
RSVP Required - You want to write a bunch of mobile applications, but you dread learning the Objective-C of iOS, the flavors of "bastardized Java" for Android and BlackBerry, or the C#/Visual Basic of Windows Phone. Neve…
Today's technology is changing the world at a quicker pace than any prior period of time. In order to keep up with this transformation, our education system will need to react at a much faster rate to develop new skills,…
Intermediate
Presenters
Donald Christian, Nathan Green, Pauline Dow, Richard Rhodes
Amit Singhal is SVP and Google Fellow overseeing Google Search. He’s currently leading Google's efforts to build more natural, conversational search that understands exactly what you mean and gives you back exactly what …
Explore what the future holds for content creators and the distribution of video with leaders and talent at the forefront of the digital revolution. Investigate how you create a model that thrives and what advice can be …
Explore what the future holds for content creators and the distribution of video with leaders and talent at the forefront of the digital revolution. Investigate how you create a model that thrives and what advice can be …
Join us for the Official SXSW 2013 Geospatial Meetup. LBS, GIS, SoLoMo and every other trade acronym for ambient technologies are on the rise and are here to stay. What are location-based services, geospatial information…
Enough of caped crusaders, crazed criminals and post-apocalyptic kooks! Despite talk of graphic novels as a maturing, alternative art form, most of the genre is still dedicated to elementary entertainment...but that is c…
Molly Crabapple - visual artist, and Kim Boekbinder - musician, are both champions of the crowd funding age. Both have received international praise and recognition for their groundbreaking work in their respective mediu…
HATCH: The pitch competition for tech startups with revolutionary ideas. Join our well-connected audience as the second group of finalists present their business plans and receive feedback from esteemed entrepreneur, cor…
Lisa Johnson is one day shy of her sixteenth birthday. And she will be forever. She and her family are dead and doomed to repeat that fateful last day before they were all killed in 1985. Only Lisa has “woken up” and rea…
Tech innovation is a pervasive theme at SXSW, and people are key to innovation. An ongoing challenge for our industry is how to keep working parents in, instead of dropping out, as they give birth to the next generation …
First up on the Next Stage is the introduction to our exciting recruiting meet up series: I Met My Agency @ SXSW: Agency Speed Pitches!
A unique form of career development, this agency speed dating session lets agencies…
First up on the Next Stage is the introduction to our exciting recruiting meet up series: I Met My Agency @ SXSW!
A unique form of career development, this agency speed dating session lets agencies pitch themselves to y…
First up on the Next Stage is the introduction to our exciting recruiting meet up series: I Met My Agency @ SXSW!
A unique form of career development, this agency speed dating session lets agencies pitch themselves to y…
A hybrid narrative film with doses of mockumentary, musical comedy and dance film, "Improvement Club" traces a rag-tag Seattle performance group’s attempt to expose the American Revolution’s fatal flaws. When the ensembl…
Illness is complicated. The tsunami of digital information currently available to most patients and caregivers doesn’t always simplify decision making, but can often make it worse. Further, the new role of patients as h…
Over the past year and a half, media (websites, TV, books) created by women has often been accused of being too girly. When women's sites XOJane.com and Hello Giggles launched in May of 2011, journalist Tricia Romano wro…
Beginner
Presenters
Anna Holmes, Deborah Schoeneman, Margaret Johnson, Rebecca Fernandez
Joe Weinman will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Product Details
Cloudonomics, + Website: The Business Value of Cloud Computing” following his panel session.
Joe Weinman has been described by IDG as…
The advent of the Web marked the best and worst of times for journalism: Hyper-local and citizen news, the decline of print and rise of pay walls, reporters learning new skills as well as learning how to be "brands." The…
Advanced
Presenters
James Grimaldi, Kevin Helliker, Laura Sturaitis, Liv Buli
Do you have a great idea for an interactive project? If your project displays an exceptional interactive content idea and an original media dissemination strategy – and your pitch stands out above all others in terms of…
Intermediate
Presenters
Gavin McGarry, Joe Fingerote, Kelly Robinson, Kerry Stauffer
Mastering RWD is difficult enough, doing it with a WordPress theme and no knowledge its intended use or future content is even harder. In this talk you’ll learn how to create WordPress themes that will maintain their res…
Few games can match the ubiquity and legacy of Doom, the seminal first-person shooter that ushered in thousands of mods, clones, and successors. Nearly every significant FPS, from Resistance to Half-Life, Call of Duty to…
In Indiana, where life revolves around high school basketball, what happens to a community when their beloved team can no longer win a single game? Years ago, Medora was a booming rural community with a thriving middle c…
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…
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…
Thanks to growing accessibility to information and the ability to connect through technology, entrepreneurs have more access to reporters and media influencers than ever. And while this is great news for start-ups and sm…
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…
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…
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…
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…
From Interactive programs, to digital marketing - the digital age runs the gamut of directions filmmakers can go to bring their films to the masses, take the audience deeper, etc. Talk to those at the forefront of their …
Beginner
Presenters
Aaron Koblin, Elaine McMillion, Ingrid Kopp, Jigar Mehta, John Christiano, Keyvan Peymani, Laure Parsons, Logan Mulvey
The future of medicine is in your pocket. Show up for an hour and find out just how big this mHealth revolution is going to be!
We'll talk about apps that transform heart beats into music, turn boring breathing exercises…
"Mobile Homes" follows Ali, a young mother trapped in human trafficking. Constantly moving from city to city, she is transported with her 7-year-old son Alex. As she survives day to day, Alex explores mobile home sales-…
RSVP Required - Bill will help attendees develop an HTML5 app optimized for mobile devices. HTML5 apps are web apps on steroids, providing awesome touch interactions, hardware-accelerated graphics, and the ability to wo…
Three million girls a year in Africa alone are at risk of female genital cutting (FGC) and 140 million women worldwide live with the harmful consequences of this human rights violation. FGC is a social norm, and it is ch…
Social influencers are starting to get involved in the startup ecosystem with the expectation that they will use their influence to attract new investors, users and revenue. This panel will discuss the benefits of gettin…
Beginner
Presenters
Chris Kantrowitz, Dhani Jones, Sophia Bush, Walter Delph, Adam Lilling
Imagine if you could know all about someone just by looking at them. You could remember people's names, sense when friends were nearby, and see hidden connections around you wherever you went.
Soon, the mobile phones we …
Throughout Richard Nixon’s presidency, three of his top White House aides obsessively documented their experiences with Super 8 home movie cameras. Young, idealistic and dedicated, they had no idea that a few years later…
Every year, millions of citizens around the world are involved in a crowdsourcing effort in which they tell their governments where public money should be spent. Known as Participatory Budgeting (PB), this practice is mo…
Print is dead. Long live print. Tom Pain's 21st century pamphlet connects to the internet to showcase user generated content from activists in Syria and bloggers in Preston (UK). The web gets physical with Interactive Ne…
Poetry, stories, and speeches aren’t just what we read or what we hear - they're how we make meaning and celebrate history. Hundreds of thousands of spoken text audio files - including poetry readings, American Indian s…
We’ve entered the age of the customer — an era where a focus on customers matters more than any other strategic imperative. Companies are waking up to the fact that customers’ perceptions have a profound impact on busine…
The Racism on YouTube panel will take a hard look at the various struggles that black members of the YouTube community face each day. YouTube is an expansive, diverse community, but its foremost personalities largely fal…
RSVP Required - Learn the essential Ruby and Rails needed to transform your designs into working web applications.
Doing so will inform your design decisions, improve your ability to collaborate with back-end developers,…
What does it mean that kids are requesting iPads over train sets for Christmas? Or that one of the fastest growing segment of iPad users are kids under age 12? Kids today interact with digital devices by 6 months and ca…
The velocity of change in our business world-and our culture-has reached unprecedented levels. This is a historic era that transcends industries and national borders, and it presents new challenges to all of us, as indiv…
It's no secret that increased access to digital distribution has dramatically changed the book publishing industry. For years anyone could be an author. Today, anyone can be a publisher. Self-publishing was once seen as …
In the Weston’s 45-year marriage, John controlled his submissive wife, Sheila, until one day, she had finally had enough. After months of separation and in the heat of divorce, John has ignored all attempts to divide his…
The first wave of web was text. Remember Julie Powell's famous food blog -- and how it had no pictures? Along came a more visual web soon after, and now, anyone can be a visual curator with the help of Pinterest. But the…
Beginner
Presenters
Camille Styles, Christian Remde, Jillian St Charles
The first wave of web was text. Remember Julie Powell's famous food blog -- and how it had no pictures? Along came a more visual web soon after, and now, anyone can be a visual curator with the help of Pinterest. But the…
Beginner
Presenters
Camille Styles, Christian Remde, Jillian St Charles, Tolly Moseley
"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…
Dotty
Directors: Mick Andrews, Brett O'Gorman
A stubborn old lady struggles to send a text message to her daughter.
Ellen is Leaving
Director: Michelle Savill
On the eve of departing overseas, Ellen makes the fateful d…
A child taxidermist, an outsider in his small town, is entranced by a girl who finds his work beautiful. But just as their relationship begins to progress, he does something that drastically changes everything.…
InterContinental Stephen F. Austin Capital Ballroom
11:00AM -12:00PM
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a video worth? With the rise of video-enabled smart phones and social media distribution channels available for sharing with a single click, when do we reach the tipping p…
Beginner
Presenters
Greg Kostello, John Biggs, Jostein Svendsen, Oren Boiman, Alexia Tsotsis
Gain insights into founding and funding an entertainment startup from this case-study style session focusing on indie film distributor and digital pioneer SnagFilms. Dana Harris, the editor-in-chief of IndieWIRE, will mo…
Beginner
Presenters
Harry Weller, Rick Allen, Sam Landman, Marc Schiller
RSVP Required - I-9. W-4. IRA. Budget. Policy. Reimbursement. Invoice. Payroll . . . These are not exactly the words that inspire entrepreneurs. Yet the Startup Genome Project reported that most companies fail because of…
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…
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…
How much of what you are using on a day-to-day basis actually comes from your school years? How much comes from the people you meet, the workshops you attend, the work you do? According to the New Approaches to Lifelong …
We live in an increasingly connected world. Constant streams of tweets, status-updates and check-ins have brought humanity closer together than ever.
We've entered an era with an emphasis on creating and unifying - wher…
Did the human race almost go extinct? Can genetics explain a crazy cat lady’s love for felines? How does DNA lead to people with no fingerprints, or humans born with tails? And how did the right combination of genes crea…
Wael Diab will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Ethernet in the First Mile: Access for Everyone” following his panel session.
Wael Diab is the Senior Technical Director, Office of the CTO at Broadcom …
With a hurricane threatening to destroy her way of life, "When We Lived in Miami" is a hypnotic short about the lengths one woman will go to keep her family from falling apart. Stylistically similar to Seimetz's critical…
Think pink is the way to market to girls? Think again. Women and the teen girls they were know the power of their affections when it comes to entertainment, the internet, and the attention economy -- and yet they're prim…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ann Glenn, Jenna Wortham, Megan Westerby, Rae Votta
In this session, 19 year old Thiel Fellow Connor Zwick talks about the democratization of hardware over the next decade and what it means for the next generation of Silicon Valley innovators from the perspective of his o…
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 …
Citizen journalism through social media platforms helps deliver truth into mainstream reporting and ensure community safety in places with oppressive regimes. But what happens when, as in Mexico today, truth in reporting…
Do IP patents hinder innovation in design + fashion? I’ll show you why my co-founder and I decided to quit our jobs designing for fashion houses to create For the Makers, where anyone can learn a new technique, read up o…
Flutter
Director: Dara Bratt
“Flutter” is a short observational documentary about an ordinary man obsessed with the extraordinary.
I Kill
Directors: David White, Paul Wedel
The kindest slaughter: a short documentary abo…
"Flutter" shares the life of John Bedford, 70's, who has been collecting butterflies his whole life. Extending beyond the exotic and gorgeous butterflies, this is the reflective and meditative portrait of a lonely man se…
Discussing the process I went through after discovering 3d printing technolgy (at SXSW in 2009) and how it allows me to express and explore many maker, DIY and geek pursuits all in one place while at the same time solvin…
Information Literacy is the ability identify an information need and to locate and evaluate appropriate resources to satisfy this need. As more and more information and communication has moved online information literacy…
Kerry will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Outside In: Putting Customers at the Center of Your Business” following his book reading session.
Kerry is a vice president, principal analyst in Forrester’…
Writer turned knife maker Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn talks about the human element of craft, and the potential for a skill to mature into an art. And in sharing his story, he alights on the real meaning of handmade—a…
"KRS ONE: Brooklyn to the Bronx" introduces the life and teachings of the legendary emcee, KRS ONE. On the road to becoming a Hip Hop pioneer, "KRS ONE" tells the story of his life as a young man living homeless on the s…
"The Phoenix Project" is a Socratic novel, inspired by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt’s book “The Goal” which follows Bill Palmer, an IT manager at Parts Unlimited.
The company’s new IT initiative, code named Phoenix Project, is …
Kendrick is a young, black calf roper grafting through the local, all-white rodeo circuits of the southern United States. Soft spoken and gentlemanly, roping is Kendrick’s singular focus, his ‘good addiction’. He practic…
Depressed and frustrated with his life, Dr. John Kitchin abandons his career as a neurologist and moves to Pacific Beach. There, he undergoes a radical transformation into "SLOMO", trading his lab coat for a pair of roll…
“Touba" reveals a face of Islam essential to these divisive times. It chronicles the Grand Magaal pilgrimage of 1 million Sufi Muslims to the holy city of Touba, Senegal. Shot on 16mm, its vivid cinematography and integr…
Hacking household devices and inventing new products is now within the reach of the everyday tinkerer. Arduino, Raspberry Pi and 3D printing are just some of the tech capturing the imagination of a new generation of inno…
I’m an engineer. That doesn’t just describe my training or my job description, it’s who I am. I look at the world through a scientific, analytical lens, and when I identify problems, I prototype ways to solve them. Engin…
Why do Cheerios generate more word of mouth than Disney World? Which emotional responses prompt a person to share a link to an article? Jonah Berger, a Wharton marketing professor and author of CONTAGIOUS: WHY THINGS CAT…
Why do Cheerios generate more word of mouth than Disney World? Which emotional responses prompt a person to share a link to an article? Jonah Berger, a Wharton marketing professor and author of CONTAGIOUS: WHY THINGS CAT…
Following the success of our Agency Meet Up in 2012, we are excited to announce another round of SXSW Recruiter Meet Ups now expanding to our four day program! This unique networking opportunity connects top agencies wit…
Following the success of our Agency Meet Up in 2012, we are excited to announce another round of SXSW Recruiter Meet Ups now expanding to our four day program! This unique networking opportunity connects top agencies wit…
Following the success of our Agency Meet Up in 2012, we are excited to announce another round of SXSW Recruiter Meet Ups now expanding to our four day program! This unique networking opportunity connects top agencies wit…
SXSW GEEK Stage - Geek & Sundry producer Boyan Radakovich gives you an inside look at your favorite gaming show, TableTop.
Share your passion for board games, get the inside scoop on season 2, and learn about a very sp…
Front Lawn - NASA’s successor to Hubble, the James Webb Space Telescope, will be 100 times more powerful. The Webb Telescope will orbit far beyond Earth’s Moon where the cold vastness of space will allow it to study the …
LANFest is a nationwide, all volunteer charity gaming organization whose mission is to have fun, raise money for charity, and promote our sponsors in a series of fun family supportive, community-involved events.……
Learn to play Magic: The Gathering FREE. Our staff will teach you how to play this amazing game and give you a FREE deck. Already know how to play? Come enjoy a free Mini Master round or play in the SXSW Convention Leagu…
"Mud" is an adventure about two boys, Ellis and his friend Neckbone, who find a man named Mud hiding out on an island in the Mississippi. Mud describes fantastic scenarios—he killed a man in Texas and vengeful bounty hun…
The SXSW Gaming Expo is the place to be for hands-on product demos and networking opportunities. Because Austin is a hotbed for video game talent and development studios, popular demand prompted the evolution of SXSW’s n…
GEEK Magazine will take you on a journey of discovery into every facet of geekdom including video games, comics, collectibles, technology, gadgets, movies, television, music, and much more.
*See Sessions at the Gaming E…
The IGN Pro League comes to SXSW Gaming with your favorite professional gamers competing for thousands of dollars in prizes at the hottest eSports titles! Come watch the action and try out the latest games at the SXSW Ga…
John Mackey, co-CEO & co-founder of Whole Foods Market & a pioneer of the Conscius Capitalism movement will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Conscious Capitalism”.…
People with disabilities are often confined to using assistive equipment that is ugly and badly designed for their needs. Wheelchairs, crutches, handrails, vehicles, cutlery - most things in life - are given no aestheti…
How global is creativity? We decided to swap one of Mason Zimbler’s US art directors with their UK office counterpart to find out and to answer a few other questions we had, like: Do their ideas translate? Do we approach…
Video games are part of pop culture. Millions of people game every day. But the process of making a game remains a mystery to most people. The work often comes down to a clash between two opposing forces: logic and emoti…
This presentation by BBC reporter and video jouranlist Matt Danzico will discuss the neurological and evolutionary underpinnings of storytelling, i.e. what parts of the brain are affected when a narrative is told and why…
This presentation by BBC reporter and video jouranlist Matt Danzico will discuss the neurological and evolutionary underpinnings of storytelling, i.e. what parts of the brain are affected when a narrative is told and why…
Design to support behavior change is getting increased exposure as technology has allowed products and services to have a more pervasive role in people's lives. What impact does the ability to passively collect data and …
While in the “weird” city, we take a look at the Breakout Brand phenomenon where companies focus more on the customer not the competition to inspire emotional attachments that can be measured at the cash register. rbb Pu…
A new addition for the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival, BIT programming focuses on the experience of digital designers, developers, entrepreneurs, trend-setters and visionaries from the black community. For session-by-ses…
A new addition for the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival, BIT programming focuses on the experience of digital designers, developers, entrepreneurs, trend-setters and visionaries from the black community. For session-by-ses…
Black artists have to both find and fix the color line, no matter how ambiguous its parameters seem. Does new media provide more opportunities for Black artists than conventional modes of distribution? By examining verna…
The critically acclaimed host of MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” and one of America’s leading progressive voices makes her SXSW debut. The cable news star brings her signature wit and intelligence to this wide-ranging d…
Few politicians use social media as openly, or prolifically, as Cory Booker. As the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, he has used Twitter to interact with his constituents on a daily basis, responding to questions and complai…
Few politicians use social media as openly, or prolifically, as Cory Booker. As the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, he has used Twitter to interact with his constituents on a daily basis, responding to questions and complai…
This is a meetup for people interested how the analog and digital words collide. The idea of "Digital Teleportation" is being used to describe digital experiences that allow users to affect something physical somewhere o…
To bring about a more social experience in the workplace, we created Arnie - the world's first talking beer vending machine. Arnie is fully automated, intelligent and works on the seventeenth floor at Arnold Worldwide. …
eatPGH is a blog about Pittsburgh food started by four ladies in 2009. Delicious food and fresh, fun perspective was the name of the game for three years. The gals blogged with the burgeoning Pittsburgh food community an…
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Presenters
Julia Gongaware, Laura Zorch, Mandy McFadden, Sarah Sudar
Kristin and Dannielle, founders of the advice website and youth outreach organization Everyone Is Gay, will discuss the role of cyber bullying in our online communities and share stories from several youth who have expe…
If there's one piece of advice to keep as much personal data to yourself as possible, it's this: FAKE IT and don't become a datasexual! Separate the professional You from the private You, use pseudonyms, aliases and fict…
If there's one piece of advice to keep as much personal data to yourself as possible, it's this: FAKE IT and don't become a datasexual! Separate the professional You from the private You, use pseudonyms, aliases and fict…
Access to startup capital has always been a key pain point for female entrepreneurs, but is the angel and venture capital landscape finally changing? Recent research from Babson College says that if female entrepreneurs …
InterContinental Stephen F. Austin Capital Ballroom
12:30PM - 1:30PM
From funding to production, distribution to viewing, the opportunities for participating in filmmaking today that allow filmmakers to connect with and relate to their audiences in new and exciting ways are endless.
Join…
Intermediate
Presenters
Blake Whitman, Jamie Wilkinson, Simon Klose, Liz Miller
Ready to take your entertainment startup to the next level? You’ll probably need some capital to do so. Learn the tricks to getting investment from top venture capitalists and angel investors with experience funding ente…
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Presenters
Dana Settle, Matt Mazzeo, Patrick Chung, Thomas McInerney, Christina Chaey
Once upon a time -- 2010, say -- building a TV section was easy. Figure out the 10 TV shows your readers like the best; hire a bunch of kids and pay them a hundred bucks to write recaps of those shows; watch the traffic …
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Chris Rovzar, Jason Forbes, Stephanie Goodman, Willa Paskin, Dan Kois
Stop asking the question: “What are the chances my crowdfunding campaign will be successful?” You are not at the Kentucky Derby or Las Vegas. Crowdfunding is not a lottery — it’s a platform for anyone, anywhere, to raise…
Hacker journalism is going global. The Hacks/Hackers movement has spread around the world, and this panel will bring together organizers from Africa, South America, the Middle East and the U.S. to talk about how the jour…
HATCH: The pitch competition for tech startups with revolutionary ideas. Join our well-connected audience as the last group of finalists present their business plans and receive feedback from esteemed entrepreneur, corpo…
Does your smart phone keep you on track with a fitness, healthy eating or weight loss program? What apps and social media tools do you love? Come chat with the editors of SELF magazine - including Editor-In-Chief Lucy Da…
Sponsored by Hill+Knowlton Strategies
Imagine a world in which everything you say and do, and how your body responds, is tracked and analyzed.
Our panel features speakers who have imagined that world and worked to cr…
This panel will present an incubator program that helped high school students start game companies and prepare for careers in the game industry. During the summer of 2012, twenty Pflugerville ISD high school students wo…
People spend a lot of time thinking about their ideas. It’s impossible not to. Because ideas live in the same place they are born: inside our heads.
In fact, the inside of the creative mind can feel like a sort of or…
The path to game changing innovation will be realized by radically changing an organization’s approach to leadership and decision making. Moving from politics and PowerPoint to decision making by hypothesis and leadersh…
This will be a discussion and discovery of the methodology used by entrepreneurs in dealing with some of the challenges and emotions in a non-traditional work environment. As self employed individuals or entrepreneurs, o…
From early on in the careers, three-star Michelin chefs - a rarified 106 in the world at present - have a nearly tyrannical hold on their kitchens. They insist on perfection in every ingredient, in temperature, in presen…
Jonah Berger will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Contagious: Why Things Catch On” following his book reading session.
Professor Jonah Berger, of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania,…
Presented by The University of Texas at Austin, the Longhorn Startup Showcase is a fast pitch competition for UT Austin-based student startups with revolutionary ideas looking for funding to scale their innovations. We w…
Intermediate
Presenters
Isaac Barchas, Laura Kilcrease, Robert Warren, Rudy Garza
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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Emily Best, Jake Lodwick, James Belfer, Malcolm Pullinger
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…
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…
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…
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…
Doug Schepers (@shepazu) is a developer and standards expert at W3C, and the W3C Developer Relations Lead. He's particularly interested in webapps, SVG, and education. He has spoken at well-known international conference…
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…
Festivals and markets are as vital as ever in today's filmmaking scene. Learn what to do - and more importantly, what not to do - when it comes to festival submissions, festival attendance, and beyond for narrative films…
Beginner
Presenters
Anderson Le, David Nugent, Dosin Pak, Karen Arikian, Lane Kneedler, Michael Hayden, Stephanie Trepanier, Wim De Witte
Canada leads in every major wave of wireless innovation. Hear how you as an investor, developer, entrepreneur or enterprise can leverage this innovation. This panel offers insight from mobile innovators in the Canadian …
Intermediate
Presenters
Jeff Musson, Nathan Robinson, Nick Kapov, Wendy Mackinnon Keith
No matter how you do the math, there’s no ROI on a video that doesn’t get any views. So you just have to make your video go ‘viral’, right? But counting on a video to go viral effortlessly is not so different from planni…
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Presenters
Bettina Hein, Eduardo Tobon, Kevin Doohan, Rob Ciampa
No matter how you do the math, there’s no ROI on a video that doesn’t get any views. So you just have to make your video go ‘viral’, right? But counting on a video to go viral effortlessly is not so different from planni…
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Bettina Hein, Eduardo Tobon, Kevin Doohan, Rob Ciampa
"Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank. Give him a bank and he can rob the world."
Cronyism and dishonesty are rampant, from phonying up the Libor rate to profiting from insider trading. New and complicated regulations…
In the 70s porn theaters were a social space; in the 80s VCRs made viewing private; the 90s saw the rise of internet porn and online forums, allowing a still private but more social anonymous space; in the 2000s we are o…
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Carol Queen, Julie Gillis, Lisa Vandever, Michael Stabile
Human beings are advanced dynamic systems. Each of us interfaces with our emotions differently. Consequently, we interface with each other in desirable and undesirable ways through various access points. My process throu…
Outsourcing allows a startup to focus on its core competency, maintain an engineering culture and add leverage to every member of its team. This session will cover how an early-stage startup can effectively outsource its…
Get together with other typography experts / lovers 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.…
The old model of brand building and product distribution of physical goods has changed. No longer do you need to introduce via traditional media channels (commercials, trade press, long lead placements in magazines) or p…
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Presenters
Abe Burmeister, Colin Nagy, David Lange, Erica Cerulo
When most people think of "big data" they think of large companies with terabytes of data generated by users and machines. They also think dealing with big data is incredibly expensive and something only of use to compan…
We are seeing a paradigm shift in the way users are spending their time online and especially in their online purchases. Consumers are buying and advocating for purposeful brands and not letting their Internet behavior g…
The web is not a fixed width. So if the medium is fluid, should the process be fixed? Fireworks and Photoshop are not flexible enough to demonstrate media queries, button and menu states, HTML5 and JavaScript behaviors, …
Intermediate
Presenters
Aaron Gustafson, Samantha Warren, Steve Fisher, Yesenia Perez-Cruz
Traditionally, marketing has been about defining a brand’s key messages and finding clever and interesting ways to broadcast them. But it's no longer enough to connect eyeballs to ads; today's marketers must connect peop…
Are marketers wasting time and money with today’s influence measurement tools? This all-star panel of social media thought leaders exposes the pitfalls of finding social media influencers, and reveals why many marketers …
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Presenters
Debra Kaye, Ekaterina Walter, Jure Klepic, Matt Hixson
We’re bureaucrats-govies-public sector. You’re techies-geeks-start-ups. No matter what camp you’re in, we’re all into creating ideas that change the way we do things for the better. So, if you’re into developing game-cha…
Go behind the scenes with the developers of Shadowrun Returns, the Kickstarter crowdfunding phenomenon. Shadowrun Returns is a story-based tactical role-playing game for PC, Mac, and Android & iOS Tablets.……
Go behind the scenes with Harebrained Schemes, the developers of Shadowrun Returns, the Kickstarter crowdfunding phenomenon. Shadowrun Returns is a story-based tactical role-playing game for PC, Mac, and Android & iOS Ta…
Join Nora Herting and Kelly Kingman of ImageThink, the driving force behind OgilvyNotes in SXs past, for an informal mixer of visual thinkers and sketchnoters. Grab a free sketchbook, geek out over your favorite pens and…
If technology is a pimp, our language is its favorite bitch. The tricks that our words are asked to turn on the streets of social media and online publishing are lauded in our dictionaries and style guides. Googling and …
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Presenters
Gail Marie, Kristina Eastham, Neal Ungerleider, Sean Carton
Special needs kids range from children with cerebral palsy, autism, the blind...to name a few. The iPad and special needs apps allow kids to verbally communicate their basic needs and replaces expensive, bulky old device…
Featuring exhibitor tables and demos from the most innovative startups in the business, the Launchpad is the place to discover the companies that will change the face of entertainment. Attendees will have the opportunity…
How do we get results from what most consider a broken government? What skills are needed to unpackage the government monolith into specific stacks for specific tasks and duties?
This presentation will use Startup Visa …
The popular perception of digital and social media is that it’s ephemeral. Disposable. Mere one-offs, designed to be consumed and forgotten. But creative people are experimenting with storytelling across digital and inte…
The popular perception of digital and social media is that it’s ephemeral. Disposable. Mere one-offs, designed to be consumed and forgotten. But creative people are experimenting with storytelling across digital and inte…
The popular perception of digital and social media is that it’s ephemeral. Disposable. Mere one-offs, designed to be consumed and forgotten. But creative people are experimenting with storytelling across digital and inte…
The future of telepresence sits at a hybrid intersection of robotics, consumer electronics, medical devices, and even aerospace and housewares -- and the primary driver behind this explosion is design. Unexamined individ…
The web is over, it was a cute lab experiment, the sort of toy that Nature watches her children play with and laughs. Six billion mobile devices. Eight? Ten? Cute as a button. What will happen when we climb the next moun…
Adobe Creative Cloud has been an exceptional way to deliver the latest in innovation to members as soon as it's developed. And Adobe hasn't slowed down in delivering this innovation. In this session see the latest exclus…
Sam Kean will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “The Disappearing Spoon” and “The Violinist’s Thumb” following his Featured session.
Sam Kean is author of the New York Times bestsellers The Disappearing…
From Will Eisner’s PS Preventive Maintenance Monthly magazine created in the 50's for the US Army, to Scott McCloud’s cartoon introduction to Google Chrome, comics have often been used to describe technical material. Com…
Like any other large-scale project, Breaking the Guinness World Record for the Longest Barrel of Monkeys chain was not easy. At various points every element broke down: the venue backed out, we didn't raise enough money,…
Hugh Howey will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Wool” following his panel session.
Hugh Howey spent 8 years working as a yacht captain. When he was pulled away from the sea by the love of his life, h…
SXSW GEEK Stage - Marvel Entertainment- home to the Avengers, Spider-Man, Wolverine & more- returns to SXSW with the super powered panel no attendee can miss! Marvel unveils cutting edge plans to revolutionize the world …
Presenters
Arune Singh, Axel Alonso, Joshua Shimkin, Peter Phillips
Humans have always been makers and inventors. It’s what sets us apart from other animals — we don’t just use tools, we make them. Somewhere along the line, though, we stopped making “things.” What we create now lives in …
On December 10th, 2011, after a week of small-scale demonstrations, Russia saw some of the largest protests in Moscow since the 1990s.
Participate in the insight into the role that social media played in the Russian prot…
Never before in the history of humanity have so many people been lied to or manipulated on a daily basis. During the recent election, we saw billions of dollars of engineered bullsh*t in the form of political advertising…
Never before in the history of humanity have so many people been lied to or manipulated on a daily basis. During the recent election, we saw billions of dollars of engineered bullsh*t in the form of political advertising…
Guy Kawasaki will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book” following his Featured session.
Guy Kawasaki is the author of APE, What the Plus!, Enchan…
The simultaneous rise of social media and open source Maker culture is an unprecedented opportunity for businesses, brands and agencies. However, most of the magic is still found in the basement or the backyard. Figuring…
Have we all lost our perspective with modern life? The water in our toilets is cleaner than nearly a billion have to drink and we need to do something about it. Sorry it's not about drilling more holes in the ground. It'…
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…
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…
Kate (Olivia Wilde) and Luke (Jake Johnson) work together at a craft brewery. They have one of those friendships that feels like it could be something more. But Kate is with Chris (Ron Livingston), and Luke is with Jill …
Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development, The Hangover) returns to SXSW Film 2013, continuing the tradition of his much loved acting and life workshop where he breaks down the performing process and explores the practical an…
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Jeffrey Tambor, Lindsay Burdge, Michael Stahl-David
Why in an era of evolving technology, are we viewing work in the same way we always have? I’ve witnessed many transformations in technology, from working at IBM during the PC Revolution to the epicenter of e-commerce at …
Why in an era of evolving technology, are we viewing work in the same way we always have? I’ve witnessed many transformations in technology, from working at IBM during the PC Revolution to the epicenter of e-commerce at …
Rohit Bhargava will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Likeonomics: The Unexpected Truth Behind Earning Trust, Influencing Behavior, and Inspiring Action” following his book reading session.
Rohit Bharg…
"Sake-Bomb" is a cocktail created by dropping a shot of sake into a pint of beer. It's also a comedic road movie about a sarcastic Asian American and his Japanese cousin. Sebastian is a bitter, self-deprecating wannabe I…
Join Astronaut Ron Garan, Nicholas Skytland, John Yembrick and others from NASA, in the Meet Up Pavilion to socialize and discuss the latest innovations in space technology. Mingle with the pros and exchange stories abou…
Join Astronaut Ron Garan, Nicholas Skytland, John Yembrick and others from NASA, in the Meet Up Pavilion to socialize and discuss the latest innovations in space technology. Mingle with the pros and exchange stories abou…
Join Astronaut Ron Garan, Nicholas Skytland, John Yembrick and others from NASA, in the Meet Up Pavilion to socialize and discuss the latest innovations in space technology. Mingle with the pros and exchange stories abou…
FACES OF AUSTIN is a short film exhibition showcasing Austin filmmakers and their work that reflect the many diverse faces, voices, and experiences that make up Austin’s unique identity. Faces of Austin is presented by …
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…
14-year-old Laura Dekker sets out—camera in hand—on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. In the wake of a year-long battle with Dutch authorities that s…
Years before the Beats arrived in San Francisco, the city exploded with artistic expressions – painting, theatre, film, poetry. At its center was the groundbreaking filmmaker and poet James Broughton. “Big Joy” explores …
Calling all actors! Get ready for the first ever SXSW Casting Calls - a daily series hosted on Next Stage. This new series puts the casting process in the spotlight for all to see. Whether you're an experienced or aspir…
Calling all actors! Get ready for the first ever SXSW Casting Calls - a daily series hosted on Next Stage. This new series puts the casting process in the spotlight for all to see. Whether you're an experienced or aspir…
Calling all actors! Get ready for the first ever SXSW Casting Calls - a daily series hosted on Next Stage. This new series puts the casting process in the spotlight for all to see. Whether you're an experienced or aspir…
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…
I describe myself as a web-friendly director. I studied filmmaking and self-taught myself programming. In the last years, I directed traditional films (INNI and MIROIR NOIR), developed web sites and created projects that…
I describe myself as a web-friendly director. I studied filmmaking and self-taught myself programming. In the last years, I directed traditional films (INNI and MIROIR NOIR), developed web sites and created projects that…
SXSW GEEK Stage - Dane Boedigheimer, creator of the Annoying Orange, and his team including Dan Weinstein, Chief Content Officer at Collective Digital Studio/Executive Producer of the Annoying Orange television series, s…
Presenters
Aaron Massey, Bob Jennings, Dan Weinstein, Dane Boedigheimer, Kevin Brueck, Spencer Grove
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…
Festivals and markets are as vital as ever in today's filmmaking scene. Learn what to do - and more importantly, what not to do - when it comes to festival submissions, festival attendance, and beyond for Documentary Fil…
Beginner
Presenters
Basil Tsiokos, Charlie Phillips, Eric Hatch, Erik Jambor, Greg Rhem, Michael Lerman, Nancy Campbell
The entertainment business is evolving faster than ever, with new methods of funding, production, distribution, viewing and sharing content entering the market regularly. Learn how startups can disrupt the industry from …
Beginner
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Casey Pugh, Franklin Leonard, Pablo Gonzalez, Stephan Paternot, Adam Lilling
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
Andy Peters, Daniel Van Kirk, Drennon Davis, James Adomian, Jenny Slate, Jon Dore
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
Andy Peters, Daniel Van Kirk, Drennon Davis, James Adomian, Jenny Slate, Jon Dore
In this special event, Op-Docs series producer and curator Jason Spingarn-Koff presents a selection of recent works and a conversation with contributing filmmakers, including SXSW directors Penny Lane and Brian Frye. Lau…
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Brian Frye, Katerina Cizek, Penny Lane, Simon Ennis, Jason Spingarn-Koff
Tina Roth Eisenberg grew up in mountainous Switzerland, influenced by renowned Swiss design and a lot of fresh air. She is often referred to as "swissmiss," her popular design blog, which she runs out of Brooklyn, broadc…
Filmed over the course of five years, "First Cousin Once Removed" is Alan Berliner’s compassionate, yet unsettling portrait of Edwin Honig -- distinguished poet, translator, critic, and teacher who died of complications …
AT&T and American Airlines Travel Hack: Team Presentations
AT&T and American Airlines are co-hosting a travel/location challenge. Be the first to program with these unreleased APIs. Cash and other prizes to best apps!…
Debra Kaye will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Red Thread Thinking: Weaving Together Connections for Brilliant Ideas and Profitable Innovation” following her Panel session.
An award-winning innovati…
Ekaterina Walter will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Think Like Zuck: The Five Business Secrets of Facebook's Improbably Brilliant CEO Mark Zuckerberg” following her Panel session.
Ekaterina Walter …
Come to the Meet Up Pavilion to network and socialize with Film production professionals.
Designed to bring film industry insiders together, the SXSW Trade Show Meet Up Pavilion helps connect freelance professionals in …
Come to the Meet Up Pavilion to network and socialize with Film production professionals.
Designed to bring film industry insiders together, the SXSW Trade Show Meet Up Pavilion helps connect freelance professionals in …
Come to the Meet Up Pavilion to network and socialize with Film production professionals.
Designed to bring film industry insiders together, the SXSW Trade Show Meet Up Pavilion helps connect freelance professionals in …
SXSW GEEK Stage - FUNimation, the industry leader in North American anime, will highlight some of the amazing titles headed your way in 2013. In addition, there will be a very special announcement for all the gaming fans…
Mickey McManus will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Trillions: Thriving in the Emerging Information Ecology” following his solo session.
Mickey McManus is president and CEO of MAYA Design, a technolo…
Autism is a complex neurobiological disorder typically characterized by communication, social, and behavioral delays. The market for assistive technology that posits solutions for these challenges burgeons. With current …
Our daily lives are peppered with annoyance - someone, somewhere was responsible for designing that annoyance and sending off into the world to flourish and vex. It seems preposterous that so many products and services e…
We are fortunate to live in a time where there is a delicious wealth of scientific information available to us online. People now "like" scientists on Facebook, along with the expected rock stars and actors. Unfortunatel…
One of the latest genres in New Media art is that of Augmented Reality, or the overlay of digital content onto physical reality through the use of smart phones and computer vision. Marshall McLuhan heralded artists as e…
The Athena Doctrine: How Women (and Men Who Think Like Them) Will Rule the Future.
Japanese startups talk of combining “chikara” (power) and “ai,” (love), to succeed in a time when co-operation is as important as ambiti…
You've all heard about the role of "big data" in this year's race to the White House. From Nate Silver's models to Obama's project Narwhal, the 2012 Presidential election abandoned intuition in favor of analytics - deep …
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Andrew Bleeker, Dan Wagner, Tom Serres, Zac Moffatt
What if the biologic differences between men and women determined their body weight?
Most of the recent rise in US obesity is in men; women have stayed stable. Men's average weight has risen from 180# in 1990 to 196# in …
A new addition for the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival, BIT programming focuses on the experience of digital designers, developers, entrepreneurs, trend-setters and visionaries from the black community. For session-by-ses…
A new addition for the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival, BIT programming focuses on the experience of digital designers, developers, entrepreneurs, trend-setters and visionaries from the black community. For session-by-ses…
Without question, emerging technologies such as Twitter and Foursquare provide new modes of utility to users…but can these technology-focused platforms be leveraged as the perfect canvas for creativity? Can these enginee…
In 2009, Bob Garfield published The Chaos Scenario and the world of media and marketing shit themselves. The book presented an apocalyptic vision of the steady collapse of mass media and mass marketing, which was scary e…
RSVP Required - Community Manager (CM) is one of the most buzzworthy job titles in the online media industry. There are countless variations of the job, and little clarity on where it falls in the organizational hierarch…
Matthew McConaughey is one of Hollywood’s most sought after leading men - whose chance meeting in Austin with casting director and producer Don Phillips led him to director Richard Linklater, who launched his career in t…
This panel will discuss copyright in the wake of SOPA/PIPA: how law gets made, how it impacts innovation, and how it interacts with civil liberties, particularly free speech & privacy. It consists of Andrew Bridges, Marg…
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Andrew Bridges, Derek Khanna, Margot Kaminski, Wendy Seltzer
Right under our noses a new generation of minority entrepreneurs are crafting business ideas and refining their hustles. Comprising roughly 40% of Gen Y, the next generation up-and-comers, Blacks and Latinos have a disp…
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, John Butler, Laura Weidman Powers, Natalia Oberti Noguera
How many decisions do you make in a day? From what type of coffee you want, to determining the user-interface for your next product, you make hundreds of decisions every day. The important question to ask yourself is thi…
Can the small stuff scale in health? When many of our largest health care issues are systemic or policy driven, what’s needed to truly transform our ecosystem and drive lasting change? Do health start-ups have what it ta…
PANEL: FINDING and MANAGING CO-FOUNDERS: THE WHO, WHY, WHERE & HOW
You’ve been told you need a co-founder, but why? And how do you pick the right one? You’re an engineer & you think biz folks are kind of sucky, why do yo…
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Jesse Pickard, Jonathan Dobbertin, Mike Levinson, Steve Welch
Funded in Austin features Founder/CEO’s of three startups who have pursued and secured investment in their entrepreneurial ventures – one from crowdfunding, one from angel funding, and one from venture capital – totaling…
Intermediate
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Barry Evans, Claire England, Justin Jensen, Matt Cohen
As newspapers bolt meters onto their sites and juicy narratives end up locked inside apps, will the village common become segregated into info have-and-have-nots. Will certain kinds of content become a luxury good?
The …
The Hidden Room Theatre is proud to present Robin Jones’ mind-bending interactive time-travel pulp play THE GIRL WITH TIME IN HER EYES! Become a volunteer test subject for an emerging technology that allows you to witne…
The Hidden Room Theatre is proud to present Robin Jones’ mind-bending interactive time-travel pulp play THE GIRL WITH TIME IN HER EYES! Become a volunteer test subject for an emerging technology that allows you to witne…
The Hidden Room Theatre is proud to present Robin Jones’ mind-bending interactive time-travel pulp play THE GIRL WITH TIME IN HER EYES! Become a volunteer test subject for an emerging technology that allows you to witne…
Join Dushan Zaric and Jason Kosmas, whose work is featured in Douglas Tirola's documentary "Hey Bartender" premiering Saturday March 9 in a book signing of SPEAKEASY - The Employees Only Guide to Classic Cocktails at th…
This core conversation will address the ways in which those who have sexual interests outside the mainstream form and find community as well as a safe place to gather on the internet. How groups are formed, where and ho…
RSVP Required - Want to learn how to build your own robot or real-life superhero costume that works? What about a camera that superimposes a mustache on your face?
The co-founders of BeagleBone, a credit-card sized Lin…
In the 1960's, advertising went through a creative revolution that changed how brand stories were told.
Today, it's happening again. We're in the midst of a second creative revolution, this time driven by art, copy and …
Beginner
Presenters
Aman Govil, Ben Malbon, Kevin Mayer, Winston Binch
As Ben Decker once said, "The Internet is not just another TV pipe." And that is why, particularly in the documentary genre, we've seen innovative filmmakers, journalists and other digital pioneers exploring the web and …
As Ben Decker once said, "The Internet is not just another TV pipe." And that is why, particularly in the documentary genre, we've seen innovative filmmakers, journalists and other digital pioneers exploring the web and …
Open source has been an incredibly successful way to create and share software that has become ubiquitous, from Android to Firefox to the many unseen places we use Linux in daily life. For many companies, open source has…
What is the future of manufacturing, design, and creativity? How are 3D printing and the maker movement shifting the global economy?
Mike Senese, Senior Editor at Wired, and Peter Weijmarshausen, CEO and Co-Founder of …
Noah Robischon, executive editor of Fast Company, will moderate this in-depth discussion with seven-time entrepreneur Anthony Wood. Best known as the founder and CEO of Roku, which was just named one of the "50 Most Inno…
IT advances have created a mass transformation comparable to the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution. As we use digital tools to create new connections and experiences, what is the impact on our analog realities? C…
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Brian Kralyevich, Evan Smith, Josh Williams, Paul Pugh
The talented comedians behind the JASH collective, Sarah Silverman, Tim & Eric, Michael Cera, and Reggie Watts, take us on a tour through their collaborative innovations in the digital space, highlighting their experienc…
Intermediate
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Daniel Kellison, Eric Wareheim, Michael Cera, Reggie Watts, Sarah Silverman, Tim Heidecker, Ross Luippold
The talented comedians behind the JASH collective, Sarah Silverman, Tim & Eric, Michael Cera, and Reggie Watts, take us on a tour through their collaborative innovations in the digital space, highlighting their experienc…
Intermediate
Presenters
Daniel Kellison, Eric Wareheim, Michael Cera, Reggie Watts, Sarah Silverman, Tim Heidecker
A tweet that will live in infamy, "GALE CRATER, I AM IN YOU" heralded a new era of space exploration and conversation between NASA and the general public. As the Curiosity Mars rover touched down on the Red Planet, the …
Beginner
Presenters
Doug Ellison, John Beck, Stephanie Smith, Veronica McGregor
Libraries have grown far beyond the nostalgic scent of books on shelves (though we still have that too). There is an explosive realm of content-wrangling that occurs on the library frontier making life-changing impacts i…
With over 8 million social media followers (G+, FB, Pinterest, Twitter), Trey Ratcliff has been doing something different with photography and sharing over the past six years. He publishes StuckInCustoms.com, which is t…
Non-profits are in a constant state of fundraising to keep afloat and to fund valuable programs that benefit the community. Marketing is key to building a successful enterprise whether the enterprise is a for profit or a…
Martine Syms will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Implications and Distinctions: Format, Content and Context in Contemporary Race Film” following her Solo session.
Martine Syms is a writer and curato…
Maynard Webb will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Rebooting Work: Transform How You Work in the Age of Entrepreneurship” following his book reading.
With over 30 years of experience as an active lead…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Films are finding success abroad today - how do you make your film viable abroad, find the right distributor and capitalize on International markets? Find out here.
Mentor session signup is open to all Film, Gold and Pl…
Beginner
Presenters
Andy Whittaker, Christine Davila, Cristina Garza, Danny Rhee, Diego Marambio, Hugues Barbier, Martijn Te Pas, Sheena Morjaria
Commerce is entering an era of democratization, changing the way people purchase and distribute goods and services. At the heart of this shift is the rise of mobile devices, which have helped revolutionize commerce by pr…
Storytellers are blurring the lines between traditional television and new forms of fiction and Canadian broadcasters are embracing the opportunities - as second screen convergent experiences, standalone web series and i…
Intermediate
Presenters
, Amit Breuer, Ghassan Fayad, Pierre-Mathieu Fortin
RSVP Required - By now you know that Node.js is the most downloaded repository on GitHub, but you are not sure how to get started. How do you set up the servers, what's an optimal development environment, and...what exac…
Get together with other open source hardware makers 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.…
RSVP Required - The c-suite has just approved your strategy to leverage networks and social media for your mission. But, if your internal culture is not a social one how can you possibly expect to be successful? This w…
Intermediate
Presenters
Beth Kanter, Danielle Brigida, Laura Fitton, Rachel Weidinger
Today's retail space has an expiration date, and it's up to digital marketing experts as well as retail space planners to help brands prepare for the future. We call it retail rewired. Time-tested concepts such as cash w…
By 2014, Millennials (born between 1980-1995) will make up 36% of the workforce. This new group of workers, raised with technology and praise, brings a new set of expectations and demands. They were parented by overachie…
RSVP Required - The wireframing and prototyping techniques, tools and software we use have a legacy problem. Much of it is very button-centric. And many of the great apps, games and experiences we create live on touch de…
RSVP Required - Experience design is hard. Design compositions are inconsistent with the final rendered product and interactions are complicated to communicate. As an experience design lead on an HTML/CSS/JS based applic…
The internet has transformed industries ranging widely from music to travel to retail, but in 2013 the way we govern ourselves continues to conform to the practices that early citizen farmers would recognize. Technology…
Advanced
Presenters
Betsy Hoover, Ginny Hunt, Jennifer Pahlka, Nick Grossman
This panel of designers, consultants and product owners will discuss the challenges they've faced as more of more projects begin incorporating responsive design. These industry leaders will share their perspective on ho…
Beginner
Presenters
Emily Wengert, Jacob Surber, Sophie Shepherd, Trent Walton
Setting up the dev shop at a startup is really hard. As the technical leader of the shop, it feels overwhelming. As the non-technical leader, it's scary because you have no idea if things are being done "right".
I will…
Best known for uncovering the importance of unstructured play, Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget once said "play is the answer to how anything new comes about". We know now from decades of research that having the time and …
Intermediate
Presenters
Byrne Reese, Dennis Bjoern Petersen, Jayne Vidheecharoen, Patricia Chang
Nate Silver built an innovative system for predicting baseball performance, predicted the 2008 election within a hair’s breadth, and became a national sensation as a blogger—all by the time he was thirty. The New York Ti…
In the last few years there has been an explosion of build tools to help JavaScript developers create complex applications. Grunt.js, the Rails 3 Asset Pipeline, Smoosh and Browserify are few examples available to organ…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ben Alman, Jacob Thornton, Paul Irish, Ryan Stevens
Want to get your product or service in front of the taste makers and investors at SXSW Film’s Startup Alley? Designed for bootstrapping startups and geared towards SXSW registrants with short attention spans, Fastball Sp…
Approximately 55% of women are playing social games online, but what about the men? The social games genre has typically been geared towards the female player, but a new era of social games is expanding from "pink" games…
There is a national conversation happening around movie violence -- from parents groups to politicians, everyone has a view about appropriate content in film. SXSW presents a discussion for filmmakers about the ratings …
Intermediate
Presenters
Joan Graves, Scott Weinberg, Travis Stevens, Vincenzo Natali, Alyssa Rosenberg
As today’s children are practically born digital, it comes as no surprise that this generation is the most tech-savvy yet. Now, with more than half of all US children having access to a mobile device- such as a smartphon…
Beginner
Presenters
Lori Leibovich, Maryam Scoble, Sarah Evans, Tony Favorito
OUR STORY. Two years ago at the 1st edition of the Storyworld conference&expo, the world’s first Transmedia Meetup of Meetups was quickly thrown together by members of the forming international Transmedia community.
OBJ…
For web series professionals, this Meet Up is the opportunity to mingle and network with your peers from across the country. This can be especially helpful for web series creators who would like to establish professional…
Every day, sensors around the world record more data. Increasingly, citizens are becoming sensors, carrying mobile devices that enable them to collect and share observations from their environments. From governments to u…
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…
DIY Diets are all the rage in the online space…tips once shared between friends are now broadcast to complete strangers online. From the Cabbage soup diet, to the Grapefruit diet, to Juicing and more, it seems anyone can…
Drones often get cast as dystopian killing machines, or Big Brother's newest eyes-in-the-sky. But drones are here to stay -- and coming to a sky near you as soon as September 2015. Will drones live up to the nightmare? A…
Intermediate
Presenters
Chris Anderson, Erin Rapacki, Nabiha Syed, Ryan Calo
Many comedians and fans alike consider the comedy stage a sacred
place, where the dark, offensive, sacrilegious and even stupid can and
should remain uncensored. But what does free speech mean in the age of
iPhones, Face…
Intermediate
Presenters
Eddie Pepitone, Janine Brito, Joe Garden, W Kamau Bell
The world isn’t flat yet. But as it gets flatter, distributed teams are appearing in nearly every industry from clothing to customer service & from technology to teaching. This threatening reality gets even more complex …
A significant part of the population wants to live and feel better. Unfortunately, most of them don't know what better means and, more importantly, don't want to put too much effort into being better.
higi creates consu…
Many product ideas require hardware for sensing, user interaction, etc. Until recently, it has been difficult & expensive to bring the hardware component of a product to market. Developments such as low cost rapid prot…
"LICKS" follows the story of a young man, D, as he returns to his Oakland neighborhood after serving two years in prison for a robbery gone wrong. In the days after his release, we are taken into D's world while he navig…
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…
Storytelling. Creativity. Emotion. These elements have forever been the backbone of marketing.
But now, thanks to the digital revolution, the creative industry finds itself balancing two very different approaches. While …
Don Peppers will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Extreme Trust: Honesty as a Competitive Advantage ” following his Core Conversation session.
Recognized for almost 20 years as one of the leading auth…
In a village, a mysterious calamity strikes: spring doesn't come. The cycle of nature seems to be interrupted. When the annual bonfire celebrating the end of winter fails to burn, the seeds don't grow and the cows refuse…
SXSW GEEK Stage - In April of 2013, the largest, most ambitious transmedia project in history comes to life when Defiance debuts on television and launches its online game component. In Defiance, what happens in the onli…
Presenters
Kevin Murphy, Mark Stern, Mike Snider, Nick Beliaeff, Rob Hill
Martha Rogers will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Extreme Trust: Honesty as a Competitive Advantage ” following her Core Conversation session.
Business 2.0 magazine named Martha Rogers one of the ni…
Like a beer? Like interesting briefs?
Join the MOFILM Team for the "MOFILM Beer & Brief" event.
They’d love to chat with you over a beer about their upcoming briefs for global brands such as Chevrolet, AT&T, and more……
Shakespeare's classic comedy is given a contemporary spin in Joss Whedon's film, "Much Ado About Nothing". Shot in just 12 days (and using the original text), the story of sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick offers a d…
The culmination of Film Startup Alley, top entertainment entrepreneurs and techies will mix and mingle with investors over drinks at this casual, uniquely SXSW un-networking event. Featuring exhibitor tables and demos by…
An elegant free form roast of strangers, Toasty is a gathering of friends, family and colleagues to honor today's inspirational heroes. An array of important speakers will be on hand to toast and honor the guest(s) of ho…
Presenters
, Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrés du Bouchet, Brent Weinbach, Jay Larson, Jerrod Carmichael, Nick Turner, Rory Scovel
An elegant free form roast of strangers, Toasty is a gathering of friends, family and colleagues to honor today's inspirational heroes. An array of important speakers will be on hand to toast and honor the guest(s) of ho…
Presenters
, Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrés du Bouchet, Brent Weinbach, Jay Larson, Jerrod Carmichael, Nick Turner, Rory Scovel
Required listening for any comedy fan, this no-holds-barred show goes deep behind the scenes, presenting in-depth interviews with the industry’s most innovative performers. In partnership with IFC, home of the forthcomin…
Required listening for any comedy fan, this no-holds-barred show goes deep behind the scenes, presenting in-depth interviews with the industry’s most innovative performers. In partnership with IFC, home of the forthcomin…
The Austin Film Society brings its annual ShortCase to the 2013 SXSW Film Festival. ShortCase is a showcase of Austin's most exciting up and coming filmmakers-- the Austin Film Society's Make members! The Austin Film S…
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…
Part of the problem in changing health and fitness habits comes from a lack of information about where you’re going wrong. Did you burn 800 calories in spin class instead of 1,000? Miss your 10,000-step walking target? H…
"Burning Love" was created and written by Erica Oyama ("Childrens’ Hospital"), is directed by Ken Marino and features cast including Ken Marino, June Diane Raphael, Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel, Michael Cera, Adam Scott, Jerr…
There are three main qualities required to create a successful social network in health: trust, transparency, and meritocracy. The first element, trust, can be created by connecting people with trusted health information…
The internet of things (IoT) started off as a crazy scifi dream but its basic building blocks: ultra cheap computing and swarm computation are slowly working their way into existing product categories. This tends to conf…
Learn about tomorrow from the experts!
Futurists, who play an integral role in today's business world, are invited to brainstorm, deliberate, analyze and above all predict the future in our Meet Up Pavilion.…
Learn about tomorrow from the experts!
Futurists, who play an integral role in today's business world, are invited to brainstorm, deliberate, analyze and above all predict the future in our Meet Up Pavilion.……
Learn about tomorrow from the experts!
Futurists, who play an integral role in today's business world, are invited to brainstorm, deliberate, analyze and above all predict the future in our Meet Up Pavilion.…
A brand new comedy from Working Title and the writer of "Borat" and "Bruno" that lifts the veil on the realities of the first year of marriage. Starting where other romantic comedies finish, "I Give It A Year" asks what …
"No More Road Trips?", a dream ride through 20th-century America made entirely from home movies, asks whether we've come to the end of the open road. Have we reached 'peak travel'? Can we still find fortune (and ourselve…
Shelby Clark andJames Reinhart will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders”.…
Every day people conduct billions of searches on Google, and in the process they create what John Battelle famously called a ‘database of intentions:’ A massive record of the world’s desires that helps the company genera…
Anne Balsamo will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Designing Culture: The Technological Imagination at Work”.
Anne Balsamo's work focuses on the relationship between the culture and technology. This focus i…
AT&T and American Airlines Travel Hack: Judging and Winning teams announced
AT&T and American Airlines are co-hosting a travel/location challenge. Be the first to program with these unreleased APIs. Cash and other priz…
What happens when you combine the visions of advertising agency, W+K and game designer, Graeme Devine.
Advertisers have discovered games: they can be cheaper than TV spots, produce lots of engagement and people play the…
Intermediate
Presenters
Dan Hon, Graeme Devine, Michelle Childs, Mike Giepert
A new addition for the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival, BIT programming focuses on the experience of digital designers, developers, entrepreneurs, trend-setters and visionaries from the black community. For session-by-ses…
A new addition for the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival, BIT programming focuses on the experience of digital designers, developers, entrepreneurs, trend-setters and visionaries from the black community. For session-by-ses…
In the 1990s space sims and high end PC games were synonymous with the name, Chris Roberts. Roberts made his mark in the games industry with legendary and groundbreaking computer game series like Wing Commander, Privatee…
In the 1990s space sims and high end PC games were synonymous with the name, Chris Roberts. Roberts made his mark in the games industry with legendary and groundbreaking computer game series like Wing Commander, Privatee…
Tumblr founder David Karp was born and raised in New York City, attending the Bronx High School Science before dropping out at age 15. An internship at Frederator Studios led to a gig leading product at UrbanBaby. When C…
Meet Heather Knight, Electrical Engineer and Roboticist, and her robot, Data. Heather designs unique interfaces between people and machines that incorporate body language, personality, humor, temperament and spectacular …
Meet Heather Knight, Electrical Engineer and Roboticist, and her robot, Data. Heather designs unique interfaces between people and machines that incorporate body language, personality, humor, temperament and spectacular …
Meet Heather Knight, Electrical Engineer and Roboticist, and her robot, Data. Heather designs unique interfaces between people and machines that incorporate body language, personality, humor, temperament and spectacular …
Just a few months ago, The Pebble E-paper Watch project received a record-breaking $10.2 million through Kickstarter in a widespread show of support from a community of 68,000+ micro-funders. And all this support was for…
Intermediate
Presenters
Amber Case, Henrik Werdelin, Luke Lagera, Seth Friedman
ConnectiCity aims at gaining deeper understandings about the near future scenarios of cities and citizens. A vision on human-centered smart cities.
A narrative experience through experiments, prototypes and services whic…
Content first is fast becoming the favoured mantra of the smart web designer, but yet the industry is struggling to keep up. How do you define, gather and manage real content so your designs better reflect the intent of …
Come watch the best videos uploaded by Dailymotion’s creative community while enjoying free beer and wine. This cinematic soiree packs a visual punch like no other. Stick around after to meet Dailymotion’s curators and f…
Steve Jobs was famously quoted as saying “You watch television to turn your brain off and you work on your computer when you want to turn your brain on.” The rapidly evolving field of Social TV is turning the belief that…
Advanced
Presenters
David Beck, Hermione Way, Jason Hoch, Jesse Redniss
Steve Jobs was famously quoted as saying “You watch television to turn your brain off and you work on your computer when you want to turn your brain on.” The rapidly evolving field of Social TV is turning the belief that…
Advanced
Presenters
David Beck, Hermione Way, Jason Hoch, Jesse Redniss
The publishing industry is evolving as authors, indie app and game creators and musicians are empowered to self-publish and distribute real time, on demand content to millions of potential customers. There are more oppor…
Beginner
Presenters
Aaron Rubenson, John Densmore, Libby Johnson Mckee, Steve Carpenter
Leonardo Da Vinci is the archetype of a Rennaisance man--artist, mathematician, sculptor, scientist, writer, and more. As an artist, Leonardo produced a very small sample of great work that included the Mona Lisa and th…
The past few years have seen the emergence of a new trend in government. Where once government IT projects were characterised by large out-sourced projects, the skunkworks philosophy has begun to infect. Where once there…
What better place to find your co-founder than at SXSW where tens of thousands of like-minded people from around the world are mashed up together? Due to popular demand after the success of last year's sessions, DreamIt …
With the rise of mobile devices, especially tablets, the opportunity in mobile gaming is taking center stage. As mobile continues to heat up in the gaming industry, many believe that mobile will soon bypass the success o…
What arguably started with the Arab Spring (witnesses participating in the "news" process directly via Twitter and Facebook has only intensified--and evolved, now employing Instagram and social video). This is one step d…
Advanced
Presenters
Andy Carvin, Ayman Mohyeldin, Jim Frederick, Meredith Artley
Following a day of programming about emerging data trends and how they're reshaping journalism, democracy and more, join Hill+Knowlton Strategies for food, drink and the opportunity to talk with our panelists.……
Technology is radically changing our ability to understand food preferences and how what we eat impacts our health. Traditionally, companies have relied on market and clinical research to develop products and come up wit…
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, …
Should the news be more like "The Newsroom?" Join this CNN-led discussion on the intersection of news and advocacy. We'll look at ways both news orgs and non-profits are working to engage their digital audiences with sma…
Intermediate
Presenters
Amanda Kloer, Ben Montgomery, John Sutter, Jonathan Hutson
Social media’s ability to organize & facilitate grassroots activism played a significant role in democratic change throughout the Middle East. But how is social media being used in the aftermath of regime change? How is …
Beginner
Presenters
Christopher Harvin, Elizabeth Breese, Joe Trippi, Nancy Messieh
Founded in New York City in 2008 by Sam Lessin, Y+30 was designed as an authentic forum for discussing what the world might look like in +30 years for a given subject. For instance: Food+30, Healthcare+30, Money+30, Spac…
The indie game developer/designer meetup will be a forum for indie game developers from all over the world to meet and discuss the state of the art in building indie games. It will be a chance to meet other indie game de…
Imagine a developing country where a bandage not only heals a patient’s wound, but also tracks data like bacteria levels and blood pressure with a built-in sensor that can be monitored real-time by a doctor. Visits to th…
In the words of acclaimed journalist Robert C. Maynard, the fault lines of race, class, gender, generation and geography are the most enduring forces shaping lives, experiences and social tension. For entrepreneurs, cont…
Why are maps engaging, emotional? If you think about a significant moment in your life (your first day of school, your wedding day, or your first broken heart), wherever that special moment happened, digital maps can acc…
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 …
Join Toby Daniels, Co-founder and CEO of Crowdcentric and Shaun Abrahamsom, author of recently published book Crowdstorm for a meetup during SXSW Interactive. This gathering will bring together innovators, thought leade…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Talk one-on-one with Steve Peters about any topic you choose! Second-screen applications, transmedia storytelling, monetization, ARGs, cigars, anything! Questions, suggestions, pitches, advice or just a chat.…
What kind of software would you design to support astronauts aboard a space station?
Well, in this session, we'll show you. We are two NASA designers who want to share a little about what we do, the situations we design…
API as a term is moving beyond technical insiders. That's because APIs themselves are more than just the nice-to-have feature they once were. It stands for Application Programmer Interface, but that tends to get an eyes-…
Serendipity is a fuzzy concept that has a powerful effect on our lives. More than blind luck, it's the product of lots of passion, insight, or proximity. As we live lives that are more accelerated and connected, with acc…
Beginner
Presenters
Colin Raney, John Perry Barlow, Joichi Ito, Kevin Rose
Trust in traditional news sources is at an all-time low. Trust in new start-up newsrooms is even lower. Why is this? Craig Newmark (yes, that Craig Newmark) and Kelly McBride of The Poynter Institute last year gathered s…
Throughout its 40-year history, PBS has been a pioneer- taking television content to new heights, bringing audiences to the edge of the universe and back, and encouraging generations of children to imagine the vast vist…
Are you a poster maker, screen printer, designer, or fan of all things print? Meet up and chat with some of Austin's current poster artists and designers. FREE screen printed poster to the first 50 attendees.…
Are you where you want to be professionally? Whether your goal is to advance faster at your company, change jobs, or even careers, one thing is clear: to succeed in today’s competitive job market and build the career you…
Are you where you want to be professionally? Whether your goal is to advance faster at your company, change jobs, or even careers, one thing is clear: to succeed in today’s competitive job market and build the career you…
This session will focus on the evolution of the online adult entertainment industry, but the lessons it imparts will serve to guide digital media publishers through today’s changing marketplace. The confluence of events …
We all know the sad truth: the majority of working Americans are chained to their desks – namely, their computer screens – for eight hours per day and the “massive” obesity epidemic persists. Recent research suggests tha…
Beginner
Presenters
Fran Melmed, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, Peter Katzmarzyk, Sharon Mandler
Smart Canadians at the SXSW Startup Village features Canadian entrepreneurs, big thinkers and notable doers in the digital interactive industry. Programming includes trend-talks, pitch sessions, a networking lounge, B2…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jocelyne Le Léannec, Kayla Jeanson, Keith Otto, Meghan Athavale
This panel will look at how people socialize online and offline – and how these interactions affect each other. Just as they do in real life, people on social networks and social media form social circles – in a way that…
Advanced
Presenters
Austin Carr, Brian Schechter, Dylan Casey, Jared Hecht
Our culture is becoming more and more obsessed with data each day. Why? It's fun. Many people argue that measurement has killed social media– it’s let the marketers take over! But, the same data marketers use can be used…
Do you know how to pronounce Weber? Have you used Malinowski and "da bomb" in the same sentence? Are you regularly the only person without a business degree in meetings? Do you ever use yourself as an example of how libe…
The current model of drug discovery is broken. Billions of dollars are wasted and it takes far too long to bring a drug to market. Research and development is dependent on the wrong type of models. We need a new way …
Etsy. Pose. The Sartorialist. The traditional fashion industry has been completely upended by social media and the explosion of self-styled tastemakers. This panel will explore these democratization of high fashion and h…
Etsy. Pose. The Sartorialist. The traditional fashion industry has been completely upended by social media and the explosion of self-styled tastemakers. This panel will explore these democratization of high fashion and h…
The SXSW Film Happy Hour hosted by Firefox will feature complimentary beer, wine, and specialty Firefox cocktails, as well as a menu of delectable bites and Firefox cupcakes. There will also be lots of cool Firefox gear …
Here are the problems with how closing the gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) is often approached:
We tell girls to simply be more ambitious. But from all of the girls and women I interact wi…
In an increasingly fragmented landscape, how do you navigate through all of the new technology and keep your message from getting lost in a sea of communication? This discussion focuses on ways to utilize emerging techno…
Intermediate
Presenters
Glenn Stansbury, Maani Safa, Nicholas Oliver, Thomas Fellger
SXSW GEEK Stage - Want something new and fresh in a PC shooter? Want the ability to full customize your arsenal and create your own class? Or do you just want to have fun online, blowing up your friends in fast, team-obj…
Digital maps dot the landscape of the Internet and our mobile devices. And for the most part, these maps live in a perpetual NOW. But one thing often overlooked in the rush for geo-currency is the amazing ability of maps…
Intermediate
Presenters
Butch Lazorchak, David McClure, Deborah Boyer, Matthew Knutzen
Not only is Austin a cool place to visit for SXSW, it’s increasingly recognized by tech investors as an optimal market for serial, high-ROI investments. Austin’s ample talent, business-friendly environment, low barrier t…
Everyone wants to be fitter. The trouble is making yourself exercise.
Some systems use 'gamification' to turn exercise into points, and set targets and 'win' conditions. Zombies, Run! takes a different approach. We combi…
Intermediate
Presenters
Adrian Hon, Alex Macmillan, Matt Wieteska, Naomi Alderman
Lobby - Take a break from the show floor madness. Stop by our lounge to recharge, snap a pic at our photobooth, and enter to win a Kindle Fire HD or gaming headset. Then from 5:10-7:10pm daily, kick back at our happy hou…
Doing great design is not enough; we need to *lead* our design efforts. We need to negotiate tradeoffs with business partners, design in the context of other product development processes, and work with business partners…
Each year, 60,000 people from around the globe gather in a dusty windswept Nevada desert to build a temporary city, collaborating on large-scale art and partying for a week before burning a giant effigy in a ritual frenz…
Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg’s admission that she works a 9-to-5 schedule ignited a firestorm in the tech world over work/life balance. Mashable founder Pete Cashmore nailed it when he said, “It’s up to both employers an…
Bob Garfield will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Can't Buy Me Like” following his Dual session.
Bob Garfield is the most prominent commentator and analyst of advertising and marketing who has ever l…
Doug Levy will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Can't Buy Me Like” following his Dual session.
CEO and Founder of imc², now MEplusYOU, and author of Winning in the Relationship Era, Doug believes auth…
As User Experience professionals continue to tackle the challenges of designing for mobile solutions, the environment of use becomes increasingly important.
What do you do when you encounter obstacles to designing an eff…
With over 1.2 billion health-related searches on Google every month, there’s a high demand for open access to trusted medical information online. Most information available lives on static repositories such as websites o…
In a world where we communicate as much via text message as we do with our body language, being a full-screen flirt takes virtual finesse. Even when you live a tech-forward life, digital flirting fails can still happen f…
In a world where we communicate as much via text message as we do with our body language, being a full-screen flirt takes virtual finesse. Even when you live a tech-forward life, digital flirting fails can still happen f…
The term “literacy” usually refers to the ability to read and write functionally. The emphasis is on interaction with the written word - taken for granted as the cornerstone of education. But momentum may be building in …
Patient sharing of photos and documents in health is broken. To get documents, pictures, and files to doctors, patients are forced to send faxes, mail packages, hand-deliver documents, or even write letters / submit for…
Julia Gongaware will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Selling Food Lovers' Guide to Pittsburgh” following her Panel session.
Julia Gongaware is an accomplished eater and holds a master’s degree in Jou…
Laura Zorch will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Selling Food Lovers' Guide to Pittsburgh” following her Panel session.
Laura Zorch has never met a sugary treat she didn’t like. Fact: Her body is com…
Laurie Davis will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Love at First Click: The Ultimate Guide to Online Dating” following her Book Reading session.
In 2009, Laurie Davis founded eFlirt Expert with just $…
Amanda McFadden will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Selling Food Lovers' Guide to Pittsburgh” following her Panel session.
Amanda McFadden has a lifelong goal to eat her way across the continental U…
Sarah Sudar will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Selling Food Lovers' Guide to Pittsburgh” following her Panel session.
Sarah Sudar is passionate about two food groups: cupcakes and french fries, and…
Few names are as synonymous with improv as Matt Besser. Founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade and a regular performer in the world-famous show Asssscat, Matt has brought his talents to podcasting with this full…
Few names are as synonymous with improv as Matt Besser. Founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade and a regular performer in the world-famous show Asssscat, Matt has brought his talents to podcasting with this full…
Going to SXSW's Gaming Expo? Take a break to mix & mingle with the PlayHaven team - there'll be good times, good folks and plenty of refreshments! Happy hour starts at 6pm on Sunday, March 10.……
With a dozen films and multiple panels, UT Austin's Department of Radio-Television-Film (RTF) celebrates RTF at SXSW. Join them for an evening of free food and drinks, meeting the filmmakers and catching up with RTF alum…
In 1998 Shawn Fanning, a teenage hacker and programmer, created the code that would become the basis for all peer-to-peer file sharing. In 1999, Fanning and his business partner, fellow teenager Sean Parker, launched the…
Vienna, winter. Johann, a guard at the grand Kunsthistorisches Art Museum encounters Anne, a foreign visitor called to Austria because of a medical emergency. Never having been to Austria and with little money, she wande…
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…
West Canopy - Join Evil Pastry Studios and SXSW for SXSW Gaming’s Cosplay Competition! People from all over come to compete in costumes from video games, sci-fi, anime and more! Join the fun and sign up to participate in…
In Karachi, Pakistan, a runaway boy's life hangs on one critical question: where is home? The streets, an orphanage, or with the family he fled in the first place? Simultaneously heart-wrenching and life-affirming, "The…
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…
In this psychological thriller, nineteen-year old Charlotte enlists the help of alcoholic ex-Marine Wayne to find her estranged sister who has gone missing deep in the Appalachian Mountains. Their search leads them to th…
Eddie Pepitone, comedy's "Bitter Buddha," exercises his demons while entertaining the masses. Along with a few of his offbeat pals, Pepitone transforms The North Door into an intimate lounge for an evening of sizzling so…
Presenters
Andrés du Bouchet, Brent Weinbach, Drennon Davis, Eddie Pepitone, Ivan Gonzalez, Jenny Slate, Max Olesker
Eddie Pepitone, comedy's "Bitter Buddha," exercises his demons while entertaining the masses. Along with a few of his offbeat pals, Pepitone transforms The North Door into an intimate lounge for an evening of sizzling so…
Presenters
Andrés du Bouchet, Brent Weinbach, Drennon Davis, Eddie Pepitone, Ivan Gonzalez, Jenny Slate, Max Olesker
In this brilliant, bizarre show - which regularly sells out the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City - Neil Casey (Saturday Night Live) and Anthony Atamanuik (30 Rock) perform a completely improvised movie.…
In this brilliant, bizarre show - which regularly sells out the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City - Neil Casey (Saturday Night Live) and Anthony Atamanuik (30 Rock) perform a completely improvised movie.…
Films for the Forest is an annual international short film contest created by Austin-based non-profit Rainforest Partnership. Films for the Forest is committed to raising awareness of the global value of rainforests, bu…
The life story of one of the most influential and controversial film directors in the history of Hollywood, John Milius. From his childhood aspirations to join the military to his formative years at the USC Film School, …
"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…
SXSW GEEK Stage - Descendants of Erdrick is a rock band dedicated to re-imagining the soundtracks of classic video games, specializing in covers of the "epic" role-playing/adventure genre of games. The band’s repertoire …
10 community technology do-gooders from around the world are recognized for their outstanding achievements. Food and drink, plus music by Mother Falcon. FREE to general public -- no badge required.……
SXSW is all about convergence and there's no better event to celebrate this than at the official Interactive + Film Fusion Party hosted Fandango. In true Austin style, this party will have you on your feet enjoying compl…
SXSW is all about convergence and there's no better event to celebrate this than at the official Interactive + Film Fusion Party hosted Fandango. In true Austin style, this party will have you on your feet enjoying compl…
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…
For years, Doug Collins has been wading through a routine unsatisfying job and an increasingly miserable relationship. After his girlfriend moves out, Doug pushes himself to live a more fulfilling life starting with a tr…
West Canopy - Please join us as Nerdist Industries and comiXology celebrates the close of the 2013 SXSW Gaming experience. This show is free and open to the public, featuring live musical performances from Youngblood Haw…
In February 2012, the New York Knicks, mired in a disappointing season and out of desperation, looked to the end of their bench and found Jeremy Lin, an undrafted free agent from Harvard. On the verge of seeing his lifel…
And I Am Not Lying is cock-rocking the NPR crowd at SXSW for the second year in a row with a raucous variety show featuring storytelling, standup, burlesque, and sideshow from America's greatest and strangest artists. Fo…
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. 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.pastemagazi…
For the sixth consecutive year, Scott Aukerman brings his expertly curated stand-up showcase, a cornerstone of the Los Angeles comedy scene for over a decade, to SXSW.
With James Adomian, Matt Besser, Eugene Mirman, Bre…
Presenters
Brent Weinbach, Eugene Mirman, James Adomian, Matt Besser, Scott Aukerman
For the sixth consecutive year, Scott Aukerman brings his expertly curated stand-up showcase, a cornerstone of the Los Angeles comedy scene for over a decade, to SXSW.
With James Adomian, Matt Besser, Eugene Mirman, Bre…
Presenters
Brent Weinbach, Eugene Mirman, James Adomian, Matt Besser, Scott Aukerman
"Dog Flesh (Carne de perro)" deals with a complex period in the life of Alejandro, a solitary, fragile and unpredictable man who is crushed by the hostility of his mysterious past. The story is that of a man searching fo…
Comedian and podcaster Marc Maron hosts a first look peek of his new IFC scripted comedy series titled Maron. Joining him to discuss the series is executive producers Duncan Birmingham and Luke Matheny. Maron premieres …
Comedian and podcaster Marc Maron hosts a first look peek of his new IFC scripted comedy series titled Maron. Joining him to discuss the series is executive producers Duncan Birmingham and Luke Matheny. Maron premieres …
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…
Brad Lunders is a teenager forcefully taken from his home in the middle of the night by his parents consent, to a harsh wilderness reform facility. There is no contact with the outside world and the retired war colonel i…
Before sunrise on August 29, 2005 Nolan (Paul Walker) arrives at a New Orleans hospital with his pregnant wife Abigail (Genesis Rodriguez) who has gone into early labor. What should be one of the happiest days of Nolan’…
Follow Doc’s DeLorean to National Geographic Channel’s party to celebrate the 80s and today, featuring Girl Talk. In advance of its upcoming series, the party pays homage to the decade that made us. How did Jane Fonda pa…
Follow Doc’s DeLorean to National Geographic Channel’s party to celebrate the 80s and today, featuring Girl Talk. In advance of its upcoming series, the party pays homage to the decade that made us. How did Jane Fonda pa…
Super Serious is a Los Angeles based mash-up show, presenting an immersive experience, exposing audiences to emerging and experimental performers alongside well-known hosts and headliners. Each show has a new Special Gue…
Presenters
Brent Weinbach, Drennon Davis, Gabe Liedman, Ivan Gonzalez, Jenny Slate, Jerrod Carmichael, Johnny Pemberton, Kyle Kinane, Max Olesker
Super Serious is a Los Angeles based mash-up show, presenting an immersive experience, exposing audiences to emerging and experimental performers alongside well-known hosts and headliners. Each show has a new Special Gue…
Presenters
Brent Weinbach, Drennon Davis, Gabe Liedman, Ivan Gonzalez, Jenny Slate, Jerrod Carmichael, Johnny Pemberton, Kyle Kinane, Max Olesker
Four sexy college girls plan to fund their spring break getaway by burglarizing a fast food shack. But that’s only the beginning... During a night of partying, the girls hit a roadblock when they are arrested on drug cha…
Diana, a young, attractive teacher at a suburban Texas high school, is well-liked by her students and colleagues. Her life seems to be following the status quo, but in reality she’s having a secret affair with her studen…
Breaking up is hard to do. Desperate and lonely, Stan (Michael Stahl-David) learns that his ex, Cathy (Ashley Bell), will be in Austin for the weekend and hops on a flight to the Lone Star State in hopes of “accidentally…
Two lost souls. One last chance. Melanie's life in a seaside town is going nowhere until she meets Ray, back in town with a shady job to do. A moment's escape becomes a chance to save themselves, and each other. "Everyon…
In a country where killers are celebrated as heroes, the filmmakers challenge unrepentant death squad leaders to dramatise their role in genocide. The hallucinatory result is a cinematic fever dream, an unsettling journe…
Live performances by GRAMMY nominee Anthony David (@antneedee) & The Legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff (@djjazzyjeff215). RSVP: http://shrmsxsw1.eventbrite.com……
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…
For the sixth consecutive year, Scott Aukerman brings his expertly curated stand-up showcase, a cornerstone of the Los Angeles comedy scene for over a decade, to SXSW.
With James Adomian, Matt Besser, Eugene Mirman, Bre…
Presenters
Brent Weinbach, Eugene Mirman, James Adomian, Matt Besser, Scott Aukerman
For the sixth consecutive year, Scott Aukerman brings his expertly curated stand-up showcase, a cornerstone of the Los Angeles comedy scene for over a decade, to SXSW.
With James Adomian, Matt Besser, Eugene Mirman, Bre…
Presenters
Brent Weinbach, Eugene Mirman, James Adomian, Matt Besser, Scott Aukerman
One of the sharpest minds in comedy today, W. Kamau Bell is as known for his political acuity as his absolute hilarity - and he’s brought a few of his friends to SXSW for a night of serious (and not so serious) fun.
Wit…
Presenters
Aparna Nancherla, Dwayne Kennedy, Guy Branum, Hari Kondabolu, Janine Brito, Kamau Bell, Kevin Avery
One of the sharpest minds in comedy today, W. Kamau Bell is as known for his political acuity as his absolute hilarity - and he’s brought a few of his friends to SXSW for a night of serious (and not so serious) fun.
Wit…
Presenters
Aparna Nancherla, Dwayne Kennedy, Guy Branum, Hari Kondabolu, Janine Brito, Kamau Bell, Kevin Avery
Recently fired and facing eviction, a new dad has his life turned upside down when he meets a wealthy couple who offer a path to financial security... but at a price.…
Immediately following The Super Serious Show, cap off the day of laughs with late night music and merriment.
Music by The Parlotones and King Cyrus King…
Immediately following The Super Serious Show, cap off the day of laughs with late night music and merriment.
Music by The Parlotones and King Cyrus King…
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…
One of the smartest and most terrifying films in years, "You're Next" reinvents the genre by putting a fresh twist on home-invasion horror. When a gang of masked, ax-wielding murderers descend upon the Davison family reu…
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.……
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