2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

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11:30am CDT

Opening Remarks Austin Club

1:00pm CDT

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

2:45pm CDT

Anatomy of an Antagonist with Noah Hawley Central Presbyterian Church Indie Film Track: Big Stories in Small Packages Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room Second Rounders and Above: A Producer's Perspective from the Inside Out with Lauren Shuler Donner St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

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

Inside the Development Process: Television St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Your Next Act: Breaking in at 40 and Beyond Austin Club

10:45am CDT

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

1:30pm CDT

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

3:15pm CDT

State of the Industry: Features The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

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 Navigating the Great Contraction St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Second Rounders and Above: Forging a Career as a Writer and Filmmaker St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall

10:45am CDT

Inside the Writers Room: Succession Central Presbyterian Church Second Rounders and Above Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television St. David's Episcopal Church Sumners Hall

12:30pm CDT

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

1:30pm CDT

Green and Gold Galaxy Theatre 6

3:00pm CDT

Pitch Competition #11 St. David's Episcopal Church Vestry Room

4:45pm CDT

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

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