2018 Austin Film Festival and Conference Schedule

For nine years, Courtenay Hameister was the host and head writer for Live Wire, a nationally-syndicated live public radio variety show distributed by Public Radio International.She's interviewed over 500 filmmakers, screenwriters, comics and other creative makers including Bob Odenkirk... Read More →

Macon Blair is a screenwriter, actor, and director who lives in Austin, Texas. His directorial debut, I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore won the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Award. He wrote the screenplay adaptation for Jeremy Saulnier's new film, Hold the Dark... Read More →

C. Robert Cargill is a novelist, former film critic, and a screenwriter on Marvel’s Doctor Strange and both of the Sinister films. His recent novel Sea of Rust was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. He lives and works here in Austin, TX.

Andrew Logan is a writer and producer based in Austin, TX. As a writer, Andrew was listed on the 2015 Black List for the screenplay he co-wrote called Chappaquiddick, a political thriller that chronicles the true story of what is described as the seven most dramatic days of Senator... Read More →