Who’s going to the 2014 Austin Film Festival?

If you are into screenwriting, there may be no more important annual networking and learning opportunity than the Austin Film Festival. To my knowledge, it is the only festival of its type in the U.S. that focuses on the writing craft, both movies and TV, where dozens of Hollywood professionals show up to appear on panels and interface with hundreds of writers, along with lots of movie screenings. It really is a special week-long event.

I will be there this year as part of the Black List team. Here is our preliminary schedule of events:

Franklin Leonard

Friday, October 24

9:00–10:15am: FL panel (Three Page Challenge)
The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room

1:30pm-2:45pm: FL panel (Austin Pitch #4)
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Vestry Conference Room

3:15pm-4:30pm: FL panel (Semifinalists Roundtable: The Business Side)
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Crail Hall

Sunday, October 26

Noon-2:00PM: Black List Staged Reading
State Theater

Scott Myers

Friday, October 24

9–10AM: Roundtable: The Art and Business of Film
St. David’s Episcopal Church

10:45-Noon: The Sanity Spectrum (Moderating)
John August, Laeta Kalogridis, Richard Kelly, Jim Uhls
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall

Saturday, October 25

10:45-Noon: Status Quo (Moderating)
Craig Borten, Tom Schulman, Jim Uhls
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom

4:30–5:45PM: The Signature Gesture: A Workshop in Expressive Writing
Scott Myers, Mary Coleman, Head of Pixar story department
Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room

There is another panel in the works not yet locked down. More information on that soon.

And this: How about a Go Into The Story meet-up?

Looking at the schedule, Sunday looks pretty optimal. 4–6PM at a nearby watering hole?

Who is planning on attending this year’s Austin Film Festival? Would you be up for a meet-up? Please let me know in comments so I can get a head count and find a good place for us to meet, drink and be happy.

For more information on the Austin Film Festival, go here.

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