These are the TV eligibility requirements for SXSW:
Eligible — To be eligible for SXSW 2025, your project must have been completed in 2023, 2024, or be on track for completion in early 2025.
These are the SXSW TV Premiere Status Definitions:
World Premiere - Your project has:
- not screened theatrically in any country prior to SXSW, whether at a film festival or other ticketed, public theatrical exhibition
- not been broadcast or streamed on television in any country prior to SXSW
- not been available via the Internet for any period of time prior to SXSW
- not been released via any home video or other public distribution platform (Blu-ray, DVD, streaming, VOD, etc.) in any country prior to SXSW
International Premiere - Your project has:
- not screened theatrically outside of its country or countries of origin prior to SXSW, whether at a film festival or other ticketed, public theatrical exhibition
- not been broadcast or streamed on television in any country prior to SXSW
- not been available via the Internet for any period of time prior to SXSW
- not been released via any home video or other public distribution platform (Blu-ray, DVD, streaming, VOD, etc.) in any country prior to SXSW
North American Premiere - Your project has:
- not screened theatrically in the U.S., Canada, Mexico or any other North American territory prior to SXSW, whether at a film festival or other ticketed, public theatrical exhibition
- not been broadcast or streamed on television in any country prior to SXSW
- not been available via the Internet for any period of time prior to SXSW
- not been released via any home video or other public distribution platform (Blu-ray, DVD, streaming, VOD, etc.) in any country prior to SXSW
U.S. Premiere - Your project has:
- not screened theatrically in the U.S. prior to SXSW, whether at a film festival or other ticketed, public theatrical exhibition
- not been broadcast or streamed on television in any country prior to SXSW
- not been available via the Internet for any period of time prior to SXSW
- not been released via any home video or other public distribution platform (Blu-ray, DVD, streaming, VOD, etc.) in any country prior to SXSW
Texas Premiere - Your project has:
- not screened theatrically in Texas prior to SXSW, whether at a film festival or other ticketed, public theatrical exhibition
- not been broadcast or streamed on television in any country prior to SXSW
- not been available via the Internet for any period of time prior to SXSW
- not been released via any home video or other public distribution platform (Blu-ray, DVD, streaming, VOD, etc.) in any country prior to SXSW
Austin Premiere - Your project has:
- not screened theatrically in Austin prior to SXSW, whether at a film festival or other ticketed, public theatrical exhibition
- not been broadcast or streamed on television in any country prior to SXSW
- not been available via the Internet for any period of time prior to SXSW
- not been released via any home video or other public distribution platform (Blu-ray, DVD, streaming, VOD, etc.) in any country prior to SXSW
Not a Premiere - Your project has either:
- screened theatrically in Austin at a film festival prior to SXSW
- been released in a country other than the U.S. via television broadcast or theatrical screening before SXSW
- been broadcast or streamed on television
- been available publicly via the Internet
If you have any questions and/or can't figure out where your project might fit, please email us at filmfest@sxsw.com.
If you'd like to submit your TV project to SXSW, click here.