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Craig Staggs

Minnow Mountain
Producer/Director
Austin, Texas
Websiteminnowmountain.com
Let's talk about Animation! Minnow Mountain produced the rotoscope character animation for Undone, released in September 2019 on Amazon Prime. We also created rotoscope animation for Tower, an Emmy-winning documentary feature released in 2016. We are making the transition into original content and have some exciting projects to offer. Austin Film Festival 2019 is using Minnow Mountain's rotoscoped animation for this year's bumpers featuring such greats as: Larry Wilmore, Pamela Ribon, Linda Woolverton, and Graham Yost.

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Thursday, October 24
 

1:00pm CDT

How to Work the Conference InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Ballroom Indie Film Track: The Filmmakers Team InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Assembly Room WORK IN PROGRESS: Idea to Story 800 Congress

2:45pm CDT

Austin Pitch Prep The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Indie Film Track: The Documentary The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room Inside Submissions: What Gets Noticed (Good AND Bad) and Why  St. David's Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Inside the Development Process The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony

5:00pm CDT

Opening Night Reception presented by Whataburger Colorado Lease

11:00pm CDT

WGA West Late Night Welcome Party SPiN Austin
 
Friday, October 25
 

9:00am CDT

Indie Film Track: Short Film Storytelling St. David's Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Making a TV Show Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary

10:45am CDT

Crash Course: Selling TV The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Executives and Development InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Assembly Room On Writing Chernobyl: A Conversation with Craig Mazin InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Ballroom The Screenwriters Toolbox: Character St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary

1:30pm CDT

Art Imitates Life: Biopics and other True Stories InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Ballroom Law of the Land: Legal Dos & Don'ts in Hollywood InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Assembly Room The Screenwriters Toolbox: Dialogue St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary Writing and Creative Development at Pixar The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room

3:15pm CDT

Podcast Track: Writing Audio Fiction The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room Telling True Crime Stories InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Ballroom The Creative Career: Practical Tips for Starting Out presented by the Writers Guild of America West Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary

7:00pm CDT

Seinfeld Retrospective State Theatre
 
Saturday, October 26
 

9:00am CDT

On Writing Sci-Fi 800 Congress The Business of New Media The Omni Hotel, Lonestar Room

10:30am CDT

The Psychology of Storytelling Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary

10:45am CDT

Breaking into TV The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room On Writing Veep: A Conversation with David Mandel St. David's Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall Podcast Track: Script to Sound The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room The Art of Storytelling with David Benioff, Sarah Green, Catherine Reitman, and D.B. Weiss InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Ballroom The Screenwriters Toolbox: Action & Description St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary Writing to Direct: Big Budget Blockbusters 800 Congress

12:30pm CDT

A Conversation with Megan Amram 800 Congress On Writing Horror The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association Podcast Track: The Production Side The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room TV Support Staff The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room Writing to Direct: Indies The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room

3:00pm CDT

A Conversation with David Benioff & D.B. Weiss: The 2019 Outstanding Television Award Recipients InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Ballroom First Man, Midway, 12 Strong, Greenland: Partnering with the Department of Defense to Enhance Military Depiction Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary Structuring a Series The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room The Power of True Stories to Drive Change co-presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ScreenCraft The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association The Screenwriters Toolbox: Setting St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary

4:45pm CDT

A Conversation with Lawrence Kasdan Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary Indie Film Track: Digital Series The Omni Hotel, Lonestar Room On Writing: Comedy The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association Script to Sketch InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Assembly Room The Fine Print: Contract and Options The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Your First Draft Sucks, Now What? St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary
 
Sunday, October 27
 

11:30am CDT

Balancing Multiple Projects The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony Creators and Showrunners The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association First Impressions The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room Indie Film Track: Documentary Storytelling InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Assembly Room

1:15pm CDT

Podcast Workshop: Launch Materials The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room Writing for Animation: Seis Manos The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association

3:00pm CDT

Life as a Screenwriter The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association Limetown: From Script-to-Podcast-to-Screen The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room
 
Monday, October 28
 

5:00pm CDT

Shorts Program 14 - Animated Shorts Rollins Theatre
 
Wednesday, October 30
 

9:45pm CDT

I've Got Issues State Theatre
 
Thursday, October 31
 

11:00pm CDT

Closing Night Party Buffalo Billiards