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Accelerator Awards on Sunday Evening Startups and entrepreneurs from around the world come to Austin in March. Much of the startup ecosystem revolves around SXSW Accelerator, a two-day pitch competition for newly-launched applications, companies and services. The winners of this competition will be revealed at the new SXSW Accelerator Awards on Sunday evening, March 9. sxsw.com/interactive/accelerator New SXswag Come & Capture Film Factory is now in the Trade Show Sunday, March 9–Wednesday, March 12 Conveniently located in the SXSW Trade Show this year, the Come & Capture Film Factory is a place for registrants to discover tools that will enable them to capture and share their experience at SXSW: Sunday, March 9–Wednesday, March 12. Six World Premieres, Six Reasons to get Excited for SXSW Film! Along with instantly redeemable offers, this year SXswag (SXSW's online swag redemption service) will feature a unique prize drawing system. This new feature will allow SXSW registrants to win a number of highly coveted items including badge upgrades, product giveaways and access to special showcases! social.sxsw.com/ Break Point (SXsports screening) Director: Jay Karas, Screenwriters: Gene Hong & Jeremy Sisto Two estranged brothers reunite to make an improbable run at a grand slam tennis tournament, with some unlikely help from a precocious 11-year-old boy. Cast: Jeremy Sisto, David Walton, Joshua Rush, J.K. Simmons, Amy Smart Creep Director: Patrick Brice, Screenwriters: Patrick Brice & Mark Duplass When a videographer answers a Craigslist ad for a one-day job in the outer-exurbs, he finds his client is not at all what he initially seems. Cast: Mark Duplass, Patrick Brice ADE at SXSW Amsterdam Dance Event has been one of our favorite electronic/dance festivals for quite a few years now. We're pleased to bring a small taste of the Netherlands to SXSW with our very first ADE showcase, featuring producers and DJs from Dutch labels Rush Hour and Rwina. These two Amsterdam-based labels have released recordings by such key house, techno and experimental artists as Carl Craig, Tyree Cooper, Alden Tyrell, Tom Trago, Hunee, Jameszoo, Kramphaft, and U.S.-based producer Starkey. Digital Music Lounge The newest tech and music mash-up at the SXSW Trade Show is the Digital Music Lounge, an umbrella space for digital music companies. Meet and mingle with innovative music tech start-ups, such as Fastfan, Rock Lobby, Vicci, and FanKloud, who are focused on everything from utilizing social media for music discovery to buying band merch from your mobile device and more. 10 Doc of the Dead Director: Alexandre O. Philippe This zombie culture documentary from the makers of The People vs. George Lucas, Doc of the Dead traces the rise and evolution of the zombie genre and investigates the possibility of an actual zombie outbreak. COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey (Special Event with Neil deGrasse Tyson) Director: Brannon Braga SXsports Kick-Off Reception Celebrating the new SXsports programming is the SXsports Kick-Off Reception, Presented by Octagon, from 6–8pm at Chicago House (607 Trinity St.) on Friday, March 7. International Startups at Startup Village Entrepreneurs coming to SXSW Interactive 2014 can look for more events in the Startup Village space, featuring innovative startups from around the world. sxsw.com/interactive/startupvillage SXSWORLD / FEBRUARY 2014 As with the legendary original series, FOX's new COSMOS is the saga of how we discovered the laws of nature and found our coordinates in space and time. The series is hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Leave the World Behind Director: Christian Larson A documentary following the final tour of the hugely successful band Swedish House Mafia depicts the EDM scene at its peak while telling a story of friendship and success. (United Kingdom) Veronica Mars Director: Rob Thomas, Screenwriters: Rob Thomas & Diane Ruggiero Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown and an unraveling murder mystery. Cast: Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Krysten Ritter, Francis Capra, Percy Daggs III, Ryan Hansen, Gaby Hoffman, Chris Lowell, Tina Majorino, Jerry O'Connell Stay tuned to sxsw.com/film for future announcements! Jimmy Kimmel Live From Austin March 10–14, Jimmy Kimmel brings his hit ABC late night show to SXSW.