2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

Andy Yang

7:00pm CDT

Film and Food Fundraiser (Separate ticket required) Fair Market

1:00pm CDT

On Rewriting: Handling Notes & Avoiding the First Draft Trap St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall The Myth of The 3 Act Structure presented by Jacob Krueger Studio Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

2:45pm CDT

Anatomy of an Antagonist with Noah Hawley Central Presbyterian Church Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

5:00pm CDT

Opening Night Reception (Producers Badge required) Voodoo Room

9:00am CDT

Finding Your Voice St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall Inside the Development Process: Television St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary The Screenwriter's Guide to Literary Agents Central Presbyterian Church Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

10:45am CDT

Behind the Scenes at Lit Entertainment Central Presbyterian Church Indie Film Track: Rewriting for Development The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room Inside the Development Process with Josephson Entertainment St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall Writing the Spec That Will Get You Repped St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

1:30pm CDT

A Thin Line Between Love & Hate: Exploring Character Dynamics Austin Club Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

3:15pm CDT

State of the Industry: Features The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

9:00am CDT

A Conversation with Rian Johnson The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Navigating the Great Contraction St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Pitching Your Personal Story Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

10:45am CDT

A Conversation with Kathleen Kennedy The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Let Me Speak to Your Manager St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Writing for Fiction Podcasts St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

12:30pm CDT

The Nuts and Bolts of Development Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room What Do You Want? The Key Ingredient for Your Story and Your Writing Life St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

3:00pm CDT

Six Square Industry Roundtables: The Art, Craft, and Business of Writing as a Career Huston-Tillotson University The Art of Research The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room Wearing Multiple Hats: Writing and Producing Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

4:45pm CDT

The Writer-Manager Relationship Presented by Lit Entertainment Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

11:30am CDT

What Managers Want Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

1:15pm CDT

Art of Collaboration: The Writer-Executive Relationship Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

3:00pm CDT

Beyond the Badge Austin Club Closing Remarks The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Personal Pitching Workshop Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room

10:00pm CDT

Closing Night Party (Producers Badge required) The Creek and The Cave