New York Television Festival

The New York Television Festival: Like no other Festival in the world

•       21 guaranteed deals up-for-grabs from Broadcast and Cable networks including A&E, IFC, truTV, MTV, FOX, Vh1, BET, CW, Channel 4, Sundance, BIO, NBC, Comedy Central, History

•       Unprecedented access to TV buyers and decision-makers.

•       Year-round submission opportunities across all television genres.

What are you waiting for?

Check out these current submission opportunities from the NYTVF:

A&E Unscripted Development Pipeline

•       Deadline: June 5th

•       Submission Fee: Free

•       Prize: Five finalists will be awarded $4,000 each to make additional tape. One winner earns $10,000 and deal with A&E.

•       What you need to submit: 2-4 minute casting or teaser tape and a series treatment. Check out the details at: http://www.nytvf.com/2013_ae_pipeline.html

Annual Independent Pilot Competition

•       Deadline: June 28th

•       Submission Fee: Varies (dependent on timing of submission)

•       Prizes: Official Selections are eligible for category awards as well as development deals from Festival Development Partners:

◦       truTV and Channel 4: Comedic non-scripted formats

◦       MTV: Comedy (scripted or non-scripted)

◦       IFC: Alternative Comedy

◦       CW Digital: Scripted or non-scripted digital series

◦       VH1 and BET: Non-scripted character-based docu-series and formats

•       What you need to submit: 4-22 min produced pilot episode. Webseries welcome. Check out the details at: http://www.nytvf.com/2013_ipc.html

JFL-NYTVF TV Comedy Search

•       Deadline: May 10th

•       Submission Fee: $40

•       Prize: Pitch live before panel of TV comedy execs during Just for Laughs in Montreal, winner earns designation as Official Artist at NYTVF 2013.

•       What you need to submit: Series treatment and accompanying video (stand-up excerpt, web shorts, mini-pilot, etc.). See full details at: http://nytvf.com/2013_jfl.html

FOX Comedy Script Contest

•       Deadline: June 3rd

•       Submission Fee: Free

•       Prize: 25 finalists will be reviewed by FOX. One winner will be awarded $25,000 and a development deal with the network.

•       What you need to submit: Original pilot script (25-35 pages). Check out the details here: http://www.nytvf.com/2013_fox_contest.html