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The SXSW Film Festival are Accepting Films for Inclusion in the 2013 Festival


Every March the SXSW® Film Conference & Festival takes place in Austin, Texas and celebrates the art and business of filmmaking.  SXSW is a highly anticipated festival on the international calendar where filmmakers, distributors, national and international media, critics, academics, programmers, screenwriters, agents, film crews, actors, digital creatives, film fans and fanatics gather to increase their skills, know-how and contacts.  

The SXSW Film, Interactive and Music Conference and Festival http://www.sxsw.com features a dynamic convergence of talent, smart audiences and industry leaders in a uniquely creative environment. A hotbed of discovery and interactivity, the event offers invaluable networking opportunities and immersion into the art and business of independent film, music and interactive technologies. The Conference buzzes with world-class speakers, creatives and innovators in a productive social atmosphere. Simultaneously, the internationally acclaimed Film Festival program celebrates raw innovation and emerging talent, featuring provocative documentaries, comedies, genre standouts and more. 


Each year an Irish delegation travel over to the festival with Enterprise Ireland hosting a stand in the market.  Previous Irish films that have screened at the festival include Outcast, Citadel, Dollhouse and Foxes.  

There are two new additions to the SXSW line-up this year.  Firstly, the SXSW Film's Startup Alley offers a place to discover the products and services set to revolutionize the entertainment industry through panels, networking opportunities with entrepreneurs and expert investors and demos from new film and television startups. http://sxsw.com/film/startup-alley

Secondly, the Film Experience Hackathon is a weekend-long event whereby hackers, filmmakers and visual artists will join forces to create new and innovative ideas in how technology can enhance the world of film.  The goal is to build hacks that bring together technology, multimedia, and data to enrich the end-to-end movie experience. http://hackingfilm.com/

SXSW is now accepting both narrative and documentary feature-length films over 40 minutes in length for inclusion in the festival as well as shorts, music videos and title sequences.  

With regards the feature-length films SXSW does not accept trailers or rough assemblies, but will accept work-in-progress cuts (picture lock with temp sound, color, etc.) Please be aware SXSW will not screen multiple updates/versions of your film for programming consideration. Please send your film in the most complete and finished form possible. They will screen only the first cut submitted.

LATE DEADLINE for feature length films
Receipt of Application - Thursday 1st November

LAST MINUTE DEADLINE for feature length films
Receipt of Application - Thursday 15th November

For more information on costs, how to apply and other deadlines see the SXSW website http://sxsw.com/film/screenings/submit