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Two things will carry over from South by Southwest 2020 into SXSW 2021: the festival will remain virtual and the guests will be VIPs.
<p>SXSW announced on Tuesday that none other than talk show host and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey herself, joined by Dr. Bruce Perry, will kick off SXSW Edu as keynote speakers. The pair will speak in a session titled "Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry In Conversation" at 9:30 a.m. March 9.</p><p>Joining forces at SXSW Edu, a portion of the festival that focuses on "learning and discovery for all education stakeholders," Winfrey and Perry will discuss their upcoming book, "What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing," which will be released in April.</p><p>Though Winfrey is a household name, Perry made a name for himself as a psychiatrist and expert in brain development and trauma. In addition to running the Neurosequential Network, he is also a senior fellow of the ChildTrauma Academy in Houston, Texas, and an adjunct professor at Northwestern University.</p><p>Winfrey said she experienced a fundamental shift the first time she heard Perry speak about trauma-informed education.</p><p>"I knew I wanted to learn more, study more, and share his work with as many people as I could," Winfrey said. "I look forward to our conversation at SXSW Edu with educators who understand the long-term impact of addressing trauma from this lens."</p>SXSW Edu will be held virtually from March 9-11; you can find <a href="https://www.sxswedu.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">more information here.</a><p><br/></p><p><strong>More on SXSW:</strong></p>
<h2><a href="https://austonia.com/sxsw-music-2021" target="_self">SXSW Music Festival announces lineup</a></h2>
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Yola performing at SXSW 2019. (Stephen Olker/SXSW)
SXSW Music Festival is back this year featuring a diverse lineup of over 100 artists, including Indigo Sparkle, A Place to Bury Strangers, Francisca Valenzuela, Squid, Grrrl Gang and Darkoo.
<p>This year's SXSW festival will be a completely digital experience, taking place from March 16-20. The complete music lineup can be viewed <a href="https://www.sxsw.com/music/2021/music-festival-announces-2021-lineup-artists-indigo-sparke-seed-ensemble-squid-and-more/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The SXSW Music Festival also announced this year it will host world-class showcases and presenters, where pass holders can watch online as artists perform at unique venues in their home country. Presenters include AfroFuture Sounds, Damnably, EQ Austin, FOCUS Wales, Roskilde Festival, Taiwan Beats and more.</p><p>The unique online experience will feature musical performances from artists all around the world, ranging in style. And to add to the excitement, SXSW has released playlists for the 2021 music festival. The playlists are available on Apple Music, Spotify and Quobuz.</p><p>SXSW Online also announced last week keynote and featured speakers, along with conference sessions and headliners of <a href="https://austonia.com/sxsw-first-lineup" target="_blank">SXSW FIlm Festival</a>. </p><p>To attend this year's exclusive digital festival, purchase a SXSW Online pass. The pass will cover the entire festival, including conferences, workshops, SXSW Film Festival, musical performances, online exhibitions and more for $249. You can register online here.<br/></p><p><em>This story has been updated to include more details on the festival. </em></p>
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There's nothing Austinites look forward to more than South by Southwest, and this year, the annual event returns as a digital experience.
<p><a href="https://www.sxsw.com/attend/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SXSW Online</a>, an exclusive digital experience, will take place from March 16-20. </p><p>SXSW Conference announced Austin local Willie Nelson as the event's keynote speaker, along with <a href="https://www.sxsw.com/conference/featured-speakers/" target="_blank">featured speakers</a> Queen Latifah, The Chainsmokers, Matthew McConaughey, Samantha Bee, Sir Richard Branson and many more. </p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6273e86109ae50582562dc730c9e2b5d" id="2621b"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1349545529563295752"><div style="margin:1em 0">We just announced more than 200 Conference sessions, over 50 Featured Speakers, and 1 legendary Keynote for #SXSW O… https://t.co/kZGlJmceRD</div> — SXSW (@SXSW)<a href="https://twitter.com/sxsw/statuses/1349545529563295752">1610591702.0</a></blockquote></div><p>More than 200 conference sessions were curated for this year's festival via <a href="https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/" target="_blank">PanelPicker</a> on seven different themes: A New Urgency, Challenging Tech's Path Forward, Cultural Resilience in the Arts, The Rebirth of Business, Transforming the Entertainment Landscape, Connection in Disconnection and An Uncharted Future.</p><p>Sessions include speakers from well-known companies, universities and creative industries such as the <a href="https://www.utexas.edu/" target="_blank">University of Texas</a>, <a href="https://www.billboard.com/" target="_blank">Billboard</a>,<a href="https://www.theartblog.org/2019/12/black-women-make-art/" target="_blank"> Black Women Make Art</a>, <a href="https://www.condenast.com/" target="_blank">Condé Nast</a>, <a href="https://hms.harvard.edu/" target="_blank">Harvard Medical School</a>, <a href="https://www.indeed.com/" target="_blank">Indeed</a>, <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/" target="_blank">NASA</a>, <a href="https://nanoporetech.com/" target="_blank">Oxford Nanopore Technologies</a>, <a href="https://www.patreon.com/" target="_blank">Patreon</a>, <a href="https://www.siriusxm.com/" target="_blank">SiriusXM</a>, <a href="https://about.twitter.com/en_us.html" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and many more.</p><p>Along with speakers, SXSW has announced Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil, her latest docuseries, as a headliner on the opening night of <a href="https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/film/" target="_blank">SXSW Film Festival</a>. Other highlight films include Hysterical, Confronting a Serial Killer, The Hunt for Planet B, Jakob's Wife, Luchadoras, Recovery and Violet. The full film festival lineup will be released Feb. 10. </p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="09d83a44de234224da322c09e0279e65" id="b406f"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1349793903659126784"><div style="margin:1em 0">We're thrilled to share a preview of the 28th annual #SXSWFilm Festival including the World Premiere of Demi Lovato… https://t.co/deBcu4QzeB</div> — SXSW (@SXSW)<a href="https://twitter.com/sxsw/statuses/1349793903659126784">1610650919.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Registration is open now for the SXSW online pass for $249. The pass covers the entire digital experience including conference keynotes and speaker sessions, workshops, SXSW Film festival, musical performances, online exhibitions, networking meetups, professional development and more. You can register online <a href="https://cart.sxsw.com/products/reg-sxsw-online?_ga=2.92725406.268843889.1610649417-105008521.1610649417'" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>After the cancelation of the 2020 SXSW due to the pandemic, Austinites can look forward to a safe digital experience from home. The festival has not yet announced any in-person events this year due to the COVID-19 surge in Austin, but originally announced it would be a hybrid of in-person and virtual events in the fall last year.</p>
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SXSW announces virtual festival with possible in-person event for 2021
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While this years SXSW festival was canceled, it will return next year.
South by Southwest announced Tuesday it will include online programming as part of its 2021 festival, but has not eliminated the possibility of an in-person portion of the event.
<p>According to an announcement on the <a href="https://www.sxsw.com/news/2020/announcing-sxsw-online-a-digital-experience-from-march-16-20-2021/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=sxsw2021_online&utm_content=sxsw_online_announcement&fbclid=IwAR3BdwFRfUZcKs5Ynp-GG2MSm9QL2RiAx8EUU4Yxpd6e-NstZdgj-j_TucE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SXSW website,</a> SXSW Online will be "a digital experience featuring conference keynotes and sessions, screenings, showcases and much more." SXSW Online will take place from March 16-20.</p>
<p>SXSW is working with the City of Austin and public health officials to make plans for an in-person event, though no details have been announced yet.</p>
<p>The festival will be preceded by SXSW EDU, a branch that focuses on all things education, from March 9-11. SXSW will accept "<a href="https://www.sxsw.com/apply-to-participate/panelpicker/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Panel Picker</a>" events for both SXSW and SXSW EDU. Applications will be accepted from Oct. 6-16.</p>
<p>SXSW will not accept applications for the music festival this year, as it will be "curated by programming staff with priority given to showcase presenters and artists who were scheduled for the 2020 event." </p>
<p>However, the Film Festival will still accept applications for Feature Film, Short Film, Episodic, Music Video, Virtual Cinema, Texas High School Short and Title Sequence from Oct. 6-28.</p>
<p>SXSW 2020 was cancelled at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic on March 6, a week before the event was supposed to begin. </p>
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