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South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival returns for a second round in London’s Shoreditch this year after debuting last June. An offshoot of the flagship festival from Austin, Texas in the United States, SXSW London continues the festival’s commitment to celebrate music, film, visual arts and creative businesses.
Here’s what to expect from the festival this time as per the latest announcements.
Which films are premiere at SXSW London 2026?
Much like its American sibling, SXSW London is also the place to be for film premieres with the 2026 edition hosting three global premieres and 13 titles premiering in the UK for the first time.
These films will be receiving their world premiere: the culinary documentary Feast or Famine, the supernatural horror The Remedy, and the crime comedy All Night Wrong.
Directed by Adrian Choa and Michael Boccalini, Feast or Famine chronicles the journey of London restaurant Angelina as the establishment strives for a Michelin Star.
Meanwhile, The Remedy is the latest effort by Mexican-American filmmaker Alex Kahuam. The horror follows a young man who unleashes a flesh-eating entity in a desperate bid to save his terminally-ill mother.
As for Jason James’s’ All Night Wrong, Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) and Severance actor Zach Cherry star as two people on a blind date that goes terribly wrong when they end up with a killer’s car and a dead body.
The slate of UK premieres reveals the festival’s global diversity with productions from Slovakia to Saudi Arabia.
- Amoeba (Dir: Tan Siyou) (Singapore, The Netherlands, France, Spain, South Korea)
- Becoming (Dir: Zhannat Alshanova) (Kazakhstan, France, The Netherlands, Lithuania, Sweden)
- On The Road (Dir: David Pablos) (Mexico)
- Father (Dir: Tereza Nvotová) (Slovakia)
- Hijra (Dir: Shahad Ameen) (Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, UK)
- It Would Be Night in Caracas (Dir: Mariana Rondón, Marité Ugás) (Mexico)
- Maddie’s Secret (Dir: John Early) (US)
- Remake (Dir: Ross McElwee) (US)
- Sicko (Dir: Aitore Zholdaskali) (Kazakhstan)
- Whistle (Dir: Christopher Nelius) (Australia)
- The Whisper (Dir: Gustavo Hernández Ibáñez) (Uruguay, Argentina)
- La Carn (Dir: Joan Porcel) (Spain)
- Barrio Triste (Dir: Stillz) (Columbia, US)
- Intelligence Rising (Dir: Elena Andreicheva) (UK)
Who are the Screen Keynotes speakers this year?
Continuing its series of Screen Keynote sessions from last year, the festival also unveiled its slate for the film and TV talent delivering these industry talks.
The Screen Keynotes would be led by Doctor Who and Queer as Folk screenwriter Russell T Davies, BAFTA-winning sitcom star and writer Sharon Horgan (Pulling, Bad Sisters), and Tom Quinn, the founder of the Oscar-winning US independent film distributor NEON.While Dav ies and Horgan are well-known in the UK, Quinn is a rising Hollywood entrepreneur with his company distributing Cannes and Oscar heavy-hitters like Parasite and Anora along with acclaimed horrors like Longlegs and Possessor.
Who are the musical performers this year?
SXSW London announced early this March its musical lineup led by American rapper Earl Sweatshirt, Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage, English singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri and Nigerian rapper-singer ODUMODUBLVCK.
When will SXSW London 2026 take place?
The festival returns to Shoreditch in London for a six-day stint from June 1 to June 6.
Where can I buy tickets?
The festival passes are on sale now on the SXSW London’s official website.