South By Southwest Conferences and Festivals

South by Southwest (SXSW) is a huge series of events that begin on March 7 and end on March 16, 2008. This blog post is an attempt to simplify the information on the SXSW site. If you are interested in one aspect of SXSW, rather than the entire ten days, you will find this helpful. Start here with an overview of entire event from SXSW.com.

Dates

Interactive - March 7 - 11
Film - March 7 - 15
Music - March 12 - 16

2008 SXSW Interactive Conference and Festival

Keynote speaker Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook.

Panels by Categories
Core Conversations
Author Talks and Book Signings
ScreenBurn Festival features four days of presentations on the newest developments in the gaming industry.
Interactive/Film (iF!) Trade Show + Exhibition is place to find tools for development and productivity employed by digital creatives and filmmakers.
2008 SXSW Film Conference and Festival

Feature Film Lineup

Spotlight
Documentary
Narrative
Visions
24 Beats
Midnight
Lone Star
Special Screening
SXSW Music and Media Conference and Festival

Five nights of live music with 1500+ bands from 33 different countries, performing in 70+ spots in Austin, Texas.

Preliminary Panel line up for conference
Lou Reed is the keynote speaker, March 13.
Dolly Parton will perform on the BMI showcase at the Austin Music Hall on Friday, March 14.
The Black Crowes will return to SXSW with a performance on Saturday, March 15
R.E.M. will perform Sunday, March 16.
Applications for artists and bands are closed, so check this page for lineup to be posted in February.

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