NYTVF
Newsletter 4/27 		NEW YORK TELEVISION FESTIVAL
CONTENTS:

  • Fox Broadcasting Company, Procter & Gamble Productions and the NYTVF Team Up For Second Annual “Fox-NYTVF Comedy Script Contest”

  • Get Cleared Music Tracks Free of Charge to Feature in Your Pilot Submissions from Audio Network

  • Final Deadline for Entries to the 5th Annual Independent Pilot Competition is June 3rd

  • The “Factual Entertainment Forum: The Real Deal” Launches May 20 in Santa Monica, CA

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  • Fox Broadcasting Company, Procter & Gamble Productions and the NYTVF Team Up For Second Annual “Fox-NYTVF Comedy Script Contest”

    FOX PGP

    Official Premiere Network Sponsor Fox and Signature Sponsor Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP) have partnered with the New York Television Festival to present the second annual FOX-NYTVF Comedy Script Contest. The contest once again invites aspiring television writers to enter their scripts for original half-hour comedy TV pilots for the opportunity to win $25,000 and a development deal with the network!

    Launched last year, the contest features an additional element in 2009. This year, the winning script will automatically receive consideration to be produced by Procter & Gamble Productions as a pilot with a first-look at the Fox network.

    Scripts must present an original idea for a potential half-hour comedy series. All entries must be uploaded to the NYTVF Web site. Opening date for script submissions is June 1, 2009, and the submissions window will close on June 15 or at 1,500 entries, whichever comes first. For more information and official rules, visit:
    http://www.nytvf.com/2009_scripts_info.htm

    Read about the Contest in the New York Times

  • Get Cleared Music Tracks Free of Charge to Feature in Your Pilot Submissions from Audio Network



    The NYTVF has partnered with online music catalogue Audio Network US Inc. As part of the relationship, artists creating pilots for the NYTVF’s annual Independent Pilot Competition will have unlimited access to Audio Network’s intuitive database completely free of charge for their projects.

    Audio Network is providing NYTVF with the opportunity for its pilot-maker community to use tracks from its catalog in projects at no initial cost to the artist, enabling them to present pilots at the New York Television Festival and its official online distribution channels free of charge.

    To utilize this service, simply email Audio Network directly at nytvf@audionetwork.us

    For more information about this incredible resource, visit:
    http://nytvf.com/partner_audio.htm

  • Final Deadline for Entries to the 5th Annual Independent Pilot Competition is June 3rd

    The deadline to enter your original pilot for the 5th annual Independent Pilot Competition is approaching! All entries to the 2009 NYTVF competition must be received by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, June 3. All genres of TV pilots are accepted.

    Producers who enter their pilot before the Early Submission Deadline of May 5 enjoy a $20 discount on the submission fee.

    For more information, or to download the official entry form, visit:
    http://www.nytvf.com/2009_ipc.htm

  • The “Factual Entertainment Forum: The Real Deal” Launches May 20 in Santa Monica, CA

    Factual Forum

    MEET THE EXECS THAT MAKE TODAY'S TOP TV HITS REALITIES...

    From the team behind The Realscreen Summit and     realscreen magazine comes the Factual Entertainment Forum: The Real Deal.

    This reality-centric full-day conference will be held on Wednesday, May 20, in Santa Monica, CA. FEF: The Real Deal will bring together broadcast and cable executives, producers, agents and other stakeholders in the reality TV/factual entertainment industry for a day of inspiration, practical information, discussion about the current state of reality TV and where it’s going, a speed pitching session, and networking. The event offers unprecedented access to producers and broadcasters of such phenomena as The Biggest Loser, The Real World, Deadliest Catch, Intervention and The Bachelor.

    Speakers confirmed to appear thus far include Thom Beers (CEO & executive producer of Original Productions, the team behind Ice Road Truckers for the History Channel and The Deadliest Catch for the Discovery Channel), Gary Benz (president & CEO of GRB Entertainment and executive producer of A&E's Emmy-nominated Intervention), Jonathan Murray (chairman & president of Bunim/Murray Productions, and co-creator of reality TV institution The Real World for MTV), JD Roth (CEO & co-founder of 3Ball Productions, co-producers of NBC's The Biggest Loser) and Bertram van Munster (executive producer, director and co-creator of CBS' The Amazing Race).

    From the network and cable sides, speakers confirmed to appear include Cori Abraham (VP development and original programming, Bravo), Kristen Connolly Vadas (SVP alternative programming, The CW Network), Tom Cosgrove (chief operating officer and executive vice president, The Discovery Channel), David Lyle (president, Fox Reality Channel), John Saade (SVP alternative series, specials and late night programming, ABC Entertainment) and Rob Sharenow (SVP, non-fiction and alternative programming, A&E Network).

    For more information, including full speaker list, agenda, and to register, visit http://www.factualentertainment.com
    Note: an early bird registration rate of $295 USD is available until May 1. The full rate after May 1 is $395 USD.


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    For more information, please visit www.nytvf.com

    Regards,

    --NYTVF

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