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3 0 S X S W o r l d | F I L M / I A M A R C H 2 0 1 6 | S X S W. C O M Music Keynote Sessions For the first time, the SXSW Music Conference will have multiple Keynote Speakers. For the opening keynote session on Wednesday (March 16), we proudly welcome First Lady Michelle Obama, who will discuss the Let Girls Learn initiative. Legendary producer Tony Visconti will appear on Thursday. Rap- A-Lot Records founder and CEO James Prince will join rapper Bun B for a SXSW Keynote Conversation on Friday. Stay tuned to schedule.sxsw.com for the latest details. Outdoor Film Screenings Catch special outdoor screenings on the Long Center Terrace! Tonight (Sunday, March 13), catch Smokey and the Bandit with Burt Reynolds in attendance! Tomorrow (Monday), come out for the family-friendly The Powerpuff Girls - Horn Sweet Horn, with special events courtesy of Cartoon Network. Doors for both events open at 6pm. Shows start at 8pm. SXSW Accelerator The eighth annual SXSW Accelerator pitch competition concludes at Startup Village® today (Sunday). The field of 48 Finalists has been narrowed to the top 18 startups who will present to a new set of judges and co-emcees for Round Two. At the end of the day, these judges will select the winners for each category, who will be honored at the SXSW Accelerator Awards, on Sunday evening at the Hilton Downtown: sxsw.com/accelerator SXSWfm: Your Musical Guide To SXSW SXSWfm, our online radio station, will be playing tracks from 2016 SXSW Music Showcasing Artists throughout SXSW. Listen to all of the tunes and past shows with our SXSWfm app, which is available to download on your iPhone or Android, or visit sxswfm.com. SXSWfm is on the air all year-long. Check back in after the fest for recaps of SXSW 2016 and more specialty shows on mixcloud.com/sxswfm Future Of Food SXSW, as part of the SouthBites convergence series, has selected a group of 14 leading companies to demonstrate technology that will change the way the world eats and drinks. Find them in the Future of Food Pavilion, located in the SXSW Trade Show from today (Sunday) - Wednesday. New Location For SXXpress Passes SXXpress passes allow badgeholders to go to the head of the line at theaters and music venues. During the Film Festival, Platinum, Film and Gold badges will be allotted two passes per day for film screenings. During the Music Festival, Music badges will be allotted one pass per day and Platinum Badges will be allotted two passes per day. SXXpress passes are distributed in Exhibit Hall 5 of the Austin Convention Center from 9am-4pm, daily. B A D M A N P R O D U C T I O N The Independent Blogger's Guide: 2016 Music Preview The Independent Blogger's Guide to SXSW is back for it's second year, in which more than 25 influen- tial music bloggers have highlighted some of their favorites from the list of SXSW 2016 Showcasing Artists. Download the guide at sxsw.com/music and start favoriting bands on your schedule! M A N C H U L K I M J A B A R I J A C O B S S T E V E G U L L I C K Love X Ste re o A n d e r s o n Pa a k H o oto n Te n ni s Cl u b