13 Feb 2024
SXSW Sydney® games, music & screen festivals are now accepting showcase applications
ARE YOU READY TO LEAD THE CONVERSATION AND SHARE YOUR IDEAS WITH THE WORLD?
SXSW SYDNEY® SESSION SELECT IS OPEN FOR 2024 PANEL & SPEAKER SUBMISSIONS
SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL HERE: https://sxswsydney.com/
Consider this our open invitation to you; the creators, thought-provokers and innovators who have something to say and are damn good at saying it.
Our inaugural year featured a remarkable 1,178 sessions and events, welcoming over 287,000 attendees and participants from 41 countries. Numbers aside, it was the countless serendipitous encounters, professional goals kicked and ideas sparked that stole the show.
Sydney proudly stands as the only city outside of Austin, Texas to host SXSW, cementing its status as the global centre point for creativity in Asia Pacific. Year after year Sydney showcases everything from international sporting events, Australian premieres of blockbuster musicals and a calendar bursting with cultural events including Mardi Gras, Sydney Festival and Vivid Sydney, delivering more than $1 billion into the local economy.
Now is your chance to bring something incredible to the SXSW Sydney 2024 program.
SESSION SELECT
Do you have a panel, presentation, workshop, meet up or podcast that’s going to inspire real change? Submit your ideas to Session Select and our community — along with a team of Conference advisors — will choose who features at this year’s event.
We have 23 different Conference tracks to choose from, including a few brand-new ones. You spoke, we listened and now have tracks for the Creator Economy, Cyber & Your Data, Education & Skills, Fashion, Lifestyle & Beauty, and Food.
The SXSW Sydney Session Select process underscores our belief in the enduring power of an engaged community, to foster collaboration and creative exchange on a global scale. As the great Peter Garrett said at last year's event, "The world is changed by people that turn up."
SXSW Sydney’s Managing Director Colin Daniels said, “Session Select is the spark for the SXSW Sydney Conference. It is how our brilliant creative community sets the agenda with their ideas for the conversations and stimulating content that shapes the conference. I am so excited to see and hear what our global thought leaders come up with for the second SXSW Sydney.”
GAMES, MUSIC & SCREEN SHOWCASES
Submissions are also open for our Games, Music and Screen Festivals. We're looking for your innovative, weird, genre-defying feature films, shorts, games, bands, solo projects, music videos and episodic works. We are also now accepting applications for fiction and nonfiction projects that use virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR).
Are you ready to share your work with thousands of industry colleagues, media and fans? Apply now and connect with investors, movers, shakers and fellow creators from across the Asia-Pacific at our 2024 festival showcases.
SXSW Sydney’s Managing Director Colin Daniels said, “For artists and creatives in the Music, Screen and Games industries their submission to be a part of the SXSW Sydney Festivals showcase and screenings line-up is the first step to having their work revealed and announced to the wider international world of early discoverers, tastemakers and industry champions that flock to SXSW Sydney. Don’t hesitate to make that submission and be on the path to achieving your global artistic and creative goals."
SXSW Sydney once again promises to be a global gathering of creativity, inspiration, connection and great times. Whether you’re an industry veteran, a budding entrepreneur or a passionate creative, we can't wait to hear from you.
Don’t miss out on your chance to submit an application for SXSW Sydney 2024. Visit https://sxswsydney.com/ for more details.
SXSW Sydney is supported proudly by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.
Plan your SXSW Sydney 2024 trip now, visit https://www.sydney.com/
SXSW SYDNEY
14 – 20 OCTOBER 2024
NSW, AUSTRALIA
For SXSW Sydney media inquiries please contact:
Adrian.Digiacomo@teg.com.au | media@sxswsydney.com
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About SXSW®
South by Southwest (SXSW) dedicates itself to helping creative people achieve their goals. Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of tech, film and television, music, education, and culture. An essential destination for global professionals, the annual March event features sessions, music, and comedy showcases, film and television screenings, exhibitions, professional development, and a variety of networking opportunities. SXSW proves that the most unexpected discoveries happen when diverse topics and people come together. SXSW 2024 will take place March 8-16 in Austin. Learn more at sxsw.com.
About SXSW Sydney®
South by Southwest (SXSW) Sydney is an annual gathering of visionaries, thought leaders and emerging talents from the Asia-Pacific region. The week-long program is stacked with more than 1,000 events and networking sessions across the key pillars of Tech & Innovation, Games, Music and Screen. The event seamlessly integrates art and entrepreneurship, showcasing cutting-edge advancements and fostering a collaborative ecosystem where ideas are exchanged, and partnerships are forged. SXSW Sydney 2024 will take place on 14-20 October, on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. Learn more at sxswsydney.com
About Destination NSW
Destination NSW is the lead agency, champion and voice for the visitor economy within the NSW Government. Spearheading a whole-of-government approach to visitor economy growth, Destination NSW is responsible for leading the delivery of the NSW Visitor Economy Strategy 2030 in partnership with government and industry. Destination NSW influences and shapes the visitor economy through strategic research, policy and thought leadership, stakeholder engagement and consultation, commercial partnerships and investment in visitor experiences, business support, marketing and events. Destination NSW is also the major investor in Business Events Sydney (BESydney) for the purpose of securing more international and domestic conventions, incentive travel reward programs, corporate events and expos for Sydney and regional NSW.
About TEG
TEG is a global leader in Live Entertainment, Ticketing and Technology. Every day TEG connects fans to experiences and customers with brands. We are proud partners of some of the world’s largest and most iconic venues as well as leading event promoters globally. TEG operates worldwide out of seven country offices and includes Ticketek, Ticketek Marketplace, Ticketek UK, Ticketek New Zealand, Ticketek Malaysia, Ticketek Philippines, Eventopia, Softix, TEG Live, TEG Dainty, TEG Sport, TEG Van Egmond, Laneway Festival, Handsome Tours, SXSW Sydney, TEG Theatrical, MJR Presents, TEG Lifelike Touring, TEG TES Live, Brickman, TEG Rockefeller, Rugby Live, TEG Europe, Propaganda, TEG USA, Qudos Bank Arena, FAN+, VIP NOW and Ovation.