2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

Pam Bassuk

Comedy Screenwriter

PamAndLindsay.com

About me

Talk to me about empty nesting, being a Boomer and transplanting from NY to Los Angeles.

11:30am CDT

Opening Remarks Austin Club

1:00pm CDT

Second Rounders and Above Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television St. David's Episcopal Church Sumners Hall

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

5:00pm CDT

Opening Night Reception (Producers Badge required) Voodoo Room

6:30pm CDT

Shorts Program 13: Animated Shorts Rollins Theatre at the Long Center

7:30pm CDT

The Piano Lesson - Opening Night Film The Paramount 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 Inside the Game Writers Room Central Presbyterian Church Smoot Hall Morning Improv The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room

10:45am CDT

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

1:30pm CDT

A Conversation with Meg LeFauve The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom A Thin Line Between Love & Hate: Exploring Character Dynamics Austin Club Script to Screen: Bojack Horseman Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room Semifinalists and Above Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television St. David's Episcopal Church Sumners Hall

3:15pm CDT

CANCELLED: Inside the Writers Room: Fallout Central Presbyterian Church On Shōgun: A Conversation with Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo Austin Club State of the Industry: Features The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom You're Repped - Now What? The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room Second Rounders and Above: Mock Writers Room St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall

6:15pm CDT

To Kill A Wolf Galaxy Theatre 5

11:00pm CDT

Filmmakers Happy Hour (Producers Badge required) Pour Choices

9:00am CDT

Pitch Competition #8 St. David's Episcopal Church Vestry Room

10:45am CDT

A Conversation with Kathleen Kennedy The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Inside the Writers Room: Succession Central Presbyterian Church Personal Pitching Workshop Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room The Screenwriter's Guide to Adapting IP Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room Your 2nd Act: How to Parlay the 1st Writing Job into a Career presented by Loyola Marymount University Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

12:00pm CDT

Being There - Presented by Noah Harpster & Micah Fitzerman-Blue The Hideout Theatre

12:30pm CDT

A Conversation with Jennie Snyder Urman St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall On Adapting The Piano Lesson: A Conversation with Virgil Williams Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room On English Teacher: A Conversation with Brian Jordan Alvarez Central Presbyterian Church Personal Pitching Workshop Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room 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 Robin Swicord Central Presbyterian Church On The Last Of Us: A Conversation with Craig Mazin The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

4:15pm CDT

First 3 Pages, Live! at Six Square Huston-Tillotson University

4:45pm CDT

Rejection: Saying Yes To All That No St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary 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

6:30pm CDT

Writing a Pixar Limited Series: Dream Productions The State 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 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

10:00am CDT

"Hair of the Dog" Brunch (Producers Badge required) Ranch 616

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

1:15pm CDT

On The Simpsons: A Conversation with Matt Selman The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

3:00pm CDT

Personal Pitching Workshop Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room What Now? Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room