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Thursday
, October 24
11:30am CDT
Opening Remarks
Austin Club
1:00pm CDT
How to Work the Writers Conference
Austin Club
Meet Cute, Again: The Rom Com Resurgence
St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary
On Rewriting: Handling Notes & Avoiding the First Draft Trap
St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall
Script to Screen: American Psycho
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
The Future of Storytelling presented by TooFar Media
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room
The Myth of The 3 Act Structure
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room
2:45pm CDT
Anatomy of an Antagonist with Noah Hawley
Central Presbyterian Church
Character Development in Animated Storytelling
St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall
Hartchart: True Detective: Night Country
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room
Indie Film Track: Shorts
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room
On the Making of Red, White and Royal Blue
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
On YA Drama: A Conversation with Julie Plec
Austin Club
The State of Filmmaking in Texas: Film Commissions, Incentives and the "Tex-Factor"
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room
Friday
, October 25
9:00am CDT
Fiction Podcasting: Industry Insiders
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room
Finding Your Voice
St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall
Inside the Development Process: Television
St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary
Inside the Game Writers Room
Central Presbyterian Church Smoot Hall
Morning Improv
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room
On The Expanse: A Conversation with Naren Shankar
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
On the Making of They Cloned Tyrone
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room
The Screenwriter's Guide to Literary Agents
Central Presbyterian Church
Women in the Room
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room
10:45am CDT
Indie Film Track: Rewriting for Development
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room
Inside the Development Process with Josephson Entertainment
St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall
Making Your Audience Laugh
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room
On the Making of Matilda
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
The Prestige Miniseries
Austin Club
Writing and Creative Development at Pixar
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room
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
A Thin Line Between Love & Hate: Exploring Character Dynamics
Austin Club
Finding Your Project's Home
St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary
Fun for the Whole Family
St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall
Script to Screen: Bojack Horseman
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room
The Screenwriter's Guide to Co-Writers
Central Presbyterian Church
The World of Indie Podcasting: Creating and Producing Your Own Show
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room
3:15pm CDT
Indie Film Track: Documentary Storytelling
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room
Inside the Writers Room: Fallout
Central Presbyterian Church
On Shogun: A Conversation with Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo
Austin Club
On Vida: A Conversation with Tanya Saracho
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
Short Story, Big IP: Selling an Original Idea
St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary
State of the Industry: Features
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room
You're Repped - Now What?
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room
9:00pm CDT
Scriptnotes, Live!
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
Saturday
, October 26
9:00am CDT
A Conversation with Rian Johnson
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
Level Up: How to Break Into Writing for Video Games
Central Presbyterian Church Smoot Hall
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
An Unfiltered Look Inside Hollywood: Kangaroo Jack
St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall
In the Writers Room: Succession
Central Presbyterian Church
Let Me Speak to Your Manager
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room
Personal Pitching Workshop
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room
The Screenwriter's Guide to Adapting IP
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room
Your 2nd Act: How to Parlay the 1st Writing Job into a Career presented by Loyola Marymount University
St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary
12:15pm CDT
Awards Luncheon
Austin Club
12:30pm CDT
A Conversation with Jennie Snyder Urman
St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall
On Adapting The Piano Lesson: A Conversation with Virgil Williams
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room
On Challengers: A Conversation with Justin Kuritzkes
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
Personal Pitching Workshop
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room
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
A Conversation with Marissa Jo Cerar
St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall
A Conversation with Robin Swicord
Central Presbyterian Church
On The Last Of Us: A Conversation with Craig Mazin
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
Script to Screen: Twisters
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room
Six Square Industry Roundtables: The Art, Craft, and Business of Writing as a Career
Huston-Tillotson University
The Art of Research
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room
Wearing Multiple Hats: Writing and Producing
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room
4:15pm CDT
First 3 Pages, Live! at Six Square
Huston-Tillotson University
4:45pm CDT
A Conversation with Ronald D. Moore
Central Presbyterian Church
Rejection: Saying Yes To All That No
St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall
State of the Comedy Industry presented by Your Mom's House Studios
St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary
The Game Writers' Toolkit
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room
The Screenwriting Life, Live!
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
The Writer-Manager Relationship Presented by Lit Entertainment
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room
9:00pm CDT
UCLA Storybreak Live!
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
Sunday
, October 27
11:30am CDT
Get the Greenlight: Financing Your Film
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
On Worldbuilding: How to Orient Your Audience for Sonic Storytelling
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room
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
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
On The Simpsons: A Conversation with Matt Selman
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
Script to Screen: Battlestar Galactica
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room
3:00pm CDT
Beyond the Badge
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room
Closing Remarks
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom
On the Making of Everybody Still Hates Chris
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room
Personal Pitching Workshop
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Lamar Room
What Now?
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room
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