SXSW Film & TV Festival Photos: Premieres, Parties, Film & TV Awards Ceremony Gallery

Filmmakers and festival attendees are in Austin for the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival to celebrate the convergence of the tech, film and music industries across a variety of programming formats and special events. The fest runs March 8-16.

The SXSW Film & TV Festival Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, Design Awards, and Special Awards announced the winners on Wednesday, March 13 at the Paramount Theatre with Bob Trevino Likes It, directed by Tracie Layman, winning the Narrative Feature Competition. Grand Theft Hamlet,  Directed by Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane won in the Documentary Feature Competition category.

Fresh from his Oscars performance of “I’m Just Ken,” Barbie star, Ryan Gosling, made an appearance at the world premiere of David Leitch’s, The Fall Guy on Tuesday, March 12. The ensemble cast, which included Emily Blunt, Hannah Waddingham, Winston Duke, and Stephanie Hsu among others, attended the premiere.

Ryan Gosling stars as Colt, a stuntman who, after a near-career-ending accident, is drafted back into service when the star of a mega-budget movie—being directed by his ex, Jody (Emily Blunt)—goes missing. Now, this working-class hero has to solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job.

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Directors Yassir Lester and Isaiah Lester presented the world premiere of The Gutter at the Paramount Theater on Day 5 of the fest. The film stars an ensemble cast including Shameik Moore, Susan Sarandon, D’Arcy Carden, Jay Ellis, Jackée Harry, and Paul Reiser. Diane Warren attended the world premiere of her intimate documentary, Diane Warren: Relentless. The doc will allow audiences to get a rarely-seen glimpse into Diane’s life and underdog journey to where she is today. Other world premieres included Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie; A Nice Indian Boy; Desert Road; Fall Guy and Immaculate, starring Sydney Sweeney.

Director Ben Brewer presented the world premiere of  Nicolas Cage’s new thriller, Arcadian, starring alongside Jaeden Martell, Maxwell Jenkins, and Sadie Soverall. The film follows Paul (Cage) and his two sons, Thomas (Jenkins) and Joseph (Martell) set in the near future, where life on Earth has been decimated. Other premiering films on Day 4 of the fest include This Film is about Black Keys, Dead Mail, and Monkey Man.

Premieres on Day 2 of the fest featured Season 3 of the popular HBO show Hacks, starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, alongside My Dead Friend Zoe, starring Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, and Ed Harris. The film follows Merit, a U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran, as she navigates familial tensions exacerbated by the presence of Zoe, her deceased best friend from the Army.

Director Doug Liman’s film Road House, premiered at the Paramount Theatre on Friday, March 9, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Dalton – originally played by Patrick Swayze in the 1989 cult classic, reimagines the story of an ex-UFC fighter who becomes a bouncer at a scenic Florida Keys bar, only to uncover that paradise isn’t as it appears. The cast includes Jessica Williams, Post Malone, Conor McGregor, Lukas Gage, Arturo Castro, Catfish Jean, and Travis Van Winkle.

Stormy Daniels attended the World Premier of Stormy, from director and producer Sarah Gibson, the Peacock Original documentary delves into the life and times of Daniels, as she shares her story and account of events that have become part of American history. The film takes the audience behind the curtain as Stormy navigates being a mother, an artist, and an advocate working hard to reinvent herself, while still grappling with the bombshell that went off in her life five years earlier surrounding her encounter with Donald Trump.

Scroll through photos from the red carpet premieres, speaker’s events, the award ceremony,  and more.