Film News: Virtual 2021 South By Southwest Fest, Mar.16-20, 2021

CHICAGO – It obviously won’t be the same, but the 2021 South by Southwest Film, (SXSW) Music, Media and Conference Festival gathering will take place virtually and online in a five day format, March 16th through the 20th. For information on joining in via passes or tickets, click SXSW2021 [21]

There will be many advantages and unique opportunities through this event, centered as usual in Austin, Texas, including the keynote/talks, conference sessions, music festival showcases, film festival screenings, world-class networking, online exhibitions, and the unexpected discoveries that are always a part of SXSW, all in a digital setting.

March 16th through March 20th, 2021
Photo credit: SXSW.com

The SXSW fest had origins in New York City in 1986, as it was suggested to a rock journalist in Austin, Texas, to extend a New Music Seminar that took place in NYC and make it “New Music Seminar Southwest.” That fell through, so the journalist (Roland Swanson of The Austin Chronicle) organized a local music festival in 1987 with co-founders Lewis Black and Nick Barbaro. Black came up with the South by Southwest moniker, a take-off on Alfred Hitchcock film title “North by Northwest.”

All the information about the festival can be accessed by clicking here. [22] Here is a “first look” trailer …

Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com will be providing coverage of the SXSW 2021 throughout the duration of the festival.

[24]	By PATRICK McDONALD [25] Editor, Film Writer HollywoodChicago.com pat@hollywoodchicago.com [24]