--- description: The SXSW Film Conference and Festival runs March 11-19, 2016 in Austin, Texas title: SXSW Film Festival Lineup Unveiled image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # SXSW Film Festival Lineup Unveiled by [Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter](/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 3, 2016 7:03 AM CUT by [Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter](/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 3, 2016 7:03 AM CUT The South by Southwest Film Festival has announced its 2016 lineup. This year’s slate will include 137 features, with 89 world premieres across 12 sections, including Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, Headliners, Midnighters and Episodic. “We look for different types of voices and different people making the films,” Janet Pierson, head of SXSW Film, told _The Hollywood Reporter_ on Tuesday_._ “There are many different layers of criteria, but what has to happen is you have to get affected by the work.” Of this year’s pics, 52 were done by first-time filmmakers. Highlights include comedian Mike Birbiglia’s _Don’t Think Twice,_ Ti West’s _In a Valley of Violence_ and Todd Bieber’s _Thank You Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon._ The lineup also includes Jeff Nichols’ _Midnight Special_, Ilya Naishuller’s _Hardcore Henry_ and Jean-Marc Vallee’s _Demolition._ Jesse Moss’ _The Bandit and_ Marina Zenovich’s _Fantastic Lies_ will screen as a part of the Documentary Spotlight section, alongside previously announced docs _Beware the Slenderman_ and _Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru._ Appearing in the Episodic category, alongside the previously announced Seth Rogen adaptation _Preacher_, will be Danny McBride’s _Vice Principals,_ John Scott Shepherd_‘s You Me Her_ and Robert Kirkman’s _Outcast_. The opening-night selection _Everybody Wants Some_ will come from Austin native Richard Linklater. “Rick \[Linklater\] has certainly been involved with SXSW, but we have never been in the position where we have been presenting the world premiere of his work,” said Pierson. “It is exciting because we are known for showing funnier films, so it is the perfect marriage for us.” Additional titles will be announced before the fest. The 23rd SXSW is set to run March 11-19 in Austin, Texas. The current lineup can be found [here.](http://www.sxsw.com/film "undefined") [_This article originally appeared on HollywoodReporter.com_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sxsw-2016-festival-lineup-unveiled-861046 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4205640/sxsw-festival-lineup-film/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4205640/sxsw-festival-lineup-film/"},"headline":"SXSW Film Festival Lineup Unveiled","datePublished":"2016-02-03T07:03:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:42:35.583Z","description":"The SXSW Film Conference and Festival runs March 11-19, 2016 in Austin, Texas","url":"https://time.com/4205640/sxsw-festival-lineup-film/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4205640/sxsw-festival-lineup-film/","name":"SXSW Film Festival Lineup Unveiled"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Most Amazing Stop-Motion Movies (in 3 Minutes)","description":"To celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Nightmare Before Christmas, TIME looks at the amazing animated films that inspired and followed the stop-motion classic.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/mXwOtIsP/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-10-15T01:23:13.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/mXwOtIsP.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4205640/sxsw-festival-lineup-film/","duration":"PT3M35S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4205640/sxsw-festival-lineup-film/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```