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Every March, creatives of all stripes gather in Austin to witness, share and inspire the visions that will galvanize the filmmakers and ideas of tomorrow. SXSW Film Conference & Festival champions the vitality, innovation and opportunity that drives the entertainment and media landscape, and boldly tackles the evolution of all aspects of “film” today, down to its very definition.

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What's Happening! March 17 - Final Countdown Edition

Created by L Park on March 17, 2013
Happening Music Film Interactive Comedy

A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe called Quest crushing it before Prince last night.
photo by John Sciuli/Wire Image

Welcome to the final What's Happening for SXSW 2013! This year's festival was a one-way ticket to Bananatown, no? If you're a local or still in town we hope you'll join us tonight for a final evening of good times at The Jr.

What's Happening! March 16 Film, Comedy and Music PM Edition

Created by L Park on March 16, 2013
Happening Music Film Comedy

Flaming Lips Last night's Flaming Lips show at Auditorium Shores... more or less.

Welcome to the nearly final edition of What's Happening! I'll have one for whoever's left in this town tomorrow afternoon. Thanks so much for coming to ye olde SXSW and we hope you've had a perfectly nice time in our little town.

Brent Grulke - A Tribute, A Prize and some Bands on the Block

Created by L Park on March 16, 2013
Happening Music Film Interactive

On Thursday morning of this year's SXSW Music and Media Conference we paid tribute to our friend and colleague, Creative Director Brent Grulke, who passed away last August. It was a lovely celebration, thanks in part to Alan Berg and our pals at Arts + Labor, who produced this video that aired before Dave Grohl's keynote.

SXSW Film Poster Awards - Gallery Now Online!

Created by jim on March 16, 2013
Film

Designed by Akiko
Stehrenberger for
Gravillis Inc

Thanks to the magic of Flickr, we can now bring you a beautiful online gallery of all eligible posters in the SXSW Award for Excellence in Poster Design.

Take a closer look at winning poster for Kiss of the Damned (pictured here), as well as images across all the categories, including shorts, Texas High School and all the main categories.

Click here to view the full gallery

Audience Award Winners Announced!

Created by jim on March 16, 2013
Film

Image from Maidentrip, courtesy Filmmakers

The votes are in! Audiences have been frantically handing in post-screening ballots all week, and we're pleased to finally reveal the winners of the SXSW 2013 Audience Awards - click on a title to select the repeat screenings for your schedule!

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