South By Southwest 2026 coverage

Festivals - South By Southwest - 2026

SXSW is a seven-day citywide festival in Austin featuring 375+ film and TV screenings alongside a huge conference, music, comedy, and networking program. SXSW 2026 is also SXSW’s 40th event. It will be my first time attending SXSW, and I’m planning to be in town for the full week.

When & where: Austin, Texas • March 12–18, 2026

Articles

Mar 5, 2026 — SXSW 2026: Paramount, Peaky Blinders, and the installations taking over Austin
Mar 5, 2026 — SXSW 2026 drops another major wave
Mar 4, 2026 — SXSW 2026: The biggest party of the year? Looks like it
Mar 3, 2026 — SXSW 2026: Steven Spielberg, Jamie Lee Curtis and the Talks Between Premieres
Mar 2, 2026 — SXSW 2026: Headliners – the biggest draws of the film lineup
Feb 23, 2026 — SXSW 2026: What to Expect from This Year’s Film Program in Austin

What to expect

My SXSW coverage will include:

concise reviews and festival notes
preview/spotlight pieces before key screenings
selected interviews (as available)
a post-festival reflection on standout films and themes

Films I plan to watch at SXSW 2026

My watchlist will keep expanding as reservations, schedules, and confirmations come in and it may change due to availability and time conflicts.

Reviews and notes may reflect a mix of in-person screenings and press screeners, especially during the busiest days of the festival.

I Love Boosters
Margo’s Got Money Troubles (TV show)
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
Pretty Lethal
Chili Finger
Over Your Dead Body
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Normal
The Comeback (TV show)
The Fox
Family Movie
They Will Kill You
Love Language
American Dollhouse
Sender
Buddy
He Bled Neon
Drag

Full Reviews

Some titles may be reviewed based on earlier festival screenings or press access outside the official SXSW public schedule.

Full Film program

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