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)
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)
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)
Storytelling through Documentaries (Moderator)
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)
SCHEDULE
http://austinfilmfestival2014.sched.org/rtfaustin#.VEfih4cilBl
October 23 • Thursday
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1:00pm – 2:15pm |
Notes on Notes: How to Take a Meeting InterContinental - Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room |
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1:00pm – 2:15pm |
Roundtable: The Art and Business of Television - St. David’s Episcopal Church, Crail Hall |
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2:45pm – 4:00pm |
Deconstructing: Gone with the Wind - The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room |
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2:45pm – 4:00pm |
From Prose to Primetime: El Jefe - The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room |
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2:45pm – 4:00pm |
Writing and Producing a Web Series InterContinental - Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room |
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7:10pm – 9:10pm |
Shorts Program 12: Documentary Shorts - The Hideout Theatre |
October 24 • Friday
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9:00am – 10:15am |
Roundtable: The Art and Business of Film - St. David’s Episcopal Church, Crail Hall |
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1:30pm – 2:45pm |
A Conversation with Jay Duplass InterContinental - Stephen F Austin, Ballroom |
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7:00pm – 8:00pm |
21 Years Richard Linklater - Paramount Theatre |
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7:30pm – 9:30pm |
Shorts Program 10: Texas Shorts - The Hideout Theatre |
October 25 • Saturday
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9:00am – 10:15am |
Independent Filmmaking Track: The Climate of Indie Film InterContinental - Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room |
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9:00am – 10:15am |
Storytelling through Documentaries - The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room |
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10:45am – 12:00pm |
Young Filmmakers Pitch: Session 1 - The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony |
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12:30pm – 1:45pm |
Inside the Writers' Room: Orange is the New Black - The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom |
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2:45pm – 4:00pm |
Independent Filmmaking Track: Directing Your Own Script InterContinental - Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room |
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2:45pm – 4:00pm |
Young Filmmakers Pitch: Session 2 - The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony |
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4:30pm – 5:45pm |
Young Filmmakers Panel: Coming of Age in America - The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony |
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7:30pm – 9:30pm |
Shorts Program 6: Odd Jobs - The Hideout Theatre |
October 26 • Sunday
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11:30am – 12:45pm |
Screenwriting, MD - The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room |
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1:15pm – 2:30pm |
Independent Filmmaking Track: The Long and the Short of It InterContinental - Stephen F Austin, Assembly Room |
October 27 • Monday
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2:30pm – 4:30pm |
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7:15pm – 9:15pm |
Shorts Program 10: Texas Shorts - Rollins Theatre, Presented by Chipotle Mexican Grill |
October 29 • Wednesday
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5:00pm – 7:00pm |
