2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

Thomas Anthony

11:30am CDT

Opening Remarks Austin Club

1:00pm CDT

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 The State of Filmmaking in Texas: Film Commissions, Incentives and the "Tex-Factor" Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room Second Rounders and Above: A Producer's Perspective from the Inside Out with Lauren Shuler Donner St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

4:15pm CDT

Pitch Competition #3 St. David's Episcopal Church Vestry Room

7:00pm CDT

The Wise Guy Galaxy Theatre 5

9:45pm CDT

Texas Cult House The State Theatre

9:00am CDT

Finding Your Voice St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall Inside the Development Process: Television St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Your Next Act: Breaking in at 40 and Beyond Austin Club

10:45am CDT

Behind the Scenes at Lit Entertainment Central Presbyterian Church Inside the Development Process with Josephson Entertainment St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall

3:15pm CDT

CANCELLED: Inside the Writers Room: Fallout Central Presbyterian Church On Shōgun: A Conversation with Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo Austin Club

9:00am CDT

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

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 Wearing Multiple Hats: Writing and Producing Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

4:45pm CDT

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

6:30pm CDT

Writing a Pixar Limited Series: Dream Productions The State Theatre

9:00pm CDT

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror - Double Feature! The State Theatre

11:30am CDT

Get the Greenlight: Financing Your Film The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom The Ins and Outs of Overall Deals Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room What Managers Want Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

1:15pm CDT

Indie Film Track: The Filmmaker's Team Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room

2:30pm CDT

Lake George The State Theatre

3:00pm CDT

Beyond the Badge Austin Club Closing Remarks The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom What Now? Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room