2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

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Chris Mathews

11:30am CDT

Opening Remarks Austin Club

1:00pm CDT

On Rewriting: Handling Notes & Avoiding the First Draft Trap St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall The Future of Storytelling presented by TooFar Media The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room

2:45pm CDT

Hartchart: True Detective: Night Country The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room Second Rounders and Above: A Producer's Perspective from the Inside Out with Lauren Shuler Donner St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

9:00am CDT

On The Expanse: A Conversation with Naren Shankar The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Your Next Act: Breaking in at 40 and Beyond Austin Club

10:45am CDT

The Prestige Miniseries Austin Club

1:30pm CDT

A Thin Line Between Love & Hate: Exploring Character Dynamics Austin Club

3:15pm CDT

Short Story, Big IP: Selling an Original Idea St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Second Rounders and Above: Mock Writers Room St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall

10:00pm CDT

The Beldham Rollins Theatre at the Long Center

9:00am CDT

Navigating the Great Contraction St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Second Rounders and Above: Forging a Career as a Writer and Filmmaker St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall

10:45am CDT

An Unfiltered Look Inside Hollywood: Kangaroo Jack St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall Inside the Writers Room: Succession Central Presbyterian Church Let Me Speak to Your Manager St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Personal Pitching Workshop Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room The Screenwriter's Guide to Adapting IP Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

12:30pm CDT

On English Teacher: A Conversation with Brian Jordan Alvarez Central Presbyterian Church Personal Pitching Workshop Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room The Nuts and Bolts of Development Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room 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 Wearing Multiple Hats: Writing and Producing Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

4:45pm CDT

A Conversation with Ronald D. Moore Central Presbyterian Church The Game Writers' Toolkit Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room The Writer-Manager Relationship Presented by Lit Entertainment Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

11:30am CDT

What Managers Want Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

1:15pm CDT

From Stage to Screen The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room On the Making of Sing Sing Austin Club Script to Screen: Battlestar Galactica Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

3:00pm CDT

Personal Pitching Workshop Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room