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Mar 13, 2022, 21:15 ET SXSW 2022 Announces Winners of 14th Annual Pitch Event

This evening, South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals announced the winners of the 14th annual SXSW Pitch® event, which took place March ...

Mar 12, 2022, 22:01 ET SXSW GAMING AWARDS ANNOUNCES WINNERS, INCLUDING GAMES OF THE YEAR, EXCELLENCE AWARDS, AND MATTHEW CRUMP CULTURAL INNOVATION AWARD

Produced by Peach Maria Productions, Tonight's Livestream Ceremony Was Hosted by Jana Morrison and Samantha Aucoin from SYFY's Hit Show "Astrid &...

Feb 22, 2022, 18:29 ET SXSW GAMING AWARDS TO BE HOSTED BY NEWCOMERS JANA MORRISON (ASTRID) & SAMANTHA AUCOIN (LILLY), STARS OF SYFY'S NEW, CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED SERIES "ASTRID & LILLY SAVE THE WORLD" ON MARCH 12, 7 P.M. CT

The South by Southwest® Gaming Awards (SXSW®), celebrating the wide reach of gaming across areas such as art, design, narrative, gameplay, cultural...

Jan 18, 2022, 10:00 ET SXSW Announces Finalists For 2022 Pitch Competition

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals today announced the finalists for the 14th annual SXSW Pitch® event, happening March 12 - 13 at...

Mar 20, 2021, 17:00 ET SXSW Online Announces 2021 Winners of 13th Annual Pitch Competition

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference today announced the winners of the 13th annual SXSW Pitch event, which took place virtually on March 17-18 as...

Feb 16, 2021, 13:00 ET SXSW Online Announces Finalists for 2021 Pitch Competition

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals today announced the finalists for the 13th annual SXSW Pitch event, taking place virtually on...

Jan 30, 2020, 16:00 ET SXSW Announces 2020 Innovation Awards Nominees And Hall Of Fame Honoree Nonny de la Peña

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 13-22, 2020) today revealed the nominees for its 23rd annual SXSW Innovation Awards,...

Jan 22, 2020, 11:52 ET SXSW Announces 2020 Pitch Finalists

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals today revealed the finalists for the 12th annual SXSW Pitch® event, taking place March 14 - 15...

Dec 03, 2019, 12:10 ET South By Southwest Announces 2020 Community Service Awards Honorees

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 13-22, 2020) is honored to announce the recipients of the 2020 Community Service Awards....

Mar 11, 2019, 21:30 ET SXSW Interactive Announces 2019 Innovation Awards Winners

The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 8-17, 2019) recognized the most exciting tech developments in the world with its 22nd ...

Mar 11, 2019, 01:20 ET SXSW Announces 2019 Winners of 11th Annual Pitch Event

This evening, South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals announced the winners of the 11th annual SXSW Pitch® event (formerly Accelerator), ...

Jan 08, 2019, 12:39 ET SXSW Announces Finalists for 2019 Pitch Competition

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference & Festivals has announced the finalists for the 11th annual SXSW Pitch® event (formerly SXSW Accelerator), to...

Jan 29, 2018, 08:00 ET Mercedes-Benz and smart renew cooperation with South by Southwest® 2018

Following the joint success of the first me Convention in Frankfurt last year, Mercedes-Benz and South by Southwest® (SXSW®) continue their...

Jan 24, 2017, 10:00 ET SXSW Announces Finalists for 2017 Accelerator Pitch Event

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 10-19, 2017) announced the 50 finalists for the ninth annual SXSW Accelerator® Pitch...

Jan 23, 2017, 14:20 ET Finalists in 13 Categories Announced for 20th Annual SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 10-19, 2017) has announced the 70 finalists for its 20th annual Interactive Innovation...

Jan 17, 2017, 10:00 ET SXSW Announces Judges for 2017 Accelerator Pitch Event

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 10-19, 2017) announced the 39 judges for the ninth annual SXSW Accelerator® Pitch Event®, ...

Dec 15, 2016, 04:02 ET South By Southwest Announces Community Service Award Honorees For 2017

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) announced the recipients of the SXSW Community Service Award honorees for 2017. The SXSW Community Service Awards...

Nov 17, 2016, 12:00 ET South by Southwest Announces Community Grant Recipients For 2017

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) announced the recipients of the SXSW Community Grant for 2017. Five charities are each awarded one $10,000 grant for...

Mar 03, 2015, 11:23 ET South by Southwest® (SXSW®) And Eventbase Launch Official SXSW GO App With Cutting-Edge iBeacon Technology

South by Southwest (SXSW) and Eventbase , the most trusted mobile event platform for the world's most recognizable brands, today...

Jan 27, 2015, 01:00 ET SXSW Interactive Reveals Finalists for 2015 SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards

The South by Southwest Interactive Festival today announced the finalists for the 18th annual SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards, taking place the...

Jan 22, 2015, 05:03 ET Second-Annual SXSW Gaming Awards Announces Finalists in 21 Categories

South by Southwest (SXSW) Gaming today announced the finalists for its second-annual SXSW Gaming Awards presented by iam8bit, Logitech, Porter...

Dec 05, 2014, 02:30 ET SXSW Interactive Reveals Co-Hosts for the Second Annual Gaming Awards Ceremony Actress Janet Varney and YouTube Sensation Markiplier

The South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival today announced co-hosts for its second annual Gaming Awards, honoring the best and most inventive ...

Feb 26, 2014, 03:57 ET SXSW Music Conference & Festival - Looking To The Future

The 28th annual South By Southwest Music Conference and Festival commences Tuesday, March 11 and runs through Sunday, March 16. In what has become an ...

Oct 23, 2012, 02:00 ET SXSW Announces Launch of SXSW V2V

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals is happy to announce SXSW V2V -- the newest addition to the SXSW family of events. The four-day...

Jun 25, 2012, 05:00 ET South by Southwest Announces PanelPicker™ Interface Now Open For 2013

South by Southwest (SXSW) Conferences and Festivals are now accepting programming proposals for the 2013 event with the launch of the popular...