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“After careful consideration of our offerings we are revising our sponsorship model.” SXSW festival drops US Army and weapons manufacturers as sponsors for 2025

Austin, Texas' South By Southwest music, film and tech festival drops military sponsorship for 2025 following protests

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From Texas to the east End: How South by Southwest festival is coming to London in 2025

The festival that has grown and grown in Austin plans to bring the biggest thinkers and innovators from Europe to Brick Lane

Evening Standard

South by Southwest festival that featured Dua Lipa and Duchess of Sussex coming to London

US festival that attracted Barack Obama to speak and helped launch careers of Billie Eilish and Ed Sheeran making its debut in capital

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The Specter of Disinformation Haunts South by Southwest

Artificial intelligence technologies are all the rage at SXSW. Is our democracy prepared?

Texas Observer

At Texas Arts And Tech Fest, Virtual Reality Is Perfectly Human

At South by Southwest -- the gargantuan Texas festival for cinema, music and tech -- artists this year embraced virtual reality as a way to better connect with humanity, not escape it.

International Business Times

Performers And Speakers Cancel SXSW Appearances In Protest

Performers and speakers at South by Southwest withdraw in solidarity with Gaza and against U.S. Army sponsorship, sparking debates and highlighting the pow...

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"You've got the Scots who are very quiet and shy, and then you've got Scots when you get a drink in them - just wild revellers... Mogwai are the best example of that": Mogwai announce new career-spanning documentary If The Stars Had Sound

Scottish post-rock band Mogwai share the trailer for their new documentary, announce its World Premiere at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas

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Engaging robots could be roaming Disney parks in the near future

A robotic rabbit wearing a helmet and roller skates tumbled out of a crate and got to its feet alone, extending its arms to balance itself on a stage at Disney’s panel at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas.

Orlando Sentinel

Silicon Valley Bank just sucked all the oxygen out of SXSW

Just as Silicon Valley entrepreneurs were landing in Austin for the annual South by Southwest celebration, the startup industry's primary bank collapsed.

Fortune

Iconic tech and culture festival South by Southwest is coming to Sydney

South by Southwest (SXSW) – one of the world's most iconic cultural events – is heading to Sydney in October 2023 for its first global outing.

The New Daily

Iconic Creative Mega-Festival South By Southwest Is Headed Down Under For The First Time

The long-running conference is set to hit Sydney in late 2023.

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SXSW 2023: Sydney to host South by Southwest culture festival

Annual pop culture and tech conference is branching outside the US for the first time since it launched in Texas in 1987

The Guardian - AU

Q&A: Census Bureau director on ‘transformational’ changes — and SXSW

Robert L. Santos did not get to shoot concerts at the South by Southwest festival this year because, as the new Census Bureau director, “I have a day job now.”

Tribune News Service

Back to Back Theatre in Geelong wins $300,000 International Ibsen Award

This theatre group has performed worldwide and debuted their first film at South by Southwest. But you've probably never heard of them.

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4 shot at South by Southwest festival in Austin

A gunman opened fire at an Austin intersection early Sunday morning as the annual South by Southwest festival was coming to a close.

The Independent UK

Four people shot in downtown Austin during South By Southwest Festival

The shooting took place about 2.50am near the Alamo Ritz theatre

The Canadian Press

Prime Video adds two-part documentary on The Kids in the Hall to streamer lineup

TORONTO — A two-part documentary about Canadian comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall is headed to Prime Video after debuting next month at the South by Southwest festival.

Los Angeles Times

'Atlanta' Season 3 premiere to close in-person 2022 SXSW Film Festival

After two years of virtual programming, the South by Southwest Film Festival has announced the program for its return to an in-person event. The festival will close with the long-awaited Season 3 premiere of the FX series "Atlanta." As previously announced, the opening night film will be the world premiere…

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