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| 7th ANNUAL NEW YORK TELEVISION FESTIVAL WRAPS ON 9/24 |
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The 2011 NYTVF welcomed over 250 artists and 10,000 attendees over five days to a packed slate of events, parties, panels, screenings and more!
A hearty congratulations to all of the artists that participated in the 2011 NYTVF and thank you to the fans, friends and family that made the seventh annual Fest our best yet. Check out some initial photo highlights from the week and tag yourself and your friends:
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| THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS PARTNERS |
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The 2011 NYTVF is grateful for the support of our many partners and we salute their efforts on behalf of the independent television movement.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS |
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The seventh annual New York Television Festival marked the culmination of our 2010-2011 Development Season in which fifteen guaranteed development deals were distributed to artists and projects that were selected by the NYTVF. All in, we hosted over 200 Official Artists and shared their work with nearly sixty industry partners and awards jury members which yielded 269 Festival-facilitated meetings on-site during the event. Congratulations to all of the artists that participated and kudos to the award winners.
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NYTVF Pitch
- Sundance Channel: “Party Doctor” from Jake Greene (Nashville, TN)
- MSN and Eyeboogie: “Carlos and the Games of Seduction” from Greg Burke and Lou Perez (New York, NY)
- SevenOne International and Red Arrow Entertainment Group: “A Week With My Father” from Giacomo Knox (Los Angeles, CA)
FOX-NYTVF Comedy Script Contest
- “Adulthood for Beginners” written by Robby O’Connor (New York, NY)
A&E; Unscripted Development Pipeline Finalists
- “Tough Girl” from Tim Smyth (New York, NY)
- “American Genius” from Phillip Hullquist (Nashville, TN)
- “Pushing the Limits” from Javier Bermudez (Los Angeles, CA)
- “Surviving the Burn” from Paul Lima (Burbank, CA)
- “Racetrack Dads” from Donald Mann (Van Nuys, CA)
2011 Independent Pilot Competition (IPC) Sponsored Awards
- FX “There Is No Box” Comedy Award: “Josh Jennings for Congress” from Nathan Gotsch (Los Angeles, CA)
- IFC “Out of the Box” Award: “St. James St. James Presents: Delirium Cinema” from Ross Patterson (Los Angeles, CA)
- MTV “Voice and Vision” Animation Awards for Writing and Animation: “Pound Dogs” from Mike Salva (Nashville, TN)
- Syfy Digital Studio “Imagine Greater” Award: “Odessa” from Al Thompson (New York, NY)
Additional IPC Award Winners
- NYTVF Critics Award: “Redesigning Your Life with Lainey Chase” from Eric Cyphers (Los Angeles, CA)
- Bing Audience Award: “I Hate Being Single” from Rob Michael Hugel (Brooklyn, NY)
- Best Comedy Pilot: “Duder” from Matt Kirsch (Brooklyn, NY)
- Best Drama Pilot: “Finding Hope” from Diane Namm (Malibu, CA)
- Best Animation Pilot: “Cafe Bloodbath” from Matt Cook and Carlo Johnson (Brooklyn, NY)
- Best Dramedy Pilot: “15 Minutes” from Bobby Salomon (Los Angeles, CA)
- Best Family Programming Pilot: “Ruby Skye P.I.” from Jill Golick (Toronto, Ontario)
- Best Web Series Pilot: “Vice, Inc.” from Sean Skelton (Brooklyn, NY)
- Best Nonscripted Pilot: “Dinner Party Crashers” from Bo Vongsakoun (Denver, CO)
- Actress in a Comedy: Jackie Debatin in “Redesigning Your Life with Lainey Chase”
- Actress in a Drama or Dramedy: Rene Ashton in “MILF Money”
- Actor in a Comedy: (tie) Chris O’Neill and Paul Valenti in “The Chris and Paul Show”
- Actor in a Drama or Dramedy: Al Thompson in “Odessa”
- Nonscripted Character or Host: Christophe for “Heavy Metal Nanny” (Los Angeles, CA)
- Best Directing: Mark Gray and Scotty Weil for “Meter Men” (Los Angeles, CA)
- Best Writing: Joseph Saroufim and Debbie Singer for “OB/GY Anne” (Santa Monica, CA)
Descriptions of all the IPC selections can be found here, with video trailers available at the NYTVF’s official YouTube channel.
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