Austin Film Festival

A discussion on the role of the showrunner, their effect on the direction of a show, and how they put together and work with their writing team.

Getting one person to laugh is tough. Getting a whole theater of people of different ages and from different backgrounds to laugh is near impossible. A conversation on writing comedy, from the pratfalls, to the one-liners, to the more subtle, character-driven laughs.

Join a conversation with Allan Loeb, whose screenwriting credits include “Things We Lost in the Fire,” “21,” “The Switch,” “Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps,” the upcoming Adam Sandler comedy Just Go With It and the Ron Howard-directed “The Dilemma.” He is also in pre-preproduction on the remake of “Escape from New York,” the Adam Shankman directed musical “Rock of Ages,” and the Ryan Reynolds comedy “Boy Named Sue.”

For all the entertainment, adrenaline and box office receipts they deliver, popcorn movies rarely get the respect they deserve. A discussion with the pros on how to craft a solid story that delivers both explosions and laughs.

Join a conversation with Distinguished Screenwriter Awardee David Peoples, whose screenwriting credits include the visionary “Blade Runner,” Academy Award© winner “Unforgiven,” “Twelve Monkeys,” “Hero,” “Soldier,” “The Blood of Heroes,” and the Academy Award©-nominated documentary “The Day After Trinity,” among others.

Top show creators and producers discuss what goes into creating a TV bible that will get you in the door. How much information should you include? Writing the pilot, character breakdowns, establishing worlds and how many episodes, if any, to include.

A workshop on preparing teachers to teach storytelling and screenwriting in the high school classroom.