Poster image: “Silent Room”, the installation by Simon HeijdensSupport for this poster was kindly provided by the Netherlands Embassy in DC.

Poster design by FormNation: www.formnation.com

The Netherlands will celebrate centuries of start-up culture during SXSW 2016, building upon the country’s global creative alliances using art, design, technology, and music to drive innovation. This year marks the Netherlands’ largest ever participation at SXSW, incorporating a wide variety of Dutch technology companies, filmmakers, performers, and artists during the interactive, film, and music programs.

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Fri, Mar 11 - Sun, Mar 19> Simon Heijdens “Silent Room” installation, presented by SXSW. @ 5th St and Trinity, NE corner

Fri, Mar 11 - Tue, Mar 15> Nick Verstand “ANIMA” interactive installation, presented by SXSW. @ Westin Austin Downtown, Janis Joplin Room, 301 E 5th St

Sat, Mar 12> Detlef La Grand / VRmaster and Roey Tsemah / Whitestone presentations at Accelerator. @ Hilton Austin Downtown, 4th Fl, 500 E 4th St

Sat, Mar 12, 3:30PM - 4:30PM> Wieke Betten in Collaborative Biohacking panel session. @ Westin Austin Downtown, Paramount 23, 301 E 5th St

Sat, Mar 12, 3:30PM - 5:30PM> Johan Stakking & Wienke Giezeman “The Things Network” presentation. @ Austin Convention Center, Room 5ABC, 531 E 4th St Sun, Mar 13 - Wed, Mar 16, 10AM - 6PM> OWOW presentation of Midis, a new type of Midi controller at SXSW Trade Show. @ Austin Convention Center, 531 E 4th St

Sun, Mar 13, 12:30PM - 1:30PM> Patrick van Hoof talk “Beyond Form: Designing with Fluid Objects”. @ Austin Convention Center, Room 8ABC, 531 E 4th St> Peter Weijmarshausen / Shapeways talk “The Next Industrial Revolution: Hype or Reality?” @ Palmer Events Center, Room 1-2, 900 Barton Springs Rd

Sun, Mar 13, 2:00PM - 3:00PM> DocLab / Jan Rothuizen & Sara Kolster Interactive Doc showcase “How to Draw Virtual Reality by Hand”. @ Austin Convention Center, Ballroom C, 531 E 4th St

Sun, Mar 13, 7:00PM> Detlef La Grand / VRmaster and Roey Tsemah / Whitestone in Accelerator Awards Ceremony. @ Hilton Austin Downtown, 4th Fl, 500 E 4th St

Mon, Mar 14, 12:30PM - 1:30PM> Frederik Duerinck / Duerinck Productions in panel “Scent as a Post-Digital Medium for Storytelling”. Austin Convention Center, Ballroom C, 531 E 4th St

Mon, Mar 14, 2:00PM - 3:00PM> Submarine Channel / Jongsma + O’Neill presentation “Cinematic Apocalypse: Storytelling for Smartphones.” @ Austin Convention Center, Ballroom C, 531 E 4th St

Mon, Mar 14, 3:30PM - 4:30PM> Ellen Bijsterbosch & Tijmen Schep / SETUP presentation “DIY NSA: Our Dubious Database of All the Dutch”. @ Westin Austin Downtown, Paramount 2-3, 301 E 5th St

Mon, Mar 14, 3:30PM - 5:30PM> Info.nl / Iskander Smit workshop “Adaptive Interactions in the Internet of Touch”. @ JW Marriott, Salon B, 110 E 2nd St

Tue, Mar 15, 9:30AM - 1:30PM> Marcel van Brakel in workshop “Exploring Scent as an Interactive Storytelling Tool”. @ Austin Convention Center, Room 5ABC, 531 E 4th St

Tue, Mar 15, 11:00AM - 12:30PM> Martijn te Pas / IDFA mentor session with IDFA Head of Program. @ Austin Convention Center, Room 11AB, 531 E 4th St

Tue, Mar 15, 12:30PM - 1:30PM> Nick Verstand presentation “Linking Art and Science Through Technology”. @ Westin Austin Downtown, Paramount 2-3, 301 E 5th St

Tue, Mar 15, 2:00PM - 3:00PM > IDFA / DocLab annual cross-sectional sample of the latest digital developments for documentary makers. @ Austin Convention Center, Ballroom C, 531 E 4th St

Wed, Mar 16 - Fri, Mar 18> Daniel Ernst presentation of The Shoebox Diorama at VR/AR Experience. @ Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon C, 500 E 4th St

Thu, Mar 17, 12:30PM - 1:30PM> Cinekid / Paulien Dresscher in panel “Personal Touch: New Boundaries of Game Interaction”. @ Austin Convention Center, Room 4ABC, 531 E 4th St

Dutch Interactive @ SXSWSat, Mar 19, 8:00PM - 10:00PM> Sassybot Studio in SXSW Gaming Award Ceremony for interactive story “Fragments of Him”. @ Hilton Austin Downtown, 6th Floor, 500 E 4th St

Date & time TBA> Mark van der Heijden in panel “Reversing Murphy’s Law: The Serendipity Choice”.

Dutch Music @ SXSWWed, Mar 16, time TBA> Amber Arcades showcase. Sounds like floating pop melodies over mantric guitar lines. @ Barracuda, 611 E 7th St

Wed, Mar 16, 11:00AM - 1:00PM> Amber Arcades, PAUW, and Eerie Wanda performances at the Dutch Impact Party as part of FLOODfest. @ Cedar Street Courtyard, 208 W 4th St

Wed, Mar 16, 8:00PM - 9:30PM> zZz and Sevdaliza performances during FLOODfest. @ Cedar Street Courtyard, 208 W 4th St

Wed, Mar 16, 8:00PM - 2:00AM> Hugo, Orpheu The Wizard, Dollkraut, Casper Tielrooij and San Proper electronic performances at ADE x Red Light Radio party. @ Plush, 617 Red River Street

Thu, Mar 17, 12:00AM - 12:40AM> Azure Hiptronics showcase. Sounds like ultrafunkatronicjazzhippop. @ Elephant Room, 315 Congress Avenue

Fri, Mar 18, 8:00PM - 8:40PM> Eerie Wanda showcase. Sounds like psychedelic sixties rock. @ Hotel Vegas, 1502 E 6th St

Fri, Mar 18, 11:00PM - 11:40PM> PAUW showcase. Sounds like a 60s & 70s psychedelic voyage. @ Javelina, 69 Rainey St

Sat, Mar 19, 2:00PM - 3:00PM> Chris Garrit and Mirik Milan, Night Mayors of Groningen and Amsterdam in panel “Why Every Music City Should Have a Night Mayor”. @ Austin Convention Center, Room 13AB, 531 E 4th St

Sat, Mar 19, 8:00PM - 8:40PM> Sofie Winterson showcase. Sounds like electro meets dreamy indie pop. @ Scratch House Backyard, 617 E 7th St

Sat, Mar 19, 10:00PM - 10:40PM> Janne Schra showcase. Sounds like upbeat, catchy pop. @ 18th Fl at Hilton Garden Inn, 500 N IH 35

Sat Mar 19, 9:30PM - 10:00PM> traumahelikopter showcase. Sounds like garage rock from Groningen Noord. @ Hotel Vegas at The Volstead, 1502 E 6th St

Date & time TBA> zZz and Sevdaliza showcases. Check SXSW.com for the latest updates!

Dutch Film @ SXSWSat Mar 12, Mon Mar 14, Thu Mar 17 (screening times vary)> Bodkin Ras US premiere screening of Kaweh Modiri’s experimental hybrid film. @ Alamo Ritz 2, 320 E 6th St

Sat Mar 12, 4:30PM> Crooked 180 world premiere screening of Kevin Boitelle’s film as part of the Narrative Shorts Competition. @ Topfer Theatre at ZACH, 1510 Tooney Rd

Dutch Trade @ SXSW Trade Show> Holland / Amsterdam presence with “Holland: Europe’s Launch Pad for Awesome Startups” and “Amsterdam: Your Launch Pad into Europe”. @ SXSW Trade Show, Austin Convention Center, Booths 1309 & 1311

For up to date schedules: SXSW.com

For more information: DutchCultureUSA.com

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