By Maria Esteves - October 16, 2008 The Fourth Annual New York Television Festival (NYTVF) was held at the New World Stages, September 12 - 17, 2008. NYTVF annually presents Independent Pilot Competition, panel discussions, premiere screenings, special events, awards ceremony, and gala receptions. This year's television festival included 6 premieres and 37 pilots (documentary, comedy, drama, animation, nonscripted, and family), University, Industry, and Digital Day panel discussions, s...

The 4th New York Television Festival (NYTVF) Digital Day keynote panel discussion "The New Storytellers: What Works on the Web" moderated by partner, Marc Chamlin, Loeb & Loeb, LLP, was held at New World Stages, Tuesday, September 16, 4:30 PM. The panelist included general manager Rob Bennett, MSN Entertainment & Video Services; vice president digital media Craig Parks, IFC; co-founder/creative director Fred Seibert, Next New Networks; and executive vice president motion picturestelevision & min...

Nicktoons Announces Festival WinnersAfter a highly successful second season, with hundreds of entries received from around the world, Nextoons: The Nicktoons Film Festival proudly announces that Arthur de Pins, the French filmmaker who entered "La Révolution des Crabes," is the $10,000 Grand Prize winner.The short film was selected as the best of the fest by a grand jury that included actor Mark Hamill, "Avatar: The Last Airbender" Co-Creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, Director/Ani...