You know you’re at SXSW when you run into Adrian Grenier from Entourage at a party or Daft Punk is rumored to be in town (RIP Daft Punk).
But aside from these quirky SXSW ‘usuals’–this year Austin will welcome the South Asian House, premiering for the first time ever at South By Southwest (SXSW) 2023.
South Asian House is located at Fourth & Co at 208 West Fourth St. Unit D in Austin, Texas, during the first weekend of SXSW on Saturday, March 11, from 11 a.m. – 2 a.m. and Sunday, March 12, from 11 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Featured speakers for the initiative include industry professionals from various sectors such as business, tech, film, TV, theater, music, and fashion. South Asian House will also provide a networking brunch and happy hour each day, live music entertainment, and a DJ set each night. To conclude the weekend, South Asian House will host a Red Carpet Awards Ceremony at 5:30 p.m. and a live Oscar Viewing Party at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 12.
“We are so excited to have these fantastic panels that explore topics which are often overlooked when it comes to the contributions of South Asians in the media and entertainment worlds.” states Rohi Mirza Pandya, producer of South Asian House and co-founder of Box Office Guru Media.
Are you going to be at the SXSW? Check out the full schedule here:
SOUTH ASIAN HOUSE WELCOME
Saturday March 11, 11 – 11:30 a.m.
Who: Neil Minocha (SXSW) and Rohi Mirza Pandya (Box Office Guru Media) Jitin Hingorani (Jingo
Media) and Kirtana Banskota (Banskota Productions)
Location: Fourth & Co
BRUNCH FIRESIDE CHAI & CHAT
Saturday March 11, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Who: Surprise Speaker – TBA SOON
Location: Fourth & Co
CREATING SOUTH ASIAN CONTENT FOR A GLOBAL AUDIENCE
Saturday March 11, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Who: Falguni Adams, Rizwan Manji, Apoorva Bakshi, Jitin Hingorani
Location: Fourth & Co
HAPPY HOUR
Presented by BROWNGIRL
Saturday March 11, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Fourth & Co
INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF OUR SOUTH ASIAN STORIES
Saturday March 11, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Who: S. Mitra Kalita, Kausar Mohammed, Gitesh Pandya
Location: Fourth & Co
TEA TIME with Kola Goodies
Presented by URL Media
Saturday March 11, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Fourth & Co
PILOT READING OF REHANA LEW MIRZA’S “DON’T HATE”
Presented by Women in Film and Television, Austin
Saturday March 11, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Fourth & Co
REVERSE HAPPY HOUR
Presented by IndieMeme
Saturday March 11, 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Fourth & Co
COMEDY HOUR
Presented by The Auntie Network
Saturday March 11, 8:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Who: Vick Krishnan
Location: Fourth & Co
STORYLOUNGE
Saturday March 11, 9:30 – 10:30 p.m.
Who: Samrat Chakrabarti
Location: Fourth & Co
SOUTH ASIAN LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE
Saturday March 11, 10:30 – 11:30 p.m.
Who: Meetu Chilana, Nagavalli, Aditya Rao
Location: Fourth & Co
DJ SET
Saturday March 11, 11:30 p.m. onwards
Who: DJ Anupi
Location: Fourth & Co
DESI DRAG BRUNCH
Presented by One Minute Saree
Community partner: KhushATX
Sunday March 12, 11 a.m – 1 p.m.
Location: Fourth & Co
CATALYST MEDIA’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Sunday March 12, 1 – 2 p.m.
Who: Monika Samtani, Rohi Mirza Pandya, Milan Chakrabarty, Pooja Kumar, James A. Mathew, Sid
Shah and Anjali Worah
Location: Fourth & Co
HAPPY HOUR
Presented by Catalyst Media
Sunday March 12, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Fourth & Co
SOUTH ASIAN SHORTS
Curated by Jitin Hingorani
Sunday March 12, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Fourth & Co
PREMIERE OF MUSIC VIDEO
What: AAPI feature film based in Austin – Where The Stars Are ( A Banskota Productions Film)
Location: Fourth & Co
UNIQUELY SOUTH ASIAN RED CARPET AWARDS
Sunday March 12, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Location: Fourth & Co
OSCAR WATCH PARTY
Sunday March 12, 7 – 10 p.m.
Location: Fourth & Co
DJ SET
Featuring DJ Kiss Nuka and DJ AnupUSA
Sunday March 12, 10 p.m. onwards
Location: Fourth & Co