2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

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Jordan Guingao

1:00pm CDT

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

2:45pm CDT

Second Rounders and Above: A Producer's Perspective from the Inside Out with Lauren Shuler Donner St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

5:00pm CDT

Opening Night Reception (Producers Badge required) Voodoo Room

7:00pm CDT

Party People The State Theatre

11:00pm CDT

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

9:00am CDT

The Screenwriter's Guide to Literary Agents Central Presbyterian Church

10:45am CDT

Indie Film Track: Rewriting for Development The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room The Prestige Miniseries Austin Club Writing the Spec That Will Get You Repped St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

1:30pm CDT

Finding Your Project's Home St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

3:15pm CDT

Short Story, Big IP: Selling an Original Idea St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Filmmakers, Semifinalists and Above: Inside the Warner Brothers Discovery Access Writers Program Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

7:00pm CDT

Workshop of Horrors Presented by Vertigo Entertainment and Phantom Wines (Producers Badge required) Austin Club

9:00am CDT

Level Up: How to Break Into Writing for Video Games Central Presbyterian Church Smoot Hall Navigating the Great Contraction St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Pitching Your Personal Story Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room 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

Let Me Speak to Your Manager St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Your 2nd Act: How to Parlay the 1st Writing Job into a Career presented by Loyola Marymount University Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

12:30pm CDT

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

3:00pm CDT

A Conversation with Marissa Jo Cerar St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall Wearing Multiple Hats: Writing and Producing Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room Second Rounder and Above: From Competition to Career St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

4:45pm CDT

The Writer-Manager Relationship Presented by Lit Entertainment Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

5:30pm CDT

The Brutalist - in 35mm! The Paramount Theatre

7:30pm CDT

Pitch Finale Party (Producers, Conference, Weekend, Lone Star, or Press Badge required) 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 (Producers, Conference, Weekend, or Press Badge required) Vulcan Gas Company

11:30am CDT

On Worldbuilding: How to Orient Your Audience for Sonic Storytelling The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly 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 On the Making of Sing Sing Austin Club