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

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 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