Only Yahoo! can pull together ghost hunters, puppets and some of the top music acts and bring them to Austin. As a SXSW Super Sponsor, Yahoo! is committing to inspire and entertain you both on-location and online and will be presenting various events held at Brazos Hall, Yahoo!’s festival headquarters. The events will feature original video programming “watch parties,” music performance by top acts (some surprise announcements coming soon!), discussions, Yahoo! product demos and much more.

Welcome to another edition of Speaker Spotlights, on the eve of the SXSW Film 2013 launch!

Read what conference participants Turk Pipkin, Liz Nord and Nicolas Gonda have to say about their sessions encompassing social change, cross-platform storytelling and making the most of your film's future.

Photo Courtesy of Christine Chen

We're excited to continue our relationship with AT&T as they return as a Super Sponsor for SXSW 2013. AT&T brings more to this festival than meets the eye, providing a huge amount of the technological magic that keeps the machine running both behind the scenes and right out in the open. AT&T's on the ground presence is nearly everywhere this year. They are providing more than 200 Wi-Fi Hot Spots in the Austin city area at locations including Auditorium Shores, the Austin Convention Center, and even on busy public streets like 6th Street between Brazos and Red River.

We're almost there! And we've got a few more additions to the SXSW Comedy schedule that kicks off Saturday, March 9.

Sunday, March 10

11:30pm - Midnight at The Mischief: A SXSW Comedy After Party (The North Door)

Immediately following The Super Serious Show, cap off the day of laughs with late night music and merriment. Music by The Palotones and King Cyrus King

Pick up yours at SXSwag!Did you know that if you're registered at SXSocial, you can access a digital version of the Program Guide?

You will still receive a physical copy of the guide when you pick up your big bag at registration, but for the first time, we're offering a fully browsable online version. Simply log in to your SXSocial account, then access the guide via SXSwag.

Image Courtesy of Stardition

SXSW 2013 is here and Stardition is here with it, but they have their eyes on SXSW 2014. The local Austin startup is launching a platform that it hopes will revolutionize the industry itself by streamlining the process from pre-production and casting calls through distribution and revenue generation. Stardition wants to connect the right dots, uniting film industry folks across the globe to ensure cool projects get off the ground faster and easier than ever before.