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SXSW Film & TV Festival

Huge annual film, TV, music and tech festival each March.

Festival · Austin, Travis County · Central Texas

sxsw.com ↗︎

Checked Oct 15, 2026 · 621 films and shows shot in Austin

Categories
Documentary Feature Competition
Narrative Feature Competition
Documentary Short
Narrative Short
Animated Short
Midnight Short
Texas Short
Independent TV
Music Video
XR Experience
Documentary Spotlight
Narrative Spotlight
24 Beats Per Second
Festival Favorite
Focus: Latin America
Headliner
Midnighter
TV Premieres
Visions
Prizes
Juried and audience awards across competition categories

Notable

SXSW says it is an Oscar-qualifying festival for short films ↗︎
2027 submissions ran July 28–October 1, 2026, with fees of $55–$125 by category and deadline ↗︎
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