Schedule
As of
June 24, 2010
All
activities for the Great American
PitchFest & Screenwriting Conference will be held at the
Burbank
Marriott Hotel & Convention Center (2500 N. Hollywood Way,
Burbank,
CA 91505)
FRIDAY, JUNE
25 – 2010
| 2pm - 8pm |
Registration Open |
Registration Desk in Conference
Center |
| 8pm |
"Always
Happy Hour @ GAPF" Reception
(Food & Drink Specials for PitchFest Participants) |
Lounge
in
Daily Grill @ Marriott Burbank Hotel |
Download schedule
for Saturday, June 26 - 2010 
SATURDAY, JUNE 26 – 2010
| 8:30am - 5pm |
Registration Open |
Registration
Desk in Conference Center |
| 9am - 5pm |
Private Consultations |
Academy One |
| 9am - 5pm |
Trade Show |
Foyer in Conference Center |
| 9am - 5pm |
Storylink
All-Star Sessions
(Free Classes)
See Below |
Academy Rooms 2-6, Sunset
A & B
See Below
|
| 9am - 12:30pm |
Master
Class - Crafting the Page
(Registration Fee Required)
with Pilar Alessandra |
Academy Six |
| 1:30pm - 5pm |
Master
Class - Writing for Emotional Impact
(Registration Fee Required)
with Karl Iglesias |
Academy Six |
| 5pm - 6pm |
Cocktails Reception with special
session, ‘Make
The Most of Your PitchFest’ (Free Class) |
Academy One |
| from 6pm |
Screenwriter Karaoke |
Academy Two |

All-Star
FREE Classes Schedule
(Saturday, June 26 Only)
FREE Class RSVP - click
here!
|
9am
-
10:30am
|
Be
Your Own Development Exec - Daniel Manus
|
Academy Two |
| How to Become a Successful Hollywood Writer -
with Michele Wallerstein |
Academy Three |
| The Pitch Doctor is In - with Barri Evins |
Academy Four |
| Social Media: The Writer's Water Cooler - with Jeanne
Bowerman & Zac Sanford |
Academy Five |
| What's Love Got to Do With It? - with Pamela
Jaye Smith & Kathie Fong Yoneda |
Sunset A |
| Trading Your Addictions for Creativity - with
John Hruby |
Sunset B |
| 10:30am -
11am |
BREAK |
|
11am - 12:30pm
|
TV Panel - with Jen Grisanti, Moira Kirland, Tracy
McMillian, Michael Narducci, Janet Tamaro |
Academy Two |
| Getting Work Through Powerful Partnerships -
with Jessica Sitomer |
Academy Three |
| Pitch Power - with Marcie Begleiter, Catherine
Ann Jones & Steve Kaire |
Academy Four |
How Not to Get Screwed in Hollywood: Legal Tips for
Writers - with Gano Lemoine
|
Academy Five |
| Reel Woman - with Laura Brennan, Kerry David, Anne Marie
Gillen, Heather Hale, Angela Lee more TBA |
Sunset A |
| Subplots: Lingerie for Your Script - with Drew Yanno |
Sunset B |
| 12:30pm -
1:30pm |
LUNCH BREAK |
|
1:30pm - 3pm
|
Film Panel - moderator Scott Richter, Shane Black, Jeff
Graup, Andrew Wagner, Dennis Osborne, Will Bigham
|
Academy Two |
| You Got Your First Break... Now What? - with
Bill True |
Academy Three |
| Pitch in a Minute - Pilar Alessandra |
Academy Four |
| Do It Yourself: Indie Filmmaking - with Scott Essman and
special guest Steve Sprung |
Academy Five |
| Words Into Pictures - with Julie Gray |
Sunset A |
| The Four Magic Questions of Screenwriting -
with Marilyn Horowitz |
Sunset B |
| 3pm - 3:30pm |
BREAK |
|
3:30pm -
5pm
|
Execs Panel: David Freedman, Wendy Kram more TBA
|
Academy Two |
| I Survived Battlefield Earth - J.D. Shapiro interviwed by
Peter Hanson |
Academy Three |
| The Art of the TV Pitch - with Chad Gervich |
Academy Four |
| Pitch-Catch-Pitch - with Chris Soth |
Academy Five |
| Killer Loglines - 30 Seconds to Cha-Ching -
with Ellen Sandler |
Sunset A |
| 13 Things Bad Screenwriters Do - with Brad
Schreiber |
Sunset B |
* All sessions are free except for
Private
Consultations & Master Classes
**Panel Sessions - Guests & Schedule may change without notice.
SUNDAY, JUNE 27 – 2010
| 9am - 10am |
Executive
Breakfast |
| 10am - 12:30pm |
The
Great
American PitchFest |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Executive
Luncheon |
| 1:30pm - 1:45pm |
Break |
| 1:45pm - 5pm |
The
Great
American PitchFest |
| 5pm - 6pm |
Cocktail
Party |
|