Austin fest books writers
One of the better screenwriter conferences, the Austin Film Festival, has picked up more panelists for its October event:
John August (writer/director The Nines, writer Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie’s Angels)
Bob Fisher (Wedding Crashers)
John Lee Hancock (writer The Alamo, director The Alamo, The Rookie)
Buck Henry (writer To Die For, The Graduate)
Jake Kasdan (Walk Hard, Orange County)
Jeff Nathanson (story credit - Indiana Jones 4, Catch Me if You Can, and writer/director of The Last Shot)
Dan Petrie Jr. (Beverly Hills Cop, The Big Easy)
Eric Red (The Hitcher, Near Dark)
Terry Rossio (writer, The Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy)
Chuck Sklar ("Everybody Hates Chris", "The Chris Rock Show")
Kirsten Smith (writer, Legally Blonde, 10 Things I Hate About You)
Robert Townsend (Phantom Punch, Why we laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy)
Michael Jones is the film festival editor at Variety.com. 
"One of the better...?" C'mon, Mike -- given the location, the roster of guests, and the length that it's been around, AFF is clearly a top-tier event for screenwriters. Where's the love?
Posted by: Chris | 7/24/2008 12:46:44 PM