2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

Megana Rao

1:00pm CDT

Meet Cute, Again: The Rom Com Resurgence St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary On Rewriting: Handling Notes & Avoiding the First Draft Trap St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall Script to Screen: American Psycho The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

2:45pm CDT

Anatomy of an Antagonist with Noah Hawley Central Presbyterian Church Character Development in Animated Storytelling St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall On the Making of Red, White & Royal Blue The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom On YA Drama: A Conversation with Julie Plec Austin Club

5:00pm CDT

Opening Night Reception (Producers Badge required) Voodoo Room

9:10pm CDT

Legally Brown: The Musical The Short Rollins Theatre at the Long Center

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 Inside the Development Process: Television St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

10:45am CDT

Making Your Audience Laugh The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom The Prestige Miniseries Austin Club Writing at Pixar: Inside Out 2 Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

1:30pm CDT

A Thin Line Between Love & Hate: Exploring Character Dynamics Austin Club Fun for the Whole Family St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall Script to Screen: Bojack Horseman Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

4:00pm CDT

Sisters Galaxy Theatre 6

4:10pm CDT

Something Borrowed, Something Pink Rollins Theatre at the Long Center

7:00pm CDT

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

9:00pm CDT

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

9:00am CDT

A Conversation with Rian Johnson The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

10:45am CDT

A Conversation with Kathleen Kennedy The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom The Screenwriter's Guide to Adapting IP Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

12:30pm CDT

On English Teacher: A Conversation with Brian Jordan Alvarez Central Presbyterian Church What Do You Want? The Key Ingredient for Your Story and Your Writing Life St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

3:00pm CDT

Wearing Multiple Hats: Writing and Producing Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

4:30pm CDT

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

4:45pm CDT

Rejection: Saying Yes To All That No St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary State of the Comedy Industry presented by YMH Studios St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall

6:00pm CDT

GO - Presented by John August and Matt Selman The Hideout Theatre

11:30am CDT

Anatomy of a Crime Austin Club