2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference
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Hope Hickli
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Fifteen plus years as a political writer and now
finally
doing the writing I love. I gravitate towards period drama and biography.
Wednesday
, September 25
TBA
Blitz
TBA
Nickel Boys
TBA
Nightbitch
TBA
Thursday
, October 24
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
Hartchart: True Detective: Night Country
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room
Pitch Competition #2
St. David's Episcopal Church Vestry Room
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
4:15pm CDT
Pitch Competition #3
St. David's Episcopal Church Vestry Room
11:00pm CDT
Late Night Welcome Party
Vulcan Gas Company
Friday
, October 25
9:00am CDT
Finding Your Voice
St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall
Inside the Development Process: Television
St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary
The Screenwriter's Guide to Literary Agents
Central Presbyterian Church
Women in the Room
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room
Pitch Competition #4
St. David's Episcopal Church Vestry Room
Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television
St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC
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
The Prestige Miniseries
Austin Club
1:30pm CDT
Finding Your Project's Home
St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary
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
3:15pm CDT
On Shogun: A Conversation with Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo
Austin Club
Short Story, Big IP: Selling an Original Idea
St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary
State of the Industry: Features
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room
You're Repped - Now What?
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room
Pitch Competition #7
St. David's Episcopal Church Vestry Room
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
9:00pm CDT
Scriptnotes, Live!
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
Saturday
, October 26
9:00am CDT
Navigating the Great Contraction
St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary
Pitching Your Personal Story
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room
Pitch Competition #8
St. David's Episcopal Church Vestry Room
Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television
St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC
Second Rounders and Above: Mock Writers Room
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room
10:45am CDT
In the Writers Room: Succession
Central Presbyterian Church
Let Me Speak to Your Manager
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room
Personal Pitching Workshop
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar 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
A Conversation with Jennie Snyder Urman
St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall
Personal Pitching Workshop
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room
The Nuts and Bolts of Development
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room
What Do You Want? The Key Ingredient for Your Story and Your Writing Life
St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary
Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television
St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC
Second Rounders and Above Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television
St. David's Episcopal Church Sumners Hall
3:00pm CDT
A Conversation with Marissa Jo Cerar
St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall
A Conversation with Robin Swicord
Central Presbyterian Church
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
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room
Pitch Competition #11
St. David's Episcopal Church Vestry Room
Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television
St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC
Second Rounder and Above: From Competition to Career
St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary
4:15pm CDT
First 3 Pages, Live! at Six Square
Huston-Tillotson University
4:45pm CDT
Rejection: Saying Yes To All That No
St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall
The Screenwriting Life, Live!
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
7:30pm CDT
Pitch Finale Party
Austin Club
9:00pm CDT
UCLA Storybreak Live!
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
11:00pm CDT
Heart of Film Conference Party
Vulcan Gas Company
Sunday
, October 27
10:00am CDT
"Hair of the Dog" Brunch
Ranch 616
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
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
Indie Film Track: The Filmmaker's Team
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room
3:00pm CDT
Beyond the Badge
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room
Closing Remarks
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
Personal Pitching Workshop
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room
What Now?
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room
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