8 How To Get Into A Film Screening
HOW TO GET INTO
A FILM SCREENING
ARRIVE EARLY! Plan to arrive 1 hour before screening time.
When you arrive look for the line that corresponds to your
badge type.
CHECK OUT THE FILM STATUS BOARDS!
Get accurate seating status information for each
screening at the festival. We will be continually updating
at fsb.sxsw.com and in SXSW GO.
SEATING ORDER AT THE VENUES
AKA "WHERE'S MY LINE?"
PRIMARY ACCESS
(FILM AND PLATINUM BADGES )
1. SXXPRESS PASS
Film and Platinum badgeholders can reserve SXXpress
Passes in SXSW GO or through the SXSW Online Schedule
starting at 9 am the day before each screening. Remember
you must arrive 30 minutes prior to the screening to
guarantee entry.
2. QUEUE CARDS
Film and Platinum badgeholders can snag a Queue Card and join
the Primary Access line. This ensures your admission as long as
you stay at the venue and are in line when seating begins.
3. BUFFER CARDS
After all available Queue Cards are distributed, Buffer Cards
will be handed out to remaining badgeholders. While these cards
do not guarantee entry to the theater, they will help Film and
Platinum badgeholders to secure a seat if any become available.
SECONDARY ACCESS
4. (FILM WRISTBANDS, INTERACTIVE AND MUSIC
BADGES, ADVANCE TICKETS ) If seats still
remain after Primary Badgeholders, Film Wristbands, Music
Badges, and Interactive Badges will enter the theater via the
Secondary Access Line.
NO BADGE OR WRISTBAND
5. SINGLE ADMISSION TICKETS
If seats still remain, after Primary and Secondary Access
Lines, single admission tickets will be sold for $15 starting
15 minutes before showtime at the venue box office. We sell
tickets most often at our larger venues: The Paramount
Theatre, Atom Theater, Rollins Theater, and ZACH Theatre.
