Learn from leading film professionals and innovators with the wealth of knowledge available at the dynamic SXSW® Film Conference, featuring panels, workshops, meetings and mentor sessions.

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Conversations

SXSW Film Conversations feature major creatives and iconic film talent from the business, art and craft of film, in discussion with journalists, bloggers, academics, peers, and of course, you, the audience. Watch Paul Reubens - AKA Pee Wee Herman - in conversation at SXSW 2011, below:

Panels

Presenting a range of topics, with an frequent emphasis on the intersection of film and interactive interests. Fueled by our PanelPicker crowd-sourcing tool, panels might include case studies, insights from content creators, online marketing, new technology and the changing shape of distribution and exhibition, in addition to big name panels featuring SXSW alumni and talent

Workshops

Employing a hands on approach, SXSW workshops run the gamut from explosions and indie pyrotechnics, to acting technique and beyond.

Mentor Sessions

Mentor sessions consist of short, sharp, one-on-one encounters with select panelists across a huge range of disciplines. Each short meeting within a session lasts 10 minutes.

Producer Lisa Cortes conducts a Mentor Session. Photo By Virgil McCullough