2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

Phillip McSween

12:00pm CDT

Exhibit Hall Omni Austin Downtown Hotel Bridge Ballroom Foyer

1:00pm CDT

On Rewriting: Handling Notes & Avoiding the First Draft Trap St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall

2:45pm CDT

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

11:00pm CDT

Late Night Welcome Party (Producers or Conference Badge required) Vulcan Gas Company

9:00am CDT

On the Making of They Cloned Tyrone Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room The Screenwriter's Guide to Literary Agents Central Presbyterian Church Your Next Act: Breaking in at 40 and Beyond Austin Club

10:45am CDT

Behind the Scenes at Lit Entertainment Central Presbyterian Church 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 A Thin Line Between Love & Hate: Exploring Character Dynamics Austin Club Finding Your Project's Home St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

3:15pm CDT

Short Story, Big IP: Selling an Original Idea St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary 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

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

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

12:30pm CDT

The Nuts and Bolts of Development Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room What Do You Want? The Key Ingredient for Your Story and Your Writing Life St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

3:00pm CDT

On The Last Of Us: A Conversation with Craig Mazin The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Six Square Industry Roundtables: The Art, Craft, and Business of Writing as a Career Huston-Tillotson University

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 Rejection: Saying Yes To All That No St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary The Writer-Manager Relationship Presented by Lit Entertainment Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

11:00pm CDT

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

11:30am CDT

The Ins and Outs of Overall Deals Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room What Managers Want Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room