Thursday, March 20, 2025
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On Saturday, the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival wrapped up in Austin, Texas, concluding its showcase of film, television, and music. The event drew high-profile attendees, including former First Lady Michelle Obama, her brother Craig Robinson, and actor Paul Rudd, along with many other celebrities.
One attendee, Mack Budd, 18, attended early screenings for six films and one television show. During an interview with Wikinews, he indicated his favorite event was the premier for The Studio, a television show slated to begin airing on Apple TV on March 26, 2025.
Sources falsely indicated and have run corrections, that the 2026 festival will be shortened by two days and will feature less music. There will actually be one full extra day of music with all events running concurrently. The Film & TV Festival has always run the full length of the event and there never was a dedicated music weekend. Pre-sale badge prices will also be lower than those for this year’s festival.
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- Kaila Garrett. “SXSW 2026 ends music weekend, lowers presale badge prices and more” — Spectrum Local News, March 17, 2025
- Kimberly Nordyke, Ethan Millman. SXSW Clarifies Changes to 2026 Music Conference <broken link> — Hollywood Reporter, March 16, 2025
