2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

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9:00am CDT

On The Expanse: A Conversation with Naren Shankar The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom 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 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

3:15pm CDT

On Shōgun: A Conversation with Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo Austin Club Filmmakers, Semifinalists and Above: Inside the Warner Brothers Discovery Access Writers Program Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

9:00am CDT

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

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

12:00pm CDT

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

12:30pm CDT

On Adapting The Piano Lesson: A Conversation with Virgil Williams Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker 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 The Art of Research The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room

4:45pm CDT

Rejection: Saying Yes To All That No St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary The Screenwriter's Guide to Unreliable Narrators Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

6:30pm CDT

Writing a Pixar Limited Series: Dream Productions The State Theatre

7:00pm CDT

Concept High Galaxy Theatre 6

7:30pm CDT

Pitch Finale Party (Producers, Conference, Weekend, Lone Star, or Press Badge required) Austin Club

11:30am CDT

The Ins and Outs of Overall Deals Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

1:15pm CDT

Art of Collaboration: The Writer-Executive Relationship Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room