8 How To Get Into A Film Screening
HOW TO GET INTO
A FILM SCREENING
SEATING ORDER AT THE VENUES
AKA "WHERE'S MY LINE?"
PRIMARY ACCESS (Film & Platinum Badges )
1- SXXPRESS PASS
If you were lucky enough to secure a SXXpress Pass for
the screening, join the SXXpress Line. Remember you must
arrive 30 minutes prior to the screening to use your pass.
2- QUEUE CARDS
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. While these cards do not guarantee entry
to the theater, they will help Primary Access badge holders
to secure a seat if any become available.
SECONDARY ACCESS (Film Wristbands,
Interactive & Music Badges , Advance Tickets)
4- If seats still remain, Film Wristbands, Music Badges,
Interactive Badges, and Advance Ticket holders will enter
the theater via the Secondary Access Line.
*SINGLE ADMISSION TICKETS
5- If seats still remain, 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, Vimeo Theater at the Austin
Convention Center, and ZACH Theatre.
TIPS!
Arrive Early! Plan to arrive 1 hour before screening time.
When you've arrive look for the line that corresponds to
your badge type.
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 the SXSW GO App.
