UT RTF at SXSW 2026

Spring has sprung, which means it's time for the annual SXSW! As you can expect from this celebration of art, culture, and technology, this year's lineup includes an exciting crop of new films and events involving Longhorns, some of which are listed below. 

Please check them out, as well as our free UT RTF Longhorn Denius Student Film Showcase, screening at AFS Cinema on Thursday, March 12, at 6 p.m.

Want to stay on top of UT RTF at SXSW? Refer back to this page—we will continue to update it with RTF at SXSW activities. 

Participating in SXSW 2026? Let us know!

Hook'em!

UT RTF Longhorn Denius Student Film Showcase 

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Shorts | Features | Panels and Speakers | Mentors | Jurors

FILMS

Shorts

UT Students

• UT RTF Longhorn Denius Student Film Showcase (March 12)
   

Texas Shorts Competition

• Shut the F*ck up When We Speak
  Director: Ryan Darbonne (MFA Production)
   
• Winter Ceremony
  Director: Sidi Wang (B.S. RTF)
   
• Una Nave Frágil / A Fragile Vessel
  Color: Alex Winker (B.S. RTF)
  

Features

Documentary Feature

• First They Came for My College 
  Director: Patrick Bresnan (MSSD, UT School of Architecture)
  Screenwriter: Ivete Lucas (MFA Screenwriting)
  Co-producers: Heather Courtney (MFA Production), Monique Walton (MFA Production)
   
• The Man with the Big Hat
  Sound Mixer: Miles Foster-Greenwood (B.S. RTF)

Narrative Feature

• See You When I See You
  Director: Jay Duplass (B.A.)
  Executive Producer: Mark Duplass (B.A.), Mel Eslyn, Shuli Harel, Rick Jackson
  Producer: Fred Bernstein, Jay Duplass (B.A.), Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, Adam Cayton-Holland
  

PANELISTS & PRESENTERS

• Are you a SXSW 2026 panelist or presenter? Let us know!

MENTORS

• Are you a SXSW 2026 mentor? Let us know!

JURORS

FILM & TV FESTIVAL

• Andrew Logan (B.S. RTF, M.A. Journalism) - Texas Shorts Jury
• Lindsey Villareal (B.S. RTF) - TV Pilot Competition Jury