In the golden age of television, the New York Television Festival is quickly becoming the place to find the next crown jewel. Now in its 12th year, the festival continues to grow each year both in scope and prestige, boasting a record number of submissions, artists, and industry participation.
“It’s taken us a couple of years to get to this point, but we’re hitting our stride at a time where there is great creativity in TV and digital,” said Nytvf Founder and Executive Director Terence Gray, surveying the room bustling with pitch meetings on plush couches. “It’s fun, you see these incredibly talented people that are being given a shot to sit down with agents and managers and executives.”
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Grey founded Nytvf twelve years ago, shrewdly filling an opening for a Sundance-like festival for independent television creators.
“It’s taken us a couple of years to get to this point, but we’re hitting our stride at a time where there is great creativity in TV and digital,” said Nytvf Founder and Executive Director Terence Gray, surveying the room bustling with pitch meetings on plush couches. “It’s fun, you see these incredibly talented people that are being given a shot to sit down with agents and managers and executives.”
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Grey founded Nytvf twelve years ago, shrewdly filling an opening for a Sundance-like festival for independent television creators.
- 10/30/2016
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
The New York Television Festival today announced the Official Selections for its inaugural Nytvf Scripts Competition. In its first year, the festival accepted half-hour comedy scripts from writers worldwide. Out of 995 submissions, 21 television and digital comedy pilot scripts were selected and will be showcased to industry executives at the 12th Annual New York Television Festival, which takes places from October 24 through 29th in Manhattan.
Read More: New York TV Festival Selects Record 63 Independent Pilots For Its 12th Annual Event
This year’s Nytvf Scripts Official Selections will join the 63 Officially-Selected pilots and series competing in the Festival’s flagship Independent Pilot Competition. All of the competing writers and creators will enjoy designation as Official Artists, which qualifies them for a chance to receive a development deal from one of the Nytvf’s Development Partners – networks and studios which have guaranteed they will offer at least one deal to independent artists this year.
Read More: New York TV Festival Selects Record 63 Independent Pilots For Its 12th Annual Event
This year’s Nytvf Scripts Official Selections will join the 63 Officially-Selected pilots and series competing in the Festival’s flagship Independent Pilot Competition. All of the competing writers and creators will enjoy designation as Official Artists, which qualifies them for a chance to receive a development deal from one of the Nytvf’s Development Partners – networks and studios which have guaranteed they will offer at least one deal to independent artists this year.
- 8/19/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
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