2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival
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| Location | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
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| Founded | 1987 |
| Hosted by | SXSW, LLC. |
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| Language | English |
| Website | www |
The 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival will take place from March 7 to March 15 at several venues in Austin, Texas, as part of the larger South by Southwest annual event. The festival will open with the film Another Simple Favor and the debut of the comedy TV series The Studio. It will close with the U.S. premiere of the movie On Swift Horses.[1][2]
Feature films
[edit]Headliner
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| The Accountant 2 | Gavin O'Connor | United States |
| Another Simple Favor | Paul Feig | |
| Ash | Flying Lotus | |
| Death of a Unicorn | Alex Scharfman | |
| Drop | Christopher Landon | |
| Holland | Mimi Cave |
Narrative Feature Competition
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Bunny | Ben Jacobson | United States |
| Fantasy Life | Matthew Shear | |
| Fucktoys | Annapurna Sriram | |
| It Ends | Alexander Ullom | |
| My Uncle Jens | Brwa Vahabpour | Norway |
| Outerlands | Elena Oxman | United States |
| Reeling | Yana Alliata | |
| Slanted | Amy Wang |
Documentary Feature Competition
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Arrest the Midwife | Elaine Epstein | United States |
| Assembly | Rashaad Newsome, Johnny Symons | |
| Baby Doe | Jessica Earnshaw | |
| The Python Hunt | Xander Robin | |
| Remaining Native | Paige Bethmann | |
| The Secret of Me | Grace Hughes-Hallett | United Kingdom |
| Shuffle | Benjamin Flaherty | United States |
| The Spies Among Us | Jamie Coughlin Silverman, Gabriel Silverman |
Narrative Spotlight
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| American Sweatshop | Uta Briesewitz | Germany, United States |
| The Astronaut | Jess Varley | United States |
| The Baltimorons | Jay Duplass | |
| Caper | Dean Imperial | |
| Clown in a Cornfield | Eli Craig | |
| Cotton Candy Bubble Gum | J Pinder | |
| The Dutchman | Andre Gaines | |
| For Worse | Amy Landecker | |
| Forge | Jing Ai Ng | |
| Idiotka | Nastasya Popov | |
| I Really Love My Husband | GG Hawkins | |
| Lifehack | Ronan Corrigan | United Kingdom |
| Magic Hour | Katie Aselton | United States |
| Mermaid | Tyler Cornack | |
| One More Shot | Nicholas Clifford | Australia |
| O'Dessa | Geremy Jasper | United States |
| $POSITIONS | Brandon Daley | |
| Satisfaction | Alex Burunova | United States, Ukraine, Greece, Italy |
| She's The He | Siobhan McCarthy | United States |
| Summer of 69 | Jillian Bell | |
| Surviving Earth | Thea Gajić | United Kingdom |
| Sweetness | Emma Higgins | Canada |
| The Rivals of Amziah King | Andrew Patterson | United Kingdom |
| The Threesome | Chad Hartigan | United States |
| The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick | Pete Ohs | |
| Trash Baby | Jacy Mairs | |
| We Bury the Dead | Zak Hilditch | Australia |
Documentary Spotlight
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| The Age of Disclosure | Dan Farah | United States |
| American Sons | Andrew James Gonzales | |
| Are We Good? | Steven Feinartz | |
| ASCO: Without Permission | Travis Gutiérrez Senger | |
| Creede U.S.A | Kahane Corn Cooperman | |
| Dear Tomorrow | Kaspar Astrup Schröder | Denmark, Japan, Sweden |
| Deeper | Jennifer Peedom | Australia |
| Deepfaking Sam Altman | Adam Bhala Lough | United States |
| Flight 149: Hostage of War | Jenny Ash | United Kingdom |
| I'm Carl Lewis! | Julie Anderson, Chris Hay | |
| Luv Ya, Bum! | Sam Wainwright Douglas, David Hartstein | United States |
| Make It Look Real | Kate Blackmore | Australia |
| Mola: A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss | Yangzom Brauen, Martin Brauen | United States, Switzerland |
| Now! More! Yes! | Max Hey | United States |
| Other Side | Heather Hogan, Carter Oakley | |
| Seen and Heard | Giselle Bailey, Phil Bertelsen | |
| Snow Leopard Sisters | Ben Ayers, Sonam Choekyi Lama, Andrew Lynch | United Kingdom |
| Spreadsheet Champions | Kristina Kraskov | Australia |
| Starman | Robert Stone | United States |
| Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror | Linus O'Brien | |
| Take No Prisoners | Adam Ciralsky, Subrata De | |
| The Tallest Dwarf | Julie Forrest Wyman | |
| Uvalde Mom | Anayansi Prado |
Midnighter
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Descendent | Peter Cilella | United States |
| Good Boy | Ben Leonberg | |
| Hallow Road | Babak Anvari | Czechia, Ireland, United Kingdom |
| The Home | Mattias J Skoglund | Estonia, Iceland, Sweden |
| New Jack Fury | Lanfia Wal | United States |
| Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie | Matt Johnson | Canada |
| Redux Redux | Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus | United States |
| The Surrender | Julia Max |
Visions
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Dead Lover | Grace Glowicki | Canada |
| Ghost Boy | Rodney Ascher | United States |
| The Infinite Husk | Aaron Silverstein | |
| Night Fight | Khary Saeed Jones | |
| Odyssey | Gerard Johnson | United Kingdom |
| We Are Storror | Michael Bay | United States |
| Your Higher Self | Annie St-Pierre | Canada |
24 Beats Per Second
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
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| 24 Hours of Grace | Steven Zhu | United States |
| 42nd Street | José María Cabral | Dominican Republic |
| Boxcutter | Reza Dahya | Canada |
| Brother Verses Brother | Ari Gold | United States |
| Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt | Tom Stern | |
| Forever We Are Young | Grace Lee, Patty Ahn | |
| La Salsa Vive | Juan Carvajal | Colombia |
| The Makings of Curtis Mayfield | H.E.R. | United States |
| Selena y Los Dinos | Isabel Castro |
Global
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Corina | Urzula Barba Hopfner | Mexico |
| Fury | Gemma Blasco | Spain |
| Glorious Summer | Helena Ganjalyan, Bartosz Szpak | Poland |
| Real Faces | Leni Huyghe | Belgium |
| Trans Memoria | Victoria Verseau | Sweden |
Festival Favorite
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| 40 Acres | R. T. Thorne | Canada |
| The Ballad of Wallis Island | James Griffiths | United Kingdom |
| Deaf President Now! | Nyle DiMarco, Davis Guggenheim | United States |
| Friendship | Andrew DeYoung | |
| The Librarians | Kim A. Snyder | |
| Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore | Shoshannah Stern | |
| On Swift Horses | Daniel Minahan | |
| The Perfect Neighbor | Geeta Gandbhir | |
| Sally | Cristina Costantini | |
| The Surfer | Lorcan Finnegan | Australia, Ireland |
| Together | Michael Shanks | Australia |
| Touch Me | Addison Heimann | United States |
| Zodiac Killer Project | Charlie Shackleton | United States, United Kingdom |
Short films
[edit]Narrative Short Competition
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Hours After Reading Tuesdays with Morrie | Scott Tinkham | United States |
| Baba I'm Fine | Karina Dandashi | |
| Ben's Sister | Emma Weinswig | |
| Brief Somebodies | Andy Reid | Canada |
| Entre Tormentas | Fran Zayas | United States |
| Grandma's Four Color Cards | Sally Tran | Vietnam |
| How Was Your Weekend? | Cam Banfield | United States |
| I'm The Most Racist Person I Know | Leela Varghese | Australia |
| Max Distance | Marissa Goldman | United States |
| Nervous Energy | Eve Liu | |
| Night Bloom | Tiye Amenechi | |
| One Day This Kid | Alexander Farah | Canada |
| Out For Delivery | Chelsea Christer | United States |
| The Sentry | Jake Wachtel | United States, Cambodia |
| The Singers | Sam Davis | United States |
| Strangers In The Same Shirt | Anthon Chase Johnson | |
| Synthesize Me | Bear Damen | United States, Netherlands |
| Unholy | Daisy Friedman | United States |
| WassupKaylee | Pepi Ginsberg | United States, France |
| Yú Cì (Fish Bones) | Kevin Xian Ming Yu | United States |
Documentary Short Competition
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Armed only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud | Brent Renaud, Craig Renaud | United States |
| Camp Widow | Laura Green, Anna Moot-Levin | |
| Exodus | Nimco Sheikhaden | |
| The Goldfish Club | Max Henderson | United Kingdom |
| The Long Valley | Robert Machoian, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck | United States |
| Looking For A Donkey | Juan Vicente Manrique | Mexico, Venezuela |
| Murewa | Ché Scott-Heron Newton | United Kingdom |
| Shanti Rides Shotgun | Charles Frank | United States |
| Tiger | Loren Waters | |
| We Beg To Differ | Ruairi Bradley | Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Welcome Home Freckles | Huiju Park | United Kingdom |
Animated Short Competition
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Baggage | Lucy Davidson | Australia, United Kingdom |
| Detlev | Ferdinand Ehrhardt | Germany |
| The Dream Machine | Jimmy Marble | United States |
| Hurikán | Jan Saska | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czechia, France, Slovakia |
| Mambo No. 2 | Anne Feldmeier | Germany |
| Mine! | Lou Morton | United States |
| My Wonderful Life | Calleen Koh | Singapore |
| Retirement Plan | John Kelly | Ireland |
| S The Wolf | Sameh Alaa | France |
| TV or The Disturbance on Forest Hill Road | Frederic Siegel | Switzerland |
| Words of Her | Charlene Xu | United States, China |
Midnight Short Competition
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| The Beguiling | ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby | United States |
| Familiar | Marco Novoa | France |
| Last Call | Winnie Cheung | United States, Australia, Hong Kong |
| Lurk | Mairin Hart, Josh Wallace Kerrigan | United States |
| Stomach Bug | Matty Crawford | United Kingdom |
| Video Barn | Bianca Poletti | United States |
| Whitch | Hoku Uchiyama |
Texas Short Competition
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| An Ongoing List of Things Found in the Library Book Drop, Usually Being Used as Bookmarks |
Kayla Abuda Galang | United States |
| Good Time Charlie | David Black | |
| Harvester | Charlie Schwan | |
| Neuro | Wes Ellis | |
| Newbies | Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence, Megan Trufant Tillman | |
| Randy As Himself | Margaret Miller | |
| Red Sands | Romina Cenisio | |
| Sweetbriar | Danny Rivera |
Television
[edit]TV Premiere
[edit]| English title | Created by | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Happy Family USA | Ramy Youssef, Pam Brady | United States |
| Government Cheese | Paul Hunter, Aeysha Carr | |
| Happy Face | Jennifer Cacicio | |
| Spy High | Jody McVeigh-Schultz | |
| The Studio | Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg | |
| The Yogurt Shop Murders | Margaret Brown |
TV Spotlight
[edit]| English title | Created by | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Dates in Real Life | Jakob Rørvik | Norway |
| Dui Shaw | Nuhash Humayun | Bangladesh |
| Mix Tape | Lucy Gaffy | Ireland, Australia, Canada |
| Push | Luisa Hardenberg | Germany |
Independent TV Competition
[edit]| English title | Created by | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Bulldozer | Joanna Leeds | United States |
| Cigarettes | Sarah Mokh | |
| Denim | Tedra Wilson | |
| F-ckUps Anonymous | Joe Tierney | |
| Mr. Corruption | Simeon Hu, Stephen Law | |
| R&R | JJ Herz | |
| Stars Diner | Mary Neely, Fidel Ruiz-Healy, Tyler Walker |
Venues
[edit]Films and shows at SXSW will be screened at seven venues:[3]
- Paramount Theatre
- Zach Theatre
- Hyatt Regency Austin
- Rollins Theatre at The Long Center
- Alamo Drafthouse Lamar
- Violet Crown Cinema
- AFS Cinema (satellite venue)
References
[edit]- ^ Galuppo, Mia (January 22, 2025). "SXSW Lineup: Latest Projects From Seth Rogen, Ben Affleck and Jenna Ortega Heading to Austin". The Hollywood Reporter. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "'Another Simple Favor,' with Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, to open SXSW". ABC News. The Walt Disney Company. Associated Press. February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "SXSW Film & TV Festival Venues". South by Southwest. Retrieved February 9, 2025.