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New! Daily Film Keynotes For the first time, SXSW Film 2014 will feature daily keynotes with film luminaries including Girls creator & star Lena Dunham, innovative filmmaker Casey Neistat and producer Jason Blum. Sessions will take place at 11am, Sat 3/8–Tue, 3/12. Stay tuned to sxsw.com/film for more information and the final keynote announcement. Enter Your Emerging Technology in SXSW Accelerator Now! SXSW Accelerator returns for its fifth edition in 2014. Ambitious and innovative companies and entrepreneurs will again battle for your tastemaking, trend-setting attention in front of a live audience, including a panel of expert judges. If your company has a new digital product, enter SXSW Accelerator. Go to sxsw.com/interactive/ startupvillage/accelerator/enter for more information. The deadline for entry is Friday, November 9. Introducing SXsports The Big Aristotle (Shaquille O'Neal) emerged as one of the most popular speakers at the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival. In 2014, we build off this momentum with a three-day track of programming related to sports, athletes and popular culture, Friday through Sunday, March 7–9. See page 29 for more info. Send Us Your Films! The SXSW 2014 call for entries is open, but hurry: the final Late Submission Deadline is Thursday, November 14. SXSW Film is always looking for great new work to discover. Send us your narrative, documentary, short or music video and be part of the next wave of SXSW filmmaking talent. Head to sxsw.com/film/screenings/submit to find out how. You know you want to … Remembering Eve McArthur (1943-2013) We're sad to announce that Eve McArthur passed away on October 7 following a long battle with cancer. Eve joined the SXSW staff in 1989, the third year of the event, as the Volunteer Coordinator. She became the Office Manager, and was named Director of Operations in 1998, putting her in the top tier of SXSW's management. Her professional background included time spent at the Dallas Theater Center, where she performed in a production of What Price Glory? and worked in costume design on The Tempest. Later she was employed as a flight attendant for American Airlines and as Executive Director for the Center for Battered Women. Eve was part of the Lubbock migration to Austin in the '70s, led by artists Butch Hancock, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Joe Ely. Eve's open-hearted West Texas demeanor made her a friendly voice and a natural organizer for SXSW. She implemented the first health care package for SXSW employees and was deeply involved in forming SXSW's sustainability policy, which led to the founding of SXSW ECO, our annual event focused on environmental issues. SXSW ECO 2013 was dedicated to her. Eve retired in 2010 and became Director Emeritus, but remained involved in SXSW activities. She is survived by her daughter Erin McArthur and son Aiden Cohen. - Roland Swenson SXSWORLD / NOVEMBER 2013 9

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