Name: Semifinalists and Above Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television
Start: 2024-10-25T13:30:00-0500
End: 2024-10-25T14:45:00-0500

Friday October 25, 2024 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT

St. David's Episcopal Church Sumners Hall

Get in-depth answers to your questions about the art, craft, and business of writing for film and television. This roundtable session offers registrants exclusive access to screenwriters, directors, producers, executives, and studio reps in an informal setting. Come prepared with questions that focus on both the creative and business sides of breaking into and writing for film and television.

Speakers

Chaz Hawkins

writer Fallout, The Sauce, Who Fears Death

Chaz escaped horror by writing horror. He grew up in Tennessee where the KKK lynches the unlucky, where the Daughters of the Confederacy corrupt every student’s education, where slavery lives as conscripted prison labor, where monuments to human rights atrocities tuck themselves... Read More →

Jade Addon-Hall

Vice President of Drama Development at 20th Television

Jade-Addon Hall is the Vice President of Drama Development at 20th Television where he develops television primarily for Disney+, HULU, ONYX, FX, ABC and other streaming platforms.Prior to 20th at Lionsgate TV, he oversaw THE POWER UNIVERSE, RUN THE WORLD, STEP UP, WELCOME TO FLATCH... Read More →

Chris Callison

Creative Executive at Starburns, Creative Executive Better Call Saul Presents Slippin' Jimmy, production coordinator SiR's John Redcorn, animationskoordinator Clark

Glenn Cockburn

President/Literary Agent, Meridian Artists

Glenn Cockburn is the founder of Meridian Artists. Along with the rest of the Meridian Artists team, Glenn currently represents a select roster of some of Canada’s most talented writers, directors and producers.Glenn’s career started in 1996 when he began working as script reader... Read More →

Justine Conte

producer Killers of The Flower Moon, Pretend It's A City, Joker: Folie à Deux.

Justine Conte is a Producer best known for her work with Martin Scorsese on Killers of The Flower Moon and the Fran Lebowitz docuseries Pretend It’s a City. She worked as an Associate Producer at Sikelia Productions with Martin Scorsese and Emma Tillinger Koskoff on the development... Read More →

Parker Davis

Partner & Co-Head MP Lit, Verve

Parker Davis is a Partner and Co-Head of the Motion Picture Literary Team at Verve. Parker holds the distinction of being Verve’s fifth employee and first-ever intern to be promoted to Agent in 2014. Originally from Rockville, Maryland, Davis is known for his impeccable work ethic... Read More →

Owen Egerton

writer/director Blood Fest, Follow, Mercy Black

Owen Egerton is award-winning writer/director of the films Follow, Blood Fest and Blumhouse's Mercy Black. He’s also wrote the forthcoming Whistle directed by Corin Hardy. He's a Black List honored screenwriter and the author of several books including The Book of Harold The Illegitimate... Read More →

AJ Feuerman

Vice President, PR & Marketing, Valhalla Entertainment / @ajfeuerman

AJ FEUERMAN is Valhalla Entertainment’s Vice President of Publicity and Marketing. She oversees all publicity and marketing efforts for Valhalla properties as well as event execution and social media content. A 17-year veteran of the entertainment industry, she has experience representing... Read More →

Jason Lubin

Literary Manager/Producer, First Story Entertainment

Jason Lubin is a manager-producer and the principal at First Story Entertainment, which he founded in 2018. The lit management company represents a diverse roster of talented writers and directors with fresh voices in all genres for Film and TV. The company’s clients have been staffed... Read More →

Friday October 25, 2024 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT
St. David's Episcopal Church Sumners Hall 301 E 8th St, Austin, TX 78701

Script/Film Competition Session

2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference