Dolphin highlights 42West presence at 2026 SXSW Festival

Dolphin announced the prominence of its subsidiary 42West at the recent 2026 SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. 42West delivered marquee talent and a company record-breaking slate of 16 world premiere titles to Austin this year with two films from the line-up earning much-coveted SXSW Audience Awards: THE ASCENT, which won the Audience Award for Documentary Feature Competition, and CAMPEON GABACHO, which won the Audience Award for Narrative Spotlight. Also, Over Your Dead Body, directed by client Jorma Taccone won the Headliner Audience Award. This year, several 42West filmmaker clients were showcased at the event. Taccone’s Over Your Dead Body, from IFC Films and starring Jason Segel and Samara Weaving, was produced by corporate client 87North, the world renowned production company founded by blockbuster filmmakers David Leitch and Kelly McCormick. 87North also had Prime Video’s Pretty Lethal, starring Uma Thurman and Maddie Ziegler, at the festival, with both films debuting as world premieres in Narrative Competition in advance of their spring release dates. Producers Marc Platt and Katie McNicol of Marc Platt Productions unveiled their latest film, BASIC, starring Ashley Park and Leighton Meester, as part of the 42West film slate, with McNicol also a featured speaker in the SXSW panel, “Youth in Front and Behind the Cameras.” Documentarian Dan Farah returned to Austin, TX to participate in the official festival panel, “The Historic Impact of ‘The Age of Disclosure,'” one year after his film made its world premiere. In addition to filmmakers, 42West represents talent across multiple disciplines. Popular content creator and renowned financial educator, Vivian Tu, hosted a live recording of her top-charting podcast Networth and Chill with California Governor Gavin Newsom from the SXSW Featured stage. She also appeared as a panelist at the Create & Cultivate Future Summit on the “Influence Meets Equity” panel, alongside industry voices including Tezza Barton, Evange Petrakis and Raven Elyse. Meanwhile, music client Braison Cyrus performed an incredible showcase at the festival’s venue, the Marlow, highlighting his recently released album, From Now On. From the official SXSW 2026 lineup, 42West set a company record representing 16 world premiere titles, marking its largest, most popular and diverse slate to date.