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SXSW Update

 

Wednesday, March 9, 2011   

Hashtag: #SXLouisiana                                                                                    

 
Louisiana will be well represented at this year's SXSW: trade booths, film screenings, music showcases, panels, parties, and more. We have done our best to compile a list of the Louisiana-related events at SXSW (we've even put them out on a calendar for you), but if we left out anything, please send an email to gclements@la.gov.

Trade Show

Louisiana Entertainment will promote creative business in the state at the SXSW Trade Show Monday, March 14 - Thursday, March 17 and will participate in the SXSW Block Party on Tuesday, March 15. Also, Louisiana Entertainment's trade show booth will be live broadcasting Louisiana-related SXSW news. Join in the conversation using the #SXLouisiana hashtag.
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Film Screenings

Three Louisiana-associated films will screen at SXSW this year:

 

SUPER: This quirky superhero film, shot in Shreveport, stars Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page.  

View screening information. 

 

LIVE AT PRESERVATION HALL: LOUISIANA FAIRYTALE: This music film documents the collaboration between the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and My Morning Jacket. View screening information.  

 

FIGHTVILLE: This mixed martial arts documentary, set in Lafayette, explores the art and sport of fighting. View screening information. 

 

Panels
Interactive
"How Governments Are Changing Where Big Ideas Happen"
Louisiana Entertainment's Director of Digital Media Industry, Elliott Adams, will lead this panel discussion. March 15 at 12:30 p.m. View panel details.

"Conference Startups: Grassroots Innovative Rocking the Event World"
New Orleans' Chris Schultz, founder and president of tech incubator Voodoo Ventures and co-working space Launch Pad, participates in the discussion. March 11 at 2:00 p.m. View panel details.

Film
"Go Green - Save Green"
Lonnie Schaffer of New Orleans' Strike It Green, an environmentally-friendly prop and set company, joins the panel for this discussion. March 12 at 3:30 p.m. View panel details.

Music
"How Web Music Geeks Hacked the DMCA"
Elliott Adams, director of digital media industry for Louisiana Entertainment, will moderate and participate in this music panel. March 17 at 3:30 p.m. View panel details.

"Musicians Bringing Musicians Home: New Orleans after Katrina"
This panel gives an overview of the state of the music community pre-Katrina and five and a half years later. March 18 at 2:00 p.m.  View panel details.

"The Importance of Bounce Movement"
New Orleans' artists Big Freedia and Altercation present a lecture on the significance of Bounce Music. March 17 at 12:30 p.m. View panel details.