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Steph Swope

Minnow Mountain
Producer, Co-Founder
Austin, TX
Websiteminnowmountain.com/
Do you love writing animation like we love making animation? Check out our work! AFF 2023 is using Minnow Mountain's rotoscoped animation for bumpers featuring such greats as: Stephen Merchant, James Grey, Dede Gardner, Lang Fisher, Rob Thomas, and Sarah Polley. In addition to this, Minnow Mountain produced the rotoscope character animation for Undone, seasons 1 (2019) and 2 (2022) on Amazon Prime. We also animated 2022's Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, directed by Richard Linklater (Netflix). And we created the animation for Tower, an Emmy-winning documentary feature released in 2016 (Amazon Prime). Minnow Mountain produces animation independently, and for clients of all sizes. Let's taco 'bout it!
Thursday, October 24
 

1:00pm CDT

Mistakes Were Made: Learning From Screw-Ups Past and Present The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room On Writing Beverly Hills Cop: A Conversation with Daniel Petrie, Jr. St. David's Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall WORK IN PROGRESS: Idea to Story 800 Congress Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film* St. David’s Episcopal Church, Crail Hall

2:45pm CDT

Austin Pitch Prep The Driskill Hotel, Citadel 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 Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Television* St. David’s Episcopal Church, Crail Hall

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

Dynamic Duos: Collaboration & Conflict The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room 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 Roadmap Writers Presents Life's a Pitch! The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room Selling Your Script St. David's Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall

1:30pm CDT

Law of the Land: Legal Dos & Don'ts in Hollywood InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Assembly Room Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Television* St. David’s Episcopal Church, Crail Hall

3:15pm CDT

Breaking the Rules St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary Creating Emotional Characters that Audiences Will Care About The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association From Pitch to Pick Up 800 Congress Navigating the Room The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room

4:45pm CDT

Film Texas BBQ Supper Fiesta Gardens

7:00pm CDT

Seinfeld Retrospective State Theatre

9:00pm CDT

The VICE Guide to Bigfoot Alamo Drafthouse Village

10:00pm CDT

I've Got Issues Rollins Theatre

11:00pm CDT

Filmmakers Happy Hour presented by Final Draft Colorado Lease
 
Saturday, October 26
 

9:00am CDT

The Art of Storytelling with Ron Bass and Daniel Petrie Jr. InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Ballroom The Business of New Media The Omni Hotel, Lonestar Room

10:30am CDT

The Psychology of Storytelling Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary

10:45am CDT

The Art of Storytelling with David Benioff, Sarah Green, Catherine Reitman, and D.B. Weiss InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Ballroom The Hardest Scene: Overcoming Common Challenges The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room The Screenwriters Toolbox: Action & Description St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary Writing to Direct: Big Budget Blockbusters 800 Congress Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Television* St. David’s Episcopal Church, Crail Hall

12:30pm CDT

A Conversation with Megan Amram 800 Congress How Do You Know When You're Finished? St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary On Writing Horror The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association TV Support Staff The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room

1:30pm CDT

Shorts Program 14 - Animated Shorts Galaxy Highland - Screen 6

3:00pm CDT

A Conversation with David Benioff & D.B. Weiss: The 2019 Outstanding Television Award Recipients InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Ballroom New Media Track: A Conversation with Rooster Teeth The Omni Hotel, Lonestar Room Structuring a Series The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room The Managers The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room AFF Filmmaker Roundtable* St. David's Episcopal Church, Sumners Hall

4:30pm CDT

Wine Reception presented by Chloe Wine Collection 800 Congress

4:35pm CDT

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film Alamo Drafthouse Village

4:45pm CDT

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 The Women in the Room The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room

8:30pm CDT

Shorts Program 9 - The Shorts are Coming from Inside the House Alamo Drafthouse Village
 
Sunday, October 27
 

11:30am CDT

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

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

5:00pm CDT

On Story Party Vulcan Gas Company
 
Monday, October 28
 

5:00pm CDT

Shorts Program 14 - Animated Shorts Rollins Theatre