The hottest celebrity event is back in Austin for SXSW 2026! The Cinema Center hosts the best parties celebrating the festival’s biggest films. Some of the most amazing celebrity encounters have happened here in past years (see our favorite sightings of 2025 here).

Some Of The Films We Expect To See Celebrated At Cinema Center

• SEE YOU WHEN I SEE YOU and THEIR TOWN – starring Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, Mel Eslyn, Cooper Raiff, David Duchovny, Kaitlyn Dever, Hope Davis, Lucy Boynton, Ariela Barer, Katie Aselton, Ora Duplass, Chosen Jacobs, Will Parker, and Kim Shaw.
• THE SUN NEVER SETS – starring Dakota Fanning, Jake Johnson, Cory Michael Smith, Debby Ryan, and directed by Joe Swanberg.
• SENDER – Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Ken Jeong, Rhea Seehorn, Britt Lower, and directed by Russell Goldman.
• EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER – starring Adi Madden Cabrera, McKenna Tuckett, Cherish Rodriguez, and directed by Megan Rico and Kate Atwood.
• MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE AWARDS NIGHT CELEBRATION FOR SELF CUSTODY’ – Directed and starring Garrett Patten and Adrien Grenier.

Additional star power will be generated through Collider’s annual Interview Studio. Top filmmakers and actors will stop by during their press circuits to conduct interviews for exclusive content on Collider. Expected talent includes Adam Scott, Charlie Day, Vince Vaughn, Sarah Michelle Gellar, John Stamos, Kevin Bacon, Maya Hawke, Hannah Einbinder, Justin Theroux, William H. Macy and many more.

The event also features first-class drinks, provided by Hendrick’s Gin, who will be debuting their new “Another Hendrick’s Gin.” Additionally, Premium Italian lager Peroni Nastro Azzurro will return as the official beer partner of the Cinema Center.

The Cinema Center is produced by Hollywood Communications and Events agency Twenty35 Agency. It is an exclusive invite-only event series that supports films and filmmakers with unforgettable celebratory experiences.