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Jessica Rowlands
Award winning screenwriter & director.
Thursday
, October 21
11:30am CDT
Opening Remarks
The Austin Club, Medallion Room
1:00pm CDT
Indie Film Track: Making Your First Feature
The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
2:45pm CDT
Second Rounders and Above Panel: The Writer/Manager Relationship
The Austin Club, Medallion Room
5:00pm CDT
Opening Night Reception
Fair Market
5:30pm CDT
Second Rounders and Above Live Virtual Panel: Writing and Creative Development at Pixar
EVENTIVE
7:00pm CDT
On Writing Mare of Easttown (Prerecorded Virtual Panel)
EVENTIVE
7:15pm CDT
Ragged Heart
St. David's Episcopal Church
11:00pm CDT
Late Night Welcome Party Presented by Vuele
Fair Market
Friday
, October 22
9:00am CDT
Second Rounders and Above Panel: The Writer's Team
St. David's Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary
10:45am CDT
Creating Emotional Characters That Audiences Will Care About
The Austin Club, Medallion Room
1:00pm CDT
Play It Again (Virtual Screening)
EVENTIVE
1:30pm CDT
On Writing Sci-Fi: A Conversation with Lisa Joy
The Austin Club, Medallion Room
3:15pm CDT
A Conversation with Scott Frank: The 2021 Recipient of the Bill Wittliff Award for Screenwriting
The Austin Club, Medallion Room
The Screenwriting Life
St. David's Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary
4:00pm CDT
Cattledog
St. David's Episcopal Church
5:30pm CDT
Second Rounders and Above Live Virtual Panel: Pitch Prep with Pamela Ribon
EVENTIVE
6:30pm CDT
A Conversation with Scott Frank: The 2021 Recipient of the Bill Wittliff Award for Screenwriting (Prerecorded Virtual Panel)
EVENTIVE
7:15pm CDT
The Creative Career: Practical Tips for Starting Out presented by The Writers Guild of America West (Live Virtual Panel)
EVENTIVE
Saturday
, October 23
9:00am CDT
A Conversation with David Koepp
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association
10:45am CDT
A Conversation with the 2021 Awardees
800 Congress
12:30pm CDT
Finding the Voice
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association
Indie Film Track: The Art of the Short Film
The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
Semifinalists and Above Panel: Echo Lake Entertainment
The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room
3:00pm CDT
Semifinalists and AFF Filmmaker Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television*
St. David's Episcopal Church, Sumners Hall
4:45pm CDT
Notes on Collaboration
The Omni Hotel, Longhorn Room (3rd floor)
Finding the Voice (Prerecorded Virtual Panel)
EVENTIVE
7:30pm CDT
Pitch Finale Party
The Aquarium on 6th
8:00pm CDT
A Conversation with Michael Schur: The 2021 Outstanding Television Award Recipient (Prerecorded Virtual Panel)
EVENTIVE
11:00pm CDT
Heart of Film Conference Party presented by Originator Studios
The Long Center for the Performing Arts
Sunday
, October 24
10:00am CDT
"Hair of the Dog" Brunch
Mohawk
11:30am CDT
Setting and Its Effect on Story
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association
1:15pm CDT
Second Rounders and Above Panel: Keeping the Spark Alive
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association
3:00pm CDT
Closing Remarks with Shane Black
800 Congress
4:30pm CDT
Keeping the Spark Alive (Prerecorded Virtual Panel)
EVENTIVE
7:15pm CDT
A Conversation with Eric Roth (Live Virtual Panel)
EVENTIVE
Monday
, October 25
4:00pm CDT
Cardboard Fort
Hideout Theatre
10:30pm CDT
Ranch Water
State Theatre
Tuesday
, October 26
2:30pm CDT
Disfluency
Galaxy Highland - Screen 9
4:30pm CDT
Shorts Program 6: The One You Love
Rollins Theatre presented by Whataburger
5:45pm CDT
Shorts Program 12: Shorts For All Ages
Galaxy Highland - Screen 9
6:30pm CDT
The Grand Bolero
Galaxy Highland - Screen 6
7:30pm CDT
Cattledog
Galaxy Highland - Screen 4
7:45pm CDT
Shorts Program 1: The Ones Left Behind
Rollins Theatre presented by Whataburger
11:00pm CDT
Shorts Program 11: Shorts That Go Bump In The Night
Rollins Theatre presented by Whataburger
Angel
Rollins Theatre presented by Whataburger
Wednesday
, October 27
5:45pm CDT
Liza Anonymous
Rollins Theatre presented by Whataburger
Paco
Rollins Theatre presented by Whataburger
6:15pm CDT
Ragged Heart
Galaxy Highland - Screen 9
9:00pm CDT
Play It Again
Rollins Theatre presented by Whataburger
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Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que
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First Baptist Church of Austin
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The Aquarium on 6th
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The Eleanor
The Long Center for the Performing Arts
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The Omni Hotel, Ste. 700 (7th floor)
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