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OUR JAM PACKED SCHEDULE OF AWESOMENESS

(As of May 4, 2012)

Friday, June 1, 2012

2:00pm to 8:00pm	Registration Open	Registration Desk in Conference Center
7:00pm to 10:00pm	Master Class Intensive ($50 Per Person) “PitchFest Prep Class: What”s YOUR STORY?” with Pilar Alessandra	Academy One Ballroom
7:00pm to Midnight	FRIDAY NIGHT DRINKS with Jen Grisanti , Presented by the Scriptwriters Network & Jen Grisanti Consultancy Inc (FREE EVENT)	Daily Grill Lounge at the Marriott Burbank

Saturday June 2, 2012

8:30am to 6:00pm	Registration Open – Registration Desk in Conference Center
	FREE SESSION	FREE SESSION	FREE SESSION	FREE SESSION	FREE SESSION	FREE SESSION	Private Consultations ($75 Per Half Hour)	Master Classes ($50 Per Person)
	Academy One Ballroom	Academy Two Ballroom	Academy Three Ballroom	Academy Four Ballroom	Academy Five Ballroom	Academy Six Ballroom	Sunset A / B	City Ballrooms (Main Hotel Behind Hotel Registration)
9:00am to 10:30am	“Let”s Sell Your Script!” Panel with Ken Rotcop, Melody Jackson, Kathie Fong Yoneda & Pamela Jaye Smith	“Save the Cat!® Strikes Back – The Power of the Transformation Machine” with Jose Silerio	“You Had Me At Hello – Making Your First 10 Pages Shine” with Danny Manus	“Intuitive Screenwriting: Unlock Your Inner Genius” with Anne Norda	“How To Give Yourself Your Best Possible Chance at Screenwriting Success (& How To Avoid The Mistakes That Sink Most People”s Chances)” with Corey Mandell	“Writing the Killer Procedural” with Jennifer Dornbush	PRIVATE HALF HOUR CONSULTATIONS WITH GUEST SPEAKERS: Anne Norda Carole Kirschner Corey Mandell Danny Manus David & Jennifer Skelly Jennifer Dornbush Jen Grisanti Kathie Fong Yoneda Pamela Jaye Smith Pilar Alessandra Ruth Atkinson Steve Kaplan Todd Klick Tom Malloy *Buy online at www.pitchfest.com or GAPF Registration Desk. Schedule at GAPF Registration Desk	“How to Write A Screenplay in 10 Weeks – In One Day” With Marilyn Horowitz

11:00am to 12:30pm	“Thrills, Chills & Bumps In the Night: Writing the Thriller/Horror” Pen Densham, Tom Lazarus & Special Guests	“Screenplay Competitions – How to Win, Why Enter, & How They Can Change Your Life” Presented by the PageAwards with Kristin Overn & Special Guests	“Five Secrets of a Killer Pitch” with Carole Kirschner	TBA	“Theme: Using the Protagonist’s Arc to Clarify What Your Story Is About” with Ruth Atkinson	Scriptchat & Studio 32 Present “Breaking In From Outside of Hollywood” with Jeanne Bowerman & Richard Botto

12:45pm to 2:15pm		Voyage Media Presents“The Screenwriting Smorgasbord” ($50 Per Person) – City Ballrooms (Behind Hotel Registration in Main Part of Hotel)Buffet Lunch with a panel of Producers, Agents & Managers who tell what they are looking for

2:30pm to 4:00pm	“How to Get, Keep & Manage Your Agent or Manager” with Chad Gervich & Special Guests	“A Conversation with…” Special Guest – Actor Lance Henriksen & Ghost Writer/Biographer Joseph Maddrey	“Pitch In A Minute” with Pilar Alessandra	“Writing The TV Pilot Script” with Jen Grisanti	“Something Startling Happens: Beating Out the Blockbuster” with Todd Klick	“Show Me the Money” with Tom Malloy		“Screenwriting – The Whole Picture” with Richard Walter

4:30pm to 6:00pm	Animation Panel with Aubry Mintz (Industrial Light & Magic) & Ellen Besen (Animator)	ScriptChat Presents An Interview with Doug Richardson (Screenwriter of “Die Hard 2″, “Bad Boys”, “Hostage”) & Jeanne Veillette Bowerman	“Guerilla Filmmaking for Writers” with Chris Jones (London Screenwriters Festival)	“How to Triple Your Contacts & Get Powerful People Reading Your Scripts” with Jessica Sitomer	“The Comic Premise” with Steve Kaplan	“Improv for Writers” with David & Jen Skelly
6:15pm to 7:00pm	“Make The Most of Your PitchFest & Your Screenwriting Career” with Great American PitchFest Founders & Writer/Producers Signe Olynyk & Bob Schultz – Academy One- FREE EVENT
6:15pm to 9:00pm	“Pitch Boot Camp” presented by the Scriptwriters Network ($20 per person) – Academy Two
9:00pm to Midnight	“The Screenwriter Schmoozefest” presented by Hollywood Coaching – Academy One – FREE EVENT

Sunday, June 3, 2012 – PITCHFEST DAY (Tickets available at www.pitchfest.com)

10am – 12:30pm	Morning PitchFest	Academy Ballrooms 1, 2 & 3
12:45pm – 1:45pm	Executive Luncheon	Academy Ballrooms 4, 5 & 6
2pm – 5pm	Afternoon PitchFest	Academy Ballrooms 1, 2, & 3
5:00pm – 6:00pm	Sweet Taste of Success Cocktail Reception	Academy Ballrooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6