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Unofficial Guide to South By Southwest 2015

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11,217 official + unofficial events during SXSW (last updated March 23, 2015). Our goal is to be the most complete guide. Anything missing?
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Mentors - Artist Support: Athena Kalkopoulou (SFFS) ACC Room 11ABAthena Kalkopoulou Mentors - Artist Support: Brian Behm (Rooster Teeth) ACC Room 11ABBrian Behm Mentors - Artist Support: Elsie Choi (Busby) ACC Room 11ABElsie Choi Mentors - Artist Support: Emily Best (Seed&Spark) ACC Room 11ABEmily Best Mentors - Artist Support: Gregory Slewett (Bloom Hergott) ACC Room 11ABGregory Slewett Mentors - Artist Support: Liz Cook (Kickstarter) ACC Room 11ABLiz Cook Mentors - Artist Support: Louis Black ACC Room 11ABLouis Black Mentors - Artist Support: Michael Chaney (SCAD) ACC Room 11ABMichael Chaney

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VHS: Never Forget ACC Room 15Zack Carlson

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Ex Machina: Alex Garland & the Seductive Enigma OF A.I. ACC Room 16ABGeoff Barrow • Jordan Crook • Alex Garland • Rob Hardy • Oscar Isaac

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Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions I: Alex Nohe (Circus Road Films) ACC Room 11ABAlex Nohe Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions I: Bobby Rock (Random Media) ACC Room 11ABRobert Rock Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions I: Camille Bertrand (Wild Bunch) ACC Room 11ABCamille Bertrand Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions I: Daniel Brandt (Revolver Group) ACC Room 11ABDaniel Brandt Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions I: Deborah McIntosh (WME Entertainment) ACC Room 11ABDeborah McIntosh Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions I: Hailey Wierengo (United Talent Agency) ACC Room 11ABHailey Wierengo Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions I: Ryan Kampe (Visit Films) ACC Room 11ABRyan Kampe Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions I: Zac Bright (Preferred Content) ACC Room 11ABZachary Bright Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions: Joe Amodei (Virgil Films) ACC Room 11ABJoe Amodei

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Mentors - International: Helen Vinogradov ACC Room 11ABHelen Vinogradov Mentors - International: John MacFarlane ACC Room 11ABJohn MacFarlane Mentors - International: Juan Carvajal (Bogota Independent Film Festival) ACC Room 11ABJuan C Carvajal Mentors - International: Kati Nuora ACC Room 11ABKati Nuora Mentors - International: Lorne Price (National Film Board of Canada) ACC Room 11ABLorne Price Mentors - International: Maria Reinup (Black Nights) ACC Room 11ABMaria Reinup Mentors - International: Mark Peranson (Locarno) ACC Room 11ABMark Peranson Mentors - International: Sharon Brenner (Surowitz Immigration PC) ACC Room 11ABSharon Brenner Mentors - International: Soo Jin Hwang (Korean Film Council) ACC Room 11ABSoo Jin Hwang

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Stronger Together: Film Fatales InterContinental Stephen F. Austin SFA BarKat Candler • Leah Meyerhoff Mentors - Narrative Filmmakers: Ant Timpson (Timpson Films) ACC Room 11ABAnt Timpson Mentors - Narrative Filmmakers: Bob Byington ACC Room 11ABBob Byington Mentors - Narrative Filmmakers: Jonny Mars ACC Room 11ABJonny Mars Mentors - Narrative Filmmakers: Mette-Marie Katz (XYZ Films) ACC Room 11ABMette-Marie Katz Mentors - Narrative Filmmakers: Ross Partridge (El Rancho Road LLC) ACC Room 11ABRoss Partridge Mentors - Narrative Filmmakers: Suzanne Weinert (Flat Iron Pictures) ACC Room 11ABSuzanne Weinert Mentors - Narrative Filmmakers: Ted Geoghegan ACC Room 11ABTed Geoghegan

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Always Talk to Strangers: Telling True Stories ACC Room 15Joshuah Bearman • Joshua Davis • Chris Smith • Gina Welch Mentors - Documentary Filmmaker: Daniel Junge (Junge Film) ACC Room 11ABDaniel Junge Mentors - Documentary Filmmakers: Adam Lough (Hot Sugar's Cold World) ACC Room 11ABAdam Lough Mentors - Documentary Filmmakers: Chris Metzler ACC Room 11ABChris Metzler Mentors - Documentary Filmmakers: David Modigliani (Live Action Projects) ACC Room 11ABDavid Modigliani Mentors - Documentary Filmmakers: Davis Coombe (The Milkhaus) ACC Room 11ABDavis Coombe Mentors - Documentary Filmmakers: Don Hardy (KTF Films) ACC Room 11ABDon Hardy Mentors - Documentary Filmmakers: Ron Mann (Sphinx Productions) ACC Room 11ABRon Mann Mentors - Documentary Filmmakers: Travis Stevens (Snowfort Pictures) ACC Room 11ABTravis Stevens

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Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions II: Benjamin Braun (Submarine Entertainment) ACC Room 11ABBenjamin Braun Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions II: Dan Fisher (Entertainment One) ACC Room 11ABDan Fisher Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions II: Dan Guando (Weinstein Co) ACC Room 11ABDan Guando Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions II: John Von Thaden (Magnolia Pictures) ACC Room 11ABJohn Von Thaden Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions II: Kate Hurwitz (Cinetic Media) ACC Room 11ABKate Hurwitz Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions II: Peter Trinh (ICM Partners) ACC Room 11ABPeter Trinh Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions II: Tom Davia (Cinemaven Media) ACC Room 11ABTom Davia

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Cultural Connections: TV, Digital and the New Mainstream ACC Ballroom ELauren Giraldo • Leon Krauze • Princess Lauren • Ray Olmeda • Robert Rodriguez • Sherman Wright Intellectual Property in Film and Interactive Media ACC Room 9ABCChad Everingham • Rita Herscovici • Kellie Johnson Pro Bono Legal Services for Filmmakers InterContinental Stephen F. Austin Capital Ballroom BErik Metzger • Alma Robinson • Katie Wagner Mentors - Agents and Managers: Heather Collier (Collier Talent Agency) ACC Room 11ABHeather Collier Mentors - Agents and Managers: Jordan Gilbert (Lionsgate) ACC Room 11ABJordan Gilbert Mentors - Agents and Managers: Kate Townsend (BBC) ACC Room 11ABKate Townsend Mentors - Agents and Managers: Katie Krentz (Cartoon Network) ACC Room 11ABKatie Krentz Mentors - Agents and Managers: Kevin Rowe (Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment) ACC Room 11ABKevin Rowe Mentors - Agents and Managers: Meghan Oliver (Paradigm Talent Agency) ACC Room 11ABMeghan Oliver Mentors - Agents and Managers: Melissa Solomon (Verve Talent and Literary Agency) ACC Room 11ABMelissa Solomon Mentors - Agents and Managers: Steven Beer (Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, P.C.) ACC Room 11ABSteven Beer

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Breaking a Monster: Unlocking the Truth ACC Room 16ABAlec Atkins • Malcolm Brickhouse • Tom Davis • Jarad Dawkins • Chuck Loesch • Luke Meyer • Nigel Smith

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Mentor Session: Alex Maiolo ACC Room 8ABAlex Maiolo Sweet Dreams: Where Creativity and Commerce Collide ACC Room 16ABTom Lovett • Benji Rogers • Mark Simmons • Dave Stewart

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Mentor Session: Eric Longley ACC Room 8ABEric Longley The Rise of Female Entrepreneurs in Music ACC Room 13ABAnn Greenberg • Ariel Hyatt • Brittany Laughlin • Neeta Ragoowansi

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Be Hear Now: Hearing Protection Is Music's Future ACC Room 10AKatie Carmody • Benjamin Kanters • Paula Rivers • Carolynn Travis Mentor Session: Jennifer Masset ACC Room 8ABJennifer Masset

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Craft Beer, Cabanas, & Concierge: Curating the New Festival Experience ACC Room 16ABLindsay Hoffman • Tom Monday • Tom Russell • Jay Sweet Music in Sports featuring Wiz Khalifa ACC Room 18ABCTrevor Andrew • Trevor Andrews • Wiz Khalifa • Domingo Neris • Paul Rosenberg

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2015 New Music Meeting ACC Room 17BSean Coakley • Matt Hickey • Jim McGuinn • Ariana Morgenstern • Jim Pitt • Norm Winer SXSW Interview: Adrian Belew ACC Room 13ABAdrian Belew • Brian Zisk

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Mentor Session: Charles Slomovitz ACC Room 8ABCharles Slomovitz Mentor Session: Tim Kolleth ACC Room 8ABTim Kolleth

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Ask Experts from All Walks of the Biz Anything! ACC Room 10CGillian Bar • Rachel Levy • Stirling McIlwaine • Richard Stumpf • David Wolter SXSW Interview: Wyclef Jean ACC Room 12ABNick Huff-Barili • Wyclef Jean

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I Wrote That Song featuring Will Butler, Marshall Crenshaw, Britt Daniel, & Mac McCaughan ACC Room 18ABCWill Butler • Matthew Caws • Marshall Crenshaw • Britt Daniel • Karen Glauber • Mac McCaughan Mentor Session: Geeta Novotny ACC Room 8ABGeeta Novotny

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Mentor Session: Ross Popejoy ACC Room 8ABRoss Popejoy

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Book Signing: Danny Bland ACC Ballroom D FoyerDanny Bland

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Acoustic Cafe + SongCraft Presents ACC Room 16ABBen Arthur • Rob Reinhart Content is CEO ACC Room 15Matthew Caws • Zack Greenburg • Isaac Hanson • Taylor Hanson • Martie Maguire How College Music Business Programs Can Help You ACC Room 11ABSerona Elton • Storm Gloor • Ben O\'Hara • Geoffrey Schulman Provocateurs: Art, Music, Politics featuring Shepard Fairey & Chuck D ACC Room 18ABCLorrie Boula • Chuck D • Shepard Fairey • Evan Pricco • Todd Roberts