Winner Announced
The NYTVF and Lifetime are proud to announce that the winner of the inaugural Lifetime Unscripted Development Pipeline is Junk Mom, created by Pat Taggart and Frank Petka.
Finalists Announced
The NYTVF is pleased to announce the following selections have been named finalists in the first annual Lifetime Unscripted Development Pipeline. One winner will receive $10,000 and the opportunity to participate in the production of a pilot based on their concept.
Congratulations to these finalists!
2012 NYTVF Lifetime Unscripted Development Pipeline Finalists
- American Bombshells
Created by: Steven Ryan - New York, NY - Cake Lush to the Stars
Created by: Cee French Harth, Paul Harth and Jeff Schubert - New York, NY - Comediennes
Created by: Tim Paul - Chicago, IL - Junk Mom
Created by: Pat Taggart – Philadelphia, PA - Ladies on the Loose
Created by: Jenn Dlugos and Andrea Henry - Boston, MA
Semi-finalists Announced
The NYTVF is pleased to announce the following selections have been named semi-finalists in the first annual Lifetime Unscripted Development Pipeline and will advance to the network for consideration. Five finalists will be identified in the coming months and one winner will receive $10,000 and the opportunity to participate in the production of a pilot based on their concept. Additionally, all twenty-five semi-finalists will be invited to the 8th Annual New York Television Festival as Official Artists and enjoy exclusive opportunities available through NYTVF Connect.
Congratulations to the semi-finalists and sincerest thanks to all who entered!
2012 NYTVF Lifetime Unscripted Development Pipeline Semi-finalists
- African Dance Queen
Created by: Delaina A. Dixon - Suffern, NY - American Bombshells
Created by: Steven Ryan - New York, NY - Bouncing Back
Created by: Janine Acquafredda - Brooklyn, NY - Cake Lush to the Stars
Created by: Cee French Harth, Paul Harth and Jeff Schubert - New York, NY - Career Hunters
Created by: Cathleen Carr and Daiva Deupree - New York, NY - Chic Traveling Mama
Created by: Rana Mancini Cavanaugh – Wilmington, NC - Comediennes
Created by: Tim Paul - Chicago, IL - For Love or Money
Created by: Suzan Satterfield and Karen Lee - Atlanta, GA - Jen the Body Painter
Created by: Franklin Fitzgerald - Baltimore, MD - Junk Mom
Created by: Pat Taggart – Philadelphia, PA - Ladies on the Loose
Created by: Jenn Dlugos and Andrea Henry - Boston, MA - Lunch's on Me
Created by: Alice Elliott – New York, NY - The McClymonts: Australian Girls...American Dreams
Created by: Todd Cassetty - Nashville, TN - Mom and Me -- Estate Liquidators
Created by: Renee Poole - Las Vegas, NV - Muslimahs & Philadelphia
Created by: Charles Gregory Postell - Philadelphia, PA - On the Outside
Created by: Amy K. Green and Blair Skinner - Los Angeles, CA - Party on Sunset
Created by: Paul Lima – Los Angeles, CA - Petals
Created by: Eric De La Rosa - Los Angeles, CA - Raise It Up
Created by: Jamal Joseph and Jay Joseph Jr. - Harlem, New York - Rhinestone Manor
Created by: Nick Karvounis and Alex Karvounis - Las Vegas, NV - Saviors
Created by: Mark Marabella - Westchester County, NY - Super Vets
Created by: Rick Dobbis and MaryAnn Koenig - New York, NY and Ft. Pierce, FL - Taylor Made
Created by: Fritz Brekeller and Elizabeth Taylor - New York, NY - Trackdown
Created by: Paul Lima - Los Angeles, CA - Wear is Paloma
Created by: Keith McQuirter - New York, NY
Submission Info
Lifetime and the NYTVF are teaming up for an innovative program seeking original unscripted television treatments from independent artists and production companies. Submitting producers should focus on concepts and characters that revolve around big, unique personalities and worlds that bring a fresh perspective to the television landscape. See below for more from Lifetime. Twenty-five semi-finalists will be reviewed by the network with five finalists receiving development funding to produce additional tape. Finally, one winner will receive $10,000 and an opportunity to work with Lifetime Programming to produce a pilot presentation of their winning submission.
A screening committee of NYTVF judges will narrow the pool of entrants down to 25 semi-finalists. These semi-finalists will be presented to Lifetime development executives, who will select five finalists, each of whom will receive notes on their projects and $2,500 to shoot short presentations, exploring their subject, under the guidance of a Lifetime approved production partner. One winner, selected by Lifetime, will be awarded $10,000 and he/she will have the opportunity to participate in the possible production of a pilot.
This competition is FREE to enter.
Click here to download the official rules and submission form
Questions? Ask the NYTVF.
Use the links below to explore the various aspects of submitting to the Lifetime Unscripted Development Pipeline.
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Simply set up an account by contacting Audio Network at nyoffice@audionetwork.com with your name, contact details and project title.
Lifetime Creative Brief
Lifetime has partnered with the New York Television Festival for a unique initiative providing indie producers with the opportunity to develop unscripted programming with the cable powerhouse. Submitting producers should focus on concepts and characters that revolve around big, unique personalities and worlds that bring a fresh perspective to the television landscape. While the network's audience and focus is primarily women, creators are encouraged to consider broadly appealing scenarios that are multi-demographic and of-the-moment entertaining. Unscripted formats of all genres are welcome, with particular interest in docu-series as well as social experiment formats a la “Wife Swap”, close-ended competition and game show formats. Please avoid “Women in a Man’s World”, Wedding and Animal Grooming (hee). If a particular pitch centers around a crowded landscape such as law enforcement, cooking, or home improvement, please take great care to show how you would tailor the series to Lifetime.
About Lifetime:
Lifetime is synonymous with providing critically acclaimed, award-winning and popular original programming for women that spans movies and miniseries, dramas, comedies and reality series. Upon its 1984 launch, Lifetime quickly established itself as a pioneer in the growing cable universe to become the preeminent television destination for Women 18-49, Women 25-54 and Women 18+. The Network, one of television's most widely distributed outlets, is currently seen in nearly 98 million households nationwide.
Leading Lifetime’s unscripted slate is cable’s number one competition series, "Project Runway," along with lifestyle lineup featuring "America's Supernanny" and "Designing Spaces," and captivating docu-series "Dance Moms", "One Born Every Minute", and "Coming Home". Lifetime also boasts the hit drama series "Army Wives", "The Client List", and the hit comedic drama "Drop Dead Diva". For more information on our company and programming visit Mylifetime.com.
Important Dates
- Wednesday, May 23, 2012…………….Submission Period Begins
- Wednesday, July 18, 2012 (noon)…………….Submission Deadline
- Friday, August 17, 2012…………….Semi-finalists Announced
- Saturday, October 27, 2012…………….Finalists Announced
Eligibility
- Entrants must be 18 years of age or older and legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia
- Formats must be:
- Completely the original work of the entrant
- Not created or funded by broadcast networks, cable networks or major production studios
- Not copied from any other source or previously broadcast or otherwise distributed or disseminated on television (except for previous broadcast on locally distributed campus or public access television or limited Internet broadcast)
- Not in the public domain
- Not in violation of or conflict with the trademark, copyright, rights of privacy, rights of publicity or any other rights, of any kind or nature, of any other person or entity
- Programs must be received by NOON Eastern on July 18, 2012.
Entry Requirements
- Five (5) copies of the video with label of Producer, Director and/or Production Company and contact information
- One (1) to two (2) page treatment describing the unscripted format, which must be submitted as both a hardcopy and as a PDF file type on a CD-ROM
- Subject video must be submitted on playable DVDs formatted for multi-zone or Zone 1 (North America)
- All videos must have a total running time of between 2 and 4 minutes
- Signed Application Form
- There is no fee to enter
Address
All submissions, accompanied by a signed Application Form, must be sent to:
Lifetime Unscripted Development Pipeline c/o New York Television Festival
121 W 27th St., Suite 901
New York, NY 10001
