Filmmakers and festival attendees are in Austin for the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival to celebrate the convergence of the tech, film, and music industries across a variety of programming formats and special events. The fest runs March 7-14.
Celebrating its 31st year, SXSW promises a dynamic blend of tech, film, and music, featuring red-carpet premieres and diverse programming.
Kicking off the festivities, Amazon MGM Studios will premiere Another Simple Favor, the sequel starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively and directed by Paul Feig, on opening night. This time, Stephanie and Emily trade suburban secrets for Italian intrigue as Emily’s lavish Capri wedding descends into a whirlwind of murder, betrayal, and unexpected twists. The star-studded cast includes Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Alex Newell, Henry Golding, and Allison Janney.
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Premieres today include Kevin Bacon: A Career Retrospective From Footloose to The Bondsman and The Threesome, starring Zoey Deutch, Jonah Hauer-King, Ruby Cruz, and Jaboukie Young-White.
Apple TV+’s The Studio, starring Seth Rogen as a newly appointed studio head, will headline the TV premieres on opening night. The series also features Ike Barinholtz, Catherine O’Hara, Chase Sui Wonders, and Kathryn Hahn.
Sony Pictures Classics’ romance, On Swift Horses, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva, and Sasha Calle, will close the Film & TV Festival. The film follows Muriel (Edgar-Jones) and her husband Lee (Elordi) as they are about to begin a bright new life, which is upended by the arrival of Lee’s brother. Muriel embarks on a secret life, gambling on racehorses and discovering a love she never thought possible.
The 20 additional projects bring the line up to 111 Features, including 90 World Premieres, 3 International Premieres, 3 North American Premieres, 4 U.S. Premieres, 11 Texas Premieres + 57 Short Films, and 19 Music Videos. The TV Program includes 17 TV projects, with 6 TV premieres, 4 TV Spotlight, and 7 Independent TV Pilots. There are 32 projects in the XR Experience Program, including 15 in XR Experience Competition and 17 in XR Experience Spotlight.
World Premieres in the narrative competition category will roll out throughout the fest and will include Magic Hour; The Rivals of Amziah King; Satisfaction; Summer of 69; Sweetness, and Trash Baby. Premieres in the Documentary Spotlight include American Sons and I’m Carl Lewis!.
In addition to film & TV festival screenings, there will be a wide full range of events during SXSW including Conference Keynotes, Featured Speakers, Mentor Sessions, Networking Meet Ups, Music Showcases, Comedy Festival Showcases, Exhibitions, and Professional Development.
The Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, Poster Design, and Special Awards will be announced on Wednesday, March 12, along with all the Short Film Program winners, which are eligible for Jury Awards within their respective screening categories.
Scroll through photos from the red carpet premieres, speaker’s events, music, comedy showcases, exhibitions, and more.
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Anna Kendrick, Paul Feig, Blake Lively at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Blake Lively at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Blake Lively at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Blake Lively at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Anna Kendrick at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/getty Andrew Rannells, Henry Golding at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Andrew Rannells at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Image Andrew Rannells, Elizabeth Perkins at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Anna Kendrick at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: ichael Buckner/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Henry Golding at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Paul Feig at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Blake Lively at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Anna Kendrick at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Another Simple Favor” World Premiere – 2025 SXSW Conference And Festival
Image Credit: Getty (L-R) Bashir Salahuddin and Anna Kendrick
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“Another Simple Favor” World Premiere – 2025 SXSW Conference And Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Elizabeth Perkins attends the world premiere of “Another Simple Favor” during the 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival at The Paramount Theatre on March 07
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: Hubert Vestil/Getty Anna Kendrick at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: Hubert Vestil/Getty Paul Feig at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: Hubert Vestil/Getty Henry Golding at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Another Simple Favor” Premiere
Image Credit: Hubert Vestil/Getty Joshua Satine at “Another Simple Favor” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Magic Hour” Premiere
Katie Aselton, Mark Duplass at “Magic Hour” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Rollins Theatre at The Long Center on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Magic Hour” Premiere
Image Credit: Amanda Stronza/Getty Daveed Diggs, Katie Aselton at “Magic Hour” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Rollins Theatre at The Long Center on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Magic Hour” Premiere
Image Credit: Amanda Stronza/Getty Daveed Diggs, Katie Aselton, Emily Newmann at “Magic Hour” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Rollins Theatre at The Long Center on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Magic Hour” Premiere
Image Credit: Amanda Stronza/Getty Stephanie Kazonocha, Sarah Whelden, Arielle Ness-Cohn, Daveed Diggs, Katie Aselton, Mark Duplass, Emily Newmann, Mary Budd, Allison Joy Gale, Mel Eslyn, Crew Members, Jay Duplass at “Magic Hour” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Rollins Theatre at The Long Center on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“The Threesome” Premiere
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Ruby Cruz, Jonah Hauer-King, Zoey Deutch, Jaboukie Young-White, Chad Hartigan at “The Threesome” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at ZACH Theatre on March 07
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“The Threesome” Premiere
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Ruby Cruz, Jonah Hauer-King, Zoey Deutch at “The Threesome” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at ZACH Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“The Threesome” Premiere
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images James Morosini, Chad Hartigan at “The Threesome” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at ZACH Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas
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“The Threesome” Premiere
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Zoey Deutch at “The Threesome” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at ZACH Theatre on March 07
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“The Threesome” Premiere
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Jaboukie Young-White at “The Threesome” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at ZACH Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images)
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“The Threesome” Premiere
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Arden Myrin at “The Threesome” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at ZACH Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“The Threesome” Premiere
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Richie Hill at “The Threesome” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at ZACH Theatre on March 07, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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Featured Session “Kevin Bacon: A Career Retrospective From Footloose to The Bondsman”
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Kevin Bacon at the Featured Session “Kevin Bacon: A Career Retrospective From Footloose to The Bondsman” in the Austin Convention Center during the SXSW Conference & Festivals on March 7, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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Featured Session “Kevin Bacon: A Career Retrospective From Footloose to The Bondsman”
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Kevin Bacon, Kara Warner at the Featured Session “Kevin Bacon: A Career Retrospective From Footloose to The Bondsman” in the Austin Convention Center during the SXSW Conference & Festivals on March 7, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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Featured Session “Kevin Bacon: A Career Retrospective From Footloose to The Bondsman”
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Kevin Bacon at the Featured Session “Kevin Bacon: A Career Retrospective From Footloose to The Bondsman” in the Austin Convention Center during the SXSW Conference & Festivals on March 7, 2025 in Austin
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Kevin Bacon: A Career Retrospective From Footloose To The Bondsman – 2025 SXSW Conference And Festival
Image Credit: Getty AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 07: Kara Warner and Kevin Bacon speak during ‘Kevin Bacon: A Career Retropective From Footloose to The Bondsman’ at Austin Convention Center on March 07, 2025 in Austin
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“One More Shot” Premiere
Image Credit: Amy E. Price/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Jim Wright, Lina Marrone, Nicholas Clifford, Elise Trenorden at “One More Shot” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at Violet Crown Cinema on March 07
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Featured Session “10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2025”
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Niall Firth at the Featured Session “10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2025” in the Austin Convention Center during the SXSW Conference & Festivals on March 7, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Opening Session with Kasley Killam”
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Amy Gallo, Kasley Killam at the “Opening Session with Kasley Killam” in the Austin Convention Center during the SXSW Conference & Festivals on March 7, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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“Opening Session with Kasley Killam”
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Amy Gallo, Kasley Killam at the “Opening Session with Kasley Killam” in the Austin Convention Center during the SXSW Conference & Festivals on March 7, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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Featured Session “Meet the Astronauts Going to the Moon with NASA’s Artemis II”
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman at the Featured Session “Meet the Astronauts Going to the Moon with NASA’s Artemis II” in the Austin Convention Center during the SXSW Conference & Festivals on March 7, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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Featured Session “Meet the Astronauts Going to the Moon with NASA’s Artemis II”
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Courtney Beasley, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman at the Featured Session “Meet the Astronauts Going to the Moon with NASA’s Artemis II” in the Austin Convention Center during the SXSW Conference & Festivals on March 7, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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Keynote “A Conversation About Online Security and Confidentiality with Signal President Meredith Whittaker”
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images Meredith Whittaker, Guy Kawasaki speak at the Keynote “A Conversation About Online Security and Confidentiality with Signal President Meredith Whittaker” in the Austin Convention Center during the SXSW Conference & Festivals on March 7, 2025 in Austin, Texas.