2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

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9:00am CDT

A Conversation with Rian Johnson The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Pitching Your Personal Story Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room Second Rounders and Above: Forging a Career as a Writer and Filmmaker St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall Second Rounders and Above: Mock Writers Room Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

10:45am CDT

A Conversation with Kathleen Kennedy The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Inside the Writers Room: Succession Central Presbyterian Church Let Me Speak to Your Manager St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

12:30pm CDT

On Challengers: A Conversation with Justin Kuritzkes The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Second Rounders and Above Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television St. David's Episcopal Church Sumners Hall

3:00pm CDT

On The Last Of Us: A Conversation with Craig Mazin The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Second Rounder and Above: From Competition to Career St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

4:30pm CDT

Wine Reception Presented by Bogle Family Vineyards (Producers, Conference, Weekend, Lone Star, or Press Badge required) Austin Club

4:45pm CDT

A Conversation with Ronald D. Moore Central Presbyterian Church State of the Comedy Industry presented by YMH Studios St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall The Screenwriting Life, Live! The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

6:00pm CDT

Screenwriter’s Happy Hour Presented by Nickelodeon Writing Program (Invitation only) Cooper's BBQ

6:30pm CDT

Writing a Pixar Limited Series: Dream Productions The State Theatre

7:30pm CDT

Pitch Finale Party (Producers, Conference, Weekend, Lone Star, or Press Badge required) Austin Club

9:00pm CDT

UCLA Storybreak Live! The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

11:00pm CDT

Heart of Film Conference Party (Producers, Conference, Weekend, or Press Badge required) Vulcan Gas Company

11:30am CDT

Get the Greenlight: Financing Your Film The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

1:15pm CDT

On The Simpsons: A Conversation with Matt Selman The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

3:00pm CDT

Beyond the Badge Austin Club Closing Remarks The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom What Now? Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room