2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

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9:00am CDT

Inside the Development Process: Television St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Morning Improv The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room Women in the Room Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

10:45am CDT

Behind the Scenes at Lit Entertainment Central Presbyterian Church Making Your Audience Laugh The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Writing at Pixar: Inside Out 2 Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room Writing the Spec That Will Get You Repped St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

1:30pm CDT

A Conversation with Meg LeFauve The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom The Screenwriter's Guide to Co-Writers Central Presbyterian Church

3:15pm CDT

CANCELLED: Inside the Writers Room: Fallout Central Presbyterian Church Second Rounders and Above: Mock Writers Room St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall

9:00am CDT

A Conversation with Rian Johnson The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Level Up: How to Break Into Writing for Video Games Central Presbyterian Church Smoot Hall Pitching Your Personal Story Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room Filmmakers Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Sumners Hall Second Rounders and Above: Mock Writers Room Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

10:45am CDT

A Conversation with Kathleen Kennedy The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Let Me Speak to Your Manager St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Personal Pitching Workshop Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room The Screenwriter's Guide to Adapting IP Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

3:00pm CDT

On The Last Of Us: A Conversation with Craig Mazin The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Script to Screen: Twisters Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room Wearing Multiple Hats: Writing and Producing Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

4:20pm CDT

Time Travel is Dangerous Galaxy Theatre 6

4:30pm CDT

Wine Reception Presented by Bogle Family Vineyards (Producers, Conference, Weekend, Lone Star, or Press Badge required) Austin Club

4:45pm CDT

A Conversation with Ronald D. Moore Central Presbyterian Church The Screenwriter's Guide to Unreliable Narrators Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room The Writer-Manager Relationship Presented by Lit Entertainment Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

6:00pm CDT

Screenwriter’s Happy Hour Presented by Nickelodeon Writing Program (Invitation only) Cooper's BBQ

7:30pm CDT

Pitch Finale Party (Producers, Conference, Weekend, Lone Star, or Press Badge required) Austin Club

9:00pm CDT

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror - Double Feature! The State Theatre

11:00pm CDT

Heart of Film Conference Party (Producers, Conference, Weekend, or Press Badge required) Vulcan Gas Company

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 On The Simpsons: A Conversation with Matt Selman The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Script to Screen: Battlestar Galactica Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

3:00pm CDT

Closing Remarks The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Personal Pitching Workshop Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room