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The SXSW Art Programme – part of SXSW 2020 in Austin, Texas taking place on 13-21 March – brings the opportunity for visual artists at the intersection of art and technology or working on an experience through immersion or social engagement, to display their work and enhance the festival landscape for delegates.

The final deadline to apply and submit your concept or work is 11 October 2019.

The BFI London Film Festival 2019 is its 63rd edition, with hundreds of leading filmmakers in attendance, 345 films and dozens of events to choose from.

British film is heavily represented including: 

As we prepare for 2020 and 2021, we would love for you to help us refresh our image library.

We use copyright-free images, donated by you, to:

• display prominently in our annual desktop calendar - which is delivered to the sector and government via mail and at industry events
• on social media

Images can also be branded with the GREAT Britain Campaign logo and your work, company or institution could be displayed across the world at events, UK embassies and at other government activity.

Register your interest in joining the Department for International Trade (DIT) at SXSW (South by Southwest) 2020 on 16-22 March 2020, in Austin, Texas for the annual nine-day festival showcase of music, film and tech.

SXSW brings around 300,000 visitors each year, from entrepreneurs and investors to cutting-edge digital disruptors, and a readymade audience for your company’s creativity, expertise, technology and innovation.

Companies could benefit from the connections, knowledge and experience of DIT in the following ways:

British writer and actor Phoebe Waller-Bridge has won Emmy's for her show Fleabag, which included best leading comedy actress, best comedy writing and best comedy show - a first for a British show - at the 71st Emmy awards which took place on 22 September 2019.

The Culture Diary spent a few days in Edinburgh for the opening of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2019.

Taking place 19-24 August, we had a presence at the trade fair on Wednesday 21 August, promoting the use of the Culture Diary to a large amount of UK culture organisations also presenting, as well as international programmers invited by the British Council to attend.

Design is a major creative focus for the UK, as proven by its designation as the official partner for Hong Kong's Business of Design Week (BODW) 2019 taking place 2-7 December.

Working with cultural partners, GREAT Britain Campaign and Arts Council England, the Culture Diary has organised a set of missions for arts and culture delegates from various creative disciplines to capitalise on the build-up to and launch of BODW 2019. More on these soon.

Twenty-five leaders from the arts and cultural sector, will make up the 16th Clore Fellowship this autumn, a driving force curating new creative experiences and opportunities from across the world.

The Clore Fellowship seeks to develop leaders, that this year, after a rigorous selection process, hail from England, Ireland, India, Brazil, Hong Kong, South Africa and beyond.