2017 SXSW Festival Announced
The SXSW Conference and Festival has announced its week of operation, taking place from March 10th – March 19th.
The annual festival, held in Austin, Texas – The Live Music Capital of The World, will be introducing a new streamlined schedule for the events of that week, consisting of 24 tracks separated by Conferences (split by subjects Music, Film, Interactive and Convergence), Exhibitions and Festivals. Some examples of these Conference tracks include Augmented/Virtual Reality, Experiential Storytelling, Intelligent Future, Entertainment Influencers, and Making Music, following through on SXSW’s promise to bring “unparalleled opportunities to discover and connect.”
The SXSW Music Festival has hosted a vast array of artists, spanning genres from jazz and Americana to hip-hop and experimental. Previous artists that have graced the stage at SXSW include Anderson.Paak & The Free Nationals, Mitski, George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, Jamie xx, Iggy Pop, and Blood Orange, to name just a handful. But it’s not just the Music that drawss the big names at SXSW.
The SXSW Film Festival garners its own reputation of special guests and conference alumni who have been climbing their way to the top. Films such as Everybody Wants Some!! , the spiritual successor to Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused, as well as the newly released Don’t Think Twice from director and comedian Mike Birbiglia screened their way through the SXSW Film Festival as they moved to wider distribution.
The SXSW Comedy Festival has hosted collaborations with Comedy Central, Upright Citizens Brigade, and Earwolf, bringing in sketch comedy, improv, standup, and live podcast recordings to the Austin audience. Past comedians who have taken the SXSW stage include Dan Harmon, Nick Kroll, Emo Philips, Chris Hardwick and Natasha Leggero.
Want to participate in one of the various SXSW Festivals? Applications to participate in the 2017 events are open for submissions! Whether you’re a filmmaker, musician, comedian, or techie, you can apply here to be a part of the festivities!