SXSW reveals second wave of 2023 film and TV festival lineup

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The lineup includes all Visions, Global presented by MUBI, and 24 Beats

South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals (March 10-19, 2023) announced the second wave of the 2023 Film & TV Festival Lineup, including all Visions, Global presented by MUBI, 24 Beats, and Festival Favorites plus numerous additions to Headliners, TV Premieres, Narrative and Documentary Spotlight, and other sections.

The Festival also announced that Janine Nabers and Donald Glover’s Swarm and Lee Sung Jin’s Beef will be the opening and closing night TV premieres. The Film & TV Festival’s opening night film is the previously-announced Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. This year’s closing night film will be announced closer to the event.

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The 2023 Film & TV program includes 108 features, including 73 World Premieres, 3 International Premieres, 9 North American Premieres, 6 U.S. Premieres, 16 Texas Premieres + 63 Short Films, 20 Music Videos, 15 TV Premieres, 7 Independent TV Pilots, and 34 XR Experience projects.

Claudette Godfrey, VP Film & TV said, “The second wave of our lineup signals that the countdown to SXSW is on! The hype train is officially leaving the station, baby!

“At SXSW, we believe in the power of film and television to bring people together. The highlight of our year is welcoming these filmmakers into our community and sharing their work with our one-of-a-kind audience.

“From thought-provoking documentaries and thrilling television series, to hotly anticipated studio tentpoles and micro-budget dramas, we strive to showcase the best of a diverse range of work, and couldn’t be more proud of this year’s lineup.”

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SXSW draws thousands of fans, film and television creators, press, and industry leaders to immerse themselves in the smartest, most innovative and entertaining new films, TV, and XR projects of the year, as well as giving access to hundreds of Conference Sessions, Music and Comedy Showcases, Exhibitions, Mentoring, Meetups and Special Events that define the cross-industry event. 

Feature Highlights:

Opening Night

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley
Evil Dead Rise directed by Lee Cronin
Flamin’ Hot directed by Eva Longoria
Problemista directed by Julio Torres
Bottoms directed by Emma Seligman
Furies directed by Veronica Ngo
Down Low directed by Rightor Doyle
The New Americans: Gaming a Revolution directed by Ondi Timoner,
It Lives Inside directed by Bishal Dutta, Self Reliance directed by Jake Johnson
Parachute directed by Brittany Snow
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie directed by Davis Guggenheim
Tetris directed by Jon S. Baird
Love to Love You, Donna Summer directed by Roger Ross Williams and Brooklyn Sudano
Wild Life directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi.

TV Highlights 

Opening Night

Janine Nabers and Donald Glover’s Swarm

Closing Night

Lee Sung Jin’s Beef
• Boots Riley’s I’m a Virgo
• Zoe Lister Jones’ Slip
• Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm’s Demascus
• Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof’s Mrs. Davis
• David West Read’s The Big Door Prize
• Aaron Zelman and Paul Lieberstein’s Lucky Hank
• Steve James’ The Luckiest Guy in the World: The Bill Walton Story
• Kelvin Yu’s American Born Chinese

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