2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

Teri Harwood

1:00pm CDT

On Rewriting: Handling Notes & Avoiding the First Draft Trap St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall The Future of Storytelling presented by TooFar Media The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room

2:45pm CDT

Anatomy of an Antagonist with Noah Hawley Central Presbyterian Church Hartchart: True Detective: Night Country The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room Young Filmmakers Program: High Stakes, Simple Stories Central Presbyterian Church Smoot Hall

5:00pm CDT

Opening Night Reception (Producers Badge required) Voodoo Room

9:00am CDT

Finding Your Voice St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall Inside the Game Writers Room Central Presbyterian Church Smoot Hall The Screenwriter's Guide to Literary Agents Central Presbyterian Church Women in the Room Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

10:45am CDT

Making Your Audience Laugh The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

1:30pm CDT

A Thin Line Between Love & Hate: Exploring Character Dynamics Austin Club The World of Indie Podcasting: Creating and Producing Your Own Show The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room

3:15pm CDT

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

4:45pm CDT

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

9:00pm CDT

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

9:00am CDT

Level Up: How to Break Into Writing for Video Games Central Presbyterian Church Smoot Hall The Half Hour Drama Central Presbyterian Church

12:30pm CDT

The Nuts and Bolts of Development Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room Writing Across Mediums: Film, TV, and Video Games The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room

3:00pm CDT

Six Square Industry Roundtables: The Art, Craft, and Business of Writing as a Career Huston-Tillotson University Wearing Multiple Hats: Writing and Producing Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

4:30pm CDT

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

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

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

10:00am CDT

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

11:30am CDT

On Worldbuilding: How to Orient Your Audience for Sonic Storytelling The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room What Managers Want Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

3:00pm CDT

Beyond the Badge Austin Club