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2014 Austin Film Festival and Conference Schedule
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Thursday, October 23
 

12:00pm CDT

Opening Remarks The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom

1:00pm CDT

A Conversation with Cary Fukunaga InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom How to Work the Conference The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Notes on Notes: How to Take a Meeting InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Romancing the Screenplay The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom The Lone Stars: Film in Texas The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room Script-to-Screen: Groundhog Day The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room

2:45pm CDT

A Conversation with Richard LaGravenese St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Deconstructing: Gone with the Wind The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room From Prose to Primetime: El Jefe The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room Screenplay Competitions St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary The Ten Hour Movie: Anthology Television The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom Using Improv to Improve Your Comedy The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Writing and Producing a Web Series InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room
 
Friday, October 24
 

9:00am CDT

A Conversation with Michelle Ashford The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room Biopics: Truth, Fact, and Fiction St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Non-Linear Storytelling The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony Science Fiction vs. Science Fact InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom Sequels and Trilogies, II: Return of the Screenwriter The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom Short Films, Big Leaps: Story Development in Pixar Short Films InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room The Fine Print St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary

10:45am CDT

A Conversation with Randall Wallace InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom Adaptations: Young Adult, Old Child The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Agents InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Deconstructing: No Country for Old Men The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room The Sanity Spectrum St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Toon In: Animated Television The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony Script-to-Screen: Dead Poets Society The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom

12:45pm CDT

Script-to-Screen: Contagion The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom

1:30pm CDT

A Conversation with Jay Duplass InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom Dallas Buyers Club: Rising from Development Hell The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room Deconstructing: Annie Hall The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room Managers InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room The Creative Career: Practical Tips for Starting Out The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room The Law of the Land The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony The Writer/Producer Relationship St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall

3:15pm CDT

A Conversation with Edward Zwick InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom A Conversation with Terry George The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom Chicks with Bics® St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary Screenwriters' Agreements The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room Setiquette InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Setting as a Character St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Surviving Your First Year The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Storytelling without Dialogue: Cast Away The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room The Hart Chart The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony
 
Saturday, October 25
 

9:00am CDT

A Conversation with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room Finding Your Voice The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony Houston, We Have a Screenplay InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom Independent Filmmaking Track: The Climate of Indie Film InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room POV The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom Scribble to Screen: My So-Called Writing Process The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Storytelling through Documentaries The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room The Serious World of Comedy St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall

10:30am CDT

Script-to-Screen: Rachel Getting Married The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room

10:45am CDT

A Conversation with the 2014 Awardees InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom Independent Filmmaking Track: Crowdfunding to Build Independence InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room KAPOW! ZAPF! SCREENPLAY!: Adapting Comic Books for the Big Screen St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Screenwriters Labs St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary Status Quo The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom Write What You (Don't) Know The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room

12:30pm CDT

Artistic Integrity The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room Heroes, Villains, and Happily Ever After The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room Historical Fiction InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom Independent Filmmaking Track: The Nuts and Bolts InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Inside the Writers' Room: Orange is the New Black The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom Scribble to Screen: Anatomy of a Crap Attack The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Scriptnotes Live! St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary Words that Go Bump in the Night St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall

2:45pm CDT

Bonus: The Hart Chart Returns InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom Independent Filmmaking Track: Directing Your Own Script InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Inside the Writers' Room: Justified The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room Scribble to Screen: Writing Relatable Space Raccoons The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Sitcom Writers' Room Confidential The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room Stop, Collaborate, and Listen St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary The Art of War Writing St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Ticking Time Bomb The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom

4:30pm CDT

Based on True Events: Fictionalizing Disaster The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room Demystifying the Development Process St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary Independent Filmmaking Track: Storytelling Through Editing InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Scribble to Screen: Writing with Mouse Ears On The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Tinker Tailor Screenplay Spy St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Writing Across Mediums: Big Fish & Wicked The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom Young Filmmakers Panel: Coming of Age in America The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony
 
Sunday, October 26
 

11:30am CDT

A Conversation with Luke Wilson The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom A Conversation with Matthew Weiner InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom A Conversation with Susannah Grant The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Deconstructing No Country for Old Men The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room Independent Filmmaking Track: Marketing & Distribution InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Screenwriting, MD The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room The Anatomy of the Writers' Room The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony

1:15pm CDT

A Conversation with Jim Sheridan The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom Deconstructing: The Fly The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room Independent Filmmaking Track: The Long and the Short of It InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room It's A Wonderful (So-Called) Life: A Conversation with Winnie Holzman and Edward Zwick InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom

3:00pm CDT

A Conversation with John Ridley InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom A Conversation with Whit Stillman The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom Breaking Into Late Night The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room Independent Filmmaking Track: The Writer/Director/Actor Relationship InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room
 
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Monday, October 27
Tuesday, October 28
Wednesday, October 29
Thursday, October 30
Alamo Drafthouse Village
Buffalo Billiards
Crave
Fado Irish Pub
French Legation Museum
Galaxy Highland 10 Theatre
IMAX Theatre
InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room
InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom
Long Center for the Performing Arts
Lucky Lounge
Paramount Theatre
Ranch 616
Rollins Theatre Presented by Chipotle Mexican Grill
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
Speakeasy
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Crail Hall
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Vestry Conference Room
State Theatre
Texas Spirit Theater
The Austin Club
The Driskill Hotel
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom
The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club
The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room
The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
The Driskill Hotel, Jim Hogg Parlor
The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room
The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony
The Hideout Theatre
Trinity Hall
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