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Featured Speakers
Stephanie Allain
2021 Recipient of the Polly Platt Award for Producing
Scott Frank
2021 Recipient of the Bill Wittliff Award for Screenwriting
Michael Schur
2021 Recipient of the Outstanding Television Writer Award
Channing Godfrey Peoples
2021 Recipient of the New Voice Award
Speakers
Danny Abel
co-writer/director The King of North Sudan
Megan Alderson
Virtual Panelist
Paul Alvarado-Dykstra
writer/producer/moderator
Miguel Alvarez
Moderator
Zadoc Angell
Co-President, Echo Lake Entertainment
Nick Antosca
writer/showrunner Channel Zero, Brand New Cherry Flavor, The Act;...
Lindsey Ashley
Moderator; Deputy Director, Texas Film Commission
Frank Barbiere
writer Ruined King: A League of Legends Story, Darksiders Genesis,...
Casey Baron
Director of Programming and Industry Relations, Austin Film Festival;...
Anna Baumgarten
writer/director Disfluency
Zach Baylin
writer, King Richard, Creed III, The Crow (remake)
Torben Bech
writer/director Swamp Lion
Scott Beck
writer A Quiet Place, writer/director 65, Haunt
Danielle Beckmann
producer Liza Anonymous
Christian Bersani
Creative Executive, Josephson Entertainment
Shane Black
writer/director The Predator, The Nice Guys, Iron Man 3, Kiss Kiss...
Jen Goyne Blake
Founding Director, Episodic Lab at the Sundance Institute; Executive...
Lowell Blank
producer Holes, Addict Named Hal
David Boxerbaum
Partner, Verve Talent & Literary Agency
VJ Boyd
writer/producer S.W.A.T., Justified
Craig Brewer
writer/director Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan, Footloose (2011);...
Jeffrey Brown
producer Cowboys, Nothing Stays The Same, Through The Repellent...
Dave Buckman
Host, 2021 Awards Luncheon; The Second City, Boom Chicago, American...
Jay Buim
cowriter/director Adventures in Success
Dave Callaham
writer Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Wonder Woman 1984,...
Jared Callahn
director Clean State
Cam Cannon
writer/producer Zero Contact; writer/executive producer USS...
Gabriel Casdorph
co-director He's Dead & So Am I
Dicky Chalmers
writer/director Angel
Jill Chamberlain
author, The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful...
Linda Yvette Chávez
writer I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, Flamin’ Hot;...
Stephen Christy
producer, The Empty Man; executive producer Just Beyond; President,...
Eduardo Cisneros
Virtual Panelist
Tripper Clancy
writer Stuber, I Am Not Okay With This, Die Hart
Spencer Cobb
Coordinator, Josephson Entertainment
David (D.S.) Cohen
Moderator
Matt Cook
writer/co-producer Triple Nine, By Way of Helena; co-writer Patriots...
Jihan Crowther
writer/producer The Underground Railroad, The Man in the High Castle,...
Ryan Cunningham
Manager/Producer, Anonymous Content
Alex DiBucci
writer/co-director Flux
Aidan Dick
cowriter/codirector When Men Were Men
Phillip Domfeh
cowriter/codirector Cary in Retrograde
Priya Domfeh
cowriter/codirector Cary in Retrograde
Lindsay Doran
Virtual Panelist
Rick Dugdale
President, Enderby Entertainment; producer The Intrigo Anthology,...
Tai Duncan
producer The Marksman, Cop Shop, How It Ends, Honest Thief, The Air I...
Matt Dy
Literary Manager, Lit Entertainment Group; Former Director of Script...
Kelly Edwards
author The Executive Chair; writer Our Kind Of People
Owen Egerton
writer/director Blood Fest, Follow, Mercy Black
Ben Epstein
writer/director Buck Alamo
Gabriele Fabbro
co-writer/director The Grand Bolero
Brandy Finmark
writer Chelsea, Crossing Swords, Crank Yankers
Erin Firestine
writer Weird West, Twin Suns Unannounced Project
Kelsi Fleming
Creative Executive, Josephson Entertainment
Joe Forte
writer Firewall; director The Man Who Saved Ben-Hur
Sam French
co-director With This Breath I Fly
Fabio Frey
cowriter/director My Dead Dad
Michael Fry
writer/co-creator Over The Hedge; writer/illustrator How To Be A...
Sera Gamble
Virtual Panelist
Brian Gannon
Moderator
Mike Gauyo
Founder, Black Boy Writes & Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative;...
Harrison Glaser
former Film Competition Director, Austin Film Festival; Moderator
Matt Glass
co-director Ghosts of the Ozarks
Julia Glausi
Media Finance Agent, CAA
Lindsay Graham
EP 1865, Terms; host American Scandal, American History Tellers,...
Tash Gray
writer/producer/director Raising Kanan, P Valley, Snowfall
Tim Gray
Film Competitions Director, Austin Film Festival
Devon Greggory
showrunner/executive producer The Game; co-creator/showrunner...
Javier "Javi" Grillo-Marxuach
writer/producer Lost, The Dark Crystal, Cowboy Bebop; creator The...
Ryan P. Hall
Head, Rooster Teeth Studios; executive producer Blood Fest, Lazer...
Kevin Hamedani
writer Darius the Great Is Not Okay, Infidel; ...
Donald Harris
Founder ATX Gamer Makers; Executive Producer FarBridge
James V. Hart
creator/executive producer The Hot Zone; writer Hook, Bram Stoker’s...
Alexandra E. Hartman
freelance writer Cowboy Bebop; writer Ghost Tape
Sam Hartshorn
writer/director Cardboard Fort
Chuck Hayward
writer Wandavision, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, Dear White...
Pat Hazell
Moderator
Jason Headley
Virtual Panelist
Peter Hedges
writer/director The Same Storm
Dan Hernandez
writer Pokémon Detective Pikachu, Addams Family 2; Co-Showrunner...
Gennifer Hutchison
Virtual Panelist
Brad Ingelsby
writer/executive producer Mare of Easttown, The Way Back, Our Friend,...
Todd Ireland
writer Sunny, Continuum
Dana M. Jackson
Manager, Echo Lake Entertainment
Leigh Dana Jackson
writer/co-executive producer Foundation, Raising Dion; writer 24:...
Amy Louise Johnson
writer/producer Servant, Messiah, Nightflyers, The Long Road Home,...
Hank Jones
writer Bel-Air, Grownish, The Neighborhood
Henry Jones
writer Jupiter's Legacy, Black Summer, Arcane
Mike Jones
Virtual Panelist
Lisa Joy
director/writer Reminiscence; co-creator Westworld
Susan Juvet
cowriter Adventures in Success
Stephen Karam
writer/director The Humans
James Kim
creator MOONFACE; co-creator Vermont Ave.; producer Gimlet,...
David Koepp
writer Jurassic Park, Spider-Man, War of the Worlds; writer/director...
Adam Kolbrenner
Virtual Panelist
Derek Kolstad
writer John Wick, John Wick Chapter 2, John Wick Chapter 3 -...
Fran Kranz
writer/director Mass
Dylan Kussman
writer/director The Steps; director Wrestling Jerusalem; writer The...
Danny Lee
co-director New Jack
Noah Lee
co-director New Jack
Meg LeFauve
writer Inside Out, The Good Dinosaur, Captain Marvel
Adam Levine
Founding Partner, Verve Talent & Literary Agency
Matt Lieberman
Virtual Panelist
Jordan Wayne Long
co-writer/co-director Ghosts of the Ozarks
Lucas Loredo
narrative designer/writer Weird West
Jason Lubin
Lit Manager/Producer, First Story Entertainment
Miles Luna
Moderator
Kirk Lynn
Moderator
Lucas Martell
co-creator Spies In Disguise, writer/director The OceanMaker
Ansley Martinez
Creative Executive, Diversity Hire Ltd.
Gabe Martinez
writer/co-director He's Dead & So Am I
Felischa Marye
creator/writer/producer/showrunner Bigger; writer 13 Reasons Why
Glen Mazzara
Creator/showrunner Damien, Showrunner The Walking Dead, Executive...
Johnny McAllister
Moderator
Hannah McCarthy
Moderator; Senior Director of Programming & Development - Rooster...
Kirby McClure
writer/director Spaghetti Junction
Cindy McCreery
writer The Honey Girls, Something in the Water, Haven, Free Willy:...
Lorien McKenna
co-host The Screenwriting Life; writer/showrunner
Evan McNary
cowriter/director Ragged Heart
John Merriman
moderator; actor Mustang Island, Sister Aimee
Paul Merryman
producer, The Outpost
Ashley Miller
creator/ep DOTA: Dragon’s Blood; writer X-Men: First Class, Thor;...
Sophie Miller
writer/director Ranch Water
Jenna Milly
writer/executive producer Golden Arm; editor Screenwriting Magazine
Elizabeth Mims
Moderator
Alexandra Mitchell
Moderator
Emily Mollenkopf
Virtual Panelist
Barbara Morgan
Executive Director, Austin Film Festival; Moderator
Evan Narcisse
staff writer gen:Lock, season 2; narrative design consultant Marvel's...
Gayla Nethercott
Literary Agent/Manager
Jason Neulander
writer/director The Intergalactic Nemesis, Buttercup, Hit & Run,...
Jeff Nichols
writer/director Loving, Midnight Special, Mud, Take Shelter, Shotgun...
William Nix
executive producer The Prophet, This Is Ragtime: The Birth of...
Susan O'Connor
story consultant Batman (Telltale), Dishonored 2, BioShock 2; lead...
Tracy Oliver
Virtual Panelist
Lorna Clarke Osunsanmi
writer/producer Hemlock Grove, The Path, All American, Shaka: King of...
Chase Palmer
co-writer IT: Chapter 1; writer/director Naked Singularity
Daniel Petrie, Jr.
Partner, Enderby Entertainment; writer Beverly Hills Cop, The Big...
Kemp Powers
Virtual Panelist
Tonia Ransom
creator/executive producer NIGHTLIGHT: The Black Horror Podcast
Huda Razzak
co-writer/co-director The Ocean Duck
Pamela Ribon
Virtual Panelist
Ty Roberts
co-writer/producer/director 12 Mighty Orphans, The Iron Orchard
Alvaro Rodriguez
writer American Rust, Florida Man; executive producer/co-creator Seis...
Dailyn Rodriguez
co-showrunner/executive producer Queen of the South, Ugly Betty, Lie...
Izzi Rojas
cowriter/codirector When Men Were Men
Eric Roth
Virtual Panelist
Jameel Saleem
writer/co-executive producer Bob's Burgers; writer/producer...
Benji Samit
writer Pokémon Detective Pikachu, Addams Family 2; Co-Showrunner...
Michael Sarnoski
writer/director Pig
David Self
writer Thirteen Days, Road to Perdition, Desert Warrior
Trey Selman
Moderator
April Shih
writer You’re The Worst, Undone, Mrs. America; writer/supervising...
Jason Shuman
Virtual Panelist
Katie Sicking
cowriter Early to Rise
Abie Sidell
writer/director CRAM
Ya'Ke Smith
Associate Professor of Film/Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and...
Lane Stanley
writer/director Addict Named Hal
Taylor Streitz
writer/producer Stargirl
Fred Strype
moderator; AFF Screenwriting Award-Winner; producer Martin Eden;...
Honora Talbott
writer/director Fempire
Linnea Toney
Virtual Moderator
Bill True
writer Runaway, Hope Springs, Crazy Evil Genius; Head of Dramatic...
Oren Uziel
writer/director Shimmer Lake; writer 22 Jump Street, Freaks of...
Brett Wagner
writer/director The Big Bend
Jenny Waldo
writer/director Acid Test
Steven Walters
creator/head writer 1865: the Audio Drama; executive producer...
Monique Walton
producer Bull
Courtney Ware
co-writer/director The Soldier Plant
Herschel Weingrod
writer Trading Places, Brewster's Millions, Twins, Kindergarten Cop,...
Barton Weiss
Moderator
Chad Werner
writer/director The One You're With, Dot Dot Dot
Eric Williams
Founding Partner/Literary Manager, Zero Gravity Management
Rebecca Windsor
Head, Warner Bros. Television Workshop
Seanne Winslow
co-writer/co-director The Falconer
Jaimie Woo
Senior Development Producer, Culture House
Bryan Woods
writer A Quiet Place, writer/director 65, Haunt
Bryan Wynbrandt
executive producer/co-showrunner La Brea; creator/EP/showrunner God...
John Zaozirny
Literary Manager/Head, Bellevue Productions; producer Infinite, Eli,...