2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

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Hongyu “Neo” Li

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 Second Rounders and Above Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television St. David's Episcopal Church Sumners Hall

2:45pm CDT

Anatomy of an Antagonist with Noah Hawley Central Presbyterian Church On the Making of Red, White & Royal Blue The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Filmmakers Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Sumners Hall Second Rounders and Above: A Producer's Perspective from the Inside Out with Lauren Shuler Donner St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

11:00pm CDT

Late Night Welcome Party (Producers or Conference Badge required) Vulcan Gas Company

9:00am CDT

Finding Your Voice St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall The Screenwriter's Guide to Literary Agents Central Presbyterian Church

10:45am CDT

Writing the Spec That Will Get You Repped St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

1:30pm CDT

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

3:15pm CDT

CANCELLED: Inside the Writers Room: Fallout Central Presbyterian Church On Shōgun: A Conversation with Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo Austin Club

9:00pm CDT

Scriptnotes, Live! The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

9:00am CDT

The Half Hour Drama Central Presbyterian Church Second Rounders and Above: Forging a Career as a Writer and Filmmaker St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall

10:45am CDT

Inside the Writers Room: Succession Central Presbyterian Church The Screenwriter's Guide to Adapting IP Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room Second Rounders and Above Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television St. David's Episcopal Church Sumners Hall

12:30pm CDT

What Do You Want? The Key Ingredient for Your Story and Your Writing Life St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary 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

4:45pm CDT

The Screenwriting Life, Live! The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

9:00pm CDT

UCLA Storybreak Live! The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

11:30am CDT

Get the Greenlight: Financing Your Film The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom The Ins and Outs of Overall Deals Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

1:15pm CDT

Indie Film Track: The Filmmaker's Team Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room

7:15pm CDT

Nightbitch The Paramount Theatre