2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

Roderick C Mercado

Husband/Assistant to Tristan Mercado

Austin, Texas

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About me

I'm Tristan Mercado's husband/bag man She’s a Drama Feature Semifinalist and Comedy Feature Second Rounder for Misinterpreted... Joe Vance, a 50-something dude, with a bad case of ADHD, and serious commitment issues, leaves his job as a Japanese translator and returns home to Texas after a 25-year absence to find a dying Aunt and a host of strained relationships.

11:30am CDT

Opening Remarks Austin Club

1:00pm CDT

On Rewriting: Handling Notes & Avoiding the First Draft Trap St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

2:45pm CDT

Anatomy of an Antagonist with Noah Hawley Central Presbyterian Church The State of Filmmaking in Texas: Film Commissions, Incentives and the "Tex-Factor" Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

5:00pm CDT

Opening Night Reception (Producers Badge required) Voodoo Room

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

Your Next Act: Breaking in at 40 and Beyond Austin Club

10:45am CDT

Behind the Scenes at Lit Entertainment Central Presbyterian Church Making Your Audience Laugh The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom 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 Finding Your Project's Home St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

3:15pm CDT

Short Story, Big IP: Selling an Original Idea St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary You're Repped - Now What? The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room

4:00pm CDT

The Knife The State Theatre

4:45pm CDT

Film Texas BBQ Supper Presented by Texas Association of Film Commissions (Producers Badge required) Pease Park

7:00pm CDT

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

9:45pm CDT

Operation Taco Gary's The State Theatre

10:00pm CDT

Night Session Galaxy Theatre 6

11:00pm CDT

Filmmakers Happy Hour (Producers Badge required) Pour Choices

9:00am CDT

A Conversation with Rian Johnson The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Pitching Your Personal Story Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield 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 Let Me Speak to Your Manager St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

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

1:15pm CDT

Unstoppable Galaxy Theatre 9

2:30pm CDT

September 5 The Paramount Theatre

4:20pm CDT

Time Travel is Dangerous Galaxy Theatre 6

4:30pm CDT

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

4:45pm CDT

The Screenwriter's Guide to Unreliable Narrators Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room The Screenwriting Life, Live! The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

5:30pm CDT

The Brutalist - in 35mm! The Paramount Theatre

7:30pm CDT

Pitch Finale Party (Producers, Conference, Weekend, Lone Star, or Press Badge required) Austin Club Writers' Tears Producers Lounge (Producers Badge required) Austin Club Game Room

9:00pm CDT

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 What Managers Want Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

1:15pm CDT

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

2:30pm CDT

Lake George The State Theatre

3:30pm CDT

Bird Galaxy Theatre 5

6:30pm CDT

American Spirit The State Theatre

7:00pm CDT

The Order - Centerpiece Film The Paramount Theatre

4:00pm CDT

Operation Taco Gary's Galaxy Theatre 5