Schedule

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)

As of October 29, 2011

Details for this year's GAPF are still in the process of being finalized, but will be announced soon. Please see the schedule below from last year's event to get a sense of the excellent classes and speakers presenting at the GAPF. The schedule is expected to be similiar to last year, and will be posted soon.

FRIDAY, JUNE 3 – 2011

2pm - 8pm	Registration Open	Registration Desk in Conference Center
7pm - 10pm	MASTER CLASS INTENSIVE ($50 per person) PitchFest Prep Class: What's YOUR Story with Pilar Alessandra	Academy 5
4pm - 8pm	"Always Happy Hour @ GAPF" Reception (Food & Drink Specials for PitchFest Participants)	TBA

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SATURDAY, JUNE 4 – 2011

8:30am - 6pm	Registration Open	Registration Desk in Conference Center
9am - 5pm	Robert McKee Presents 'Essential Pitch Points' ($150 Per Person)	Academy Ballroom, Room One
9am - 6pm	Free Classess Presented by The Writers Store See Below	Academy Ballrooms 2-6 See Below
9am - 8pm	Private Consultations ($75 Per half Hour)	Sunset A & B
9am - 6pm	Trade Show	Foyer in Conference Center
5:15pm - 6:30pm	Cocktails Reception with special session, ‘Make The Most of Your PitchFest’ with Pitchfest organizers Signe Olynyk, Lorene Lacey & Bob Schultz (FREE)	Academy One
6:30pm - 10pm	Karaoke Night Presented by Write Bros & The Writers Store	Acdemy Two
6:30pm - 10pm	Pitch Boot Camp (FREE) Presented by the Scriptwriter's Network	Academy Three

FREE Classes Presented by

(Saturday, June 4 Only)
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9am - 10:30am	'Secrets of a Killer Pitch' with Carole Kirschner	Academy Two
	'What Literary Agents Can, Cannot & Will Not Do' with Brad Schreiber	Academy Three
	'Throwing Rocks At Your Main Character: How To Keep A Story Moving Forward' with Erik Bork	Academy Four
	'The Story Solution: 23 Steps All Great Heroes Must Take' with Eric Edson	Academy Five
	'7 (and 1/2) Ingredients to a Perfect TV Pitch' with Chad Gervich	Academy Six
10:30am - 11am	BREAK
11am - 12:30pm	'Your Career In TV - The View from Both Sides of the Table' with Kathie Fong Yoneda & Ellen Sandler	Academy Two
	'Pitch In A Minute' with Pilar Alessandra	Academy Three
	'How To Create Professional Level Cinematic Scenes' with Corey Mandell	Academy Four
	'Talk Is Cheap: 13 Principles For Dialogue' with Richard Walter	Academy Five
	'The Big Picture: Getting The Story In Your Heart Onto The Page' with Viki King	Academy Six
12:30pm - 1:30pm	LUNCH BREAK
1:30pm - 3pm	'The Screenwriting Smorgasboard' with Jeff Graup, Michele Wallerstein, Marilyn Horowitz & Scott Richter	Academy Two
	'How To Succeed in TV' with Jen Grisanti & Jessica Sitomer	Academy Three
	'The R-Rated Comedy' with Keith Giglio	Academy Four
	'Mastering Your Creative Process' with Pamela J. Smith	Academy Five
	'Master Your Pitch In 7 Steps' with Melody Jackson	Academy Six
3pm - 3:30pm	BREAK
3:30pm - 5pm	'Taking Matters Into Your Own Hands: Microbudget Filmmaking. Do's and Don'ts' with a Panel of Indie Filmmakers	Academy Two
	'Improv For Writers' with Jennifer & David Skelly	Academy Three
	'ZAP, OOOOFF, KA-POW! FROM GRAPHIC NOVEL TO GREAT MOVIE' with Barri Evins, Adam Beechen, and Philip Eisner	Academy Four
	'Four Magic Questions' with Marilyn Horowitz	Academy Five
	'Adapting Your Book or Novel Into A Screenplay' with Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Douglas A. Blackmon & JV Bowerman	Academy Six

* All sessions are free except for Private Consultations & Master Classes
**Panel Sessions - Guests & Schedule may change without notice.

SUNDAY, JUNE 5 – 2011

9am - 10am	Executive Breakfast
10am - 12:30pm	The Great American PitchFest
12:30pm - 1:45pm	Executive Luncheon
1:45pm - 2pm	Break
2pm - 5pm	The Great American PitchFest
5pm - 6pm	The Sweet Taste of Success Cocktail Party