Winners of the 2007 Independent Pilot Competition Announced

Several pilots and pilot-makers in the 2007 Independent Pilot Competition received recognition for outstanding achievement. On September 9th, the NYTVF held its Closing Night Awards Ceremony honoring the following winners:

Best Comedy Pilot: "Apartment 413"
Executive Producers: Tamra Malaga, Josh Cohen and Tony Colon

Best Drama Pilot: "Dear Harvard"
Executive Producer: Anne Jarmain

Best Nonscripted Pilot: "The Gauntlet"
Executive Producer: Scott Patterson

Best Writing: Jack Picone
"The Agency"

Best Directing: Grant Weiss and John Paul White
"Sacrifice"

Best Actor: Ali Farahnakian
"Video Shmideo"

Best Actress: Ella Rae Peck
"Dear Harvard"

MSN Artistic Achievement Award: "The Gauntlet"
Executive Producer: Scott Patterson

TV Guide Audience Award: "Dear Harvard"
Executive Producer: Anne Jarmain

The NYTVF congratulates all artists whose work was featured in the 2007 IPC!

Inaugural class of NYTVF Fellows Named

The NYTVF has announced an innovative program pairing outstanding pilotmakers in this year's Independent Pilot Competition with some of the biggest producers in the TV industry. The NYTVF Fellowship program gives our artists the chance to work with leading TV producers, who will offer guidance on the recipients' next TV project. The NYTVF is proud to announce the first class of NYTVF Fellows:

· Barry Gribble – Executive producer, director, and writer of the comedy pilot Codeword Secret (Mentored by Phil Rosenthal)

· Anne Jarmain – Executive producer and writer of the drama pilot, Dear Harvard (Mentored by Mitchell Hurwitz)

· Kevin Napier – Executive producer, director, and writer of the comedy pilot Ex-Pats: Bangalore (Mentored by Tom Fontana)

· Naren Young – Producer, writer, and co-star of the nonscripted travel pilot, The Happy Hour (Mentored by Michael Davies)

These top producers will offer their time with the selected Fellows and give them guidance over the course of six months. If the Fellow produces a pilot from the idea that was developed as part of the mentorship, it will receive a special out-of-competition screening at the 2008 NYTVF. Congratulations to the inaugural class of recipients!

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