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"For 36 years, South by Southwest has been synonymous with one city: Austin,
Texas. But this month the annual music, film and tech festival will launch a
new event in Sydney – the first time it has been staged outside the US.
Running 15 to 22 October, the festival is being billed as “the official annual
Asia-Pacific instalment of SXSW”. It’s a big win for a city that has faced its
share of nightlife challenges in the past decade, especially given the prestige
of the brand: the Austin festival is renowned as a breaking ground for new
musicians, and a hub for film, tech and TV premieres, and has welcomed
high-profile speakers from Prince to the Obamas across its three decades.
The inaugural Sydney program will bring more than 1,000 music gigs, film
screenings, conference panels, and gaming and tech events to the harbour city.
Conference highlights include a conversation with the
Black Mirror creator
Charlie Brooker, and musician Chance the Rapper discussing 50 years of hip-hop.
The screen program is led by the Australian red carpet premiere of
The Royal
Hotel, an outback thriller starring Julia Garner and Jessica Henwick as US
backpackers working in a remote pub.
But the bill has fewer big names than Austin, and the tickets are pricey: $330
for the music stream, $195 for games and $280 for screen, with industry badges
at close to $1,900 to experience “the best of everything”.
So is this a festival for punters or for the industry? What can you expect?
Here’s a quick guide."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
