Austin Film Festival 2008 : Festival Calendar

	time	title	venue
Thursday, October 16th
	12:00 PM	Opening Remarks Panel \| 30 min.	Driskill Ballroom
	1:00 PM	Film Texas: Incentives Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Club
	1:00 PM	Austin Pitch Prep Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Austin Room
	1:00 PM	Getting the Most Out of Competitions Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Hogg Room
	1:00 PM	Shot of Inspiration Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Ballroom
	2:45 PM	Finalist and Semifinalist Panel Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Club
	2:45 PM	Austin Pitch #1 Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Austin Room
	2:45 PM	Common Mistakes Writers Make Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Hogg Room
	2:45 PM	Beyond the Page: Expressing your Ideas in Person Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Ballroom
Friday, October 17th
	9:00 AM	Second Rounder Panel Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Club
	9:00 AM	Austin Pitch #2 Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Austin Room
	9:00 AM	Roundtable: Production Companies Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Room
	9:00 AM	McCallum High School Panel Panel \| 75 min.	McCallum High School
	9:00 AM	TV Development Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Ballroom
	10:45 AM	Agent/Writer Relationship Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Club
	10:45 AM	Austin Pitch #3 Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Austin Room
	10:45 AM	Roundtable: Young Filmmakers Program Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Room
	10:45 AM	Getting a Writing Job Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Hogg Room
	10:45 AM	Shooting Your Documentary Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Maximilian Room
	10:45 AM	The Dramatic Story Panel \| 75 min.	Stephen F. Austin Ballroom
	10:45 AM	Tell Your Story: Terry Rossio Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Victorian Balcony
	1:45 PM	Austin Pitch #4 Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Austin Room
	1:45 PM	Roundtable: Producers Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Room
	1:45 PM	Building a Script Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Hogg Room
	1:45 PM	Young Filmmakers Program Pitch Session Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Victorian Balcony
	1:45 PM	Writing for Laughs: The Sitcom Panel \| 75 min.	Stephen F. Austin Ballroom
	1:45 PM	Know Your Rights Panel \| 75 min.	Stephen F. Austin Assembly Room
	3:15 PM	Finalist and Semifinalist Panel Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Club
	3:15 PM	Austin Pitch #5 Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Austin Room
	3:15 PM	Roundtable: Writer/Directors Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Room
	3:15 PM	Producers Panel #1: Indies Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Hogg Room
	3:15 PM	Shot of Inspiration Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Ballroom
	3:15 PM	Young Filmmaker Program Pitch Session Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Victorian Balcony
	3:15 PM	Development Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Maximilian Room
	3:15 PM	Writing the Horror Film Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Ballroom
	3:15 PM	Young Filmmaker Program Pitch Session Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Victorian Balcony
Saturday, October 18th
	9:00 AM	Writers Ranch, The Austin Film Festival's Screenwriters Workshop Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Club
	9:00 AM	Roundtable: Young Filmmakers Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Room
	9:00 AM	The Art of the Pitch Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Hogg Room
	9:00 AM	Dialogue Finding Voice Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Ballroom
	9:00 AM	Game Writing vs. Screenwriting Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Maximilian Room
	9:00 AM	What Gets Producers Excited? Panel	Stephen F. Austin Assembly Room
	10:45 AM	Concept to Creation Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Ballroom
	10:45 AM	Young Filmmakers Panel Panel \| 75 min.	Texas Capitol Ballroom
	10:45 AM	DIY: Independent Film Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Club
	10:45 AM	Austin Pitch #6 Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Austin Room
	10:45 AM	Roundtable: Production Companies Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Room
	10:45 AM	Manager/Writer Relationship Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Hogg Room
	10:45 AM	Giant Steps: Technology from Script to Shoot Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Maximilian Room
	10:45 AM	Writers Who Direct Panel \| 75 min.	Stephen F. Austin Assembly Room
	10:45 AM	Tell Your Story: Jeff Nathanson Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Victorian Balcony
	2:00 PM	Titans of TV Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Ballroom
	2:00 PM	Breaking into Animation Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Club
	2:00 PM	Austin Pitch #7 Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Austin Room
	2:00 PM	Roundtable: Agent/Manager Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Room
	2:00 PM	Distribution Panel Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Hogg Room
	2:00 PM	Writing Comedies: PG-13 vs. R Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Maximilian Room
	2:00 PM	A Conversation with Danny Boyle Panel \| 75 min.	Stephen F. Austin Ballroom
	2:00 PM	Tell Your Story: Lawrence Kasdan Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Victorian Balcony
	3:45 PM	A Conversation with Greg Daniels Panel \| 75 min.	Stephen F. Austin Ballroom
	3:45 PM	Script Reading: Comedy Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Club
	3:45 PM	Austin Pitch #8 Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Austin Room
	3:45 PM	Know Your Rights: Post-Production Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Hogg Room
	3:45 PM	How Do You Do It Outside of Hollywood? Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Maximilian Room
	3:45 PM	Action Thriller Panel \| 75 min.	Stephen F. Austin Assembly Room
	3:45 PM	Tell Your Story: Phil Rosenthal and Jake Kasdan Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Victorian Balcony
	4:00 PM	Adapting Twilight Panel \| 75 min.	Rollins Theater
Sunday, October 19th
	11:30 AM	The Online World Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Club
	11:30 AM	Roundtable: Writers Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Room
	11:30 AM	Finalist and Semifinalist Panel Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Hogg Room
	11:30 AM	The One-Hour Drama Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Ballroom
	11:30 AM	From Frame to Frame: Adapting Comic Books to the Screen Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Maximilian Room
	1:00 PM	Script Reading: Drama Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Club
	1:00 PM	Roundtable: Filmmakers Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Room
	1:00 PM	What Actors Look for in a Script Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Ballroom
	1:00 PM	Tell Your Story: Tim Kring Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Victorian Balcony
	2:30 PM	Movies 101: Screenwriting Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Citadel Room
	2:30 PM	Niche Projects Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Hogg Room
	2:30 PM	The Film Festival Circuit Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Maximilian Room
	2:30 PM	Tell Your Story: David Wain Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Victorian Balcony
	2:30 PM	Tell Your Story: Shane Black Panel \| 75 min.	Driskill Ballroom
	4:00 PM	Movies 101: Filmmaking Panel \| 60 min.	Driskill Citadel Club
	4:00 PM	Editors/Post-Production Panel \| 60 min.	Driskill Hogg Room

12:00 PM

Opening Remarks

Panel | 30 min.

Driskill Ballroom

1:00 PM

Film Texas: Incentives

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Club

1:00 PM

Austin Pitch Prep

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Austin Room

1:00 PM

Getting the Most Out of Competitions

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Hogg Room

1:00 PM

Shot of Inspiration

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Ballroom

2:45 PM

Finalist and Semifinalist Panel

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Club

2:45 PM

Austin Pitch #1

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Austin Room

2:45 PM

Common Mistakes Writers Make

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Hogg Room

2:45 PM

Beyond the Page: Expressing your Ideas in Person

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Ballroom

9:00 AM

Second Rounder Panel

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Club

9:00 AM

Austin Pitch #2

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Austin Room

9:00 AM

Roundtable: Production Companies

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Room

9:00 AM

McCallum High School Panel

Panel | 75 min.

McCallum High School

9:00 AM

TV Development

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Ballroom

10:45 AM

Agent/Writer Relationship

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Club

10:45 AM

Austin Pitch #3

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Austin Room

10:45 AM

Roundtable: Young Filmmakers Program

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Room

10:45 AM

Getting a Writing Job

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Hogg Room

10:45 AM

Shooting Your Documentary

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Maximilian Room

10:45 AM

The Dramatic Story

Panel | 75 min.

Stephen F. Austin Ballroom

10:45 AM

Tell Your Story: Terry Rossio

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Victorian Balcony

1:45 PM

Austin Pitch #4

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Austin Room

1:45 PM

Roundtable: Producers

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Room

1:45 PM

Building a Script

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Hogg Room

1:45 PM

Young Filmmakers Program Pitch Session

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Victorian Balcony

1:45 PM

Writing for Laughs: The Sitcom

Panel | 75 min.

Stephen F. Austin Ballroom

1:45 PM

Know Your Rights

Panel | 75 min.

Stephen F. Austin Assembly Room

3:15 PM

Finalist and Semifinalist Panel

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Club

3:15 PM

Austin Pitch #5

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Austin Room

3:15 PM

Roundtable: Writer/Directors

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Room

3:15 PM

Producers Panel #1: Indies

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Hogg Room

3:15 PM

Shot of Inspiration

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Ballroom

3:15 PM

Young Filmmaker Program Pitch Session

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Victorian Balcony

3:15 PM

Development

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Maximilian Room

3:15 PM

Writing the Horror Film

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Ballroom

3:15 PM

Young Filmmaker Program Pitch Session

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Victorian Balcony

9:00 AM

Writers Ranch, The Austin Film Festival's Screenwriters Workshop

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Club

9:00 AM

Roundtable: Young Filmmakers

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Room

9:00 AM

The Art of the Pitch

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Hogg Room

9:00 AM

Dialogue Finding Voice

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Ballroom

9:00 AM

Game Writing vs. Screenwriting

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Maximilian Room

9:00 AM

What Gets Producers Excited?

Panel

Stephen F. Austin Assembly Room

10:45 AM

Concept to Creation

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Ballroom

10:45 AM

Young Filmmakers Panel

Panel | 75 min.

Texas Capitol Ballroom

10:45 AM

DIY: Independent Film

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Club

10:45 AM

Austin Pitch #6

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Austin Room

10:45 AM

Roundtable: Production Companies

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Room

10:45 AM

Manager/Writer Relationship

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Hogg Room

10:45 AM

Giant Steps: Technology from Script to Shoot

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Maximilian Room

10:45 AM

Writers Who Direct

Panel | 75 min.

Stephen F. Austin Assembly Room

10:45 AM

Tell Your Story: Jeff Nathanson

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Victorian Balcony

2:00 PM

Titans of TV

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Ballroom

2:00 PM

Breaking into Animation

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Club

2:00 PM

Austin Pitch #7

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Austin Room

2:00 PM

Roundtable: Agent/Manager

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Room

2:00 PM

Distribution Panel

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Hogg Room

2:00 PM

Writing Comedies: PG-13 vs. R

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Maximilian Room

2:00 PM

A Conversation with Danny Boyle

Panel | 75 min.

Stephen F. Austin Ballroom

2:00 PM

Tell Your Story: Lawrence Kasdan

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Victorian Balcony

3:45 PM

A Conversation with Greg Daniels

Panel | 75 min.

Stephen F. Austin Ballroom

3:45 PM

Script Reading: Comedy

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Club

3:45 PM

Austin Pitch #8

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Austin Room

3:45 PM

Know Your Rights: Post-Production

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Hogg Room

3:45 PM

How Do You Do It Outside of Hollywood?

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Maximilian Room

3:45 PM

Action Thriller

Panel | 75 min.

Stephen F. Austin Assembly Room

3:45 PM

Tell Your Story: Phil Rosenthal and Jake Kasdan

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Victorian Balcony

4:00 PM

Adapting Twilight

Panel | 75 min.

Rollins Theater

11:30 AM

The Online World

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Club

11:30 AM

Roundtable: Writers

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Room

11:30 AM

Finalist and Semifinalist Panel

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Hogg Room

11:30 AM

The One-Hour Drama

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Ballroom

11:30 AM

From Frame to Frame: Adapting Comic Books to the Screen

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Maximilian Room

1:00 PM

Script Reading: Drama

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Club

1:00 PM

Roundtable: Filmmakers

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Room

1:00 PM

What Actors Look for in a Script

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Ballroom

1:00 PM

Tell Your Story: Tim Kring

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Victorian Balcony

2:30 PM

Movies 101: Screenwriting

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Citadel Room

2:30 PM

Niche Projects

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Hogg Room

2:30 PM

The Film Festival Circuit

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Maximilian Room

2:30 PM

Tell Your Story: David Wain

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Victorian Balcony

2:30 PM

Tell Your Story: Shane Black

Panel | 75 min.

Driskill Ballroom

4:00 PM

Movies 101: Filmmaking

Panel | 60 min.

Driskill Citadel Club

4:00 PM

Editors/Post-Production

Panel | 60 min.

Driskill Hogg Room