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Thursday, October 13
 

11:30am CDT

Opening Remarks InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom

1:00pm CDT

An Indie Special: A Conversation with Jeff Nichols InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom Fresh Off the Set: First Time Directors The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room How to Work the Conference St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary Script-to-Screen: Little Women The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by Final Draft The Next Wave of Digital Content St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Writing for Hollywood Outside of Hollywood The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room

2:45pm CDT

Alternative Ways to Break In The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room No One Understands My Work! How to Give and Take Constructive Feedback InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Presidential Programming: A Conversation with Jennifer Salke The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony The Filmscape: Studio vs. Indie Storytelling The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room The Script that Shagged Me: A Conversation with Michael McCullers St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Script-to-Screen: The Revenant The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by Final Draft The Hart Chart InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom How Comedy Works The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room
 
Friday, October 14
 

9:00am CDT

Breaking In: Competitions InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Deconstructing: Jane Austen The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by Final Draft Indie Film Track: Short Films, Big Heart The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Morning Improv The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony Showrunners: The Big Picture for the Small Screen InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom The Mister Behind Sister, Sister and Kenan & Kel: A Conversation with Kim Bass The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room The Writers/Manager Rep-lationship Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary To Speak or Not to Speak: Dialogue St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall

10:45am CDT

Based on a True Story Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary Breaking In: As an Assistant InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Indie Film Track: Crowdfunding to Build Independence The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Live from New York: It's Saturday Night Live Writers St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Ready, Set, Pitch: 90 Pages in 90 Seconds St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary Screenwriters to Watch The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony Storytelling through a Matrix: A VR Case Study The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room Structurally Sound The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by Final Draft The Triple Threat: A Conversation with Jason Segel InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom Rocky vs. Creed The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room

1:15pm CDT

Script-to-Screen: Hook The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by Final Draft

1:30pm CDT

A Conversation with Marta Kauffman: The 2016 Outstanding Television Writer InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom Breaking In: Digital Space InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Great Adaptations Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary Indie Film Track: Assembling Your Team St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary Pushing Boundaries St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Research and Development at Disney and Pixar Animation Studios: Collaboration and Immersion The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Screenwriters Agreements The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony The One I Love: A Case Study on Relationships The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room

3:15pm CDT

Breaking In: Playwrights turned Screenwriters InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room How I Met Your Mother: A Conversation with Carter Bays The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by Final Draft Indie Film Track: Directing Your Own Script St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary The Creative Career: Practical Tips for Starting Out Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary The Writer/Monster Mash-Up St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall The Writer/Producer Dynamic: A Case Study The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Tuning In: Music in Television The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room Script-to-Screen: Ghostbusters InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom
 
Saturday, October 15
 

9:00am CDT

Executives and Producers: Film Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary Film-Based Television Shows The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room From SNL to Sisters: A Conversation with Paula Pell InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom Indie Film Track: Digital Production and Storytelling The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Morning Improv The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony Playwrights in the Writers Room The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by Final Draft Science Fiction vs. Science Fact St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Turning Failure into Success InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Writing for the Web: Digital Storytelling The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room The Networking Lounge St. David's Episcopal Church, Sumners Hall

10:45am CDT

'Drawing' Back the Curtains: Animation The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room 'Net'working: The Screenwriter on Social Media The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room A Conversation with the 2016 Awardees InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom Bringing the Undead Alive in Your Screenplay St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Collaborative Creativity: A Conversation with Scott Neustadter and Michael H Weber The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by Final Draft Executives and Executive Producers: Digital Media The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony Great Bad Guys Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary Indie Film Track: Storytelling through Documentaries InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Scripts the Biz Loves St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary The Fine Print: Contracts and Options The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room

12:30pm CDT

First Three Pages, Live! The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Indie Film Track: Distribution and Marketing InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Is Your Script or Production in Jeopardy? The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room Learning the Tropes: Genre Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary Rep-iquette St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary Sporting the Screenplay The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room The Marvel-ous World of Comic Book Adaptations The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by Final Draft When Romance Met Comedy: The Rom Com St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall

2:45pm CDT

A Conversation with Nancy Meyers: The 2016 Distinguished Screenwriter InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom Building Worlds St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Executives and Executive Producers: Television St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary First Three Pages, Live! The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Indie Film Track: Storytelling through Editing InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Indie Film Track: The Actor/Director Relationship The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by Final Draft Screenwriter, MD The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room The Queens of Comedy Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary

4:30pm CDT

Culturevision & Niche Storytelling St. David’s Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Pitch to Pick-Up: The People, the Process, the Prep St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary The Herlihy Boy: A Conversation with Tim Herlihy Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary Typewriter & Piano Keys: Writing the Musical Movie The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room Script-to-Screen: I Love You, Man The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by Final Draft The Psychology of Storytelling InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom
 
Sunday, October 16
 

11:30am CDT

Chicks with Bics The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Deconstructing: Billy Wilder The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room From Buster Bluth to Bag Man: A Conversation with Tony Hale The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by Final Draft Indie Film Track: Microbudget Filmmaking in the Lone Star State InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Space Out of Time: Expanding the Page for VR The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room The Writers REPerspective The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony There's Something About Farrelly: A Conversation with Bobby Farrelly InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom

1:15pm CDT

A Conversation with Paul Feig: The 2016 Extraordinary Contribution to Film award recipient InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom How to be an Ally The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Indie Film Track: Film Sales & Festival Circuits InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room Legends of the Hidden Temple: The Legacy of the Legend The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room Psychological Thrillers The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by Final Draft Sequels and Reboots The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room

3:00pm CDT

Black to the Future: Closing Remarks with Shane Black InterContinental Stephen F Austin, Ballroom Who's That Girl? It's Liz!: A Conversation with Elizabeth Meriwether The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by Final Draft Script-to-Screen: The Motorcycle Diaries The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room
 
Monday, October 17
 

4:00pm CDT

A Conversation with Frank Marshall Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary
 
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Alamo Drafthouse Village presented by Sprint
Antone's Night Club
Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary
Driskill Hotel
Fado Irish Pub
Fiesta Gardens
French Legation Museum
Galaxy Highland 8 presented by Dove Chocolate
Galaxy Highland 9 presented by Dove Chocolate
Hideout Theatre
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Lucky Lounge
Paramount Theatre
Ranch 616
Rollins Theatre presented by Capital Metro
Ruth's Chris Steak House
Speakeasy
St. David's Episcopal Church, Sumners Hall
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St. David’s Episcopal Church, Crail Hall
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary
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State Theatre
Texas Spirit Theater
The Austin Club
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