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Roger Corman
2018 Extraordinary Contribution to Film Award Recipient
Tony Gilroy
2018 Distinguished Screenwriter Award Recipient
Larry Wilmore
2018 Outstanding Television Writer Award Recipient
Panelists
Travis
Austin Film Festival
Marketing Director, Austin Film Festival
Zach Adelman
Professor, Department of Entomology - Texas A&M University
Laura Adkin
writer/director The Ride Home, The Goodnight Kiss
Tim Albaugh
moderator; Professor, UCLA; Director, Hollins University Graduate...
Matthew Aldrich
co-writer Coco
Taylor Allen
writer/executive producer Chappaquiddick; editor The Simpsons
Clara Altimas
writer/director Christmas Green; writer/producer Jeremy and Margot...
Tom Alvarado
writer Rooster Teeth Animation, Nickelodeon TV, Walt Disney Studios
Paul Alvarado-Dykstra
moderator
Lindsey Ashley
Moderator
John August
co-host Scriptnotes; writer Frankenweenie, Charlie and the Chocolate...
Paul Bae
executive producer/writer The Big Loop, The Black Tapes
Chris Bannon
Chief Content Officer, Stitcher/Earwolf
Sadie Bass
Supervising Producer, Great Big Story
Scott Beck
writer/producer A Quiet Place ; writer/director Haunt, Nightlight
Drew Beebe
Senior Producer, Great Big Story
Stephen Belber
writer/director Management, Match; writer Tape, O.G.; co-writer The...
Richard Stephen Bell
moderator; Executive Director, Cinema Ed; writer; actor
Clint Bentley
Zack Bernbaum
director/producer The Dancing Dogs of Dombrova
Greg Bernstein
writer Official Secrets, The Conspirator, Trial and Error
Asmara Bhattacharya
creator Middle of Snowhere webseries; writer Stone; script reader
Ben Blacker
writer; producer/host The Writers Panel podcast; co-creator,...
Rita Blaik
Manager of Education at the California NanoSystems Institute
Macon Blair
Film Juror-Student Short
writer/director I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore; actor...
Mike Blizzard
writer/director Also Starring Austin; producer No No: A Dockumentary
Jenna Bond
Manager of Outreach & Member Services, WGAE
Christopher Boone
moderator; writer/director Cents; contributor No Film School
Max Borenstein
creator The Terror (Season 2), Untitled Game of Thrones Spinoff,...
Adam Bowers
writer/director/producer/editor/actor New Low, Paperback
Kelly Jo Brick
writer Pause, The Jewel in the Woods; contributing writer for Final...
Alisha Brophy
co-writer License to Drive (2017), White Girl Problems, Swiped,...
Jeffrey Brown
producer Punk in Africa, No No: A Dockumentary,Through The Repellent...
Wes Brown
writer Preacher, The Son, Fear The Walking Dead
William Broyles
co-creator Six; writer Cast Away, Apollo 13, The Polar Express,...
Dave Buckman
The Second City, Boom Chicago, American Crime, Machete
Cylin Busby
writer Rebecca and Quinn Get Scared; author The Year We Disappeared,...
Dan Bush
writer/director/Editor The Signal, The Reconstruction of William...
Wendy Calhoun
writer/producer Warner Bros TV, Station 19, Empire, Nashville,...
Kat Candler
writer/director/producer Hellion, Queen Sugar; director 13 Reasons...
Angela Cheng Caplan
Cheng Caplan Company
C. Robert Cargill
Bridget Carpenter
creator/showrunner 11.22.63; writer/co-executive producer Friday...
Sandrine Cassidy
Senior Director Talent Development, Festivals & Distribution – USC...
Jill Chamberlain
author The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful...
Leon Chambers
director/producer Above the Clouds
Leon Cheo
writer/director, SIN-SFO, creator People Like Us webseries
Albert Chi
director The Amaranth
Peter Chiarelli
writer Crazy Rich Asians
James Choi
producer Made In China, Joint Body, Banana Season, Saint Frances;...
Andrea Ciannavei
writer Mayans MC, The Path, American Odyssey, Copper, Borgia
Tripper Clancy
writer Stuber, Four Facing the Bank
Stephen Clark
Partner, Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler & Feldman
Peter Clowney
Executive Editor, Midroll Media
Glenn Cockburn
President/Founder, Meridian Artists
Chris Coggins
manager Heroes and Villains
Mary Coleman
Film Juror-Animated Short
Head of Creative Development, Pixar
Matt Cook
writer/co-producer Triple Nine, By Way of Helena; co-writer Patriots...
Brady Corbet
writer/director Vox Lux
Peter Craig
writer The Town, Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts I & II, 12 Strong,...
Jeffrey Cranor
writer/creator Welcome to Night Vale, Within the Wires
Ryan Cunningham
Literary Manager, Madhouse Entertainment; producer Slender Man (2018)
Greg Curtis
moderator
Melissa Dalley
director Goodbye Sirena; writer/director/producer Zebras
Luis Dantas
writer/director If God Comes Let Him Bring A Gun; The Performance;...
Charmaine DeGraté
writer/producer The 100, Netflix’s Chambers (2019)
Francesca Delbanco
co-creator Friends From College
John DeLore
Senior Production Manager, Sticher
Nathan Deming
writer/director Speaking in Tongues
Etta Devine
writer/director Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse; writer Don’t Be...
Gabriel Diani
writer/director Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse; writer Don’t Be...
Lindsay Doran
producer Stranger Than Fiction, Sense and Sensibility, Nanny McPhee,...
Jonathan Duffy
producer The Long Dumb Road, Sorry To Bother You, Hellion, A Bad Idea...
Rick Dugdale
President, Enderby Entertainment; producer Intrigo Anthology, An...
Matt Dy
Director of Script Competitions, Austin Film Festival
Lisa Ebersole
writer/director/producer/star 37 Problems (digital series);...
Owen Egerton
writer/director Blood Fest, Follow
Hope Farley
Executive Producer/Co-Founder, Adolescent Content
Kate Fenske
Senior Vice President, Universal Cable Productions
AJ Feuerman
Publicist/Social Media Strategist, @ajfeuerman Communications
Hannah Fidell
co-writer/director The Long Dumb Road
Sean Flanagan
Head of Distribution and Aggregation, Visual Data Media Services;...
Alison Flierl
writer BoJack Horseman, School of Rock (television series);...
Stephany Folsom
Film Juror-Animated Short
writer Toy Story 4 (2019)
Michael Fry
writer/co-creator Over The Hedge; writer/illustrator The Odd Squad...
Jason Fuchs
co-writer Wonder Woman, Ice Age: Continental Drift; writer I Still...
Colby Gaines
co-creator Pawn Stars
Greg Garrett
moderator; author; Professor, Baylor University
Julie Getz
director/producer Care to Laugh; Director of Development TV/ Film/...
Darrien Michele Gipson
Executive Director, SAGindie
Harrison Glaser
moderator; AFF Film Competition Director
Julia Glausi
Film Juror-Student Short
Junior Development & Production Executive, Endgame Entertainment;...
Carrye Glazar
Head of Original Content/Producer/Partner, Mighty Coconut
Matt Goldich
writer Late Night with Seth Meyers; co-host Sorry I’ve Been So Busy...
Lindy Goldstein
producer The Nutcracker and The Four Realms
Daniela Gonzalez
Literary Manager, Circle of Confusion
Jorge Gonzalez
moderator
Christy Gressman
Partner/Executive Producer, Night Vale Presents; producer The...
Michael Grillo
executive producer of Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Antman,...
Jen Gunnels
Editor, Tor Books; co-founder Tor Labs
Ryan P. Hall
Head of Development, Rooster Teeth; Executive Producer Blood Fest,...
Erin Hallagan
Founder/Artistic Director, Story Bar; former AFF Creative Director
Kevin Hamedani
Film Juror-Student Short
co-writer/director ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction, Junk, In Her...
Courtenay Hameister
moderator; host/head writer PRI's Live Wire Radio 2003-2015;...
Paavo Hanninen
writer/director, Tourist
Brian Hanson
co-writer/director, The Black String
George Hardy
actor Texas Cotton, Troll 2
Fabienne Harford
moderator
Stuart Harmon
director/producer OZY, VICE, NYT, A&E
James V. Hart
writer Hook, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Contact, Tuck Everlasting,...
Alana Hauser
Manager, Catalyst & Women at Sundance
Phil Hay
writer/producer The Invitation, Destroyer; writer Crazy/Beautiful,...
Pat Hazell
Chief Creative Officer, Sweetwood Creative; former writer Seinfeld;...
Jason Headley
writer/director A Bad Idea Gone Wrong, It's Not About the Nail, At...
Peter Hedges
writer/director Ben Is Back
Elise Henderson
Senior Vice President of Development, Universal Cable Productions
Felicia D. Henderson
writer/executive producer Empire, Marvel's The Punisher, The Quad,...
Aaron Hilliard
writer HBO's Life and Times of Tim, Amazon's BETAS, Producer of...
Jason Hoch
Executive Producer/Creator, HowStuffWorks Podcasts
Christina Hodson
writer Transformers: Bumblebee (2018); Birds of Prey (2020)
Karol Hoeffner
moderator
Nicole Holofcener
writer/director Land of Steady Habits, Enough Said, Please Give,...
Julie Howe
writer/executive producer Cupid's Proxy, The Adventures of Catty...
Anna Maria Hozian
writer/director Other People’s Children; writer Anchor Baby and...
David Iserson
writer/producer The Spy Who Dumped Me, Mad Men, New Girl, Mr. Robot
Rick Jaffa
writer/producer The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Rise of the Planet of...
Rochée Jeffrey
writer/director Mr. Talented; writer SMILF, Step Up
Brett-Patrick Jenkins
Head of Development/Executive Producer, Propagate Content; Lore,...
Amy Johnson
writer Tyrant, The Long Road Home, Messiah & Nightflyers
Mike Jones
Senior Story and Creative Artist, Pixar Animation Studios
Janine Jones-Clark
Senior Vice President Global Talent Development & Inclusion Universal...
Barry Josephson
Josephson Entertainment; Film - producer Enchanted, Dirty Grandpa,...
Emily Kassie
director
Nanci Katz
writer Rebecca and Quinn Get Scared
Matthew Kellard
writer Night School, Real Husbands of Hollywood, The Inspectors, The...
Charles Kim
writer Heroes, Ben 10; comic book writer
Stephen Kinigopoulos
director/writer/editor Fishbowl
Sarah Kolb
producer Major Arcana; co-producer Little Woods
Adam Kolbrenner
producer Prisoners, Deadfall; Literary Manager, Madhouse Entertainment
Greg Kwedar
co-Writer/director Transpecos
Jarrett Lambo
showrunner/executive producer National Geographic, Discovery, 60 Days...
Jacquelyn Landgraf
creator/writer/co-director/star It Makes A Sound on Night Vale...
Angela C. Lee
Artist Development Manager, Film Independent
Jean Lee
writer/director Original Sin; creator Strong (2019); director Killer...
Jayme Lemons
executive producer The Tale; producer Enlightened, Antiquities, Shine...
Ali LeRoi
writer/director/producer Everybody Hates Chris, Survivor's Remorse,...
Erin Levy
Co-Executive Producer of Counterpart Seasons One and Two, and writer...
Gabbi Lindgren
moderator, Director of AFF Fiction Podcast Script Competition
Aaron Lipsett
Manager Heroes and Villains
Christopher Littler
writer/composer/director 36 Questions (podcast musical),...
Andrew Logan
writer/executive producer Chappaquiddick
Jeff Lowell
writer/producer John Tucker Must Die, Sports Night, Two & A Half Men,...
Ann Lupo
writer/director/producer/editor In Reality
Michael MacCambridge
moderator
Patrick Macmanus
showrunner/executive producer SYFY’s HAPPY!
Rachel Madorsky
Second City Theatricals, Ultimate Guide To Flight, The Bank Manager,...
Keith Maitland
director/producer TOWER, A Song For You: The Austin City Limits Story
Marc Manus
Manager/Producer, Zero Gravity Management
Jenny Marchick
Senior Vice President of Creative, Sony Pictures Animation
Justin Marks
writer The Jungle Book (2016), creator/executive producer Counterpart
Christopher Markus
writer Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, the Captain America...
Lucas Martell
writer/director Pigeon: Impossible, The OceanMaker
Guillermo Martinez
head of story The Mitchells vs. The Machines; storyboard artist The...
Chris Mass
writer/producer Chalk, Bobbie Sue, Free Birds
Jono Matt
co-writer Captain Planet
Peter Mattei
creator/showrunner Outsiders; novelist, playwright, director
Craig Mazin
co-host Scriptnotes; writer Chernobyl, Identity Thief, The Hangover...
Cindy McCreery
The Blondes AMC/Shudder, Fifty Universal TV, Something in the Water...
Stephen McFeely
writer Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, the Captain America...
John Merriman
moderator
Scott Miles
co-writer License to Drive (2017), White Girl Problems, Swiped,...
Andrew Miller
creator/executive producer CW’s The Secret Circle; co-executive...
Ashley Miller
Film Juror-Narrative Feature
writer Thor, X-MEN: First Class, Big Trouble in Little China;...
Troy Anthony Miller
Two-time AFF Screenplay award winner (The Hitch, The Olympian);...
Richard Miron
director/producer/editor For the Birds
Raamla Mohamed
writer/supervising producer Scandal
Emily Mollenkopf
Development Executive, Pixar Animation Studios
Scott Moore
writer/director Bad Moms, writer The Hangover
Buzz Moran
sound designer The Intergalactic Nemesis; music editor Before Midnight
Barbara Morgan
Executive Director, Austin Film Festival
Tess Morris
writer Man Up, Casual
Grace Moss
Director of Talent Development & Inclusion, NBC Entertainment
Frankie Muniz
Scott Myers
writer K-9, Alaska, Trojan War; Assistant Professor, DePaul...
Garineh Nazarian
Festival/Non-Theatrical Coordinator, FilmRise
Jason Neulander
writer/director/producer The Intergalactic Nemesis; writer/director...
Lauren Neustadter
Head of Film & Television, Hello Sunshine
Scott Neustadter
writer The Disaster Artist, (500) Days of Summer, The Spectacular...
Elizabeth V. Newman
director (stage) A Delicate Ship, Any Night, Mocha, Body of Work;...
Bryce Norbitz
Manager, Artist Programs at Tribeca Film Institute
Jason Noto
writer Beyond the Night
Gary Novak
writer Scott’s Dead; writer/director Sweet 16; director Angels with...
Susan O'Connor
Story Consultant, Netflix; Lead Writer, Torn (PlayStation VR); Story...
Kayla Olson
author The Sandcastle Empire, This Splintered Silence
Emre Ozprincci
writer The Protector
George Pelecanos
novelist; writer/producer The Wire, The Deuce, Treme, The Pacific
Nicole Perlman
writer Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel (2019), Detective...
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