Dutch presentations at SXSW 2015

The Creative Industries Fund NL is supporting sixteen Dutch parties in presenting their projects, products and ideas at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2015. The selected parties are participating in the Interactive Programme, Game Expo, Film & Digital Domain and Award competition. The festival is from 13 to 22 March.

Some highlights
The SETUP Medialab in Utrecht is organizing a Knuffeldrones (Cuddly Drones) workshop on the role of drones in society, the prize-winning interactive documentary Love Radio Rwanda has been nominated in the Interactive Innovation competition, and IDFA is presenting its transmedia programme Immersive Reality. Like last year, designer Pauline van Dongen is participating in the festival, this time with ‘Body Informed 3D Printed Fashion’, her study of how data acquired through the body can be translated into 3D-printed patterns. Various Dutch games can be played at the Game Expo, among them Bounden, a dance game for two players on a smartphone, which was developed in collaboration with the Dutch National Ballet.

Full list of Dutch parties
An overview of all the parties supported by the Creative Industries Fund NL can be found here

Showcases music
From 17 March, the SXSW music festival takes off. This year's edition includes a varied line-up of Dutch artists. On 18 March, the Dutch Impact Showcase will present a standout group of artists and bands from the Netherlands. This includes buzzworthy Dutch artists like Dotan, Taymir and Jacco Gardner as well as emerging acts The Miseries, Sevdaliza, and Palmbomen.

Also heading for SXSW is Amsterdam Dance Event. The world's biggest international club festival will present two showcases in Austin. On 17 March it will be Rwina Records with Dutch talents Akka, Jameszoo and Torus amongst US renowned artists EPROM and Rabit. On 19 March ADE presents Amsterdam's Finest, with former TrouwAmsterdam residents Elias Mazian, Cinnaman, Awanto3 and Job Jobse.

An overview of all music showcases can be found here

SXSW forecast by Dutch public broadcaster VPRO 3voor12 (in Dutch) can be found here