SXSW | South By Southwest Music + Film Interactive Festival Update

SXSW Music + Film Interactive Festival and Conference - Update

Where: Austin Convention Center - Austin, Texas - USA


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SXSW runs for March 11th through the 20th, 2011 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas.

The Interactive Events are running from the 11th through the 15th

The Film Festival Segment is running from the 11th through the 19th

The Music Segment running from the 15th through the 20th.

The Latest News for the Film segment is that the schedule is now available of the screenings for the Films in competition.   SXSW Film presents an eclectic range of movies with various levels of production, some using a low film budget while others are much more well financed feature films.   While many films have distribution a great deal of the films do not.  With the continuing upheaval in the indie film budget marketplace, film finance matters are very heavy on everyone's mind.

A new debuting film, 'A Bag of Hammers,' that will be hosting its world premier at the SXSW Festival is Directed by first time director Brian Crano and is a comedy about two misfits of lifelong friends that are unable to grow up. You can find the schedule to mark out your calendars for the other films you want to see from your favorite and upcoming directors, actors and producers.

Blake Mycoskie of TOMS Shoes will present the Interactive Keynote Address

NEVERDIE Studios will be hosting 2 SXSW Happy Hours of Arcade gaming from game developer ScreenBurn. The game developer Meet Up Mixer will run from 5-6pm on Friday, March 11th in room 1 of the Convention Center and runs for three days, ending on Sunday the 13th at 6pm. Its a place for meeting and collaborating for those involved in the future of the Gaming industry.

The second event hosted by ScreenBurn will be the ScreenBurn Block Party Running Saturday the 12th of March in the Exhibit Hall 2 of the Convention Center, where you will find drinks and food provided by IngZ, Sony Computer Entertainment of America, Beyond Gaming, RockLive, Insomniac Games, indiPub and more.

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The Latest News on the Interactive Segment is that the Chevy Volt Lounge will be returning this year for 2011. Here you will be able to find a resting place and recharging space for your phones, laptops, cameras, and any sort of device needing charging as Chevy will be pushing the idea of a recharging station and offer an interactive experience of their upcoming, world-changing product, The Chevy Volt



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