A hotbed for independent pilots and development deals, the first-ever summer edition of the New York Television Festival wrapped over the weekend, with Hammerhead taking top honors as both Best of the Fest and winning the NYTVF Critics Award. Just in time for Shark Week, too! Hammerhead isn’t that kind of TV show, though. Created […]
Continue ReadingHere are the 15 finalists announced last week for truTV’s Comedy Breakout Initiative, designed to find new and distinct voices to join truTV’s existing roster of unscripted comedy-based formats, which is currently toplined by Impractical Jokers, but also features The Chris Gethard Show, Talk Show the Game Show, Comedy Knockout, and Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks. […]
Continue ReadingThe New York Television Festival has selected 13 half-hour comedy scripts for its third annual NYTVF Scripts Competition, with industry executives poring over them and perhaps granting one or more of them with development deals after the fest this July in Manhattan. Among the more intriguing selections, a script by FOX News/FOX Business Network’s Melissa Francis […]
Continue ReadingThe 2018 New York Television Festival has selected 59 original pilots and pitches for its annual Independent Pilot Competition this July. This year’s festival, the 14th NYTVF, takes place in the summer for the first time – July 14-20, 2018 at The Helen Mills Theater and Event Space, with select events at the SVA Theatre. “Some of the most […]
Continue ReadingFor the second year, truTV is partnering with the New York Television Festival to sponsor the truTV Comedy Breakout Initiative, offering up to $25,000 for the winning creator to develop his/her/their pitch into a potential series for the cable network. It’s free to submit. To qualify, you need to submit the following: A series overview […]
Continue ReadingThe 13th annual New York Television Festival named the winners of its annual contests and development deals for independent pilots over the weekend. “Best of the Fest” honors went to Giving Up while the NYTVF Critics Award was presented to Royally. “A dozen years after our first Festival, I continue to be impressed by the talent that we […]
Continue ReadingThe New York Television Festival has announced the 52 official selections for the 2017 Independent Pilot Competition. They include 31 comedy pilots featuring the talents of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bebe Neuwirth, David Wain, Felicia day, John Early, Kyle Dunnigan, Jemima Kirke, Jamie Kaler, Daniel Kellison, Ian Roberts, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Dot-Marie Jones, Will Janowitz, Ana Gasteyer, Maria […]
Continue ReadingAttention all aspiring TV show creators, screenwriters, directors and actors: Today is the deadline to submit for the 2017 New York TV Festival’s annual Independent Pilot Competition! You can submit online until midnight via Withoutabox. The NYTVF office at 121 W. 27th St., in Manhattan, also will be open until midnight. If the building’s front […]
Continue ReadingMontreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival has now opened its annual call for submissions for you to come up and pitch your TV shows and webseries and industry executives this July. As in past years, the Just For Laughs ComedyPRO conference is hosting the Stand Up & Pitch contest where finalists will deliver their pitches in […]
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