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156 | SPECIAL: The Elevator Pitch + Austin Film Festival Prep Workshop

By The Screenwriting Life

7:44 AM EDT on September 21, 2023

The Austin Film Festival is known for many things — but few are as legendary as its annual 90-Second Pitch Competition, where writers have just 90 seconds to share their stories. In Hollywood, we call that “the elevator pitch” — and it’s more essential than ever.To unpack what makes a pitch truly land, we’re joined by an incredible lineup: TSL veteran and producer Sheila Hanahan Taylor, Austin Film Festival’s Screenplay Director Alyssa Alvarado, and five brave writers who step up to pitch their hearts out.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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