Going into its fifth year, SeriesFest’s Pitch-a-thon program provides independent content creators with an opportunity to participate in an exclusive live pitch session with top television, new media and digital executives in hopes of moving their unproduced projects forward. Netflix CCO Ted Sarandos spoke to the importance of fine-tuning your pitch during his SeriesFest: Season 5 Innovation Talk:
“I love that you have pitch sessions here because that is the one thing they don’t teach you in film school, they don’t teach you in college and it turns out to be probably the most important function of creating a show and getting it on the air is this 30 to 60 minute meeting that you’ll have with a programmer that you will be able to passionately sell. And it’s a real sales job and you either close or you don’t in the room mostly.” - Netflix CCO Ted Sarandos
Check out the video below to hear more highlights from his discussion with Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries:
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Key Dates and Fees
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Earlybird Dec 18, 2020 |
Regular Jan 22, 2021 |
Late Mar 19, 2021 |
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| Standard | $25 | $30 | $40 |
| FilmFreeway Gold Member | $20 | $25 | $35 |
| Student | $15 | $20 | $30 |
Entry Materials
Pilot Script
Pitch Video
3-5 minute video submission of Creator(s) pitching their project
Entry Fee
See above.
Series Format Deck
The Series Format Deck is a 2-15 page document that includes a logline, series regular recurring character descriptions, and a Season One story arch or future episode descriptions.
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