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2009 Panel Schedule

2009 Conference Schedule* – Listed by Panelist

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16th Annual Austin Film Festival & Conference

October 22 – 25, 2009

Marvin V. Acuna, CEO and President of Rainmaker Films, AE Inc., Producer The Great Buck Howard, Two Days
10/23 How to Sell Your Spec Script, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (9:00am-10:15am)
10/23 Breaking Into the Business, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 Independent Productions: The Team , Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (2:00pm-3:15pm)

Garrett Basch, Vice President, Film Rites
10/24 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 What Gets Producers Excited, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (2:00pm-3:45pm)
10/25 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (11:30am-12:45pm)

Greg Beal
10/23 Breaking Into the Business, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Finalist/Semifinalist Panel, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 Breaking Into the Business, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)

Adam Beechen Writer, Cartoon Network’s Edgar and Ellen, Hi Hi Puffy Amiyumi, Ben Ten: Alien Force, The Batman, Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys, X-Men: Evolution
10/23    Write What You Know: Comedy, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24    Roundtable: Young FilmmakersProgram, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24    Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)
10/25    Breaking into (and Writing for) Animation, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (1:00pm-2:15pm) 

Jessica Bendinger, Writer/Director Stick It, writer Aquamarine, Bring It On
10/24 Young Filmmakers Program Panel, Texas State Capitol, Extension Auditorium (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)
10/25 Adaptation, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (11:30am-12:45pm)

Richard Bever, Producer/Co-President, Chill Films
10/23 Art of the Pitch, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (9:00am-10:15am)
10/23 Roundtable: Producers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24   Austin Pitch #7, Driskill Hotel, Austin Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/25   What Gets Producers Excited, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (11:30am-12:45pm)

Maggie Biggar, Fortis Films
10/23 UT RTF Panel, UT Campus (10:45-12:00pm)
10/23 Young Filmmakers Pitch Session, Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Write What You Know: Love Stories/ Romantic Comedies, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/24 Austin Pitch #8, Driskill Hotel, Austin Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)
10/25 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (11:30pm-12:45pm)

Shane Black, Writer/Director Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, writer Lethal Weapon, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Last Boyscout
10/23 Finalist/Semi-finalist Panel, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Write What You Know: Crime/Suspense, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)
10/25 The Art of Storytelling, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (1:00pm-2:15pm)

David Boxerbaum, APA Talent
10/23 Art of the Pitch, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (9:00am-10:15am)
10/23 Roundtable: Agents and Managers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (10:45am-12:00pm) – 2nd Rounders Only
10/24 Agents, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 Breaking Into the Business, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)

Melissa Breaux, Manager, Washington Square Arts
10/23 Roundtable: Agents and Managers Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (10:45am-12:00pm) – 2nd Rounders Only
10/23 Austin Pitch #4, Driskill Hotel, Austin Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/23 Breaking Into the Business, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (10:45am-12:00pm)

Kevin Brennan
10/25 Independent Productions: Marketing & PR, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)
Billy Brown, Writer The Haunting Hour, John Carpenter’s Body Bags, Night Visions, Goosebumps
10/23 Art of the Pitch, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 Write What You Know: Crime/Suspense, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24   Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)
10/25   Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (1:00pm-2:15pm) 

William Broyles, Jr., Writer Flags of Our Fathers, Jarhead, The Polar Express, Unfaithful, Cast Away, Apollo 13
10/24 Should Movies Reflect the Real World?, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 Finalist and Semifinalist Panel, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 Conversation with Ron Howard, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (2:00-3:15pm)
10/24 Apollo 13 Retrospective Screening, Paramount Theatre (6:00pm)

Ashley Brucks, Paramount Pictures
10/22 The Art of the Pitch, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (2:45pm-4:00pm)
10/23 What Gets Producers Excited, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (10:45pm-12:00p)
10/23   Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)

Bryan Brucks, Brucks Entertainment
10/22 Breaking Into the Business, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/23 The Art of the Pitch, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (9:00am-10:15am)
10/23 Roundtable: Agents and Managers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (10:45-12:00pm)

Curtis Burch, President of Latitude Productions
10/23 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/25 What Gets Producers Excited, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (11:30am-12:45pm)
10/25 Second Rounder Panel, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Robert Byington, Writer/Director Harmony and Me
10/23 Writers/Directors Panel, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Filmmakers & Screenwriters, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/25 Write What You Know: Comedy, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (4:00pm-5:00pm)

Greg Carter, Writer/Director My Big Phat Hip Hop Family, Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story, Hurricane Katrina and the project named Desire
10/23 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Young Filmmakers Program, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 Independent Productions: Financing, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/25 Writers/Directors, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Mark Coffey, Editor Alabama Moon, Drop Dead Sexy, Levelland
10/25 Script-to-Screen: ALABAMA MOON, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (11:30pm-12:45pm)
10/25 Storytelling Through Editing, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Bryanne Cooke, AFF Young Filmmakers Program alum and USC film student
10/23 Is Film School Worth It? And What’s Next?, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Young Filmmakers Program Panel, Texas State Capitol, Extension Auditorium (10:45am-12:00pm)

Tom Copeland, Professor at Texas State University, former director of the Texas Film Commission
10/23 Turning Your Shorts/ Webisodes Into a Film Career, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/23   Is Film School Worth It? And What's Next?, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24   Independent Productions: The Team, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (2:00pm-3:15pm)

Stephen Crawford, Literary Manager, Luber Roklin Entertainment
10/23 Roundtable: Agents and Managers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (10:45am-12:00pm)

James Crowley, Writer/Filmmaker
10/25 Film Texas Incentives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (11:30am- 12:45pm)
10/25 Roundtable: Filmmakers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Tonia Davis, Head of Development, Apparatus
10/24 Austin Pitch #6, Driskill Hotel, Austin Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/25 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (11:30am-12:45pm)

Ludek Drizhal, Composer, Alabama Moon
10/25 Script-to-Screen: ALABAMA MOON, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (11:30pm-12:45pm)
10/25 Music in Film: The Creative Side, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Jay Edwards, Writer/Director Monster Beach Party,  Stomp! Shout! Scream!, which world premiered at ’05 AFF, producer "Aqua Teen Hunger Force"
10/24 Roundtable: Young Filmmakers Program, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24   Roundtable: Filmmakers/ Screenwriters, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/25   Breaking into (and Writing for) Animation, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Owen Egerton, Screenwriter, Henchmen, Bobbie Sue
10/23 Austin Pitch #2, Driskill Hotel, Austin Room (9:00am-10:15pm)
10/23   Write What You Know: Comedy, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/25   Breaking into (and Writing for) Animation, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/25   Turning Your Shorts/ Webisodes Into a Film Career, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)
10/25   Write What You Know: Comedy, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (4:00pm-5:00pm)

Warren Etheredge, Founder of The Warren Report, President and Head of Development for Lockspring Pictures
10/22 It Aint' Over Til' It's Over, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (2:45pm-4:00pm)
10/23   The Art of Storytelling, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24   Write What You Know: Crime/Suspense Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24   Independent Productions: Marketing & PR, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)

Carlo Eugster, Development Executive, Out of the Blue Entertainment
10/23 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Breaking Into the Business, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/24   Second Rounder Panel, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)

Rebecca Ewing, United Talent Agency
10/22 Austin Pitch #1, Driskill Hotel, Austin Room (2:45pm-4:00pm)
10/23 Roundtable: Agents and Managers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 Agents, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (9:00am-10:15am)

Lee Faulkner, actor
10/25 Script-to-Screen: ALABAMA MOON, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom(11:30am-12:45pm)

Juliana Farrell, Founder of Jersey Girl Films
10/23 In Treatment, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/23 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Young Filmmakers Program, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 Art of the Pitch, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (10:45am-12:00pm)

Paul Feig, Creator/Writer of the Emmy-nominated "Freaks and Geeks," Writer/Director I Am David, writer Unaccompanied Minors, director "The Office," "Mad Men," "30 Rock," "Weeds"
10/23 Write What you Know: Comedy, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/23 Write What you Know: Comedy, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (1:45pm- 3:00pm)
10/24 They Can Kill You But They Can't Eat You, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 A Conversation with Mitch Hurwitz, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 TV Development, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (3:45pm-5:00pm)

Mary John Frank, VP of Production Development, Polymorphic Pictures
10/23 In Treatment, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/23 Breaking Into the Business, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (3:15pm-4:30pm)

Dan French, Writer/producer Dennis Miller, The Late Late Show, The Best Damn Sports Show Period
10/23 Turning Your Shorts/ Webisodes Into a Film Career Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/23 Writing for Late Night, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/25 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Michael Fry, President Ring Tales
10/22 Austin Pitch #1, Driskill Hotel, Austin Room (2:45pm-4:00pm)
10/25 Breaking into (and Writing for) Animation, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/25 Turning Your Shorts/ Webisodes Into a Film Career, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Sacha Gervasi, Screenwriter The Terminal, The Big Tease, Henry's Crime
10/23 The Art of Storytelling, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/24 A Conversation with Steven Zaillian, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (9:00am-10:15am)

Jeff Grace, Producer/Actor The Scenesters, Writer/Producer/Actor Excuse Me
10/25 Independent Productions: Marketing & PR, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Beth Grant, Actress, Herpes Boy, Extract, No Country for Old Men
10/24 What Actors Look for in a Script, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (3:45pm-5:00pm) 

Jeff Graup, Manager, Graup Entertainment
10/22 The Art of the Pitch, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (2:45pm-4:00pm)
10/23 How to Sell Your Spec Script, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/23 Roundtable: Agents and Managers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (10:45am-12:00pm) –2nd Rounders Only
10/23 Austin Pitch #4, Driskill Hotel, Austin Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/24 What Gets Producers Excited, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)

Michael Green, Creator/Writer "Kings," writer "The Green Lantern," "‘10," "Heroes," "Everwood," "Smallville"
10/23 Write What You Know: Fantasy/Sci Fi, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/23 YFP Pitch Session, Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/24 They Can Kill You But They Can't Eat You, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (9:00am-10:15am)

Andrew Halbreich, music supervisor
10/25 Music In Film: The Business Side, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (4:00pm-5:00pm)

Tim Harms, Producer The Vicious Kind
10/25 What Gets Producers Excited, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (11:30am-12:15pm)
10/25 Practicalities of Low Budget Productions, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/25 Independent Productions: Marketing & PR, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

James V. Hart, Writer Hook, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Last Mimzy, August Rush
10/23   In Treatment, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/23   Young Filmmakers Program Pitch Session, Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/23    The Creative Career: What You Need to Know, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (3:15pm-4:30pm)

David Hayter, Writer Watchmen, X2, The Scorpion King, X-Men
10/24 Write What You Know: Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 Script-to-Screen: WATCHMEN, Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony (2:00pm-3:15pm)

Pat Hazell, Writer "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman," "My Life In 3D," "Showtime’s Aspen Comedy Special," Co-Creator "American Pie" for NBC, special consultant on "Seinfeld"
10/22 Breaking into the Business, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/23   Write What You Know: Comedy, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/23   Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (1:45-3:00pm)

Peter Hedges, Writer About a Boy, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Writer/Director Pieces of April, Dan in Real Life
10/23 The Art of Storytelling, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/23 Writers/Directors Panel, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)

Joel Heller, Producer Winnebago Man, Editor The Ringer
10/23 Documentaries: From the Ground Up, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24   Roundtable: Filmmakers/ Screenwriters, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/24   Independent Productions: Marketing & PR, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (3:45pm-5:00pm) 

Sally Helppie, Esq., Entertainment Lawyer, Tipton Jones; Founder and President of Sabbatical Pictures, LLC
10/25 Homage vs. Theft, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (11:30am-12:45pm)
10/25   Practicalities of Low Budget Productions, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Cheryl Hines, director Serious Moonlight, actress Curb Your Enthusiasm, Waitress, The Ugly Truth
10/25 Script-to-Screen: SERIOUS MOONLIGHT, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (2:45pm-4:00pm)
10/23 The Art of Storytelling, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (10:45am-12:00pm)

Clint Howard, actor
10/24 What Actors Look for in a Script, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (3:45pm-5:00pm)
10/25 Script-to-Screen: ALABAMA MOON, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (11:30am-12:45pm)

Chris Holland, Manager of Festival Operations, B-Side Entertainment, author Film Festival Secrets
10/22 It Ain't Over Til It's Over, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (2:45pm-4:00pm)
10/24   Independent Productions: Marketing & PR, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)
10/25   Independent Productions: Marketing & PR, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Bob Hudgins
10/22 Film Texas Incentives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/25 Film Texas Incentives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (11:30am-12:45pm)

Jessica Julius, Creative Executive of Development, Disney Animation Studios
10/22 Getting Past the Reader, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/22 The Art of the Pitch, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (2:45pm-4:00pm)
10/23 Breaking Into (And Writing For) Animation, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/23 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)

Deena Kalai, Esq.
10/25 Homage vs. Theft, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (11:30am-12:45pm)

Lawrence Kasdan, Writer/Director, The Accidental Tourist, Body Heat, The Big Chill, Writer, Raiders of the Last Ark
10/23 Write What You Know: Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/23 The Art of Storytelling, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/23 Finalist/Semi-Finalist Panel, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (3:15pm-4:30pm)

Emily Kaye, music supervisor
10/25 Music In Film: The Business Side, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (4:00pm-5:00pm)

Leah Keith, independent producer
10/24 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 Austin Pitch #7, Driskill Hotel, Austin Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/25 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (11:30am-12:45pm)

Alma Kuttruff, Line Producer Raising Arizona, Miller’s Crossing, Barton Fink, Dazed and Confused
10/22 Film Texas Incentives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/24 Independent Productions: The Team, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (2:00pm-3:15pm) 
10/25 Practicalities of Low Budget Productions, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Andy Langer
10/24 They Can Kill You But They Can't Eat You, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 TV Development, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (3:45pm-5:00pm)

Byron Lane, writer/director Herpes Boy
10/25 Write What You Know: Comedy, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (4:00pm-500pm)

Damon Lindelof, Producer "Star Trek," co-creator/writer "Lost," writer "Crossing Jordan"
10/24 Write What You Know: Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 TV Development, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (3:45pm-5:00pm)

Jimmy Lindsey Director of Photography, Alabama Moon
10/25 Script-to-Screen: ALABAMA MOON, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom(11:30pm-12:45pm)

Richard Linklater, Writer/Director Fast Food Nation, A Scanner Darkly, Before Sunset, Waking Life
10/25 The Art of Storytelling, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Gary Lundgren, Writer/Director Calvin Marshall

10/24 Roundtable: Filmmakers & Screenwriters, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/25   Writers/Directors, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Berndt Mader, Writer/Director Five Time Champion
10/25 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/25 Writers/Directors, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Maggie Malone, Director of Creative Development, Disney Animation Studios
10/23 Breaking into (and Writing for) Animation, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/23 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (10:45am-12:00pm) 

John Markus, Writer/Producer The Cosby Show, The Larry Sanders Show, Co-Creator A Different World, Lateline
10/23 The Creative Career: What You Need to Know, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24   TV Development, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (9:00am-10:15am) 

Hans Martin-Liebing, independent producer
10/22 Script-to-Screen: Getting Your Film Off the Ground, Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony (2:45pm-4:00pm)

Chris Mass (writer and producer Chalk 2006 Austin Film Festival Narrative Feature and Audience Award Winner)
10/23 Austin Pitch #2, Driskill Hotel, Austin Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 Roundtable: Young Filmmakers Program, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/25 Roundtable: Filmmakers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Laura Maurer, Flower Films
10/25 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (11:30am-12:45pm)

Brian McGreevy & Lee Shipman, Screenwriters
10/22 Script-to-Screen: Getting Your Film Off the Ground, Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/23 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)

James Macak, Assistant Professor Visual and Media Arts, Emerson College
10/22 A Shot of Inspiration, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (2:45pm-4:00pm)
10/23 Is Film School Worth it? And What Next?, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/25 Adaptation, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (11:30am-12:45pm)
10/25 Turning Your Shorts/Webisodes Into a Film Career, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Tim McCanlies
10/25 Script-to-Screen: ALABAMA MOON, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (11:30am-12:15pm)
10/25 The Art of Storytelling, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Chris McQuarrie, Writer The Usual Suspects, The Way of the Gun, Valkyrie
10/23 Script-to-Screen: VALKYRIE, Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/23 Michener Center Panel, Michener Center for Writers (3:15pm-4:30pm) – For Michener students only
10/24   Should Movies Reflect the Real World?, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24   Write What You Know: Crime/Suspense Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (10:45am-12:00pm)

Alex Meenehan, Creative Executive, Smoke House Pictures
10/24 Should Movies Reflect the Real World?, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 Breaking Into the Business, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/24 Austin Pitch #8, Driskill Hotel, Austin Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)
10/25 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (11:30am-12:45pm) 

Jimmy Miller, Writer Slugger (2007 AFF Adult/Family Screenplay Winner)
10/23 Second Rounder Panel, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (9:00am-10:15am) - 2nd Rounders only
10/24 Roundtable: Screenwriters/Filmmakers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/25 Agent-Client Relations, Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Mike Million, Writer/Director Tenure
10/25 Roundtable: Filmmakers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Esai Morales, actor
10/24 Script-to-Screen: CAPRICA, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/24 What Actors Look for in a Script, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (3:45pm-5:00pm)

Oren Moverman, writer/director The Messenger
10/25 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/25 Writers/Directors, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (2:30pm-3:45pm)
10/25 Screening: The Messenger, Paramount Theatre (7:00pm)

Victor Moyers, CCO, Reversal Films, Producer Mississippi Chicken, Skateland, Echotone
10/24 Independent Productions: The Team, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/25 Practicalities of Low Budget Productions, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Marcia Nasatir, “Reel Geezers”, longtime agent, pioneering woman production executive, producer The Big Chill and Hamburger Hill
10/23 What Gets Producers Excited, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/23 The Art of Storytelling, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/24 Should Movies Reflect the Real World?, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 The Art of Storytelling with Ron Howard, Mitchell Hurwitz & Steven Zaillian, Paramount Theatre (3:45pm-5:00pm)

Gayla Nethercott, Nethercott Agency
10/23 Second Rounder Panel, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (9:00am-10:15am) – 2nd Rounders only
10/23 Roundtable: Agents and Managers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (10:45am-12:00pm)- 2nd Rounders Only
10/23 Beyond the Page: Expressing Your Ideas in Person, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/24 Agents, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (9:00am-10:15pm)
10/25 Agent-Client Relations, Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Jeff Nichols, Writer/Director Shotgun Stories
10/23 Writers/Directors Panel, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)

Shan Nicholson, Director Downtown Calling
10/25 Documentaries: From the Ground Up, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Julie O’Hora, Writer The Pool Boys
10/22 The AFF Conference: How to Work It, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)
 10/24 Roundtable: Filmmakers/Screenwriters, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)

JT O’Neal, Screenwriter Au Pair, Kansas
10/22 Script-to-Screen: Getting Your Film Off the Ground, Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony (2:45pm-4:00pm)
10/23 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)

Roberto Orci, writer Cowboys and Aliens, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Star Trek, Transformers, Mission: Impossible III

10/24             Write What You Know: Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (10:45am-12:00pm)

10/24            Script-to-Screen with Roberto Orci and Steven Puri, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (3:45-5:00pm)

 

Bonnie Orr
10/25 Roundtable: Filmmakers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Daniel Petrie, Jr., Writer Beverly Hills Cop, The Big Easy, Shoot to Kill, Writer/Director Framed
10/22 Breaking Into the Business, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/22 A Shot of Inspiration, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (2:45-4:00pm)
10/22 Late Night Welcome Party- Dan’s Hosting! (11:30pm-1:30am)
10/23 The Art of Storytelling, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/23 The Creative Career: What You Need to Know, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Write What You Know: Crime/Suspense, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (10:45am-12:00pm)

Turk Pipkin, writer/director One Peace at a Time, Nobelity
10/23 Documentaries: From the Ground Up, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Independent Productions: Financing, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (10:45am-12:00pm)

Ron Pippin, Owner and creative director, Shiny Object
10/23 Austin Pitch #3, Driskill Hotel, Austin Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/25 Independent Productions: Editing and Post, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (11:30am-12:45pm)
10/25 Titles & Credits, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Mark Potts, The Stanton Family Grave Robbery
10/25 Independent Productions: Marketing & PR, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Dominique Preyer, music supervisor
10/25 Music In Film: The Business Side, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (4:00pm-5:00pm)

Gina Prince-Bythewood, Writer/Director The Secret Life of Bees, Love & Basketball, writer Felicity, A Different World
10/24 Script-to-Screen: The Secret Life of Bees, Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 Write What You Know: Love Stories/ Romantic Comedies, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)

Steven Puri, Executive Vice-President, Kurtzman/Orci
10/23 Breaking Into the Business, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Script-to-Screen with Roberto Orci and Steven Puri, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)
10/25 What Gets Producers Excited, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (11:30am-12:45pm)

Jeffrey Reiner, Director, "Caprica"
10/24 TV Development, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 Script-to-Screen: CAPRICA, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)

Al Reinert, Writer Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within, “From Earth to the Moon,” Apollo 13
10/25 Adaptation, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (11:30am-12:45pm)
10/25 Documentaries: From the Ground Up, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Craig and Brent Renaud, filmmakers Warrior Champions
10/23 Documentaries: From the Ground Up, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (3:15pm- 4:30pm)
10/25 Roundtable: Filmmakers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Frank Reynolds, editor In the Bedroom, In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Cape of Good Hope, AFF Award Winner, 2004
10/25 Storytelling Through Editing, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Graham Reynolds, Composer
10/25 Music in Film: The Creative Side, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Terry Rossio, Co-writer Shrek, Deja-Vu, The Mask of Zorro, Pirates of the Caribbean franchise
10/23 The Art of Storytelling, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/23 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/24 Finalist and Semifinalist Panel, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 Script-to-Screen: With Terry Rossio, Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony (3:45pm-5:00pm)
10/24 Austin Pitch Finale Party, Ace’s Lounge (7:30pm-10:00pm)
10/25 Hair of the Dog Brunch – Terry’s hosting!, Ranch 616 (10:00am-11:15am)
10/25 Breaking into (and Writing for) Animation, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Danny Rubin, S.F.W., Groundhog Day
10/23 Write What You Know: Comedy, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/23 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)

Robert Saitzyk Co-writer/Director Godspeed
10/25 Roundtable: Filmmakers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Tom Schatz, Professor, Radio-Television-Film Department at the University of Texas, Founding Director of the UT Film Institute
10/24 Independent Productions: Financing, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/25 Film Texas Incentives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (11:30am-12:45pm)
10/25 The Art of Storytelling, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Barry Schwartz, Screenwriter
10/22 Getting Past the Reader, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/23 How to Sell Your Spec Script, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (9:00am-10:15am)
10/23 Austin Pitch #3, Driskill Hotel, Austin Room (10:45am-12:00pm)

Cole Selix, Co-writer The Stanton Family Grave Robbery, Simmons on Vinyl
10/25 Independent Productions: Marketing & PR, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Sarah Sharp, musician
10/25 Music in Film: The Creative Side, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Andrew Shea, Production Area Head Department of Radio-Television-Film University of Texas at Austin
10/23 Writers/Directors, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Filmmakers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)

Lee Shipman, screenwriter
10/22 Script-to-Screen: Getting Your Film Off the Ground, Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/23 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)

Tom Skerritt, Actor - M*A*S*H, Alien, A River Runs Through It, Steel Magnolias, Top Gun, Contact
10/23 The Art of Storytelling, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (9:00am-10:15am)
10/23 Steward Stern Presents…The Ugly American, Alamo Drafthouse Ritz (12:15pm-2:15pm)
10/24 Teaching Storytelling Through Screenwriting, Texas State Capitol Building (9:00am-10:15pm)
10/24 What Actors Look for in a Script, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (3:45pm-5:00pm)
10/25 Script Reading: From A Buick 8, The Long Center, Rollins Theatre (2:00pm)

Chuck Sklar, “The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “Politically Incorrect,” “The Chris Rock Show”
10/23 Writing for Late Night, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Young Filmmakers Program, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 TV Development, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (3:45pm-5:00pm)

Holly Goldberg Sloan, screenwriter Angels in the Outfield, The Big Green, Made in America
10/23 The Creative Career: What You Need to Know, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (3:15pm-4:30pm)

Kirsten Smith, The House Bunny, The Ugly Truth, Legally Blonde
10/24 Script to Screen: THE UGLY TRUTH, Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 Austin Pitch #6, Driskill Hotel, Austin Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 Write What You Know: Love Stories/ Romantic Comedies, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)
10/24 Screening: The Spleenectomy, Alamo Drafthouse Ritz (5:30pm)

Ya’Ke Smith, Writer/Director Hope’s War, The Second Coming - nominated for a Student Academy Award®, Change
10/24 Roundtable: Filmmakers/ Screenwriters, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/25 Storytelling Through Editing, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/25 Turning Your Shorts/ Webisodes Into a Film Career, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Bob Soderstrom, Screenwriter, 2002 AFF Screenplay Competition Winner
10/23 How to Sell Your Spec Script, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (9:00am-10:15am)
10/23 Austin Pitch #5, Driskill Hotel, Austin Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Young Filmmakers Program, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 Art of the Pitch, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (10:45am-12:00pm)

Jocelyn Stamat, Creator/Writer/Director TurboDates webisodes
10/23 Turning Your Shorts/Webisodes Into a Film Career, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (10:45am-12:00pm)

Ben Steinbauer, Director/Writer/Producer Winnebago Man
10/23 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/23 Documentaries: From the Ground Up, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/25 Turning Your Shorts/ Webisodes Into a Film Career, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)
10/25 Write What You Know: Comedy, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (4:00pm-5:00pm)

Matt Summers, Vice President, 821 Entertainment
10/23 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Breaking Into the Business, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/24 Second Rounder Panel, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)
10/25 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (11:30am-12:45pm)

Jane Sumner
10/23 Write What You Know: Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 What Actors Look for in a Script, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (3:45pm-5:00pm)

Don Swaynos, filmmaker and editor
10/25 Storytelling Through Editing, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Beau Thorne, Screenwriter Max Payne, Hiding in Time
10/25 Adaptation, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (11:30am-12:45pm)
10/25 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Nicole Torre, Director Houston, We Have a Problem
10/25 Roundtable: Filmmakers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)
10/25 Documentaries: From the Ground Up, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Bill True III, Screenwriter, 2005 Austin Film Festival Narrative Film Jury Winner - Runaway
10/22 Austin Pitch Prep, Driskill Hotel, Austin Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/25 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Jesse Trussell, Festival Operations, B-Side Entertainment
10/23 Turning Your Shorts/Webisodes into a Film Career, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/23 Documentaries from the Ground Up, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Independent Productions: Marketing & PR, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)

John Turman, Writer Fantastic Four II: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Ben 10: Alien Swarm
10/23 Write What You Know: Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/23 Young Filmmakers Program Pitch Session, Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Young Filmmakers Program, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/25 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Marcus van Bavel, DVFilm
10/25 Independent Productions: Editing and Post, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (11:30am-12:45pm)
10/25 Titles & Credits, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Ben Velez, Producer/Music supervisor Downtown Calling
10/25 Documentaries: From the Ground Up, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room(1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/25 Music In Film: The Creative Side, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Gary Walker, Visual FX Supervisor and President of TexFX
10/22 Script-to-Screen: Getting Your Film Off the Ground, Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony (2:45pm-4:00pm)
10/25 Independent Productions: Editing and Post, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (11:30am-12:45pm)
10/25 Titles & Credits, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (2:30pm-3:45pm)

Matthew Weiner, Creator/Writer "Mad Men," writer "The Sopranos," "Dexter"
10/22 A Shot of Inspiration, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (2:45pm – 4:00pm)
10/22 Matthew Weiner Presents...Mad Men, Alamo Drafthouse Ritz (6:15pm)
10/23 Script-to-Screen: MAD MEN, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (9:00am - 10:15am)

Herschel Weingrod, Writer Trading Places, Brewster’s Millions, Producer Falling Down
10/23 The Art of Storytelling, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/23 Beyond the Page: Expressing Your Ideas in Person, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/24 Should Movies Reflect the Real World?, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 Austin Pitch Finale Party (7:30pm-10:00pm)

Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, actress
10/24 What Actors Look for in a Script, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (3:45pm-5:00pm)

Mike White, Producer/Actor Gentlemen Broncos, writer The School of Rock, The Good Girl, Orange County
10/23 Write What You Know: Comedy, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/24 Young Filmmakers Panel, Texas State Capitol, Extension Auditorium (10:45am-12:00pm)

Karl Williams, Writer 2005 AFF Comedy Screenplay Winner and Sci-Fi Competition Winner - Punctured, and 2005 Burnt Orange Screenplay Winner - Super Ego
10/22 The AFF Conference: How to Work It, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/23 How to Sell Your Spec Script, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (9:00am-10:15am)
10/23 Finalist/Semifinalist Panel, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Finalist/Semifinalist Panel, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/25 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Dawn Wolfrom, Producer The Perfect Man, Never Again, Accidental It Girl
10/23 UT RTF Panel, UT Campus (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 What Gets Producers Excited, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/25 Adaptation, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (11:30am-12:45pm)

Boaz Yakin, Writer/Director Love in Death, Remember the Titans, A Price Above Rubies
10/23 The Art of Storytelling and the Craft of Screenwriting, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Writers, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)

Alexander F. Young, Vice President of Development at Josephson Entertainment
10/23 What Gets Producers Excited, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 Roundtable: Producers & Executives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 What Get’s Producer Excited, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)

Moderators:

Paul Alvarado-Dykstra
10/22 Film Texas Incentives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/25 Film Texas Incentives, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (11:30am-12:45pm)

Steven Arvanites, founder of NYCscreenwriter.org
10/22 Getting Past the Reader, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/22 Art of the Pitch, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (2:45pm-4:00pm)
10/23 Breaking Into the Business, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (3:15pm-4:30pm)

Aadip Desai, president of Northwest Screenwriters Guild
10/22 Breaking Into the Business, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (1:00pm-2:15pm)
10/23 What Gets Producers Excited, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 Breaking Into the Business, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)

Andrew Dignan, producer, Your Half Media Group
10/24 Independent Productions: Financing, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 Independent Productions: The Team, Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/24 Independent Productions: Marketing & PR, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (3:45pm-5:00pm)
10/25 Homage vs. Theft, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (11:30am-12:45pm)

Greg Garrett, professor of screenwriting and film at Baylor University
10/22 It Aint' Over 'Til It's Over, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (2:45pm-4:00pm)
10/23 Write What You Know: Comedy, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/23 In Treatment, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/23 Beyond the Page: Expressing Your Ideas in Person, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/24 TV Development, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (9:00am - 10:15am)

Stuart Kelban, Department of Radio-Television-Film University of Texas at Austin
10/23 Breaking Into (and Writing for) Animation, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)
10/24 Agents, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (9:00am-10:15am)
10/25 What Gets Producers Excited, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (11:30am-12:45pm)

Andy Langner
10/24 They Can Kill You But They Can't Eat You- Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (9:00am-10:15am)
10/24 TV Development- Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (3:45pm-5:00pm)

Whitney Matheson, Popcandy, USA Today
10/24 Script-to-Screen: Caprica, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)

J. Kevin Smith, Film Editor One Eye Peeled, My Name is Buttons
10/23 Writing for Late Night, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (1:45pm-3:00pm)

Fred Strype, Professor / Chair Screenwriting, Filmmaking/New Media Arts Program at Sarah Lawrence College; Adjunct Assistant Professor Columbia University – Graduate Film Program
10/23 Turning Your Shorts/Webisodes Into a Film Career, Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/23 Is Film School Worth it? And What Next?, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 Young Filmmakers Panel, Texas State Capitol, Extension Auditorium (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/25 Independent Productions: Editing and Post, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (11:30am-12:45pm)
10/25 Documentaries: From the Ground Up, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Jane Sumner
10/23 Write What You Know: Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 What Actors Look for in a Script, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom (3:45pm-5:00pm)

Dawn Wiercinski, independent producer
10/24 Art of the Pitch, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (10:45am-12:00pm)
10/24 Write What You Know: Love Stories/Romantic Comedies, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (2:00pm-3:15pm)
10/25 Practicalities of Low Budget Productions, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (1:00pm-2:15pm)

Drew Yanno, Adjunct Associate Professor, Film Studies Department, Boston College, author of The Third Act: Writing a Great Ending to Your Screenplay (Continuum 2006)
10/23 Art of the Pitch, Driskill Hotel, Ballroom (9:00am-10:15am)
10/23 Writers/Directors, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room (3:15pm-4:30pm)
10/24 What Gets Producers Excited, Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (2:00pm-3:15pm)

*Please check the website www.austinfilmfestival.com for additions and updates. All panels are subject to change without notice and panelists’ participation are schedule permitting.