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The first New York Television Festival was a smashing success. TV fans and industry figures were introduced
to a new artistic movement and celebrated the very best independent
television pilots being created. The NYTVF launched its very
first Independent Pilot Competition and Panel Discussion Series and
established itself as a major media event that would only continue
to grow in size and influence. Thank you to all who supported
us in our first year!
NYTVF 2005 - THE NYTVF AWARDS
The inaugural Independent Pilot Competition in
2005 honored the following pilots for outstanding achievement:
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2005 INDEPENDENT PILOT COMPETITION OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
COMEDY PILOTS IN
COMPETITION:
Almost Funny
Directed by Dan Prussman,
written by Steve Basilone
and Dan Levy (Los Angeles, CA)
Anything Eni
Directed by Neil Padover,
written by Neil Padover and
Dan Patack, (Tufts University, Medford, MA)
Artistic License
Directed by Michael Wohl,
written by Nate Cohen
and Michael Kohl, (Los Angeles, CA)
Criss-Cross
Directed and written
by James S. Murray, (Brooklyn, NY)
Gary: Under Crisis
Directed by Daniel Klein and Colin Trevorow,
written by Derek Connolly, (Venice, CA)
Made Up
Directed by David Fishel, written
by Fishel, Michael Schaubach
and Ben Schmidt, (New York, NY)
Satellite Nation
Directed and written by Aaron Hilliard and
Luke del Tredici, (Los Angeles, CA)
The Splu Urtaf Show
Directed and written by Matt
Sloan & Aaron Yonda, (Madison, WI)
The Weatherman Boys
Directed and written by Matt Oberg
and Bob Wiltfong, (Port Washington, NY)
DRAMA PILOTS
IN COMPETITION:
Bitter Sweet
Directed by Del Matthew Bigtree, written
by Stephen Anderson (Los Angeles, CA)
Nicky’s Game
Directed by Peter Alson, written
by John-Luke Montias, (New York, NY)
Rule Number One
Directed and written
by David Presley, (Studio City, CA)
Second Wind
Directed by Anna-Maria Vag,
written by Daria Finn (Onancock, VA)
University Place
Directed by NYU’s
Department of Film & Television, written by NYU’s Department of Dramatic Writing,
(New York University, New York, NY)
DOCUMENTARY
PILOTS IN COMPETITION:
Johnny
Berlin
Directed
by Dominic J. DeJoseph, (Brooklyn, NY)
La Joya (The Jewel)
Directed by Abner
Benaim, written by Benaim
and Guido Bilboa, (Republic of Panama)
Meet Tom Kramer
Directed
by Rachael Pihlaja, (Los Angeles, CA)
REALITY PILOTS
IN COMPETITION:
Cooking’s a Drag
Directed by Randy Murray, written by Leighann
Philipps & Bob Smith, (Phoenix, AZ)
Heads or Tails
Directed by Sheryl Matthys,
written by Kris Arnold, Steve
Marshall & Matthys, (New York, NY)
Knock Knock
Directed by Robert Jeff Watts, written
by Jeremy Pfeiffer, (Los Angeles, CA)
Off the Hook
Directed and written
by Michael Morrissey (New York, NY)
That One Show
Directed by Aron
Garrison, (Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ)
ANIMATION
PILOTS IN COMPETITION:
The Back Brace
Animated and written by Andy London
and Carolyn London, (New York, NY)
Five Infomercials for Dentists
Animated and written
by Signe Baumane, (New York, NY)
The KnitWits
Animated by Vincent Cararelli
and Candy Kugel, written by
Kugel and cast (New York, NY)
Nelson: Rock & Roll Detectives
Animated
and written by Jay
Barba and Brian Farrelly (Astoria, NY)
SPECIAL
SCREENINGS
(NOT IN COMPETITION):
The Fan and the Flower (Animated)
Animated
by Bill Plympton, written
by Dan O’Shannon (New York, NY)
The Finkel Files (Animated)
Animated and written
by Adam Mutterperl, (New York, NY)
The House of Tiny Tearaways
(Reality)
Directed by Kate Douglas Walker,
written by James Dillon (London, UK)
Inside the Bubble, (Documentary)
Directed
by Steven Rosenbaum, (New York, NY)
McLeod’s Daughters (Drama)
Produced by Posie Graeme-Evans, (Australia)
Venus and Apollo (Comedy)
Produced by
Olivier Guignard, (France)
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NYTVF 2005 - PANEL DISCUSSION SERIES
In 2005, the NYTVF was proud to present
its first annual panel discussion series. The distinguished panelists
addressed topics aimed at industry members, aspiring artists, and
TV fans alike.
TV Land Producers Panel
David Wild -
Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone (moderator)
Diane English -
Executive Producer, Murphy Brown
Stan Lathan - Executive
Producer, Def Comedy Jam, The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Bill Persky -
Executive Producer, That Girl, Kate & Allie
Phil Rosenthal -
Executive Producer, Everybody Loves Raymond
Mike Scully -
Executive Producer, The Simpsons
Sponsored
by: TV Land
Scripted vs. Reality
Burt Manning -
Chairman Emeritus, J. Walter Thompson Agency (moderator)
Nastaran
Dibai - Executive Producer, Hope & Faith
Jeffrey Hodes -
Executive Producer, Hope & Faith
Mark Itkin - Executive Vice
President, Co-Worldwide Head of Television, William Morris
Agency
Henry Schleiff - Chairman and CEO, Court TV
Ben
Silverman - CEO, Reveille LLC; Executive Producer, The Restaurant,
The Office (U.S.)
Sponsored by: The
William Morris Agency
The View from Daytime
Meredith Vieira –
TV personality (moderator)
Bill Geddie - Executive Producer, The
View, The Barbara Walters Specials
Jill Larson - Cast Member, All
My Children
Jesse Murray - Manager, Talent Development and East
Coast Programming, ABC Daytime
Frank Valentini - Executive
Producer, One Life to Live
David Zyla – Costume Designer, All My
Children
Sponsored
by: ABC Daytime
New Frontiers in Cable Programming
Jon
Lafayette - Senior Writer, TV Week (moderator)
Nancy Dubuc -
Senior Vice President, Programming, A&E Networks
Michael
Hirschorn - Executive Vice President, Production and Programming,
VH-1
Lou Wallach - Senior Vice President of Original Programming
and Development, Comedy Central
Sponsored
by: A&E Networks
Advertising through Branded
Entertainment
Marc Chamlin - Partner, Media & Entertainment,
Loeb & Loeb, LLP (moderator)
Bill Cella - Chairman, MAGNA
Global USA
Doug Ross - Founder, Evolution Film & Tape,
Inc.
Evan Shapiro - Executive Vice President and General Manager,
IFC Network
Sponsored by: Loeb
& Loeb, LLP
Television Production in New York
City
Thomas Selz - Founding Partner, Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein
& Selz, PC (moderator)
Nancy Dubuc - Senior Vice President,
Programming, A&E Networks
Katherine Oliver - Commissioner of
NYC Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting
Jane Raab -
Producer, Sex and the City
Stuart Suna - President, Silvercup
Studios
Sponsored by: The NYC Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre
& Broadcasting
Covering a Crisis: Hurricane
Katrina
Richard Leibner - President, NS Bienstock,
Inc.(moderator)
Bill Hemmer - Anchor and Correspondent, FOX News
Channel
John Siegenthaler - Anchor and Correspondent, MSNBC, NBC
News
Tracy Smith - Co-anchor, The Saturday Early Show;
Correspondent, The Early Show, CBS News
Sponsored by:
NS Bienstock, Inc.
The New York Comedy Scene (Breaking into
the Business)
Andy Borowitz - Humor columnist; Creator, The Fresh
Prince of Bel-Air (moderator)
Christian Finnegan – Stand-up
comedian
Anthony King – Director, Upright Citizens Brigade
Theater
Lisa Leingang - Vice President of
Program Development, CBS
Making Your Pilot (Breaking into the
Business)
Brent Burnette - Director of Programming, New York
Television Festival (moderator)
Sean Baker - Writer, Greg the
Bunny
Spencer Chinoy - Creator, Greg the Bunny
Debbie DeMontreux - Vice President of Original Series
and Events, IFC
Landing an Agent (Breaking into the
Business)
Lisa Harrison - Endeavor Talent Agency
Brian Stern -
William Morris Agency
Chris Till - Paradigm Talent and Literary
Agency
Jaclyn Travers -
Creative Artists Agency
International Distribution
Pipeline
George Leclere - Senior Vice President, International
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (moderator)
Olivier
Bomsel - Creator, Venus and Apollo, Arte Network, France
Andrew
Conrad - Managing Director, Fresh One Productions, UK
Posie
Graeme-Evans - Director of Drama, Nine Network, Australia; Executive
Producer, McLeod's Daughters
Television's Big Chill: Broadcast,
Decency, and the First Amendment
Catherine Crier - Anchor, Court
TV (moderator)
Eric Alterman - Media Columnist, The Nation,
Best-selling Author
Rita Cosby - Anchor and special
correspondent, MSNBC; Host, Rita Cosby: Live and Direct
Frank
Luntz - Republican Pollster
Sponsored by:
The Creative Coalition
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