SXSW (South by Southwest)

Event management company · Arts District

SXSW (South by Southwest)

Event management company · Arts District

1400 Lavaca St STE 1100, Austin, TX 78701

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6 Takeaways From Keith Lee’s SXSW Panel in Austin - Eater Austin

"An annual festival held in Austin, Texas, featuring a variety of sessions, panels, and events across film, music, and interactive industries. Keith Lee appeared at a session on influencer entrepreneurship." - Erin Russell

https://austin.eater.com/2025/3/12/24383338/austin-keith-lee-sxsw-panel-food-critic-restaurants-la-barbecue

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The Best Film, TV, and Video Game Premieres for Food Lovers at SXSW 2025 | Eater Austin

"The festival released its 2025 film and television slate and runs March 7–15, 2025; among the most food-forward entries are Drop, the debut feature-film role for Meghann Fahy—perhaps best known for her breakout in season 2 of White Lotus, recently seen in Netflix’s The Perfect Couple, and formerly a featured star on Freeform’s The Bold Type—whose story unfolds mostly in a fancy rooftop restaurant with city views where Fahy is on a date with a man whom some mysterious person is blackmailing her to kill, and "all the folks in the restaurant become part of the terrifying action." Drop is a Universal film slated for a major theatrical release on April 11 and will make its world premiere at the festival. Also premiering is the pilot of an independent TV show called Stars Diner; the teaser promises that it "isn't the best choice for a quick steak and eggs." Set in Fresno, it follows the diner’s cadre of employees—ex-party girl Wendy, who runs the place; chef Milius, who is seemingly "unhinged," and a busboy named Willard, who’s a little left of center—as they try to keep the place, which faces foreclosure, open while "a geologically improbable volcano threatens to end all life in Fresno." The pilot is directed by award-winning Mexican-American director Fidel Ruiz-Healy and filmmaker Tyler Walker. In shorts and immersive experiences, the festival gives a Texas premiere to Unholy (Narrative Short), directed by Daisy Friedman, which follows a girl attending her family’s Passover seder for the first time after the insertion of a feeding tube to help with her gastrointestinal disorder—she’s unable to eat most of the food at the table and has to explain herself to a family who just doesn’t seem to get it. The Netherlands-based augmented reality project Future Botanicam makes its international premiere; it allows viewers to design "future nature within speculative ecosystems" inside an AI-enabled app—users plant crops that don’t exist yet and build ecosystems in which they grow, a tool intended to elevate understanding of how ecosystems work and to imagine futures for agriculture and humanity’s connection to plants. Finally, Sweet!, also from the Netherlands and making its world premiere, is an AI candy story that lets users explore how color affects the choices we make in candy and the impact sugar has on our brains, while promising to delve into sugar’s "history of both imperialist politics, commercial profits and exploitation, military conflict, and racism." - Courtney E. Smith

https://austin.eater.com/2025/1/24/24351165/sxsw-movie-tv-premieres-food

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Samantha Adams

Google

Went to the music event and had a lot of fun. Local and national talent with a dj that would play in between sets.

El Marinero

Google

We had a blast the food in Austin is great but the people are extremely friendly and also very beautiful ❤️

Adam Zagrobelny

Google

Great atmosphere, plenty of events to attend, good vibes

Desi Wright

Google

Amazing experience! Had so much fun! Tulsa, OK was well represented!!

Michael O'Reilly

Google

SXSW is a pretty amazing experience, with tons of tech, music, and film content to consume if you have a badge to get in. The down side is that a badge is pretty tremendously expensive for the average person. To make up for it, there's tons of free events to attend all week, so there's really something for everyone, as long as you're willing to put up with crowds. If, on the other hand, you aren't doing SXSW-related things while it's going on, you'll want to avoid downtown like the plague, because of those crowds.

Hadley Hempel

Google

Tip from a local: if you're not music-obsessed, save yourself a lot of standing in line - sign up for a bunch of free parties and just hop around for free booze and food all day. You'll inevitably still catch some good bands along the way, and will get a fun tour of 6th Street venues while you're at it.

James Beswick

Google

It's become fashionable to say that South By's not as cool as it used to be but I disagree. Just as everyone complains about the development of the city, they love to criticize the growing global success of this event. Yes, the parking is a disaster and the whole city is turned upside down for the event. But that's part of the charm. I've only managed to go on a limited pass on prior years but loved every minute of it. It's a lifetime goal to get a full pass one year and soak up every moment from start to finish. It's truly one of the best events you'll anywhere in the country. Long live South By!

Michael Stevens

Google

An experience like no other. You walk the streets and see famous people. You see shows by amazing bands you've never heard of. You see surprise shows by bands you love. Amazing one off experiences. Parties everywhere. It's an amazing time.