Bayou Maharajah: The Troubled Genius of James Booker, courtesy Anton Corbijn

Get your planning on—the SXSW Film schedule is now live!

We're also excited to share the final round of programming for SXSW Film 2013, including our Closing Night Film The East, from alum Zal Batmanglij, and starring Brit Marling, Alexander Skårsgard and Ellen Page. Additional titles include In Your Dreams - Stevie Nicks, Bayou Maharajah: The Troubled Genius of James Booker (pictured), The Great Hip Hop Hoax, the Jeremy Lin Fest Fave doc Linsanity and more!

SXSW's Video Channel is your repository for all things visually excellent in the world of SXSW, like this clip from last year's Conversation with Seth MacFarlane, who gives you a taste of Peter Griffin vis a vis tales of Rhode Island.

Back for the third year, SXswag continues to eliminate thousands of pounds of waste by offering a digital version of the ubiquitous conference swag bag.

Available via SXsocial, anyone can access swag, although registrants can unlock extra items. Offers include custom business cards from moo.com and one year of web hosting for $10 from InMotion Hosting.

Get the scoop on filmmakers presenting work at SXSW Film! Today's Filmmakers in Focus hones in on the artists behind three of the high profile premieres in our Narrative Spotlight category.

Click on a title below to read the conversation, and head to the film schedule now to start assembling your plan for SXSW Film.

Interested in reading more? Head to this page for a list of all the interviews to date!

• John Sayles on Go For Sisters
• Walter Strafford on Kilimanjaro
• Daisy von Scherler Mayer on Some Girl(s)

Get the scoop on filmmakers presenting work at SXSW Film! Today's Filmmakers in Focus presents three innovators in our Visions category.

Click on a title below to read the conversation, and head to the film schedule now to start assembling your plan for SXSW Film.

• Sophie Huber on Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
• Penny Lane on Our Nixon
• Zach Clark on White Reindeer

Image Courtesy of Bike HuggerSubmit your design topic to SXSW and be a speaker for Built 2013: Make & Tell, Magic Revealed on Monday, March 11!

Hosted on Next Stage by Bike Hugger and Make Magazine, this presentation features a series of discussions from a variety of designers and innovators. Give firsthand insight into your creative process and showcase your unique design for the SXSW audience!

After a few requests from our friends up north hunkering down for the storm, we've extended our last registration deadline for SXSW 2013 to 11:59pm (CST) on Monday, February 11th. That means you have more time to get your 2013 SXSW Registration squared away. For those of you not getting buried in snow, you also have until Monday night to save up to $155 off of the walkup-rate.

We hope all those in the northeast stay safe and warm this weekend. We look forward to seeing you all in March!