Forrest, who has served as SXSW co-president since 2022 and president since 2024, originated and nurtured to prominence the tech portion of the event.

The festival’s longtime president is leaving the festival, as are about 10 others. Its owner, Penske Media, told staff ...

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The inaugural South by Southwest (SXSW) London Screen Festival will be opened by the world premiere of a film co-produced by Eminem. SXSW is a major conference and festival, held annually in Texas ...

The South by Southwest (SXSW) music and technology festival, held in Austin, Texas, since 1987, has built a global reputation for playing host to mind-expanding, boundary-breaking conversations at ...

This story has been updated to add more information. South by Southwest president Hugh Forrest, the annual festival and conference's longtime top programmer who assumed the chief office last year ...