Cinequest, San Jose’s maverick film festival, may be wrapping up this weekend but it’s not coasting to the finish line. There are films showing on multiple screens downtown up to the last minutes of the fest, and there are several events packed into these last few days.

Friday brings us the Day of the Writer at San Jose State’s University Theater. There are three presentations in a row. The first is Crafting the Heart of Sci-Fi: The Story. Featuring Howard Suber (author of The Power of Film), Suber will use films like “2001,” “Alien,” “Blade Runner,” and “The Terminator” as examples as he delves past the flashy special effects to reveal the importance of the underlying story.

Next is The Science Fiction Writing Comprehensive, which examines the process of creating a science fiction screenplay, from idea to finished product. Screenwriters Paul Chitlik (“The New Twilight Zone”) and Steve Cuden (“Stargate Infinity”) will have a discussion moderated by Robert Phelps.

The Day of the Writer closes with a Maverick Spirit Award presentation and discussion. Previous Maverick Spirit Award winner and two-time Academy Award winner David Webb Peoples (“Bladerunner”) will be joined by this year’s Maverick Spirit Award winner for a conversation moderated by James Dalessandro, whose screenplay for “1906” is in production — it will be Pixar’s first live action feature film.

Friday night brings the screening of F.W. Murnau’s horror masterpiece, “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror” at the California theater.

Cinequest wraps up with the Closing Night festivities on Saturday night. “Soul Surfer” will be the night’s film, followed by the presentation of this year’s Emerging Maverick Award to its star, AnnaSophia Robb. The film is based on the life of Bethany Hamilton, a competitive surfer who lost her arm to a shark attack. After a trip to help tsunami victims in Thailand, she returns to competition determined to not only overcome her own challenges, but help others do the same. Following the film and presentation, don’t miss the closing night party at South First Billiards.

If you missed a film you wanted to see, or want to show your friends the fantastic films you discovered during the festival, check out www.cinequestonline.org.