If you have a SXSW Film, Gold, or Platinum badge, that's your ticket to attend one of the many (approx. 50) panel discussions and workshops we have slated for SXSW 2008. We announced a few of the new additions today with the full lineup, schedule, and list of speakers hitting our site at the end of the week. From today's announcement:

Among the newly-announced additions to the panels schedule are: "A Conversation with Billy Bob Thornton & Dwight Yoakam" on March 11, "Coming Soon: The Making of a Trailer" scheduled for March 10, "An Actor’s Workshop with Jeffrey Tambor" on March 9, "Drugs, Politics, and Race: A 'Harold & Kumar' Panel" and "What the Writers' Strike Taught Us" on March 8.

These panels join already announced highlights such as "A Conversation with Harlan Ellison," "Stanley Nelson: History in the Making" and "A Conversation with Helen Hunt," both confirmed for March 9. The SXSW Film Conference will conclude on the afternoon of March 11 with "A Conversation with Moby," where BMI’s Doreen Ringer-Ross will conduct an interview with the prominent musician and film composer.