2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

Ellie Brzezenski

Chicago

About me

Part time yogi, full time optimist and pizza lover.

1:00pm CDT

Meet Cute, Again: The Rom Com Resurgence St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary 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

Hartchart: True Detective: Night Country The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room Indie Film Track: Big Stories in Small Packages Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room The State of Filmmaking in Texas: Film Commissions, Incentives and the "Tex-Factor" Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC Filmmakers Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Sumners Hall

7:00pm CDT

Party People The State Theatre The Wise Guy Galaxy Theatre 5

9:30pm CDT

Crossword Galaxy Theatre 5

9:45pm CDT

Texas Cult House The State Theatre

9:00am CDT

Finding Your Voice St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall Inside the Development Process: Television St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary On The Expanse: A Conversation with Naren Shankar The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom The Screenwriter's Guide to Literary Agents Central Presbyterian Church Women in the Room Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC Script Library St. David's Episcopal Church Crail A Young Filmmakers Program Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Sumners Hall

10:45am CDT

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 Making Your Audience Laugh The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Writing the Spec That Will Get You Repped St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

12:30pm CDT

The Thawing of Ice Galaxy Theatre 9

1:00pm CDT

I Hate Myself and Want to Die Galaxy Theatre 5

1:30pm CDT

A Thin Line Between Love & Hate: Exploring Character Dynamics Austin Club Script to Screen: Bojack Horseman Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room The Screenwriter's Guide to Co-Writers Central Presbyterian Church Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

2:00pm CDT

Live Script Reading: Florence Unfiltered Central Presbyterian Church Smoot Hall

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 Second Rounders and Above: Mock Writers Room St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall

3:20pm CDT

I'm Still Here Galaxy Theatre 9

4:00pm CDT

Sisters Galaxy Theatre 6 The Knife The State Theatre

4:45pm CDT

Film Texas BBQ Supper Presented by Texas Association of Film Commissions (Producers Badge required) Pease Park

6:15pm CDT

To Kill A Wolf Galaxy Theatre 5

6:45pm CDT

*smiles and kisses you* Galaxy Theatre 9 La Gloria The State Theatre

7:15pm CDT

Life's A Bitch The Hideout Theatre

9:00pm CDT

Silent Notes Galaxy Theatre 5

9:45pm CDT

Operation Taco Gary's The State Theatre

10:00pm CDT

Shorts Program 2: Adult Supervision Required Galaxy Theatre 6

11:00pm CDT

Filmmakers Happy Hour (Producers Badge required) Pour Choices

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

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

12:30pm CDT

A Conversation with Jennie Snyder Urman St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall On Challengers: A Conversation with Justin Kuritzkes 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

1:15pm CDT

Unstoppable Galaxy Theatre 9

1:30pm CDT

Green and Gold Galaxy Theatre 6

2:30pm CDT

September 5 The Paramount Theatre

3:00pm CDT

A Conversation with Marissa Jo Cerar St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall 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

3:30pm CDT

The Stones Are Speaking The State Theatre

4:00pm CDT

Born For You Galaxy Theatre 9

4:15pm CDT

First 3 Pages, Live! at Six Square Huston-Tillotson University Shorts Program 9: Best Lil' Shorts in Texas 1 Rollins Theatre at the Long Center

4:20pm CDT

Time Travel is Dangerous Galaxy Theatre 6

4:30pm CDT

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

4:45pm CDT

State of the Comedy Industry presented by YMH Studios St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall The Game Writers' Toolkit Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room The Screenwriter's Guide to Unreliable Narrators Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room The Screenwriting Life, Live! The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

4:50pm CDT

Color Book Galaxy Theatre 5

5:30pm CDT

The Brutalist - in 35mm! The Paramount Theatre

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

7:00pm CDT

Audrey's Children Rollins Theatre at the Long Center Shorts Program 6: You Get What You Give Galaxy Theatre 6

7:30pm CDT

Pitch Finale Party (Producers, Conference, Weekend, Lone Star, or Press Badge required) Austin Club Writers' Tears Producers Lounge (Producers Badge required) Austin Club Game Room

9:00pm CDT

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror - Double Feature! The State Theatre

10:15pm CDT

Raging Midlife Galaxy Theatre 5

11:00pm CDT

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

10:00am CDT

"Hair of the Dog" Brunch (Producers Badge required) Ranch 616

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

4:00pm CDT

Shorts Program 14: Produced Digital Series 1 The Hideout Theatre

6:15pm CDT

Young King Galaxy Theatre 5

8:30pm CDT

Shorts Program 7: Anatomy of Love Galaxy Theatre 6

4:15pm CDT

I Hate Myself and Want to Die The Hideout Theatre

7:45pm CDT

Party People Rollins Theatre at the Long Center

9:30pm CDT

Shorts Program 6: You Get What You Give Galaxy Theatre 6

1:15pm CDT

A Real Pain Galaxy Theatre 9

4:00pm CDT

Operation Taco Gary's Galaxy Theatre 5

6:05pm CDT

Shorts Program 14: Produced Digital Series 1 Galaxy Theatre 9

6:40pm CDT

Adjunct The Hideout Theatre

9:20pm CDT

Sisters Galaxy Theatre 5

1:00pm CDT

Shorts Program 11: Documentary Shorts 1 The Hideout Theatre

4:05pm CDT

The Perfect Club Galaxy Theatre 9

7:00pm CDT

Shorts Program 15: Produced Digital Series 2 Galaxy Theatre 9

9:30pm CDT

American Spirit Galaxy Theatre 9

3:30pm CDT

Shorts Program 5: All That Jazz Galaxy Theatre 6

5:00pm CDT

Raging Midlife Rollins Theatre at the Long Center

7:30pm CDT

Shorts Program 8: Return of the Living Shorts Galaxy Theatre 5

10:00pm CDT

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