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CONTENTS:
2009 Schedule Live Next Week
NYTVF Pilots on NYCTV
Industry Headliners Announced!
Special offer from HD Expo
Proud to support Twestival NYC!
A brief message from MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer
Check out the trailers for the 2009 Pilots!
Become a fan.
Follow along.
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Dear Friends,
2009 Schedule LIVE Next Week!
The Official Schedule for the 2009 NYTVF will be announced next week. Individual ticket registration will begin on Wednesday.
Passes to attend Primetime network events as well as NYTVF's Industry Day presented by NATPE are available right now.
PURCHASE NOW
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NYTVF Pilots on NYCTV
The NYTVF is pleased to announce the NYTVF Spotlight Show, coming to WNYC Channel 25!
In the week before the festival, we will be broadcasting some pilots from past years of the Festival, as well as a special look at last year's NYTVF.
The schedule is as follows:
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Ex-Pats: Bangalore
Monday, Sept 14th
9:00 pm
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Set in the rapidly growing, chaotic city of Bangalore, this series follows four ex-pats who are living and working in India as part of the global outsourcing boom. In the pilot, Kelly, an American who’s never traveled overseas before, finds herself dealing with the aftermath of a one-night stand with a bi-polar Norwegian. David, a British IT consultant, and Priya, his Indian-American wife, prepare for the arrival of Priya’s guru. Nathan, an American corporate trainer, faces a crisis of confidence after his tried-and-true techniques fail to impress his Indian audience. These characters mingle at a regular happy hour in a trendy Bangalore bar and, by the end of the episode, their stories converge in a way unique to the insular world of ex-pats.
-Created by Kevin Napier |
T U E S D A Y |
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Dear Harvard
Tuesday, Sept 15th
9:00 pm
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Honor Caldwell, a privileged Manhattan teenager, has always led a charmed life. But when her father is charged with securities fraud, she goes from golden girl to scholarship student overnight. Old friends abandon her, her mother falls apart and the IRS freezes her family’s assets. Now, she must learn to navigate her socially elite, private girls’ high school under very different circumstances than the ones she has always known.
-Created byAnne Jarmain |
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Red Hook High
Wednesday, Sept 16th
9:00 pm
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Red Hook High is an ensemble series that explores the lives of students, teachers and families of an alternative high school in Red Hook, a forgotten Brooklyn neighborhood that lives in the shadow of New York City. On the first day of school, students and teachers from Red Hook High do their best to get the school year going, despite what their everyday lives might throw at them. Matt, a math teacher, takes on a new role in the faculty. Justin, an openly queer student, prepares to battle at home and on the way to school. Lenae and Star, best friends, face a very adult situation and can't stop giggling about it. And Peter discovers just how hard it is to get to school sometimes.
-Created by Trac Minh Vu |
T H U R S D A Y |
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Living in Captivity
Thursday, Sept 17th
9:00 pm
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Living in Captivity is a workplace comedy set in a zoo and styled like a wildlife documentary about the mysterious species Homo Sapiens. When novice zookeeper Alexandra Vogel is left in charge of the zoo on the day of the arrival of a new chimpanzee troop, her disgruntled co-workers plot to sabotage her leadership role. But when bonobo apes- the porn stars of the animal kingdom- are delivered instead, Alex makes the controversial decision to put them on exhibit, resulting in a media frenzy that puts her job in jeopardy.
-Created by Nicole Greevy, Uma Incrocci, Erica Jensen |
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The Gauntlet
Friday, Sept 18th
9:00 pm
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The Gauntlet receives home video submissions from people with unusual jobs who have workplace scores to settle. Our host visits the person being challenged and throws down the proverbial glove, outlining the cause of the dispute. Once the challenge is accepted, the host goes behind the scenes of the jobs, demonstrating their unique skills and tools. Featured in the pilot are epic confrontations between two competitive ice sculptors and cutthroat Zamboni drivers. The winner of each battle wins a cash prize and ultimate bragging rights.
-Created by Scott Patterson
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Industry Day Headliners Announced!
The New York Television Festival proudly announces Industry Day at the NYTVF in Partnership with NATPE
Featuring a Keynote Conversation with:
Bonnie Hammer
President of NBC Universal Cable |  |
Rick Rosen
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment |  |
Rick Feldman
President and CEO of NATPE |  |
Tuesday, September 22, 4 PM
The Times Center
For tickets and more information visit: www.nytvf.com/2009_boxoffice
HD EXPO - Createasphere New York
September 12-17, 2009
11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
The New Yorker Hotel
The Show for Professional Content Creators on the East Coast!
Online registration is FREE and includes exhibit hall, keynotes, panels, Intensive Workshops and Evening Reception.
Click here for schedule.
Promo Code: NYTVF - First 100 people to register get entered to win a Premium Createasphere/CONNECT membership which gives you VIP access at the expo.
FREE Register Now: http://www.hdexpo.net/september
Returning to NYC for its second year, HD EXPO - Createasphere combines the leading innovators of entertainment technology with the artists who push it to its limit. Join HD EXPO at this great event in New York City, the creative hub for the advertising, filmmaking, corporate communications and broadcast industries.
Proud to support Twestival NYC!
Twestival, famous for harnessing the power of social media to bring people together for great causes, is hosting a star-studded event in New York City, in association with Brooklyn Bowl and Flavorpill, benefiting non-profit CampInteractive. CampInteractive is a local non-profit that empowers at-risk, inner-city youth through the inspiration of the outdoors and the creative power of technology.
100% of all money raised through ticket sales will go towards CampInteractive.
The event will take place at Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, September 12 at 6 PM.
Earlybird tickets are $20. For more info or to reserve a spot, go to:
http://bit.ly/EDtBV
A brief message from MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer
News You Can Use About Media, Technology and Entertainment. You Give Us Two Minutes and We'll Give You The Stuff You Really Care About.
http://www.shellypalmermedia.com/
For more information, please visit www.nytvf.com
Regards,
--NYTVF
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