Netflix is the latest company to pull out of SXSW 2020, a source familiar with the situation tells Variety, canceling five film screenings and a panel for #BlackExcellence.
Screenings of five films have been canceled, including feature film “Uncorked,” and four documentaries: “A Secret Love,” “L.A.
Originals,” “Mucho Mucho Amor,” “Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics.” The most high-profile event Netflix had planned for SXSW was a March 15 panel with Kenya Barris and Rashida Jones on their upcoming series #BlackExcellence.
So far, 11 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Texas. Netflix is far from the only entertainment and tech company that has pulled out of the media, music and tech festival.
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