SXSW London lineup news
SXSW London announced a first wave of Screen Festival keynotes and world premieres with speakers including Sharon Horgan, Russell T Davies and Tom Quinn as the event ramps up its film and keynote programming. The fallout positions the London edition as increasingly film‑centric and globally ambitious. ( )
SXSW London will run June 1–6 across Shoreditch in east London. (deadline.com) The announcement marks the festival’s second edition and confirms Anna Bogutskaya will return as head of screen for the 2026 program. (screendaily.com) The first wave of the Screen Festival includes three world premieres: Feast Or Famine (UK), The Remedy (US) and All Night Wrong (Canada). (deadline.com) All Night Wrong is listed as a crime‑comedy starring Maria Bakalova and Zach Cherry and follows a blind date that results in the couple stealing a killer’s car, a dead body and $40,000. (screendaily.com) The slate highlights an international focus — films from 22 countries are already confirmed and the lineup features titles such as Amoeba (Singapore), Becoming (Kazakhstan), On the Road (Mexico) and Hijra (Saudi Arabia among co‑productions), plus the AI documentary Intelligence Rising by Elena Andreicheva. (variety.com) Organizers describe the Screen Festival as a bridge between international talent and the U.K., explicitly positioning programming to connect film with music, art and technology in the city’s growing creative ecosystem. (variety.com)
