2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

Nominated for Best Screenplay Oscar for the Pixar blockbuster INSIDE OUT, LeFauve won an Annie Award for that screenplay. She also wrote Pixar's Golden Globe nominated THE GOOD DINOSAUR. LeFauve is currently writing a series for the new Peacock Channel as well as the animated film... Read More →

Kyle Castellanet is the VP of Development and Production at Echo Lake Entertainment. Kyle manages Echo Lake’s film and television slate which includes both domestic and international co-productions. A Colorado native, Kyle began his career at Paradigm Talent Agency after receiving... Read More →

After having to wear an incredibly awkward chin gear as a kid, Alison realized the only path for her was comedy. One of her first big hits was a book, titled Mr. Kropp And The Hot Dog Attack. It got rave reviews from her fellow 3rd graders. After that giant success, Alison received... Read More →

Kelly Younger is a screenwriter, TV writer, playwright, story consultant, and Emmy-nominated producer. His recent work includes Candy Cane Lane, starring Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross, Muppets Haunted Mansion, Muppets Now, and an upcoming Skydance Animation feature based on Jack... Read More →

Chris Burns is a manager and producer at Underscore Talent where he works with people across a variety of different creative disciplines. His clients have written for TV (SNL, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Broad City, Miracle Workers and many more), made comedy specials for Netflix and... Read More →

Jill Chamberlain is the founder of a screenwriting school, a script consultant, a screenwriter, and the author of The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret to Successful Screenwriting.The Nutshell Technique is considered the go-to manual many professionals swear by. It's on the syllabus at Columbia University, UCLA, and film schools all over the world. It's been published in Mandarin Chinese, Korean, and Italian, and in audiobook format. Oscar-winning screenwriter... Read More →

Danielle McCarthy-Boles is the VP of Publicity at Magnolia Pictures. She has overseen publicity and promotion for independent film hits including Man On Wire (winner of the 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary), Melancholia, Shoplifters, The Square, and the Oscar-nominated documentaries... Read More →

Ray Utarnachitt is a TV writer/producer. He is a Michigan native and like anygood Asian student, was pre-med at the University of Michigan for 3 years. Muchto his parents’ dismay, he switched tracks and graduated with a Film degree. Raybroke into the business working in production... Read More →