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In September 2006, the New York Television Festival staged its second annual event, inviting thousands of independent TV creators, industry figures, and fans to its new home in Midtown Manhattan. The Festival marked the return of the successful Independent Pilot Competition, which featured 22 of the best independently produced television pilots from across the U.S. and abroad. The Fest again presented its thought-provoking panel discussion series and kicked off a new tradition, the NYTVF Premiere Week screening series. Thanks to all who attended!

	MSN ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - Squid Dragon Legend, Executive producer: Nick Cogan
	AUDIENCE AWARD - Split the Difference, Executive producers: Mary Egan Callahan, Joe Narciso, and Bruce Hurwitt; produced by Alec Sash
	BEST COMEDY - Split the Difference , Executive producers: Mary Egan Callahan, Joe Narciso, and Bruce Hurwitt; produced by Alec Sash
	BEST DRAMA - Viagra Falls, Executive producers: Chris Debiec, Atil Singh, and Allen Wong
	BEST EDUCATIONAL - Martti and Kim’s Story Of… [Abridged], Executive producers: Cameron Roberts and Greg Jones;
	BEST REALITY - On the Block, Executive producers: George Collias, Matthew J. Haddad, Jonathan Wareham, and Gwen O’Donnell
	BEST ANIMATION - Squid Dragon Legend,Executive producer: Nick Cogan

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COMEDY PILOTS IN COMPETITION:

A/V Club
Executive Producers: Rebecca Feldman and Sarah Saltzberg, (New York, NY)

The Calderons
Executive Producer: Dan McNamara, (Jersey City, NJ)

Free Love Forum
Executive producer: Daniel Klein, (Astoria, NY)

Pizza Time
Executive producers: Todd Holland, Scotch Ellis Loring, Aeden Babish, John Baumgartner, Phillip Vaden, and Steven Klein, (Los Angeles, CA)

Split the Difference
Executive producers: Mary Egan Callahan, Joe Narciso, and Bruce Hurwitt, (South Orange, NJ)

Temps
Executive producers: Jason Averett, Matt Nowosielski, and James Weber (New York, NY)

DRAMA PILOTS IN COMPETITION:

Blood Hounds
Executive Producer: Tom Zanca, (Ramsey, NJ)

The Hub
Executive producers: Brian Neuls and Sharon Santos, (Boston, MA)

Rx
Executive producers: Paul Mays and Torrance Hill, (Los Angeles, CA)

Viagra Falls
Executive producers: Chris Debiec, Atil Singh, and Allen Wong, (Van Nuys, CA)

EDUCATIONAL PILOTS IN COMPETITION:

Critical Hours
Executive producers: Jim Isler, Tom Isler, and Thomas Kail, (New York, NY)

Dave and Augie’s Home Movies
Executive producer: Gregory Ciano, (Highstown, NJ)

Martti and Kim’s Story Of… [Abridged]
Executive producers: Cameron Roberts and Greg Jones, (Orlando, FL)

What’s Cooking with Waffles and Mousemeat
Executive producer: Erika Thormahlen, (New York, NY)

REALITY PILOTS IN COMPETITION:

4-Track Radar
Executive producers: Nicole Pope and Ben Fundis, (Nashville, TN), Nichole Quinn and Christian Mella, (Los Angeles, CA)

On the Block
Executive producers: George Collias, Matthew J. Haddad, Jonathan Wareham, and Gwen O’Donnell (Los Angeles, CA)

On the Set
Executive producer: Frank Dicopoulos, (Holmdel, NJ)

Poker Night
Executive Producers: Jeff Nimoy and Sam Mollo, (Studio City, CA)

Love in 90 Days Bootcamp
Executive producer: Diana Kirschner, (New York, NY)

ANIMATION PILOTS IN COMPETITION:

End of the Line
Executive producers: Chris Dimino, Daniel Russo, and Joe Schraufnagel, (North Bellmore, NY)

Squid Dragon Legend
Executive producer: Nick Cogan, (New York, NY)

Strange Transmissions
Executive producers: Eric Bryant and Ethan T. Berlin, (Brooklyn, NY)

SPECIALTY SCREENINGS (OUT OF COMPETITION):

The Guard Dog (Animation)
Created and animated by Bill Plympton (New York, NY)

Zak & Co. (Animation)
Executive Producer: Eric Schiff, (Los Angeles, CA)

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NYTVF 2006 - PANEL DISCUSSION SERIES

The NYTVF was proud to present the following panel discussions, addressing topics aimed at industry members, aspiring artists, and TV fans alike.

The Independent Television Development Model
Jane Pauley – TV Personality (moderator)
Doug Herzog – President, Comedy Central
Ben Silverman -CEO of Reveille LLC, Executive Producer of “The Office” and “The Restaurant”
Jim Wiatt - President & CEO, William Morris Agency

Beyond the Television Screen: Money or Marketing?
Marc Chamlin - Partner, Loeb & Loeb LLP (moderator)
Bill Cella - Chairman, Magna Global
Fred Seibert - President & Executive Producer, Frederator Studios
Dan Suratt - EVP Digital Media and Business Development, Lifetime
Howard Owens - VP Creative Affairs, Reveille LLC
Sponsored By: Loeb & Loep, LLP

Welcome to Our Home: TV’s Depiction of the American Family
Robert Thompson - Founding Director, Center for Study of Popular TV, Syracuse University (moderator)
Mitchell Hurwitz - Executive Producer, “Arrested Development”
Phil Rosenthal - Executive Producer, “Everybody Loves Raymond”
Mike Scully - Executive Producer, “The Simpsons”

Coverage in the War Zone
Richard Wald - Fred Friendly Professor of Journalism, Columbia School of Journalism (moderator)
Dan Rather - Anchor/Reporter
Richard Leibner - President, N.S. Bienstock
Sponsored By: N.S. Bienstock, Inc.

Development 101
Rick Feldman - President, NATPE (moderator)
Chris Burke - Creator, “This Spartan Life”
Glen Freyer - Vice President, Non-Scripted Series Development, Court TV
Elaine Frontain Bryant - Director of Non-Fiction & Alternative Programming, A&E
Joe Michaels - Director of Business Development, Entertainment and Video Services, MSN
John Moser - Vice President of Original Programming, Showtime Networks

The Ultimate Producer’s Guide
Michael Learmonth - Reporter, Variety (moderator)
Banks Tarver - Executive Producer, Left/Right
James Murray - Executive Producer, “Criss Cross”
Elias Scoropanos - Director, Client Relations & Training, Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting
Ben McLean - Attorney, Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz PC
Clayton Hemmert - Editor and Founding Partner, Crew Cuts; Board of Directors, Association of Independent Creative Editors
Annie Lin - Director of Creative Licensing, The Orchard

Finding Your Agent
Eric Wattenburg - Agent, N.S. Bienstock
Peter Micelli - Agent, Creative Artists Agency
Jason Hodes - Agent, William Morris Agency

Television on the Web
Dan Manu - Director of Content, TVGuide.com (moderator)
Kris Slava - VP, Digital Content and Acquisitions, Bravo
Matt Sloan – Co-creator, “The Splu Urtaf Show”
David Tochterman - Executive Vice President/Executive Producer, ChannelBlast
Stephen Warley - Executive Director, Digital Media, 602 Communications
Aaron Yonda – Co-creator, “The Splu Urtaf Show”

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	NBC's Kidnapped The red-carpet premiere of Kidnapped was attended by stars of the series, including Timothy Hutton, Dana Delany, Delroy Lindo, Jeremy Sisto, and Linus Roche. Hosted in conjunction with the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting Sponsored by: The William Morris Agency, NBC and Sony Pictures Television
	ABC's The Knights of Prosperity Exclusive premiere screening and Q&A with the stars.  In attendance were Donal Logue (The Tao of Steve, Grounded for Life), Sofía Vergara, Lenny Venito, Maz Jobrani, Kevin Michael Richardson, Josh Grisetti; creators Rob Burnett (Exec Producer: Late Show with David Letterman), and Jon Beckerman; and moderated by New York Times TV columnist Bill Carter.
	FOX’s Standoff Exclusive premiere screening followed by Q&A with the stars Ron Livingston (Office Space, Sex and the City) and Rosemarie Dewitt (Cinderella Man).  The Q&A was moderated by Spike Feresten (Talkshow With Spike Feresten).

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