The 2024 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival took place from March 8 to 16 at several venues in Austin, Texas, as part of the larger South by Southwest annual event. The festival opened with the film Road House and the TV series 3 Body Problem. It closed with the films Civil War and The Idea Of You. The event included screenings of 118 feature films, 80 short films, and seven TV premieres.
Feature films Indicates recipient of the Jury Award Indicates recipient of the Audience Award Headliner English titleDirector(s)Production countryBabes Pamela Adlon United StatesCivil War Alex Garland United States, United KingdomThe Fall Guy David LeitchUnited StatesThe Idea of You Michael ShowalterImmaculate Michael MohanMonkey Man Dev Patel United States, IndiaRoad House Doug LimanUnited StatesY2K Kyle Mooney
Narrative Feature Competition English titleDirector(s)Production countryAudrey Natalie Bailey AustraliaBen and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts Shaun Seneviratne United StatesThe Black Sea Crystal Moselle, Derrick B. Harden United States, BulgariaBob Trevino Likes It Tracie Laymon United StatesMamifera Liliana Torres SpainWe Strangers Anu Valia United StatesWe Were Dangerous Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu New ZealandWe're All Gonna Die Freddie Wong, Matthew Arnold United States
Documentary Feature Competition English titleDirector(s)Production countryA House Is Not a Disco Brian J. Smith United StatesAn Army of Women Julie Lunde Lillesæter Germany, NorwayGrand Theft Hamlet Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane United KingdomThe In Between Robie Flores United States, MexicoResynator Alison TavelUnited StatesRoleplay Katie MathewsSwamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted Isaac Gale, Ryan OlsonWe Can Be Heroes Carina Mia Wong, Alex Simmons
Narrative Spotlight English titleDirector(s)Production countryA Nice Indian Boy Roshan Sethi United StatesArcadian Ben Brewer IrelandCold Wallet Cutter Hodierne United StatesCuckoo Tilman Singer GermanyDesert Road Shannon TriplettUnited StatesDoin' It Sara ZandiehThe Greatest Hits Ned BensonThe Gutter Yassir Lester, Isaiah LesterHigh Tide Marco CalvaniI Don't Understand You Brian Crano, David CraigI Love You Forever Cazzie David, Elisa KalaniI Wish You All The Best Tommy DorfmanMagpie Sam Yates United KingdomMúsica Rudy MancusoUnited StatesMy Dead Friend Zoe Kyle Hausmann-StokesOmni Loop Bernardo BrittoSwitch Up Tara PirniaTimestalker Alice Lowe United KingdomTurtles David Lambert Canada, BelgiumThe Uninvited Nadia Conners United StatesWakhri Iram Parveen Bilal PakistanYasmeen's Element Amman Abbasi United States, Pakistan
Documentary Spotlight English titleDirector(s)Production country7 Beats per Minute Yuqi Kang CanadaA King Like Me Matthew O. HendersonUnited StatesThe Antisocial Network Giorgio Angelini, Arthur JonesBilly & Molly: An Otter Love Story Charlie Hamilton JamesBrandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion Eva OrnerCheech & Chong's Last Movie David BushellClemente David AltroggeDickweed Jonathan Ignatius GreenFly Shaul Schwarz, Christina ClusiauThe Hobby Simon Ennis CanadaHow Music Got Free Alexandria Stapleton United StatesHow To Build A Truth Engine Friedrich Moser AustriaLions of Mesopotamia Lucian Read United StatesPlastic People Ben Addelman, Ziya Tong CanadaPreconceived Sabrine Keane, Kate DumkeUnited StatesSecret Mall Apartment Jeremy WorkmanShaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter Abby Ginzberg, Christy CarpenterShe Looks Like Me Torquil Jones United KingdomMoviePass, MovieCrash Muta'AliUnited StatesStormy Sarah GibsonThe Truth vs. Alex Jones Dan ReedWhatever it Takes Jenny Carchman United Kingdom
Midnighter English titleDirector(s)Production countryAzrael E. L. KatzUnited StatesFamily Benjamin FinkelHood Witch Saïd Belktibia FranceHunting Daze Annick Blanc CanadaIt's What's Inside Greg Jardin United StatesKryptic Kourtney Roy Canada, United KingdomOddity Damian McCarthy IrelandThings Will Be Different Michael Felker United States
Visions English titleDirector(s)Production country7 Keys Joy Wilkinson United KingdomAdrianne and the Castle Shannon Walsh CanadaBirdeater Jack Clark, Jim Weir AustraliaDead Mail Kyle McConaghy, Joe DeBoer United StatesDoppelgängers3 Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian United States, Algeria, Armenia, France, United KingdomDory Previn: On My Way To Where Julia Greenberg, Dianna Dilworth United StatesSew Torn Freddy Macdonald United States, SwitzerlandSongs from the Hole Contessa Gayles United StatesThe Trouble With Mr Doodle Ed Perkins, Jaimie D'Cruz United Kingdom
24 Beats Per Second English titleDirector(s)Production countryAny Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story Michael Mabbott, Lucah Rosenberg-Lee CanadaBilly Preston: That's The Way God Planned It Paris BarclayUnited StatesDandelion Nicole RiegelDiane Warren: Relentless Bess KargmanFaders Up: The John Aielli Experience David Hartstein, Sam Wainwright DouglasFreaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told P. Frank WilliamsMogwai: If The Stars Had A Sound Antony Crook United KingdomOmar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird Nicolas Jack Davies GermanyThis is a Film About The Black Keys Jeff DupreUnited StatesThe World According to Allee Willis Alexis Spraic
Global English titleDirector(s)Production countryBionico's Bachata Yoel Morales Dominican RepublicKrzyk - Losing Control Ewa Wikiel GermanyMalta Natalia Santa Argentina, Colombia, NorwayMy Sextortion Diary Patricia Franquesa SpainNatatorium Helena Stefánsdóttir Iceland
Festival Favorite English titleDirector(s)Production countryBackspot D. W. Waterson CanadaBlack Box Diaries Shiori Itō United States, Japan, United KingdomDìdi (弟弟) Sean Wang TaiwanEvery Little Thing Sally Aitken AustraliaGasoline Rainbow Bill Ross IV, Turner RossUnited StatesGhostlight Kelly O'Sullivan, Alex ThompsonGirls Will Be Girls Shuchi Talati IndiaI Saw the TV Glow Jane Schoenbrun United StatesKneecap Rich Peppiatt Ireland, United KingdomLove Machina Peter Sillen United StatesThe Moogai Jon Bell AustraliaNever Look Away Lucy Lawless New ZealandPet Shop Days Olmo Schnabel Italy, United Kingdom, United StatesThe Queen of My Dreams Fawzia Mirza CanadaSasquatch Sunset David Zellner, Nathan ZellnerUnited StatesSing Sing Greg KwedarSmugglers Ryoo Seung-wan South KoreaToll Carolina Markowicz Brazil
Short films Indicates recipient of the Jury Award Indicates recipient of the Audience Award Narrative Short Competition English titleDirector(s)Production countryA Rotten Woman (Die Verdorbene) Niamh Sauter-Cooke GermanyBeach Logs Kill Haley Z. BostonUnited StatesBits Lilliya Scarlett ReidCaller Number Nine! Sandy Honig United KingdomCan Kailee McGee United StatesDissolution Anthony Saxe United States, AustraliaIf I Die in America Ward Kamel United States, Puerto RicoThe Last Brunch Jim Cummings United StatesLearning English Jean Liu United States, United KingdomLet Alyssa Loh United StatesLos Mosquitos Nicole Chi United States, Costa RicaMy Tomato Heart Benoît Le Rouzès Ménard CanadaThe Rainbow Bridge Dimitri Simakis United StatesThe Robbers Isa Schieche AustriaSay Hi After You Die Kate Jean Hollowell United StatesSee It Say It Nez Khammal United KingdomShé (Snake) Renee Zhan United KingdomSound and Colour Emma Foley IrelandTrapped Sam Cutler-Kreutz, David Cutler-Kreutz United StatesWe Are Not Alone Adebukola Bodunrin Canada, United StatesYour Ears (À toi les oreilles) Alexandre Isabelle Canada
Documentary Short Competition English titleDirector(s)Production countryBeen There Corina Schwingruber Ilić SwitzerlandThe Big Wait Yannick Jamey AustraliaChristmas, Every Day Faye TsakasUnited StatesFrank David Gauvey HerbertHello Stranger Amélie Hardy CanadaLeonie, Skeet & de biggen (Leonie, Skeet & the piglets) Jip Heijenga BelgiumPamilya Miles Blacket United KingdomThe Puzzle Palace Jenny Schweitzer Bell, Brian Bell United StatesRemember, Broken Crayons Colour Too Shannet Clemmings, Urša Kastelic SwitzerlandSandcastles Carin Jin-Yi LeongUnited StatesThe School of Canine Massage Emma D. MillerShotplayer Sam ShainbergWe Ride for Her Prairie Rose Seminole, Katrina Lillian SorrentinoWouldn't Make It Any Other Way Hao Zhou
Animated Short Competition English titleDirector(s)Production countryA Crab in the Pool Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel CanadaAu 8ème Jour Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez FranceBeautiful Men Nicolas Keppens Belgium, France, NetherlandsBug Diner Phoebe Jane Hart United StatesLa Perra Carla Melo Gampert Colombia, FranceMatta and Matto Bianca Caderas, Kerstin Zemp SwitzerlandSweetmeats George Metaxas United States, AustraliaTennis, Oranges Sean Pecknold United StatesThis is TMI Subarna Dash, Vidushi Gupta IndiaWander to Wonder Nina Gantz Belgium, France, Netherlands
Midnight Short Competition English titleDirector(s)Production countryApotemnofilia Jano Pita SpainThe Bleacher Nicole Daddona, Adam WilderUnited StatesDream Creep Carlos A.F. LopezInner Demons Jasmine J. JohnsonLullaby Chi Thai United KingdomMake Me a Pizza Talia Shea Levin United StatesMeat Puppet Eros V United KingdomTight Jessica Barr United StatesTransylvanie Rodrigue Huart France
Texas Short Competition English titleDirector(s)Production countryBeeps Kirk JohnsonUnited StatesHair Care Fatima WardyJedo's Dead Sara Nimeh United StatesLive From the Clouds Mackie MallisonUnited StatesThe Passing Ivete Lucas, Patrick BresnanThe Queen vs Texas Emil Lozada, Raemonn JamesSangre Violenta / Sangre Violeta Edna Diaz, Arturo R. Jiménez Mexico
Television Indicates recipient of the Jury Award Indicates recipient of the Audience Award TV Premiere English titleCreated byProduction country3 Body Problem David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Alexander WooUnited StatesBlack Twitter: A People's History Prentice PennyJerrod Carmichael Reality Show Ari KatcherPhotographer: Dan Winters Pagan Danielle HarlemanRen Faire Lance OppenheimSTAX: Soulsville, U.S.A. Jamila WignotThank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story Gotham Chopra
TV Spotlight English titleCreated byProduction countryHacks Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Jen StatskyUnited StatesLong Time Sun Joanna Forscher, Chloe ChapmanThe Broadcast Natalie Palamides, Courtney PaurosoThe Long Long Night Barret O'BrienPenelope Mel EslynRyley Walker & Friends Mark DuplassMagic City: An American Fantasy Bayan JoonamStar Trek: Discovery Alex Kurtzman, Michelle Paradise
Independent TV Competition English titleCreated byProduction countryBettendorf Talks David Pasquesi, T.J. JagodowskiUnited StatesHalfrican American Zeke NicholsonLucy & Sara Susan ParkMarvin Is Sorry Brett Morrow, Alex Gehrlein, Jack Gacek United StatesNeo-Dome Bonnie Discepolo United StatesTossers Chase Block, Bryce Van Leuven
Venues Films and shows at SXSW were screened at eight venues: Paramount Theatre Zach Theatre Stateside Theatre Rollins Theatre at The Long Center Alamo Drafthouse Lamar Fairmont Hotel Violet Crown Cinema AFS Cinema (satellite venue)
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