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Saturday, October 29 • 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Second Rounders Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television*

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Get in-depth answers to your questions about the art, craft, and business of screenwriting. This session offers Second Rounders from the Screenplay Competition exclusive access to writers, executives, studio reps, agents, managers, producers, and attorneys in an informal setting. Take advantage of this invaluable opportunity to ask those burning questions: What’s the best way to overcome writer’s block? Or risk taking a new direction after established success? How do I find representation? Are studios buying spec scripts? What are emerging trends in the industry? Don’t miss your chance to ask all this and more without being charged by the hour or forgoing a percentage of your script sale.

This roundtable is open to Second Rounders only. Roundtables required advance sign-up through the Screenplay Department.

Speakers
avatar for Niceole Levy

Niceole Levy

writer/producer; Author The Writers' Room Survival Guide
After growing up near China Lake Naval Weapons Center in the middle of the Mojave Desert, Niceole escaped to the bright lights of Los Angeles. While studying acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, she realized her true love was writing stories, not playing them out.  She... Read More →
avatar for Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Host Indie Film Hustle; Bulletproof Screenwriting
Alex Ferrari is an author, blogger, speaker, consultant, the host of the #1 filmmaking podcast on iTunes Indie Film Hustle Podcast, and an award-winning writer/director with 25 years of experience in the film industry. As a director his films have screened in over 500 international... Read More →
avatar for Kegan Schell

Kegan Schell

Literary Manger, Echo Lake Entertainment
Originally from a farm in rural upstate New York, Kegan studied film production at Full Sail University before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment. Kegan joined Echo Lake Entertainment in 2017, and swiftly rose through the ranks before being promoted to manager... Read More →
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Michael Fry

writer/co-creator Over The Hedge; writer/illustrator How To Be A Supervillain series, Ghosted; co-writer/illustrator The Naughty List, Odd Squad series
Michael Fry is an author/illustrator/screenwriter. He is the co-creator/writer of the syndicated comic strip Over the Hedge that inspired the 2006 DreamWorks Animation feature animated film (the most successful film ever made from a comic strip). He is also the creator of three additional... Read More →
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Phil Hay

creator/executive producer The Mysterious Benedict Society; writer/producer The Invitation, Destroyer; Writer Crazy/Beautiful, Ride Along, Ride Along 2, Clash of the Titans
From critically-acclaimed dramas to #1 hit comedies, PHIL HAY & MATT MANFREDI have established  themselves  as  one  of  screenwriting’s  most  versatile  duos,  moving  fluidly  between intimate drama and thrillers and large-scale action, comedy and fantasy projects... Read More →
avatar for Chris Provenzano

Chris Provenzano

Executive Producer Justified: City Primeval; co-executive producer/writer Justified; Writer Mad Men
Chris Provenzano recently wrote and produced episodes of FX/HULU’s Justified: City Primeval, a continuation of his work on five seasons of the original FX drama Justified. He has written for shows as varied as HBO’s Silicon Valley, FX’s Archer, and AMC’s Mad Men, the... Read More →


Saturday October 29, 2022 12:30pm - 1:45pm CDT
Courtyard Residence Inn by Marriott Austin Downtown / Convention Center, Brazos Ballroom 300 E 4th St, Austin, TX 78701