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Beyond screening over 100 excellent films, the Austin Film Festival also offers over 60 panels and roundtable discussions, led by more than 100 industry professionals. This year the panels will focus on ‘telling your story by any means necessary.' The panelists will give an informative look into how they sold their scripts, got distribution deals, had their pilots picked up, etc.
If you are (or want to be) a writer, producer or director, you don't want to miss these invaluable panel discussions. In order to take part in all of these wonderful events, buy your badge now. Check out the tentative panel schedule here.
Some of the biggest names at this year's event will be producer, director and actor Sydney Pollack, Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award; Shane Black, Distinguished Screenwriter Award; and David Milch, Outstanding Television Writer Award.
A Sampling of the Panels Scheduled
- Adapting Material to Film: Led by Diana Ossana (Brokeback Mountain) and Bill Wittliff (The Black Stallion)
- The Business of Film & Distribution
- Creating Classic Characters: Led by Shane Black (Lethal Weapon) and Sydney Pollack (Tootsie)
- Art of the Pitch
- Gaming: Writing for RPGs: With Joseph Staten, writer/director of the Halo video games and the upcoming Halo feature film
- Writing R-Rated Comedies: Led by Steve Faber & Bob Fisher (Wedding Crashers) and Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter and David Wain (Stella, The State, Wet Hot American Summer)
- Reel Life: Narrative Structure in Documentary Filmmaking
- Television Intensive
- Writing Family Films: Led by the people behind Charlotte’s Web, Radio and the Harry Potter film franchise
After the jump, more featured panelists...
- John August (writer Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Go, Big Fish)
- Michael Barlow, First Look Pictures
- Greg Beal, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences R, Nicholl Fellowships Program Coordinator
- Ali Bell, Hey Day Pictures
- Jessica Bendinger (Stick It, Bring it On, “Sex & the City”)
- Richard Bever, Rough House Media
- Maggie Biggar, Fortis Films
- Michael Ian Black, actor/writer/director (Stella, The Pleasure of Your Company, The State)
- David Boxerbaum, APA
- Channing Dungey, Touchstone TV
- Steve Faber (We’re the Millers, Wedding Crashers)
- Juliana Farrell, Groundswell Productions
- Bob Fisher (We’re the Millers, Wedding Crashers)
- Dianne Fraser, Industry Entertainment
- Dan French (“Dennis Miller,” “The Late Late Show,” “The Best Damn Sports Show Period”)
- Russell Gewirtz (Inside Man)
- Marc Gordon, The Firm
- Susannah Grant (writer/director Catch and Release, “Party of Five,” writer Erin Brockovich, 28 Days)
- John Lee Hancock (writer A Perfect World, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The Alamo, director The Alamo, The Rookie)
- James V. Hart (Atlas Shrugged, The Snow Goose, Contact, Dracula, Hook)
- Kristin Jones, Miramax
- Jack Leslie, The Donners’ Company
- Christopher McQuarrie (Logan’s Run,The Way of the Gun, The Usual Suspects)
- Diana Ossana (Brokeback Mountain, “Comanche Moon”, “Streets of Laredo”)
- David Ranes, WhiteLight Entertainment
- Mike Rich (Nativity, Radio, Finding Forrester, The Rookie)
- Michael Showalter (writer/director The Baxter, Stella)
- Joseph Staten (writer/director Halo)
- Keith Sweitzer, Fort Hill Productions
- Kriss Turner (Something New, "Everybody Hates Chris", "Living Single")
- Christopher Vogler (Story Consultant, Producer, author The Writer's Journey)
- Larry Wilmore (“The Office”, “The Bernie Mac Show”, “The PJs”, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, “In Living Color”)
- Bill Wittliff (The Perfect Storm, Legends of the Fall, Lonesome Dove, The Black Stallion)
- Alex Young, Josephson Entertainment
For a complete list and schedule of festival panels and roundtavble discussions, check out the Austin Film Festival site.
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