2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

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Tom Minier

9:00am CDT

Finding Your Voice St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall

10:45am CDT

Writing the Spec That Will Get You Repped St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

1:30pm CDT

A Thin Line Between Love & Hate: Exploring Character Dynamics Austin Club Finding Your Project's Home St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

3:15pm CDT

Indie Film Track: Documentary Storytelling Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room 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

4:45pm CDT

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

7:00pm CDT

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

9:00pm CDT

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

11:00pm CDT

Filmmakers Happy Hour (Producers Badge required) Pour Choices

9:00am CDT

Navigating the Great Contraction St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary 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 Personal Pitching Workshop Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room

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 Writing Across Mediums: Film, TV, and Video Games The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room

3:00pm CDT

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 Pitch Competition #12 St. David's Episcopal Church Vestry Room Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

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

UCLA Storybreak Live! The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

11:00pm CDT

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

11:30am CDT

Anatomy of a Crime Austin Club Get the Greenlight: Financing Your Film The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

1:15pm CDT

Art of Collaboration: The Writer-Executive Relationship Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room From Stage to Screen The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room Indie Film Track: The Filmmaker's Team Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room

3:00pm CDT

Beyond the Badge Austin Club Personal Pitching Workshop Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room

7:00pm CDT

The Order - Centerpiece Film The Paramount Theatre