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The Best And Worst Genre Films At SXSW Reveal a Surprisingly Hopeful Trend

From 'It Ends,' to 'The Surrender,' this year’s genre films at SXSW have a fascinating relationship with mortality.

Inverse

3 Sci-Fi Hidden Gems at SXSW Reveal A Surprising Alien Invasion Trend

From 'The Astronaut,' to 'Descendent,' to 'The Infinite Husk,' the buzziest sci-fi indie movies at the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival reveal a fascinating pattern.

Inverse

Inside South by Southwest, where tech bros and hippies battle for the soul of Austin

Austin, Texas is caught between two identities: the offbeat home of live music and the new rival to Silicon Valley. How did that tension play out South by Southwest, the yearly festival which blends the two?

Evening Standard

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Michelle Obama Lassos Spring 2025's Zestiest Color Trend at SXSW in a Western Matching Set

She seems ready for the 'Cowboy Carter' tour.

Marie Claire

Trump's Anti-diversity And Immigration Stance Overshadows SXSW Festival

Shockwaves from the Trump administration's campaign against pro-diversity policies and its harsh anti-immigrant rhetoric were felt throughout the South By Southwest festival, the sprawling arts and tech event long known for championing progressive values.

International Business Times

Bluesky CEO Teases Mark Zuckerberg With Her T-Shirt, Hinting at Billionaire-Proof Social Media Site

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber fires back at Mark Zuckerberg with a cryptic Latin message on her shirt at SXSW 2025. What does it mean?

International Business Times

SXSW 2025: 'Death Stranding 2' Preorder, Release Date, Collector's Edition, and More Confirmed

Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding 2 is now confirmed for release this summer, with its preorder date starting real soon.

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Anna Kendrick & Blake Lively Just Had Wildly Different Takes On Working Together

SXSW just kicked off with the premiere of Another Simple Favour & stars Anna Kendrick & Blake Lively had some pretty different takes on what it's like to work together again.

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Going to SXSW 2025? Here are the festival's best space-themed panels

Meet the Artemis 2 moon mission astronauts and learn about private lunar landers, space telescopes and the "dark universe" at SXSW 2025.

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YouTube was born from a failed dating site – 20 years on, the world’s biggest video platform faces new challenges

When three former PayPal employees, Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim, registered the domain www.youtube.com 20 years ago, they wanted to create an online dating site based around videos of users. In 2016, Chen told the SXSW conference: “We thought dating would be the obvious choice.”

The Conversation

Idris Elba and Tems to headline London's first ever SXSW festival

South By Southwest London has revealed its first set of culture and music acts for the June event

Evening Standard

Idris Elba, Tems and Deepak Chopra to headline SXSW festival in London

Festival is bringing Texas to Shoreditch with a star-studded lineup of panellists and performers

The Independent UK

Paul Feig's 'Another Simple Favor' To Open SXSW Festival

'Another Simple Favor' and legal drama with Blake Lively at SXSW Film and TV Festival.

Top News

SXSW Film Festival To Premiere Seth Rogen's 'The Studio'

Discover the excitement of SXSW Film & TV Festival with 'The Studio' premiere and a diverse lineup of 96 features, including world premieres and star-studd...

The Independent UK

Seth Rogen's 'The Studio' to open SXSW

The SXSW Film & TV Festival will kick off on March 7 with the world premiere of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s “The Studio,” the Apple TV+ comedy series starring Rogen as a fictional Hollywood studio head

The Guardian - UK

SXSW arts and tech festival leaves Texas for a jaunt in east London

Week-long ‘Olympics of the mind’ next summer will showcase cutting-edge film, gigs, talks and much more

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SXSW Sydney: now in its second year, has the festival found its feet?

The weeklong behemoth relishes its contradictions: punk gigs in front of sponsor logos; toilet paper pop-ups and Taiwanese pop stars; industry legends and new fans

Pedestrian.tv

SXSW Sydney 2024 Has Arrived So Here’s A Guide To The Best Events To Avoid Being Burned By FOMO

From live performances to movie screenings to panels and seminars, it's gonna be a jam-packed week full of unmissable experiences!

The Guardian - UK

From speakeasies to SXSW: a local’s guide to Austin, Texas

The capital of the Lone Star State is known all over the world for its live music but, as in-the-know local Madeline Hollern points out, it’s also a great place to enjoy everything from heavyweight cultural highlights to bars radiating intimate neighbourhood vibes

The Guardian - US

SXSW ends US Army partnership after backlash from artists over Palestine

Festival severs Army and defense contractor sponsorships after more than 80 artists withdrew from 2024 edition

Louder

Piracy, legal battles and FBI investigations: How to watch two-part documentary How Music Got Free

Method Man-narrated documentary that premiered at this year’s SXSW featuring interviews with Eminem, 50 Cent and more is all set to hit Paramount+

Evening Standard

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

MusicRadar

"The go-to destination for professionals and creatives seeking meaningful connections": Influential music, film and tech festival SXSW is coming to London in 2025

Events will take place across Shoreditch, London for a week in June next year

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