The Circuit

Oliver Stone will receive the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the upcoming Austin Film Festival. Stone will get the award along with screenwriter John Milius (Distinguished Screenwriter Award) at the Awards Luncheon on October 13. AFF is worth the travel for screenwriters. Don’t be fooled by the title. The best action is at the conference panels, which take over the beautiful Driskill Hotel in downtown Austin.  Among those confirmed this year: William Broyles Jr., Scott Alexander ("1408"), Terry George, Jon Hurwitz (of "Harold and Kumar" fame), Aline Brosh McKenna, Terry Rossio, and Bill Wittliff.

Check out this good one-on-one with Scott Alexander: "We came on 1408 as a 3-week rewrite, and stayed for almost 2 years!"  (Mike Jones)