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Sunday, October 27 • 1:15pm - 2:30pm
Second Rounders and Above Panel: From Competition to Career

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In an industry where breaking in can be the most difficult step in your climb to the top, script competitions have become an invaluable tool for getting your work into the hands of those who can take your career to the next level. So how do you take advantage of these competitions, and what are the next steps once you’ve entered…and then advanced? Join this panel of AFF alumni who have taken their competition success and turned it into a career.

This panel is open to Second Rounders and Above.

Moderators
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Matt Dy

Manager, Lit Entertainment Group; Former Director of Script Competitions, Austin Film Festival

Speakers
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Charmaine DeGraté

writer/ co-executive producer Hello Sunshine/Amazon’s Daisy Jones and The Six, The 100, Netflix’s Chambers
Charmaine DeGraté is a screenwriter and television producer. Her works include the critically acclaimed sci-fi drama, The 100, in addition to a number of shows for Warner Bros, Netflix, and Amazon.Currently, Charmaine is writing and co-executive producing Daisy Jones and The Six... Read More →
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Eric Haywood

co-executive Producer For Life, Power, Empire
Eric Haywood was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.He began his career as a music video director while still enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Filmmaking. After relocating to Atlanta, Eric went on to direct and produce... Read More →
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Mikki Daughtry

co-writer Five Feet Apart, The Curse of La Llorona
MIKKI DAUGHTRY and TOBIAS IACONIS had two films in theaters in 2019. CBS Films released FIVE FEET APART, starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lue Richardson, produced by Cathy Schulman and Justin Baldoni, directed by Justin Baldoni. And Warner Bros. released THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, a... Read More →
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Tobias Iaconis

co-writer Five Feet Apart, The Curse of La Llorona
MIKKI DAUGHTRY and TOBIAS IACONIS had two films in theaters in 2019. CBS Films released FIVE FEET APART, starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lue Richardson, produced by Cathy Schulman and Justin Baldoni, directed by Justin Baldoni. And Warner Bros. released THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, a... Read More →


Sunday October 27, 2019 1:15pm - 2:30pm CDT
800 Congress 800 Congress, Austin, TX 78701