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Thursday, October 29
 

1:00pm CDT

Austin Pitch Prep
It’s the 12th Annual Austin Film Festival Pitch Competition! Give your best pitch in 90 seconds and secure your spot in the finals at the Pitch Finale Party on Saturday night.
Panelists
avatar for Danny Manus

Danny Manus

CEO of No BullScript Consulting
Danny Manus is an in-demand script consultant and CEO of No BullScript Consulting (www.nobullscript.net), and was ranked in the Top 15 “Cream of the Crop” Script Consultants by Creative Screenwriting Magazine. He is the author of “No BS for Screenwriters: Advice from the Executive Perspective” and was also named one of Screencraft’s “25 People Screenwriters Should Follow on... Read More →
avatar for Emily Zulauf

Emily Zulauf

Script Supervisor at Pixar Animation Studios
Emily Zulauf has been with Pixar since 2008. She worked as the Creative Development Associate, looking for writers to match with our directors, and most recently as the Script Supervisor on INSIDE OUT.

Thursday October 29, 2015 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Vestry Conference Room
  Conference, PITCH

2:45pm CDT

Austin Pitch #1
It’s the 13th Annual Austin Film Festival Pitch Competition! This unique event allows contestants 90 seconds to pitch their best ideas to a panel of judges made of up agents, producers, managers, and screenwriters in a constructive and friendly environment. Give your best pitch in 90 seconds and secure your spot in the finals at the Pitch Finale Party on Saturday night.

All Pitch Sessions require an advance sign-up and are held at St. David’s Episcopal Church in the Vestry Conference Room, located at 301 E 8th Street.
Panelists
avatar for Jill Chamberlain

Jill Chamberlain

Founding Director, The Screenplay Workshop
Jill Chamberlain is a sought-after script doctor, story consultant, and screenwriting coach. She is the Founding Director of The Screenplay Workshop, Austin's only educational institution dedicated solely to the craft of screenwriting (www.thescreenplayworkshop.org). She is also on the faculty of the graduate film program at Maryland Institute College of Art. Many of her students and clients have achieved success, having their screenplays optioned, sold, and made into award-winning feature films. She created the Nutshell Technique, a compl... Read More →
avatar for Pamela Ribon

Pamela Ribon

Writer at Walt Disney Animation Studios; bestselling author; writer Romantically Challenged, Samantha Who?, Hot Properties
Pamela Ribon is a screenwriter, TV writer and bestselling author. In addition to writing upcoming features for both Walt Disney Animation Studios and Sony Pictures Animation, Pamela has adapted her popular novels for both film and television, and developed original series and features... Read More →

Thursday October 29, 2015 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Vestry Conference Room
  Conference, PITCH
 
Friday, October 30
 

9:00am CDT

Austin Pitch #2
It’s the 13th Annual Austin Film Festival Pitch Competition! This unique event allows contestants 90 seconds to pitch their best ideas to a panel of judges made of up agents, producers, managers, and screenwriters in a constructive and friendly environment. Give your best pitch in 90 seconds and secure your spot in the finals at the Pitch Finale Party on Saturday night.
Panelists
avatar for Casper Kelly

Casper Kelly

creator/writer/director Too Many Cooks, Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell; writer Squidbillies
Casper Kelly is co-creator, writer, and director of the number one rated Adult Swim show Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell. He has also written for Squidbillies, Stroker & Hoop, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force and is author of the book, More Stories... Read More →
avatar for Dan Rosen

Dan Rosen

writer/director Freeloaders, Dead Man's Curve; writer/producer The First Family; writer The Last Supper
Dan Rosen’s first screenplay was the critically acclaimed cult favorite, “The Last Supper” starring Cameron Diaz, Anabeth Gish, Ron Pearlman, and Bill Paxton. Debuting at the Toronto Film Festival, The Last Supper was a crowd favorite at The London Film Festival, South By Southwest... Read More →

Friday October 30, 2015 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Vestry Conference Room
  Conference, PITCH

10:45am CDT

Austin Pitch #3
It’s the 13th Annual Austin Film Festival Pitch Competition! This unique event allows contestants 90 seconds to pitch their best ideas to a panel of judges made of up agents, producers, managers, and screenwriters in a constructive and friendly environment. Give your best pitch in 90 seconds and secure your spot in the finals at the Pitch Finale Party on Saturday night.
Panelists
avatar for VJ Boyd

VJ Boyd

writer/producer Justified
VJ Boyd is a writer and Supervising Producer on the new NBC show THE PLAYER, starring Wesley Snipes. Previously he was a writer/producer for 5 seasons on JUSTIFIED on FX. He is also the author of the graphic novel GHOST COP.
avatar for Andrea Dimity

Andrea Dimity

Manager/Producer Pannon Entertainment, Inc.
Andrea Dimity is a film producer and literary manager based in Los Angeles. She started working in the entertainment industry while attending the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television. Since then she has worked for such prolific producers and directors as Lorenzo di Bonaventura... Read More →

Friday October 30, 2015 10:45am - 12:00pm CDT
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Vestry Conference Room
  Conference, PITCH

1:30pm CDT

Austin Pitch #4
It’s the 13th Annual Austin Film Festival Pitch Competition! This unique event allows contestants 90 seconds to pitch their best ideas to a panel of judges made of up agents, producers, managers, and screenwriters in a constructive and friendly environment. Give your best pitch in 90 seconds and secure your spot in the finals at the Pitch Finale Party on Saturday night.
Panelists
avatar for Owen Egerton

Owen Egerton

Moderator
Owen Egerton is the writer/director of the psychological horror film Follow. As a screenwriter he’s written for Warner Brothers, Fox, and Disney studios. His script Bobbie Sue (co-written with Chris Mass and Russell Sharman) won a spot on the Blacklist. Egerton is also the author... Read More →
avatar for Chris Mass

Chris Mass

Moderator
Chris Mass co-wrote, produced, and starred in his first feature Chalk, which garnered numerous festival awards including AFF's Jury and Audience Awards before going on to be nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. The feature brought Chris his first studio gig at Universal... Read More →

Friday October 30, 2015 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Vestry Conference Room
  Conference, PITCH

3:15pm CDT

Austin Pitch #5
It’s the 13th Annual Austin Film Festival Pitch Competition! This unique event allows contestants 90 seconds to pitch their best ideas to a panel of judges made of up agents, producers, managers, and screenwriters in a constructive and friendly environment. Give your best pitch in 90 seconds and secure your spot in the finals at the Pitch Finale Party on Saturday night.
Panelists
avatar for Jillian Apfelbaum

Jillian Apfelbaum

VP Content, Imperative Entertainment
Jillian is the Vice President of Content at Imperative Entertainment where she focuses on the development of original and branded entertainment across all media including film, television, video games, books, comics, and new media. In addition to recently announced features with Ruben... Read More →
avatar for Troy Anthony Miller

Troy Anthony Miller

writer/director Severance; writer The Hitch (2013 AFF Darkwoods Productions Horror Award Winner)
Troy Anthony Miller is a writer, filmmaker and improv comedian. His feature film Severance made its World Premiere at AFF in 2005, and his screenplay The Hitch (2013 AFF Horror Award Winner) is under option with filmmaker Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile... Read More →

Friday October 30, 2015 3:15pm - 4:30pm CDT
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Vestry Conference Room
  Conference, PITCH
 
Saturday, October 31
 

9:00am CDT

Austin Pitch #6
It’s the 13th Annual Austin Film Festival Pitch Competition! This unique event allows contestants 90 seconds to pitch their best ideas to a panel of judges made of up agents, producers, managers, and screenwriters in a constructive and friendly environment. Give your best pitch in 90 seconds and secure your spot in the finals at the Pitch Finale Party on Saturday night.
Panelists
avatar for Michael Fry

Michael Fry

writer/co-creator Over The Hedge; writer/illustrator The Odd Squad (Disney-Hyperion); co-writer/illustrator The Naughty List (Harper Collins)
Michael Fry has been a cartoonist and writer for over 30 years.  He has created or co-created four internationally syndicated comic strips including the current Over the Hedge (writer with T Lewis illustrating) for Universal Press Syndicate.  Over the Hedge runs in over 130... Read More →
avatar for Danny Manus

Danny Manus

CEO of No BullScript Consulting
Danny Manus is an in-demand script consultant and CEO of No BullScript Consulting (www.nobullscript.net), and was ranked in the Top 15 “Cream of the Crop” Script Consultants by Creative Screenwriting Magazine. He is the author of “No BS for Screenwriters: Advice from the Executive Perspective” and was also named one of Screencraft’s “25 People Screenwriters Should Follow on... Read More →

Saturday October 31, 2015 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Vestry Conference Room
  Conference, PITCH

10:45am CDT

Austin Pitch #7
It’s the 13th Annual Austin Film Festival Pitch Competition! This unique event allows contestants 90 seconds to pitch their best ideas to a panel of judges made of up agents, producers, managers, and screenwriters in a constructive and friendly environment. Give your best pitch in 90 seconds and secure your spot in the finals at the Pitch Finale Party on Saturday night.
Panelists
avatar for Dan French

Dan French

writer The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Dennis Miller
Dan French is a writer/producer bouncing back and forth from Austin and LA on many projects, all comedy. He's currently running a small production company in Austin, creating mini-documentaries for startup businesses. His past credits include staff talk show jobs on Dennis Miller... Read More →
avatar for Herschel Weingrod

Herschel Weingrod

writer Trading Places, Brewster's Millions, Twins, Kindergarten Cop, Space Jam; producer Falling Down
HERSCHEL WEINGROD has been a working screenwriter and producer for over twenty-five years. His credits include Trading Places, Twins, Kindergarten Cop, Brewster’s Millions, Falling Down, Space Jam, Pure Luck, and The Final Season. He is an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin... Read More →

Saturday October 31, 2015 10:45am - 12:00pm CDT
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Vestry Conference Room
  Conference, PITCH

12:30pm CDT

Austin Pitch #8
It’s the 13th Annual Austin Film Festival Pitch Competition! This unique event allows contestants 90 seconds to pitch their best ideas to a panel of judges made of up agents, producers, managers, and screenwriters in a constructive and friendly environment. Give your best pitch in 90 seconds and secure your spot in the finals at the Pitch Finale Party on Saturday night.
Panelists
avatar for Rebecca Ewing

Rebecca Ewing

Agent ICM Partners
avatar for Nancy Pimental

Nancy Pimental

writer/executive producer Shameless; writer South Park, The Sweetest Thing; showrunner The Most Popular Girls In School
Nancy M. Pimental got a degree in chemical engineering.  She then did what all engineers do.  Moved to LA to perform comedy. Her writing career began with a spec of South Park, a screenplay The Sweetest Thing, and a pilot starring Jenny McCarthy. Nancy was nominated for 2 Emmys... Read More →

Saturday October 31, 2015 12:30pm - 1:45pm CDT
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Vestry Conference Room
  Conference, PITCH

2:45pm CDT

Austin Pitch #9
It’s the 13th Annual Austin Film Festival Pitch Competition! This unique event allows contestants 90 seconds to pitch their best ideas to a panel of judges made of up agents, producers, managers, and screenwriters in a constructive and friendly environment. Give your best pitch in 90 seconds and secure your spot in the finals at the Pitch Finale Party on Saturday night.
Panelists
avatar for Anne Cofell Saunders

Anne Cofell Saunders

producer Chuck, Smallville; co-executive producer Revolution
Anne Cofell Saunders first broke into television as an assistant and lead researcher on the ground-breaking series "24," where she earned her first writing credit. From there she staffed on the critically acclaimed reimagining of "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA," where she shared a Peabody... Read More →
avatar for Bill True

Bill True

writer Runaway
Bill's debut feature, Runaway, premiered to universal accolades at Tribeca and Toronto. It went on to take the top prize at the Austin Film Festival and was subsequently released by eOne Films. Recently, Bill was tapped to adapt the true crime bestseller, Running with the Devil, with... Read More →

Saturday October 31, 2015 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Vestry Conference Room
  Conference, PITCH

4:30pm CDT

Austin Pitch #10
It’s the 13th Annual Austin Film Festival Pitch Competition! This unique event allows contestants 90 seconds to pitch their best ideas to a panel of judges made of up agents, producers, managers, and screenwriters in a constructive and friendly environment. Give your best pitch in 90 seconds and secure your spot in the finals at the Pitch Finale Party on Saturday night.
Panelists
avatar for Carey Hayes

Carey Hayes

writer The Conjuring, Whiteout, The Reaping, House of Wax
Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes have been professional film and television writers since their early 20’s, and have managed to keep busy.   Since writing 2013’s worldwide hit, THE CONJURING, they’ve penned the sequel, reuniting them with James Wan (Conjuring, Saw, Insidious, Fast... Read More →
avatar for Chad Hayes

Chad Hayes

writer The Conjuring, Whiteout, The Reaping, House of Wax
Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes have been professional film and television writers since their early 20’s, and have managed to keep busy.   Since writing 2013’s worldwide hit, THE CONJURING, they’ve penned the sequel, reuniting them with James Wan (Conjuring, Saw, Insidious, Fast... Read More →

Saturday October 31, 2015 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Vestry Conference Room
  Conference, PITCH
 
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