Fox-NYTVF Script Contest Overview

The comedy pilot “Selling Hell” was named the winner of the FOX-NYTVF Comedy Script Contest. As part of this distinction, Mike Maloney will receive $25,000 and a development deal with Fox Broadcasting Company.
The script follows a divorced couple whose relationship is further strained when they are forced to become employees in Hell’s marketing department.



The New York Television Festival congratulates the 25 semifinalists in the NYTVF-Fox Comedy Script Contest! Announced at the 2008 NYTVF Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, September 17th, the winner receives $25,000 and a development deal with the Fox Broadcasting Company. Thank you to all who entered!

  • The Adventures of Rick Brickman
    Written by: Alex Goldberg & Michael Pace

  • Buckshot
    Written by: Kenny Byerly

  • College, Inc.
    Written by: Bob West

  • Comic Book Geeks
    Written by: Elizabeth Ann Saas & Craig Berger

  • Dr. Dave
    Written by: Ken Blankstein

  • The Fence
    Written by: Steven Chang

  • The Hill
    Written by: Jason Michael Ford

  • Hollywood, ME
    Written by: Nathan Phillips

  • House of Senators
    Written by: Andy Wilkinson & Jake Currie

  • Identity Complex
    Written by: Mark Treitel & Shoe Schuster

  • The Incredible Bennett
    Written by: Jeff Galante & Jackson Eliot Raders

  • The King and Queen of America
    Written by: John Bayer

  • Larryman
    Written by: Sean Thomason

  • Madhouse
    Written by: Stephanie Stanley

  • McKellar Hall
    Written by: Nik Blahunka & Marcy Holland

  • Open Secret
    Written by: Paco Bordy

  • Operation Hottie
    Written by: Richard Dane Scott

  • Razor Rickett: Bounty Hunter
    Written by: Michael Ezell

  • Selling Hell
    Written by: Mike Maloney

  • Spaced Out
    Written by: Mike McCafferty & Ben Plumier

  • SPANKIT
    Jonathan Parks-Ramage & Marla Mindelle

  • Stern Savage
    Written by: Steve Basilone & Annie Mebane

  • Straight Up Louise
    Written by: Catherine Keane

  • Talking History
    Written by: Evan Fisher & Ricardo Schwartz

  • The Virgin Mark
    Written by: Jeremiah Hahn

Read coverage of the Script Contest in Advertising Age.

*Entry for the FOX-NYTVF Comedy Script Contest is now CLOSED.
Thanks so much to all who entered.


The New York Television Festival and Fox Broadcasting Company have teamed up to offer aspiring TV writers the opportunity to win $25,000 and a development deal with FOX!

Enter the FOX-NYTVF Comedy Script Contest and submit your script for an original half-hour comedy series. One winner will receive a development deal with the network and a $25,000 prize! Up to 25 finalists have the opportunity to earn a first-look deal with the network. Scripts must be entered by uploading them in a PDF format on the NYTVF upload page, which can be found here beginning June 2, 2008. The submission period will open at noon Eastern on June 2, 2008 and will close at 11:59 PM Eastern on June 13, 2008. All submissions must be uploaded during this time period, without exception. The contest will stop accepting entries when this period elapses or when the Festival receives 1,500 script entries, whichever comes first.


Important Dates

June 2, 2008……Script Submission Period Begins (at 12:00 noon EDT)
June 13, 2008………Script Submission Period Ends (at 11:59 PM EDT) September 12-17, 2008……….Winner is announced at the 2008 NYTVF

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Required Length and Format

All scripts must be uploaded to the NYTVF website. The scripts must be a PDF document formatted properly as a television script, and they must be 25 to 35 pages (single-spaced) in length, NOT including the title page.

Proper formatting of scripts is advised, including proper indenting of character names and dialogue. There are many acceptable ways to format a script, and many online resources offer templates and helpful tips on how to format a script correctly. For a rough sample script template, click here.

There is no fee to enter the script contest.

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Eligibility
  • Limit one entry per person. Each entry must include only one (1) script.
  • Entrants must be aged 18 years or older.
  • Entries must be written in English.
  • Contest is open to legal residents of the fifty states and D.C.
  • Scripts must be PDF documents received between 12:00 PM Eastern on June 2 and 11:59 PM Eastern on June 13, 2008.
  • Scripts must be wholly original (e.g. NOT adapted from books, plays or any other source material and NOT a “spec” of existing television programs or treatments).
  • Scripts must be copyrighted or registered. (Help on this)
For a full list of Eligibility Requirements see the Official Rules

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