sxsw Film Parties and Lounges

FROM http://2008.sxsw.com/film/parties_and_lounges/

Friday, March 7, 2008

SXSW Film Opening Party - Sponsored by A&E IndieFilms
10:00 pm - 2 am
Buffalo Billiards (201 E. 6th St.)
SXSW Film and A&E IndieFilms welcome you to celebrate the first night of SXSW Film 2008. Enjoy drinks with old friends and make new ones!

Saturday, March 8, 2008

 

Austin Studios Open House
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
1901 East 51st Street
The Austin Studios are opening their doors for SXSW registrants. See what makes Austin Studios unique.

Screen Actors Guild in Texas
2pm - 4pm – 219 West (219 W. 4th St.)
Join national SAG staff and get answers to your questions and information you didn’t even know you needed to know…we’ll even feed you! RSVP to Jessica Oren at joren@sag.org or call (800) 724-0767, ext. 7

Ibid Screening Party
7pm-1pm – Irie Bean Coffee Bar (2310 S. Lamar)
After the film premiere, grab a drink with the filmmakers and the Idaho Film Office. Enjoy a performance by Ibid musicians, Travis Ward and Hill Folk Noir, and Austin duo, Dawni McCray and Tje Austin, on the outdoor patio.

“The Toe Tactic” Premiere Party
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Tap Room (311 Colorado St.)
Enjoy a drink with the filmmakers that brought you “The Toe Tactic”. Oh, and did we mention live music by Yo La Tengo?

BI THE WAY MOVIE presents its WORLD PREMIERE PARTY
11pm - 2am – Enchanted Forest (1412 W. Oltorf)
A Burning-Man-meets-Valentine's-Day type of evening. Come double your chances! The party will host a smorgasbord of fairies, fortune-tellers, body artists, jugglers, elves, burlesque dancers, and flame-throwers and will feature a SURPRISE MUSICAL GUEST from midnight - 1 am. Celebrate midnight in the garden! Free drinks for those who attend our World Premiere Screening Saturday at 9 pm at the Alamo South Lamar Drafthouse. If you're not a SXSW Badge Holder and wish to attend, RSVP to rsvpbi@gmail.com.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

 

ASCAP and VH1 rockDocs BBQ
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Maggie Mae's (323 East 6th Street)
Join VH1 RockDocs and ASCAP at the SXSW Filmmakers BBQ to celebrate the premiere of Throw Down Your Heart - a film featuring Bela Fleck - while enjoying great food, fun giveaways and live music by the artist himself. Then catch the screening of VH1's newest RockDoc - The Night James Brown Saved Boston - at the Alamo Ritz, Saturday, March 15. VH1 RockDocs - television's premier collection of music documentaries. rockdocs.vh1.com

Technicolor's Annual SXSW Party
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
219 West (219 West 4th Street)
Drink in the festivities at this warehouse bar with a little something for every taste. Join Technicolor at this annual SXSW celebration.

ON Networks Greenlight Awards
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Six Lounge (117 W. 4th St.)
SXSW and ON Networks invite you to the first annual celebration of The Greenlight Awards. Honoring digital series winners, distributor Xbox Live and our panel of judges. Doors open at 10pm to all Film, Gold and Platinum badge holders. 9-10pm Private Reception

Get Weirdly Wired
9:00 pm-1:00 am - Austin City Limits Studio (2504 B Whitis, Corner Guadalupe & Dean Keeton) Rogue-traders, MSFT/YHOO, elections... this is the weirdest year since the dawn of pixels. Celebrate 2008 with Spinto Band and Lightspeed Champion at the legendary Austin City Limits Sound Stage. Tamales, microbrews, margaritas and free shuttles.

Facebook Motion Party
9 pm–2 am
Facebook invites the film community to join us for Motion, the after-party to the Film Garage. Two of SXSW's hottest bands, Wild Sweet Orange and State Radio, are slated to play acoustic shows at the party. SXSW Film Festival attendees can request an invitation at www.facebook.com/SXSW

Nerdcore Rising Premiere Party
12am-2am Latitude 30 (512 San Jacinto)
Want to be part of the Nerdcore Revolution? Here’s your chance! You saw the film, now see MC Frontalot and Prince Paul perform live at the “Nerdcore Rising” Premiere Party! Dancing and drinking strongly encouraged.

Monday, March 10, 2008

The Golden Trailer Awards and USA Today
6-8 pm
Barcelona (209 E. 6th St.)
Please join the Golden Trailer Awards (the Movie Preview Awards) and USA Today for cocktails, appetizers and fun in their first Annual Austin SXSW soiree. www.goldentrailer.com

2nd Annual Film Florida Fish Fry
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Wave (408 E. 6th St.)
Enjoy a taste of Florida and the Bahamas with Film Florida. What goes better with a cold brew than beer-battered fried rock cod, conch fritters, key lime tarts, and more!

Next New Networks presents "Hey! Ho! Let's go!"
8-12pm - Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W. 4th Street)
All-Star Rock Band Showdown starts at 10pm, live music follows by The Vettes and Brenn. Come watch some of your favorite SXSW all-stars play Rock Band at the Cedar Street Courtyard. Get there early with a team to enter yourself in the showdown. Then SXSW showcase bands The Vettes and Brenn take the stage to close out the night! Text SXSW to 30644 for updates.

Megatrax presents Music and Mayhem in Film Tex-Mex Fiesta
9pm-12am – The Thirsty Nickel (325 E. 6th St.)
Featuring performances by THE FEDS and the DEAD TWINS with special guest J RODDY WALSTON AND THE BUSINESS. See celebrity-designed Dia de los Muertos Masks benefiting MusicCares on display and enjoy complimentary beverages. Space is limited so RSVP to megarsvp@megatrax.com.

The Annual Chronicle Film Bash
9pm - 1:00am
La Zona Rosa (612 West 4th Street)
Join 'The Austin Chronicle' and Natural American Spirit for 'The Austin Chronicle' Film Bash on Monday, March 10! Grab a drink on us, eat food from local Austin restaurants and listen to two of Austin's hottest local bands, BLACK JOE LEWIS and WHITE DENIM. Make sure to stop by the Natural American Spirit table on the smoking deck or the 'Austin Chronicle' booth during the Film Trade Show to get your invitation to the party.

Older than America Premiere Party
9pm-2am – Prague (422 Congress Ave.)
These filmmakers know how to throw a party. This European-style bar, at the corner of 4th and Congress, is gonna be hop'n. Great music! Plenty 'o drinks and a quesadilla bar!

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

SXSW Film Awards Reception- Sponsored by Film North Carolina
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Brush Square Park: SXSW South Tent ( 5th and Neches - Across from the Austin Convention Center Theater)
Toast independent film's rising stars at this year's SXSW Film Awards Reception. This pre-awards party, sponsored by Film North Carolina, starts the evening off right with drinks, appetizers, and a performance by SXSW Music showcase, Ola Podrida.

SXSW Film Closing/Music Opening Party - Sponsored by Paste Magazine and OurStage
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Stubb's (801 Red River St.)
Paste Magazine and OurStage have teamed together this year to bring you a SXSW party you won't believe! Stubb's amphitheater will be rocking with live performances by Moby (DJ Set), London-based DJ duo Addicitve TV, Kaki King, and OurStage artist Sydney Wayser.

SXSW Film Closing/Music Opening Afterparty - Sponsored by Paste Magazine and OurStage
11:00 pm - 2:00 a.m.
Stubb's (801 Red River St.)
OurStage and Paste Magazine invite you to stay for the after party. Stubb’s is keeping the courtyard open as American Babies and Plushgun rock out on the indoor stage.

LOUNGES

Adobe Day Stage Cafe
Check out the Adobe Day Stage Schedule in your Film directory for SXSW Clicks, a new meet and greet format. There you'll find more info about these mini-happy hours, complete with product demonstrations that meet your interests.

Global Doc Days Lounge (sponsored by Jaman)
This new lounge with a view, next to the Global Doc Days Screening Room (3rd Level), is stocked with refreshments and is open to Film, Gold, and Platinum registrants. Hours: March 8-11 from 10:30am-6pm

Registrant's Lounge (sponsored by Avid)
Kick up your heels at this open-air lounge just steps away from the convention center in Brush Square Park (corner of 4th & Neches). Hours: March 7-15 from 4pm-7pm

Trade Show Bar
Another new addition to this year's conference is the Trade Show Bar open during trade show hours with happy hour from 3pm-4pm each day. Hours: March 9-11 and March 13-15 from Noon-6pm* (*Closes at 4pm on March 11 and 15)