2014 Austin Film Festival

The Austin Film Festival (AFF) (October 24-31, 2014) celebrates its 21st year with a lineup that includes films from several talented RTF alumni and students. Many of our faculty will also serve on panels. See below for more information.

Shorts | Screenplay Competition | Panels | Schedule

SHORTS

NEIGHBORS (11 min.) - Shorts Program 10: Texas Shorts
Writer/Director: Alison Boland(MFA student)
DP: Matthew Koshmrl (MFA student)
A cultural conflict surrounds a neighborhood block party on a street undergoing gentrification.

dawn. (19 min.) - Shorts Program 10: Texas Shorts
Writer/Director: Ya'Ke Smith (MFA '06)

SKUNK (16 min.) - Shorts Program 10: Texas Shorts
Writer/Director: Annie Silverstein (MFA '13)
Producer: Monique Walton (MFA '13)

ONCE AGAIN (19 min.)- Shorts Program 10: Texas Shorts
Writer/Director: John Spottswood Moore (MFA '12)

THE POLTERMAN (14 min.) -Shorts Program 6: Odd Jobs
Writer/Director:Shane Ware (BS '14)

SLOW SEASON (6 min.) -Shorts Program 12: Documentary Shorts
Director:John Fiege (MFA '06)

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SCREENPLAY COMPETITION

SEMIFINALISTS

Vanessa Knudsen - MFA Screenwriting alum (Screenplay - Comedy)

SECOND ROUNDERS

UNDERGRADUATES
Candice Gallion (Screenplay - Drama)
Kevin Giffin (Teleplay – sitcom spec)

MFA SCREENWRITING STUDENTS
Rachel Kempf (Teleplay– sitcom spec)
Jess Chou (Teleplay – one-hour spec)

MFA SCREENWRITING & PRODUCTION ALUMNI
Zach Gonzalez-Landis (Teleplay – Sitcom Pilot)
John Bellina & Penny Cox (Teleplay – AMC One-hour Pilot)
Christina Burlison (Teleplay – AMC One-hour Pilot)
Alicia Choina (Screenplay – Drama)
Britta Lundin (Teleplay – AMC One-hour Pilot)
Beth Chatelain & Britta Lundin (Screenplay – Drama)
Micah Barber & Tony Faia (Screenplay – Drama)

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PANELS

RTF Department Chair/Professor Paul Stekler
Saturday, October 25 - 9:00am
Storytelling through Documentaries

Associate Professor Stuart Kelban
Thursday, October 23 - 2:45pm
From Prose to Primetime: El Jefe (Moderator)

Associate Professor Richard Lewis

Assistant Professor Cindy McCreery
Friday, October 24 - 9:00am
Roundtable: The Art and Business of Film (Moderator)

Saturday, October 25 - 12:30pm
Inside the Writers' Room: Orange is the New Black (Moderator)

Saturday, October 25 - 2:45pm
Young Filmmakers Pitch: Session 2 (Panelist)

Saturday, October 25 - 4:30pm
Young Filmmakers Panel: Coming of Age in America (Moderator)

Associate Professor Alisa Perren
Thursday, October 23 - 1:00pm
Roundtable: The Art and Business of Television (Moderator)

Thursday, October 23 - 2:45pm
Writing and Producing a Web Series (Moderator)

Sunday, October 26 - 11:30am
Screenwriting, MD (Moderator)

Professor Andrew Shea
Saturday, October 25 - 2:45pm
Independent Filmmaking Track: Directing Your Own Script (Moderator)

Lecturer Kat Candler
Saturday, October 25 - 9:00am
Independent Filmmaking Track: The Climate of Indie Film (Panelist)3

Saturday, October 25 - 10:45am
Young Filmmakers Pitch: Session 1 (Panelist)

Sunday, October 26 - 1:15pm
Independent Filmmaking Track: The Long and the Short of It (Panelist)

Stephen Jannise (MFA '10)
Thursday, October 23 - 2:45pm
Deconstructing: Gone with the Wind - The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room (Moderator)

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SCHEDULE

http://austinfilmfestival2014.sched.org/rtfaustin#.VEfih4cilBl

October 23 • Thursday

1:00pm – 2:15pm

Notes on Notes: How to Take a Meeting InterContinental - Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room
Moderators: Maya Perez
Panelists: Justin Marks, Ashley Miller

1:00pm – 2:15pm

Roundtable: The Art and Business of Television - St. David’s Episcopal Church, Crail Hall
Panelists: Jay Wade Edwards, - Stephen Falk, Dan French, Noah Hawley, Casper Kelly, Brian McGreevy, Peter Mehlman, Philipp Meyer, Alisa Perren, Lee Shipman, Chet Garner, Robert Walden

2:45pm – 4:00pm

Deconstructing: Gone with the Wind - The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room
Moderators: Stephen Jannise
Panelists: Ashley Miller, Steve Wilson
Sponsors: Harry Ransom Center, On Story

2:45pm – 4:00pm

From Prose to Primetime: El Jefe - The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
Moderators: Stuart Kelban
Panelists: Brian McGreevy, Philipp Meyer, Lee Shipman

2:45pm – 4:00pm

Writing and Producing a Web Series InterContinental - Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room
Moderators: Alisa Perren
Panelists: Peter Mehlman, Jason Neulander

7:10pm – 9:10pm

Shorts Program 12: Documentary Shorts - The Hideout Theatre
Filmmakers: John Sebelius, Rob Lucas, Erin Sanger, Chris Ferguson, Brad Roszell, Randy Roy, Chandlier Wild, Scott Dela Cruz, Clyde Burley, John Fiege, Daniel Jaffe, Vince Williams, Heather Child

October 24 • Friday

9:00am – 10:15am

Roundtable: The Art and Business of Film - St. David’s Episcopal Church, Crail Hall
Panelists: Craig Borten, Bill Broyles, Rick Dugdale, James V. Hart, Justin Marks, Cindy McCreery, Mike Million, Scott Myers, Scott Neustadter, Dan Rosen, Vanessa Taylor, Melanie Miller

1:30pm – 2:45pm

A Conversation with Jay Duplass InterContinental - Stephen F Austin, Ballroom
Moderators: Matthew Odam
Panelists: Jay Duplass
Sponsors: On Story

7:00pm – 8:00pm

21 Years Richard Linklater - Paramount Theatre
Panelists: Jay Duplass
Filmmakers: Michael Dunaway, Tara Wood
Sponsors: Adobe

7:30pm – 9:30pm

Shorts Program 10: Texas Shorts - The Hideout Theatre
Filmmakers: Annie Silverstein, Ya'Ke Smith, John Moore, Alison Boland, Matt Koshmrl, James Griffin, Austin Nichols, Monique Walton

October 25 • Saturday

9:00am – 10:15am

Independent Filmmaking Track: The Climate of Indie Film InterContinental - Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room
Moderators: Brad Roszell
Panelists: Kat Candler
Filmmakers: Ryan Piers Williams, Frank Hall Green, Jeffrey Brown

9:00am – 10:15am

Storytelling through Documentaries - The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
Moderators: Richard Lewis
Panelists: Simon Kilmurry, Vanessa Roth, Paul Stekler

10:45am – 12:00pm

Young Filmmakers Pitch: Session 1 - The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony
Panelists: Kat Candler, Michael Fry, Casper Kelly

12:30pm – 1:45pm

Inside the Writers' Room: Orange is the New Black - The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom
Moderators: Cindy McCreery
Panelists: - Stephen Falk, Lauren Morelli
Sponsors: On Story

2:45pm – 4:00pm

Independent Filmmaking Track: Directing Your Own Script InterContinental - Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room
Moderators: Andrew Shea
Filmmakers: Ryan Piers Williams, Justin Simien, Jay Martin, Jason Strouse

2:45pm – 4:00pm

Young Filmmakers Pitch: Session 2 - The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony
Panelists: James V. Hart, Cindy McCreery, Liz Tigelaar

4:30pm – 5:45pm

Young Filmmakers Panel: Coming of Age in America - The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony
Moderators: Cindy McCreery
Panelists: Michael Green, Scott Neustadter, Liz Tigelaar

7:30pm – 9:30pm

Shorts Program 6: Odd Jobs - The Hideout Theatre
Filmmakers: Steve Storm, Phil Lorin, Kiel Murray, Susan Brunig, Fidel Ruiz Healy, Tyler Walker, Shane Ware, Ramin Serry, Jamie Sterba, Boo Arnold

October 26 • Sunday

11:30am – 12:45pm

Screenwriting, MD - The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
Moderators: Alisa Perren
Panelists: Eli Attie, Peter Blake, Marti Noxon, Daniel Petrie Jr.

1:15pm – 2:30pm

Independent Filmmaking Track: The Long and the Short of It InterContinental - Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room
Moderators: Tom Copeland
Panelists: Kat Candler
Filmmakers: Antonia Bogdanovich, Brad Ragland, Norman Lesperance

October 27 • Monday

2:30pm – 4:30pm

Shorts Program 6: Odd Jobs - The Hideout Theatre

7:15pm – 9:15pm

Shorts Program 10: Texas Shorts - Rollins Theatre, Presented by Chipotle Mexican Grill

October 29 • Wednesday

5:00pm – 7:00pm

Shorts Program 12: Documentary Shorts - The Hideout Theatre

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