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SXSW GUIDEBOOK 2017 6 7 SXSW FESTIVALS FEATURE FILM SCREENING SECTIONS NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION Ten world premieres, ten unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling. Selected from 1,442 film submissions in 2017. DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION The ten world premieres in the Documentary Feature Competition find intimacy and insight in finely crafted stories that are at once universal, personal, and revelatory. HEADLINERS BIG names, BIG talent: Headliners bring star power to SXSW, featuring red carpet premieres and gala film events with major and rising names in cinema. NARRATIVE SPOTLIGHT High profile narrative features receiving their World, North American, or U.S. premieres at SXSW. DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHT Shining a light on documentary features receiving their World, North American, or U.S. premieres at SXSW. VISIONS Visions filmmakers are audacious, risk-taking artists in the new cinema landscape who demonstrate raw innovation and creativity in documentary and narrative filmmaking. MIDNIGHTERS Scary, funny, sexy, controversial – provocative after-dark features for night-owls and the terminally curious. EPISODIC Featuring innovative new work aimed squarely at the small screen, Episodics tune in to the explosion of exciting material on non-theatrical platforms, including serialized TV, webisodes, and beyond. 24 BEATS PER SECOND Showcasing the sounds, culture, and influence of music and musicians, with an emphasis on documentary. GLOBAL A diverse selection of international filmmaking talent, featuring innovative narratives, artful documentaries, premieres, festival favorites, and more. FESTIVAL FAVORITES Acclaimed standouts and select previous premieres from festivals around the world. SPECIAL EVENTS Live soundtracks, cult re-issues, and much more. Our Special Events section offers unusual, unexpected, and singular one-off film events. SHORT FILM SCREENING SECTIONS NARRATIVE SHORTS A selection of original, well-crafted films that take advantage of the short form and exemplify distinctive and genuine storytelling. DOCUMENTARY SHORTS Slices of life from across the documentary spectrum. ANIMATED SHORTS An assortment of stories told using traditional animation, computer-generated effects, stop-motion, and everything inbetween. MIDNIGHT SHORTS Bite-sized bits for all of your sex, gore, and hilarity cravings. MUSIC VIDEOS A range of classic, innovative, and stylish work showcasing the scope of music video culture. TEXAS SHORTS An offshoot of our regular narrative shorts program, composed of work shot in, about, or somehow relating to the Lone Star state. TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS A preview of the next filmmaking generation, as Texas High Schoolers present shorts of 5 minutes or less. TITLE DESIGN COMPETITION These mini-masterworks– played on repeat before some of your favorite films and television programs– get a chance to shine on their own in this curated collection. VIRTUAL CINEMA Our new Virtual Cinema series emphasizes storytelling, ingenuity, and the cross-industry appeal of this new and exciting medium. BEN PORTER PHOTOGRAPHY