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Shaquille O'Neal Speaks at SXSW on Monday, March 11

Created by tammy on January 25, 2013
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courtesy the speakerSXSW Interactive has become a very big gathering with lots of big ideas and big concepts and big-picture thinking. Given this theme of big, we are very excited that one of the biggest personalities from the world of professional sports will speak at the 2013 event. Join us on Monday, March 11 at 12:30pm when we present Shaq Goes Social: The Big Interview.

On the basketball court, Shaq was a four-time NBA champion, a three-time NBA Finals MVP, a two-time NBA scoring champion and a 15-time NBA All-Star. He was also voted Rookie of the Year (1992-93) and Most Valuable Player (1999-2000).

Bay of All Saints back in Austin this Sunday

Created by jim on January 24, 2013
Film

A stunningly intimate, powerful film, Annie Eastman's Bay of All Saints won the Audience Award for Documentary Feature at SXSW 2012, and the film returns to Austin this Sunday, January 27.

Presented as part of the Cine Las Americas Signature Series at the Alamo Drafthouse Village, the film is co-presented by SXSW and will feature a Skype Q&A with Eastman after the screening.

Comedy Hitmaker Chuck Lorre and Author Neil Gaiman Join Forces in a Featured Session at SXSW 2013

Created by tammy on January 24, 2013
Film Interactive

Chuck Lorre by Art StreiberChuck Lorre
by Art StreiberWorlds will collide when the creator of The Big Bang Theory meets the author of The Sandman at SXSW! Top TV comedy hitmaker Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Mike & Molly) will make his SXSW debut onstage with best-selling author Neil Gaiman (Coraline, Stardust, and the acclaimed comic book series The Sandman) during a convergent featured session at the SXSW 2013.

"Chuck Lorre: In Conversation with Neil Gaiman" will take place on Saturday, March 9, at 3:30 p.m. in Dell Hall of the Long Center and brings together two of the most accomplished writers in entertainment for a wide-ranging discussion about the creative process. This event (and all Long Center conference programming) is open to Interactive, Film, Music, Gold and Platinum.

Nick Cave to Appear on Film Convergence Panel and Brings The Bad Seeds to Perform at SXSW Music

Created by stacey on January 23, 2013
Music Film

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to Play SXSW: NPR Music Showcase at Stubb’s: North American Tour in Support of Push The Sky Away to Begin March 13 in Austin

We are pleased to announce that Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will be kicking off their 2013 North American tour at SXSW on Wednesday, March 13. Cave and company will perform this year's NPR showcase at Stubb's, supporting their 15th studio album, Push The Sky Away (out Feb 18th on Bad Seed Ltd).

Nick Cave is an internationally acclaimed author, composer, screenwriter and actor. In recent years, Cave wrote the screenplays for The Proposition and Lawless, while he and Warren Ellis scored The Proposition, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and The Road. The two more recently presented the Lawless soundtrack featuring Cave/Ellis originals and classic compositions performed by The Bootleggers and the likes of Ralph Stanley, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris and more.

On Tuesday, 12th March, in conjunction with his SXSW performance, SXSW Film and Music will host Nick Cave in Conversation with New York based author Larry Ratso Sloman. Sloman's numerous collaborators include Howard Stern, David Blaine, magic historian William Kalush and Anthony Kiedis of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he worked on the memoir Scar Tissue. Sloman also wrote an account of Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour, On the Road with Bob Dylan, and penned Reefer Madness, a history of marijuana use in the United States.

Speaker Spotlights - Who's Who in the SXSW Film Conference

Created by jim on January 22, 2013
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Photo courtesy Epic Films


Speaker Spotlights return for 2013!

Get closer to the experts heading up sessions at the SXSW Film Conference, from workshops, panels, to Digital Domain and more.

In this first edition, Maker Studios' Danny Zappin takes on the Future of Video, while Kirsty Stark introduces us to Wastelander Panda.

Filmmakers in Focus - Drinking Buddies & Good Ol' Freda

Created by jim on January 21, 2013
Film
Good Ol' Freda. Photo courtesy of Freda Kelly


In the latest edition of Filmmakers in Focus: notes on beer, complicated relationships, and how to turn restlessness into a successful filmmaking career. As always, you can read individual interviews anytime at our dedicated Filmmakers in Focus page.

Paul Qui to Curate a Gourmet Selection of Eateries at SouthBites!

Created by Cori on January 17, 2013
Music Film Interactive

Photo Courtesy of Rebecca Fondren We are excited to announce that local food maven, Paul Qui is partnering with SXSW to curate a selection of gourmet food trucks for SXSW attendees this year. Paul is the executive Chef at Qui, opening in Spring 2013, the owner of Austin’s renowned East Side King trailers, winner of Top Chef Season 9, and is the recipient of the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southwest 2012.

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