Full Schedule

Recharge your soul (and connected devices) at the Chevy Volt Recharge Lounge – Lower level at the NW corner of the convention center. While you’re there plug in, grab a beverage or just chill out while you get your first look at the 2011 Chevy Volt. (Austin Convention Center, 1st Floor,...

Recharge your soul (and connected devices) at the Chevy Volt Recharge Lounge – Lower level at the NW corner of the convention center. While you’re there plug in, grab a beverage or just chill out while you get your first look at the 2011 Chevy Volt. (Austin Convention Center, 1st Floor,...

The Pepsi Refresh Project is coming to SxSW and one Interactive attendee will leave with a $50,000 Refresh Grant to help bring their digital pro-social idea to life – and it’s up to YOU to decide who wins! Stop by the Pepsi Refresh Café to learn more and help refresh the...

The Pepsi Refresh Project is coming to SxSW and one Interactive attendee will leave with a $50,000 Refresh Grant to help bring their digital pro-social idea to life – and it’s up to YOU to decide who wins! Stop by the Pepsi Refresh Café to learn more and help refresh the...

The PepsiCo Podcast Playground is back to provide SxSWers a place to recharge, reconnect and broadcast to friends, fans and followers. So grab a seat at the bar, take in the Twitter-view of the PepsiCo Zeitgeist 2.0 and check out our Digital Speak Easy line-up.(Austin Convention Center, 1st floor Southwest corner)...

The PepsiCo Podcast Playground is back to provide SxSWers a place to recharge, reconnect and broadcast to friends, fans and followers. So grab a seat at the bar, take in the Twitter-view of the PepsiCo Zeitgeist 2.0 and check out our Digital Speak Easy line-up.(Austin Convention Center, 1st floor Southwest corner)...

Come relax at the SoBe Lizard Lounge and enjoy reskinned SoBe Elixirs and Teas. Happy hour, SoBe-style, from 12-7 daily. Fan us at facebook.com/sobe for more!

Come relax at the SoBe Lizard Lounge and enjoy reskinned SoBe Elixirs and Teas. Happy hour, SoBe-style, from 12-7 daily. Fan us at facebook.com/sobe for more!

Join us live in studio at 12PM, 3PM and 6PM daily as IFC showcases the best of SXSW talent, including live musical performances, panels and celebrity interviews. The house is open all day with FREE food, FREE swag, gaming, grand prize give-aways, and a Happy Hour at 5PM to kick off...

Join us live in studio at 12PM, 3PM and 6PM daily as IFC showcases the best of SXSW talent, including live musical performances, panels and celebrity interviews. The house is open all day with FREE food, FREE swag, gaming, grand prize give-aways, and a Happy Hour at 5PM to kick off...

Shuttle transportation provided from the Downtown Austin Hilton. Private event - by invite only.

Stop by and check out the Silverlight Interactive Lounge. Kick up your feet and take a moment to explore our Digital Living Room where you can see Silverlight and Windows 7 in action. And, as in years past, we’ll also have an Xbox set up for your gaming pleasure. (Austin Convention...

Want to meet the best & brightest socially-conscious Geekeratti at SXSW? Need a place to hang with your world-saving entourage, catch some unplugged local music, or just pull up some WiFi and get your blog on? Meet you at The Beacon: Lounge with a Conscience. Sponsored by Beaconfire Consulting.

Windows Phone, along with TechSet hosts Stephanie Agresta and Brian Solis, will pay tribute to the ideas, passions, and friendships that bring us together. Join us every day to see everyone you know, everyone you want to know, and give us the opportunity to get to know you. Plus, daily tweet-ups,...

Make the Mashery Circus Mashimus a frequent stop during the SXSW Interactive conference. Join us at Circus Mashimus to hook up with friends and colleagues, meet new people, hold meetings, get expert advice, watch an API demo or just relax. With dedicated Internet access and plenty of electrical outlets and lots...

In 2006, S. Craig Watkins participated in the MacArthur Foundation's well-funded digital media initiative alongside a select team of scholars and tech experts. The goal was simple: to understand young people's emphatic embrace of social and mobile media. Watkins went on to build a small research team that skillfully collected over...

The Young and the Digital

Stereotypically known to blend into the background both personally and professionally, a significant amount of web professionals around the world are of Asian descent. How do they reconcile identity given one's history, heritage and contemporary culture? Given linguistic and cultural divides? While marketers and businesses perceive Asians as a target market,...

Great web design is all around us, but can we go beyond 'cool', 'usable' and 'fun' to create something truly beautiful? This session examines our changing attitudes to beauty, art and meaning, and why the web is ideally suited to become a vehicle for true beauty in the Information Age.

Designing a comprehensive user experience without thinking about body copy, calls to action, errors, and nomenclature? Think again--about content strategy. If you're an IA, designer, search marketer, or strategist, content strategy can help you understand clients' needs, articulate an approach, and align with a brand-driven, user-centered message architecture.

Discover the platform that makes the car a part of your family -- to plan your trip, suggest places where you can impress your wife with hand-crafted antiques. This session covers a new generation of automobiles that can guide you to low carbon living as well as keep you connected with...

The gaming industry is full of entrepreneurs jockeying to fund the next big idea. While gaming has thrived despite the recession, it's still harder than ever to secure funding. Learn first-hand from gaming entrepreneurs about how to attract funding success and how to turn that money into a profitable venture.

Even though technology evolved at a crazy pace the last 100 years, the humble button has stayed at the center of it all. What is its past, its future? Why is it important? What does it say about the interaction between humans and technology? Pictures, stories, revelations, maybe movies.

What if Rod Serling had a blog? Would Alfred Hitchcock Tweet? These great producers and directors brought suspense and irony to the popular medium of the time; television. How did their work shape the minds of the young people of the time who would grow up to create "our" Internet?

Panels or parties? Sleep or Sessions? Veteran SXSW speakers and attendees give their light-hearted insights and tips on making the most of your next few days in geek wunderland.

Panels or parties? Sleep or Sessions? Veteran SXSW speakers and attendees give their light-hearted insights and tips on making the most of your next few days in geek wunderland. Min Jung Kim (minjungkim.com) Ben Huh (Cheezburger Network) Denise Jacobs (denisejacobs.com) Jeremy Keith (adactio.com)

"In Code We Trust" is the new motto for Government in the 21st century. Across the country, geeks inside and outside of government are developing a new model for a participatory and transparent Federal, State and Municipal governments. Built upon open-source tools, open standards, and best practices, this panel will highlight...

Customers expect the same treatment from a company, whether they interact with it through a physical store, website, or mobile device. We relish simplifying these experiences yet often ignore critical institutional barriers of the organizations we serve. This panel flags five critical pitfalls on the path to Multichannel integration.

In early 2009 the Federal Trade Commission became more vocal on its opinions regarding online advertising and privacy policies. To sum it up, the FTC has basically been saying advertisers are not disclosing how they collect information on users well enough. So what could happen to the future of advertising and...

Learn to look further than Twitter and Facebook when it comes to using social media to help your business succeed on the web. Learn solid strategies, how to measure success, and all the tools you need to succeed in the fastest growing marketing medium on the web.

Each year at SXSW, you hear about "SXSW SARS" or "SXSW Scurvy." Days packed with panels, movies, and concerts are exhausting and wear down your immune system. Learn some ways in which you can prepare for, and stay clear of getting sick at SXSW.

Microsoft's XNA blows open the barn doors to make creating indie games possible on their next generation console (XBOX 360) and a variety of other platforms. Come learn the WHAT, HOW and WHY of making games with XNA in this exciting and entertaining session.

The word, "recessionista" was just coined last year, but there are cheapskates who have been writing and sharing creative tips about how to live frugally for years. The panel will discuss how they scope out the best deals and tips to share with their readers. Panels will talk about the thrill...

The Tweet House is a celebration of the Twitter ecosystem, and how it has transformed the Real-Time Web. Members of the “Twitterati” will be presenting (and partying…).

The term 'user experience' used to be an afterthought in mobile application design. The iPhone changed all that and has set a new benchmark for user experience on mobile devices. This panel will serve as a primer for anyone interested in learning how to apply UX principles to the creation of...

An in-store multi-touch experience can be a lonely star without the supporting roles of mobile, print, digital signage, and the Web. The key is designing the right experience for the right channel ' and the Holy Grail, is then finding a way for all these elements to seamlessly work together to...

Why does the CEO next door look like he'd be more comfortable in a skate park than in a board room? Because we're smack in the middle of a youth entrepreneurship revolution. Donna Fenn, author of Upstarts! How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business, talks about how a new...

Over the years, Austin has acquired many monikers: Live Music Capital of the World, Keep Austin Weird, Silicon Hills, Human Capital, Open City, Killer App. The city has a unique blend of openness, creativity, supportiveness and good ole Texas friendliness. Events like SXSW and ACL Festival, bring visitors from around the...

Upstarts! Gen Y Entrepreneurs

DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs and the Coming Transformation

Armed with laptops and smartphones, audiences are no longer sitting still at conferences like SXSW - instead they're using Twitter and social media to create a backchannel and start their own conversations while the presenter is talking. Is this a good thing? Or a does it spell the end of presentations?...

BackChannel

Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take It Back

We pinch it, tap it, shake it and poke it. We're so enthralled with finally getting to touch our products. But there's so much more to direct manipulation than just tapping it with our fingers! Let's explore some progressive interaction models that go beyond touch and into movement, infrared, wearable computing,...

Battledecks is a fast-paced, fun, laugh riot where "contestants" have to put together a presentation on the fly as slides are randomly projected for their confusion and the delight of the audience. Contestants are then judged by a panel of low-level celebrities, who can be bought. Battledecks was performed at SXSW...

Battledecks is a fast-paced, fun, laugh riot where "contestants" have to put together a presentation on the fly as slides are randomly projected for their confusion and the delight of the audience. Contestants are then judged by a panel of low-level celebrities, who can be bought. Battledecks was performed at SXSW...

Past SXSW panels have shown that Black bloggers and bloggers of color are becoming more prominent and well-known as the years progress. From "Blogging While Black" to being "Digital Urbanites", being a Black blogger is definitely not limited to any monolithic stereotype. Learn from some of the pioneers and thought-leaders in...

ID privacy, hijacking and the use of stolen identities in site registrations, e-mail, e-commerce and social networking has become a real threat. Web 2.0 has brought about gaps for social engineering and the need for Identity 2.0 and voice biometrics. Learn about technologies to secure your ID or your customers'.

What happens when business models get in the way of being social online? How can the social web evolve and meet the needs of all users rather then the loudest? Join this important panel discussion on co-creating fun and valuable experiences with your users from a design, business and user perspective....

Everything I needed to know about innovation, I learned by drawing cartoons. Launching a cartoon has a far lower success rate than innovation. Successful cartoonists have to be experts at generating ideas and breaking through the clutter. I'll share my experience, but also insights from Watterson, Groening, Adams, and others.

Typography can make or break a design, but there are big differences between what makes jaw-dropping type offline from what makes great type online? In this presentation, Samantha will evaluate interesting offline lettering and discuss how you can translate those principles and leverage CSS3, @font-face, and new font-as-service web apps to...

When Google announced it would cease censoring Chinese search results even if it meant decamping from China, most observers assumed that Beijing wouldn't hesitate to show them the door. But as weeks passed, the other shoe refused to drop. Even after Hillary Clinton's policy address on Internet freedom less than two...

In addition to Interactive, SXSW also hosts a giant film conference and festival. Learn how to make meaningful connections with all the independent film & new media professionals in town for the event

Engage is the new book by Brian Solis that will debut at SXSW. Representing the 3rd book on New Media and its impact on society, culture and communication. Engage will help anyone not only understand the changes in the media landscape but also how to lead it. Brian Solis will be...

Learn how the fundamentals of improvised comedy can help you achieve freelance success. Active listening, trusting yourself, and saying "yes, and..." are essential to good improv - and good freelancing. You'll learn skills to help you sign clients you love and get paid what you're worth. And we'll play games!

By referencing research in Communication studies, we will examine the role of technology within interpersonal relationships. Specifically, we will analyze negatives and positives in three distinct relational categories: professional, familial, and romantic. This would be an academic panel to educate an audience about the potential repercussions of always being ''online.''

The web originated with generalists - webmasters designing, building, and developing. Today, a web team can have a dozen different specialist roles, each highly-focused. With that in mind, what are the strengths of specialists and generalists, and when are each put to their best use on a project or in an...

Collaboration is key to the UX process, but it becomes increasingly difficult across locations. Working remotely with engineers, product managers and other UX'ers is challenging. Learn how members of the Google UX team work with other offices and team members domestically and internationally to create the best user experiences possible.

Writers, musicians and other creatives are always on the lookout for new strategies to help get their work in front of key influencers. Sure, off-the-shelf solutions can be helpful, but they can take the adventure out of making genuine connections. This presentation will focus on letting go of outcomes and following...

Can Princess Leia eating an Apple Pie help me remember a number? Want to learn techniques the Memory Masters use? With a bunch of audience participation demonstrations, Grand Master of Memory - Mark Channon shows you how to unleash creativity, consume information and take away tools you can instantly put into...

Second Life was all the rage just a few years ago. Talked about at every technology conference and covered by mainstream media, it quickly went from being hyped to being ignored. Learn what happened to Second Life and and find out where its earliest creators, users and embedded journalists are now....

Using open source is one thing, but can your idea succeed if you give your own work away? Scrappy entrepreneurs will discuss that question, share their own experiences with open source business models, and offer advice to others considering open source licenses.

Since 2003, online dating has evolved in how web sites, profiles and photos are constructed to attract potential mates. Expectations and resultant relationships have changed as well. In this talk we illustrate how web site design and user savvy have created an alternate universe of intimate social protocols.

Content is the king, right? Maybe not. Content was the king in the 500 years-long literate-mass-media era initiated by Gutenberg's printing press. But it seems the king was deposed on SXSW 2008 and most people didn't notice it yet. Evanescent experiences and participative crowds are claiming back the power they once...

Don't change you; change how you network. Make sure you have a realistic strategy that plays to your strengths and then act on it. This interactive session will help you identify your special strategy and give you the confidence to network successfully in the real world and online.

We design websites for users, but if we don't also have a deep and thorough grasp of the content that will be served up to those users, we're not going to be able to create optimal experiences for them. Learn how to do Content Research to augment your User Research.

Analytics are often a confusing and convoluted mess, but that doesn't mean that they have to be. The Guide to Practical Data will help ensure you're reaching your full analytical potential. Learn how to analyze public and proprietary data to accelerate the success of any initiative. Featuring detailed demonstrations from top...

Shadows' Revolution: Cracking the Content and Breaking the Molds

Registrant’s Lounge, located on the corner of 4th and Neches right in front of the Convention Center, is THE meeting place for SXSW registrants to network. The Lounge is open daily from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm each day during the Film, Interactive, and Music Conferences. SXSW wants to show Registrants...

Known for single malt innovation, The Macallan® is one of the world’s most admired single malts. This peerless reputation has been built on the commitment of our Masters of Spirit and Wood for almost two centuries. Please savor responsibly. www.themacallan.com (Brush Square Park, 409 E 5th St.)

Known for single malt innovation, The Macallan® is one of the world’s most admired single malts. This peerless reputation has been built on the commitment of our Masters of Spirit and Wood for almost two centuries. Please savor responsibly. www.themacallan.com (Brush Square Park, 409 E 5th St.)

Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World

Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her beloved uncle is convinced it was murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family....

The Happiness Project is one of the most thoughtful works on happiness to have emerged from the recent explosion of interest in the subject. Rubin weaves together philosophy, scientific research, history, analysis, and real-life experiences as she explains what worked for her'and what didn't. Her conclusions are sometimes counter-intuitive ' for...

The Happiness Project

Mallory Messina, a Culture Activities Representative from Southwest Airlines, will begin with the most obvious question: what exactly is a ''CAR'' and what kind of company would create this job? Beyond trust falls and cheesy team activities, how can a company build upon their culture and engage their employees online?

Cooking for Geeks covers a new way of looking at how to cook for the hacker, maker, and creative person. By bringing science and experimentation into the kitchen, this panel will show how to create better food and new experiences at the dinner table.

The EFF recently argued that Burning Man's not as open or nurturing as people think, and uses the DMCA to control photographers' rights. This caused a firestorm of controversy, forcing Burning Man to say its interests are protecting its trademark and attendees from being exploited by unscrupulous photographers. This panel will...

In the world of social networking, constant access, and real time updates, has the way in which we date evolved for the better or for the worse? This panel hopes to address the issues that have been created with "dating" and interacting online. We also hope to discuss the future of...

If 99% of your customers are fantastic, you're still going to deal with bastards. And even the best of us make bad hiring decisions. But there are time-honored approaches to defusing crises, deflecting attacks, and denuding d-bags. This panel of seasoned pros will discuss and advise.

Is it enough in this economy to simply create great designs? Are people buying for style or to be a part of a lifestyle? The panel will explore whether fashion and product designers should spend as much time creating communities utilizing social media as they do picking the right color and...

IPhone development was once a gold rush for any self-funded game developer with an idea. Is this still the case for today's developers? What tips are there to get ahead with your new iPhone app? What common pitfalls should you avoid? And what just generally stinks about iPhone development? Join the...

Five billion of us already have the tool we need to change the world. Open data on mobile devices is a lens for daily choices. Check in with game changing apps and platforms that made a difference in Haiti (Ushahidi, Extraordinaries), feed safe food to kids (Good Guide), and get sustainable...

Aimed at both first-time and long-time attendees to SXSW Interactive, this biting and humorous, yet useful panel takes a look at the common actions and behaviors to avoid if you don't want to be described as "doing it wrong."

This panel will discuss how to run a startup without a technical cofounder. For people who just have passion but can't code shit, this panel is about what to do. Fake it til you make it. We still are.

Visual mapping of relationship circles: exploring tools for appropriate social technology in conference cultures where work and pleasure meet. Intimate boundaries, mixing business and love and the essentials of compassion in network culture will be explored through interactive visualization Q&A. Fluid dynamics and connections discussed.

One of the main reasons that people attend a multi-day conference is for the "networking opportunities". However, once there they fail to make meaningful connections that will lead to ongoing relationship and future opportunities. This presentation delivers usable tips and actionable advice that will help people get them most out of...

Two high-profile industry mavericks narrate the battle for your living room. The first thinks that Internet is the future of entertainment, video included. The second thinks Cable/Satellite will always deliver a better video experience and that Internet video will remain a small niche.

Last Spring, three kids set out in one car for two weeks. Their mission was to discover the emerging future for a new America, one town at a time. While they captured and produced plenty of content along their "roadtwip". The most valuable thing was the relationships they established. This panel...

As the trend of 'webifying' continues, the smallness and simplicity of web applications will become a thing of the past. This raises the challenge of securing these web behemoths. An industry panel of Security engineering managers will discuss the approaches they use to secure their web behemoths. The attendees will gain...

Creating beautiful web design is largely a matter of mastering a handful of simple techniques. The best designs employ systems of color, contrast, typography, and white space to achieve hierarchy, balance, and rhythm. The rest is just ingenuity and creativity. Matthew will review dozens of great and nearly great sites, explaining...

As the Internet has accelerated the creation of all types of content, it's become more and more difficult to sift through that content and find something of quality. We've tried it with machines and even mass consensus but the results are either wrong or lowest common denominator. The irony in all...

As more devices become location aware, social uses will continue to evolve beyond just who and what, to WHEN. Adding the temporal dimension creates new opportunities for social interaction. Learn about ways to leverage and use technology to add features at the intersection of temporal, social, and location.

At first glance the fretboard of a ukulele (or guitar) looks incomprehensible, but with the magic of pentatonic scales - ancient, nearly universal 5-note patterns, you can "crack the code" and hack the fretboard and start jamming along with your favorite tunes or musician friends in no time. You don't need...

At first glance the fretboard of a ukulele (or guitar) looks incomprehensible, but with the magic of pentatonic scales - ancient, nearly universal 5-note patterns, you can "crack the code" and hack the fretboard and start jamming along with your favorite tunes or musician friends in no time. You don't need...

You use social media for our friends, dating and... finding a kicka** job you love? If you aren't using sites like twitter, linkedin, facebook and more for anything other than a bootycall or posting pic's - you aren't even REALLY trying! Come get a job the fun way!

Smartphones, broadband, and social networks have changed the way we communicate. They affect everything from workplace productivity to personal relationships. Where are we headed? Both the architects and users of social tools will benefit from a look at communications research and the technologies on the horizon.

Video games are more popular than ever, and new games are delivering all kinds of social benefits, from video-game therapy for treating PTSD, to sims for train surgeons, to alternate-reality games that actually bring people together in real life. Will video games be a positive force for people and society in...

ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income

With just ten photos (including ones of their own families) and a mission to celebrate the awkwardness of family, awkwardfamilyphotos.com was launched in May, 2009 by childhood friends Mike Bender and Doug Chernack. After the site's link was posted on a radio station website, word spread virally and just one week...

Diversity with inclusion is one of the elements that we have worked hard to promote at the SXSW Interactive Festival. From "Black Blogging Rockstars"to "Africa 3.0: A Look at the Future of a Connected Africa" to "How to be Black", the 2010 SXSW Interactive Festival lineup seeks to cover a wide...

SXSW just got sweeter. Look for "Catch a Chevy" stops at Brush Square Park across from the Austin Convention Center, Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar, and The Paramount Theatre. From March 12 - March 20, complimentary shuttles will be running from 6 p.m. - 12 a.m. Look for signs downtown, follow...

SXSW just got sweeter. Look for "Catch a Chevy" stops at Brush Square Park across from the Austin Convention Center, Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar, and The Paramount Theatre. From March 12 - March 16, complimentary shuttles will be running from 6 p.m. - 12 a.m. Look for signs downtown, follow...

This movie tracks the history of a little pill that popped on to the market ten years ago, and turned the world upside down. These tiny blue diamonds are also known as Viagra. Nosy and armed with a healthy dose of humor, the director discovers a tale about virility, anxiety...

Soft launch into the 2010 SXSW Interactive Festival experience with the Friday Night Mix at Six. This official pre-party provides a great opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make new connections. Enjoy great views of downtown Austin from the rooftop deck and expanded room to network in the adjoining Tap...

Kick off SXSW with the second annual Tocquigny marketing meet and greet. Enjoy panoramic views of Austin from 17 stories up and network with fellow innovators. Learn more and vote for our signature party drink here: www.tocquigny.com/sxsw

We meet Aaron (Kyle Gallner), a very bright but sheltered freshman as he arrives at an Ivy League college to join their elite engineering program. He encounters Linda (Laura Allen), a vivacious 34-year old former wild-child who has returned to school to straighten out her life. She becomes the first...

Recently released from prison, two young musicians decide to form a band. Together they search the underworld of contemporary Tehran for other players. Forbidden by the authorities to play in Iran, they plan to escape from their clandestine existence, and dream of performing in Europe. But with no money and...

Winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival, Yorgos Lanthimos' Dogtooth is a darkly funny look at three teenagers confined to their parentsÕ isolated country estate and kept under strict rule and regimen. Terrorized into submission by their father, the children spend their days learning...

A journalist with no scruples, a spastic, and a comedian travel to North Korea with a mission - to challenge the conditions of the smile in one of the world's most notorious regimes. On the pretext of being a small theatre troupe on a cultural exchange visit from Denmark, 'The...

KICK-ASS tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a comic-book fanboy who decides to take his obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero. As any good superhero would, he chooses a new name -- Kick-Ass -- assembles a suit and mask to wear, and gets to...

This Friday SXSW kickoff party unites the digerati as they channel their inner Fame Monster by reviving a decade of style and glamour that made the social elite go ga ga.

Packed with evocative photos, rare audio recordings, stirring film appearances and TV performances, REJOICE AND SHOUT covers the 200 year musical history of African-American Christianity. Culled from hundreds of hours of music REJOICE AND SHOUT features the creme de la creme of Gospel music.Don McGlynn's documentaries have been...

A film unearthed from the buried landscape of the American nightmare, TRASH HUMPERS follows a small group of elderly 'Peeping Toms' through the shadows and margins of an unfamiliar world. Crudely documented by the participants themselves, we follow the debased and shocking actions of a group of true sociopaths the...

David Bond lives in one of the most intrusive surveillance states in the world. He decides to find out how much private companies and the government know about him by putting himself under surveillance and attempting to disappear - a decision that changes his life forever. Leaving his pregnant wife...

The Hive Awards honor “the Unsung Heroes of the Internet.”  The people who do the heavy lifting but rarely get any credit. Extended entry deadline: Feb. 15th. Enter @ http://www.hiveawards.com

Ustream invites you to stream your way to an exclusive one night only sensory experience hosted by Pete Wentz and featuring a live performance that will be streamed worldwide by Gym Class Heroes. Don’t miss out on this one of kind interactive experience.

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Award-winning artists Chad Salvata and Jo Beth Henderson have created the newest ethos adventure, Xephyra, an alternative world music and video mythos. This non-traditional performance is presented with video images and live music. The extraordinary vocals are performed in an imaginary language of a mythic tribal island world. Xephyra, a warrior...

Brian Cox stars as Jacques, the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas (Dano), a homeless young man who has already given up on...

Much more than a comedian, Bill Hicks was and still is an inspiration to millions. His timeless comedy tackled the contradictions of America and modern life head on, as he skewered organized religion, railed against the hypocrisies of his government and exposed the collusion of the mainstream media, earning him...

Conceptart.org Events, Massive Black and The Art Department open ScreenBurn at SXSW Interactive with "Visions," a one-of-a-kind multimedia event combining cutting-edge, live, digital and traditional art performances from the top film, video game and classically trained artists in the art world. Experience pulsing music from local and international DJs, special performance...

Desperate for tourism, hundreds of small towns across the U.S.A. claim the "world's largest" something from 15-foot fiberglass strawberries to 40-foot concrete pheasants. Odd, funny and sometimes beautiful, the statues stand as testaments to the uniqueness and importance - the largeness - that all people feel, and need to feel,...

When Ivy League professor Bill Kincaid receives news his estranged twin brother, Brady (both played by Edward Norton), has been murdered, he travels back home to Oklahoma to find that his brother's death is greatly exaggerated, and he's soon caught up in the dangerous, unpredictable drug world of the Oklahoma...

Austin's own Robert Rodriguez and director Nimrod Antal present an exclusive first look at their upcoming film Predators, a bold new chapter in the "Predator" universe. Following the presentation, Robert and Nimr-d will be joined by special guests for an audience Q&A. Open to SXSW Badge holders only on a...

You're invited to the KICK-ASS opening night celebration that starts off the 2010 SXSW Film Festival. Enjoy drinks with old friends and have fun making new ones!

Under Great White Northern Lights is a visual and emotional feature length film documenting The White Stripes making their way through Canada and culminating with their 10th anniversary show in Nova Scotia. The film documents the band playing shows all over Canada; from local bowling alleys, to city buses, and...

That Go's unreleased music video featuring loincloths, bouncing cadillacs, butterflies, and cosmic travellers.That Go is the collaboration of Noel Paul & Stefan Moore.

A cartoon band consisting of a bar of soap playing keyboard, bottle of shampoo playing electric guitar, and a bottle of conditioner on drums perform for an audience of green goo monsters in a pre-war bathtub. The goo monsters become restless as the band plays and eat one of the...

Epic landscapes and magical creatures accompany Chris Garneau on his journey to deliver a Firefly to the Queen by foot. But as Garneau himself sings in the song, things aren't always what they seem...Daniel Stessen is Los Angeles' premier light weight plus size model.

Watch, first hand, as a young boy ventures into the unknown, involving himself in any piece of adventure he can find. This First Person P.O.V. experience lets you see the consequences of decision-making.Suspect #:Rl366 1986: Birth in the enemy country of Iran. 1995: Expelled from 3rd Grade studies...

A lost soul's upside down journey drowning in love and relationships.Artist Rodney J Brunet has a comprehensive background in film, television and gaming. He continues to work in the realm of digital arts, conceptual design, animation, CG and VFX Supervision.

Prize winning afghan hounds, talc powder, models, blood, an empty black void and a camera designed to film atomic explosions.Matthew Lessner's films have screened and won awards at festivals worldwide, including Sundance, SXSW and Clermont-Ferrand. His work has been featured on Wholphin DVD Magazine, Canal +, PBS and...

Forest follows an aimless long haired hobo through an alternate natural world, where encounters with friends and companions lead to abstract realities. It is a film commissioned by Brooklyn band Grizzly Bear, and dedicated to their song Ready, Able.Allison Schulnik is the daughter of an architect from the...

Filmed on location in Baltimore, MD in over 100 different locations.Justin Barnes is a filmmaker, musician and artist currently living in Chicago Illinois.

Heypenny's "Copcar," brought to life through the direction of Paper Beats Rock, pulls back the magic curtain of television production and the robots responsible for prime time cable programming. Following one camera's insatiable tendencies to explore the other side of the television screen, the viewer is bulleted into the worlds...

A fish escapes and turns on its owner.Paul Ahern is a freelance creative consultant and animator. Hunter Cross is an artist, musician and entrepreneur.

30 dysfunctional couples and one single rock star get honest in this conceptual music video. A cynical, funny, and ultimately compassionate look at the ins and outs of love.Co-Writer/Director Ray Machuca recently moved to Austin from New Orleans. Mainly a commercial director/editor this is his first music video....

Conjoined twins attempt to woo an unsuspecting waitress through a bizarre karaoke performance. Slipping between reality and stylized dream-sequences, the twinÕs fantasies slowly come to life as they continue their increasingly sexually frustrated performance. Sleazy hot fun.Matt Leach is a filmmaker working and living in Oklahoma. His music...

A range of classic, innovative, and stylish work showcasing the scope of music video culture. Heypenny, 'Copcar' Director: Joey Ciccoline & Paul Padgett Grizzly Bear, 'Forest' Director: Allison Schulnik Writer, 'Four Letters' Director: Brad Kester Hunter Cross and the Strays, 'Twisty Ties' Director: Paul Ahern P.O.S, 'Drumroll' Director: Todd Cobery...

"The animated video keeps up with the lyrical twists and turns of a, personified Tom Waits as a menacing red cloud and Kool Keith as a heroic Pac-Man sort of creature in a deconstructed metropolis that bursts between 3D and 2D"Fluorescent Hill is a Montreal based, small collective...

P.O.S. is an artist on Rhymesayers Entertainment out of Minneapolis and this is the music video for the single "drumroll" off of his 2009 release "Never Better." Set in a never ending class struggle warzone, P.O.S. runs and dodges trouble through a series of escalating events. Visually stunning and unlike...

As chaos rages and comets cut the sky, Mixtape Club takes us on a vibrant apocalyptic journey for Passion Pit's 'To Kingdom ComeÕ. Combining historic garb, facial hair and plenty of pantomime, the band is transformed into a bizarre group of alchemists in search of the end of the world.

A puppet hip-hop video for Socalled. Directed by Bell Orchestre's trumpet player, this is a journey in English, Yiddish, and French that moves from North American suburbia to the Congo to an old shtetl in the Ukraine. With puppets created by Clea Minaker (Feist's live visuals creator) and starring rapper...

A cautionary tale of self-indulgence.Nick works in Austin, TX, as an editor and colorist. He spends his free time directing music videos, and working on a documentary about foot fetish funk band, Foot Patrol. He's directed videos for The Octopus Project and Dub Narcotic Sound System. He's happy...

Two crows and a scarecrow cast aside their differences and put on a psychedelic rock concert in a corn field. When an ominous black cloud threatens to disband the happening, the real party may have only just begun... -Official Music Video for the song "Everything Touches Everything" by These United...

Created through stop motion animation using real people shot on the floor of a church, Casey Raymond and Ewan Jones Morris' music video for the song 'Person for the Person' by Welsh algorithmic rock quartet Truckers of Husk is an action packed cautionary tale of human interaction. Full to burst...

A video for the Bay Area category-averse band WHY? spanning the first two tracks of their LP Eskimo Snow. The surreal, heartbreaking narrative of "These Hands" gives way to a solemn performance of "January Twenty Something."Ben Barnes is a former cartoonist from Pittsburgh who has directed videos and...

Brothers Andy and Jayme Ralph of indie-band Writer (writertheband.com) celebrate the spectacle of barefoot waterskiing in their music video debut. Filmed at a secluded Mexican locale, the video features a fast boat, bubbles, and human bodies skimming across smooth-as-glass waters. Directed by Brad Kester.Born in Seattle, raised in...

As seen on G4's "Attack of the Show," Comedy Central's "Tosh.0" and quite possibly your own nightmares, 5-Second Films are just that: Little bursts of insanity, all exactly 5 seconds long, from the minds of seven neglected boys and two very patient girls. You will see shark people in tight...

Vince gets way more than he bargains for when he dumps his girlfriend. Again.Jim Owen is self-taught filmmaker because nobody at film school would have him. His films Meet Me Here and Class Of 2005 won the Straight 8 film competition in 2004 and 2005 respectively, and Charlie...

A repentant absentee father visits the son he abandoned and discovers that he too has left his wife and child high and dry...or so he thinks. If only things were that simple.Shaka King is a Brooklyn born and bred writer-director. His movies attempt to normalize the absurd and...

An account of the most important event in recorded history.Landon Zakheim enjoys writing about himself in the third person.

My uncle got a little drunk and decided he wanted to run for School Board. He regretted the idea (and the footage) the next day, but I took everything we shot and made this movie. People like it enough to where he's decided he might really run now.Roland...

Lyle, too scared to break up with his girlfriend honestly, enacts a scheme to convince her they MUST break up because he is on the frontlines of a vicious battle between man, beast and fowl. The first short film from online sketch comedy group BriTANicK.Brian McElhaney grew up...

A lonely man takes a huge risk when he drinks a glass of milk with the expiration date just seconds away.Mark Nickelsburgs shrewd storytelling skills are showcased as writer/director of the irresistible dark comedy EXPIRATION. He comes from a film editing background and says, 'Like editing, directing means...

CHRISTEENE- "Fix My Dick" Music Video from the upcoming video album 'Soldier of Pleasure' Artist- CHRISTEENE Dancers: C-Baby & T-Gravel featuring DJ Jaunty "It's Goooooooood!!!!"PJ Raval is more recently known as an award winning filmmaker than he is an ex-scientist. His last film TRINIDAD can be seen on...

Bite-sized bits for all of your sex, gore, and hilarity needs. Expiration Director: Mark Nickelsburg Can We Talk? Director: Jim Owen Fix My Dick Director: PJ Raval Not Interested Director: D.W. Young The Babysitter Director: Kristen Gray-Rockmaker Cocoa Loco Director: Shaka King 5-Second Films Director: Brian Firenzi The Alleyway Director:...

A spaced out knife salesman makes the house call of a lifetime.D.W. Young is the writer and director of the award winning documentary A Hole in a Fence (First Run Features, December 2008). His most recent film, the short Ami Underground, is an entertaining look at the unique...

An old man believes that he is the only one who ever walks down an alleyway near his house. He has conceived mysterious crackpot theories on every aspect of the ordinary alleyway from why the streetlights are really there, to why the people living next to it put up fences....

An unhappily married couple comes home from a Christmas party to find their babysitter frozen in shock and their young daughter missing. They scramble to find out what happened. What they discover is more terrifying than they could have imagined.'The Babysitter' is Kristen Gray-Rockmakers third short film as...

Paul jerked off in the shower. Paul just impregnated his bath tub.Bobby Miller is a 2009 graduate of Columbia University's MFA Film program. Previous work includes directing a VH1 commercial, writing for The Onion, & creating the Webby-Award winning show The Best Short Films In The World for...

Mary and her son Fergal live their lives on the run, hiding from someone or something. When they move to yet another new home, Fergal finds himself caught between the affections of his beautiful and feisty neighbour and his fiercely protective mother who will stop at nothing to protect her...

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil is a backwoods comedy of horrific errors in which two unsuspecting buddies, Tucker and Dale, fall victim to the crazed machinations of a group of spring breakers who have mistaken them for backwoods killers! When Dale shelves his phobia of the opposite sex to rescue...