2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

Mike Roe

TheWrap

Journalist/author

Burbank

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Writes TV drama scripts with my ❤️ Kristiana Roe. Wrote The 30 Rock Book. News editor for Hollywood trade TheWrap. Bylines: Vanity Fair, LAist, KPCC. Loves writing, comics, you. Also, come find me on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mikeroe.bsky.social.

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Blitz TBA Maria TBA Nickel Boys TBA Nightbitch TBA September 5 TBA The Room Next Door TBA

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Exhibit Hall Omni Austin Downtown Hotel Bridge Ballroom Foyer

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Opening Remarks Austin Club

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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

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On YA Drama: A Conversation with Julie Plec Austin Club Second Rounders and Above: A Producer's Perspective from the Inside Out with Lauren Shuler Donner St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

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The Piano Lesson The Paramount Theatre

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Late Night Welcome Party Vulcan Gas Company

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Finding Your Voice St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall Inside the Game Writers Room Central Presbyterian Church Smoot Hall

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Making Your Audience Laugh Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room Writing the Spec That Will Get You Repped St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

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The Screenwriter's Guide to Co-Writers Central Presbyterian Church The World of Indie Podcasting: Creating and Producing Your Own Show The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room

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Short Story, Big IP: Selling an Original Idea St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Second Rounders and Above: Mock Writers Room St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall

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

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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 Second Rounders and Above: Mock Writers Room Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

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In the Writers Room: Succession Central Presbyterian Church

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A Conversation with Jennie Snyder Urman St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall The Nuts and Bolts of Development Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room Writing Across Mediums: Film, TV, and Video Games The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room

3:00pm CDT

The Art of Research Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room Second Rounder and Above: From Competition to Career St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

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A Conversation with Ronald D. Moore Central Presbyterian Church Rejection: Saying Yes To All That No St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall The Game Writers' Toolkit Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room

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Screenwriter’s Happy Hour Presented by Nickelodeon Writing Program Cooper's BBQ

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Writing a Pixar Limited Series: Dream Productions The State Theatre

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

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Heart of Film Conference Party Vulcan Gas Company

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On Worldbuilding: How to Orient Your Audience for Sonic Storytelling The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room

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Art of Collaboration: The Writer-Executive Relationship Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room Script to Screen: Battlestar Galactica Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

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Beyond the Badge The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room Closing Remarks The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom What Now? Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room