SXSW Sydney 2023 will see screen and sound hitmakers and creative minds come together at the futurist festival to share trends and predictions of the screen and music industries this October.
The newest names to join the growing line-up of entertainment hitmakers include Box to Box founder and producer of Netflix series Drive to Survive, Paul Martin, Spotify’s Sulinna Ong, Stan’s showrunner and actor Kick Gurry, Sarah Christie from Prime Video Australia, and Kylie Watson-Wheeler from The Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand.
Tan France will no longer be able to attend SXSW Sydney 2023 due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts.
Sarah Christie
Sessions delving into the future of Australian television and film production and a reveal of triple j’s “What’s Up in Australian Music” survey results round out these fresh additions to the screen and music conference, shaping the SXSW Sydney Conference as a gateway to creative excellence.
New featured speakers joining the line-up include:
• Paul Martin (Drive to Survive, Full Swing, Break Point)
• Sulinna Ong (Global Head of Editorial at Spotify)
• Derrick Gee (content creator)
Kylie Watson Wheeler
New sessions:
• ‘Local is Global -The Ingredients to Make a Hit Australian Series’ featuring Netflix ANZ director of content Que Minh Luu, Prime Video Australia Senior Development Executive Sarah Christie, and The Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand’s Senior Vice President & Managing Director Kylie Watson-Wheeler
• ‘Advancing & Amplifying Australian Stories in conversation with Stan, moderated by Google TV,’ featuring Stan’s Head of Originals Amanda Duthie, Google Head of M&E APAC Partnerships Rohan Tiwary and showrunner, director, producer and star of C*A*U*G*H*T, Kick Gurry
• triple j sharing their ‘What’s Up In Australian Music?’ survey results
Que Minh Luu
See also: SXSW Sydney unveils full program ahead of event launch
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Top image: Paul Martin, Sulinna Ong and Derrick Gee