N.Y. TV fest lands 28 pilotsRecord number of entries submittedAug 15, 2007, ET
NEW YORK -- Twenty-eight pilots will compete next month at the New
York Television Festival, organizers said Monday.
The third annual festival will be held Sept. 5-9 at New World Stages in Manhattan. Organizers said they received a record number of independent pilot submissions this year. Independent pilots that debuted at the festival in the past two years include "Split the Difference" (NBC) and "Criss-Cross" (A&E) as well as the reality series "Off the Hook" (Versus). The official selections are "The Agency," a supernatural dramedy executive produced by Sean Jaques and Corydon Wagner; the puppet sitcom "Apartment 413," executive produced by Tamra Malaga, Josh Cohen and Tony Colon; "The Band," a teen drama executive produced by Kevin A. Calhoun and Loretta De Stefano; "Carpeted Afterhours," a sketch comedy executive produced by Alan Callaghan; "Chance Your Hand," a workplace comedy executive produced by Luke Heywood and Tim Pass of New South Wales, Australia; "Codeword Secret," an action comedy executive produced by Barry Gribble; "Deal With It," a workplace comedy executive produced by Stephen Muterspaugh and Michael Kary; "Dear Harvard," a teen drama executive produced by Anne Jarmain; "Ex-Pats: Bangalore," a dramedy executive produced by Kevin Napier; "Fabulous Flowers," an educational/do-it-yourself series by Bill Dougherty; "Family Values," a family sitcom executive produced by Mike Shapiro and Rob Kutner; and "Fat Broke and Horny," a character comedy executive produced by Sean McGinley. Other official selections are "The Gauntlet," a reality competition executive produced by Scott Patterson; "Gnome," a character comedy executive produced by Will Janowitz; "The Grass Is Greener," a relationship sitcom executive produced by Randall Bobbitt; "The Happy Hour," a travel show executive produced by Steve Luttman of Rio de Janeiro; "Here on Earth," a workplace comedy executive produced by Josh Baron and David Bartin; "I'm Sorry Melissa," a reality comedy executive produced by Wayne Parillo; "In Your Backyard.tv," a family educational show executive produced by Charles and Mary Sue Roocke; "Mild Mannered," a supernatural comedy executive produced by Marc Collins and Martti Nelson; "Oh! Be Joyful," a workplace sitcom executive produced by Jonathan Roumie; "Redeeming Rainbow," an apartment-based sitcom executive produced by Dan McNamara; "Sacrifice," a supernatural drama executive produced by Grant Weiss; "Strange Faculty," a supernatural comedy executive produced by Marty Johnson, Mark Odlum and Will Leaura; "Strokes," a buddy sitcom executive produced by Jim R. Coleman and Nicole Absisinio; "Stuperheroes," an animated comedy executive produced by John Bellotti Jr. and Victor Romero; "Video Shmideo," a workplace comedy executive produced by Ali Farahnakian; and "What She's Having," a female dramedy executive produced by Leonard and Sarit Catz. The festival will be available online at MSN Video beginning Sept. 5. N.Y. TV fest lands 28 pilotsRecord number of entries submittedAug 15, 2007, ET
NEW YORK -- Twenty-eight pilots will compete next month at the New York Television Festival, organizers said Monday.
The third annual festival will be held Sept. 5-9 at New World Stages in Manhattan. Organizers said they received a record number of independent pilot submissions this year. Independent pilots that debuted at the festival in the past two years include "Split the Difference" (NBC) and "Criss-Cross" (A&E) as well as the reality series "Off the Hook" (Versus). The official selections are "The Agency," a supernatural dramedy executive produced by Sean Jaques and Corydon Wagner; the puppet sitcom "Apartment 413," executive produced by Tamra Malaga, Josh Cohen and Tony Colon; "The Band," a teen drama executive produced by Kevin A. Calhoun and Loretta De Stefano; "Carpeted Afterhours," a sketch comedy executive produced by Alan Callaghan; "Chance Your Hand," a workplace comedy executive produced by Luke Heywood and Tim Pass of New South Wales, Australia; "Codeword Secret," an action comedy executive produced by Barry Gribble; "Deal With It," a workplace comedy executive produced by Stephen Muterspaugh and Michael Kary; "Dear Harvard," a teen drama executive produced by Anne Jarmain; "Ex-Pats: Bangalore," a dramedy executive produced by Kevin Napier; "Fabulous Flowers," an educational/do-it-yourself series by Bill Dougherty; "Family Values," a family sitcom executive produced by Mike Shapiro and Rob Kutner; and "Fat Broke and Horny," a character comedy executive produced by Sean McGinley. Other official selections are "The Gauntlet," a reality competition executive produced by Scott Patterson; "Gnome," a character comedy executive produced by Will Janowitz; "The Grass Is Greener," a relationship sitcom executive produced by Randall Bobbitt; "The Happy Hour," a travel show executive produced by Steve Luttman of Rio de Janeiro; "Here on Earth," a workplace comedy executive produced by Josh Baron and David Bartin; "I'm Sorry Melissa," a reality comedy executive produced by Wayne Parillo; "In Your Backyard.tv," a family educational show executive produced by Charles and Mary Sue Roocke; "Mild Mannered," a supernatural comedy executive produced by Marc Collins and Martti Nelson; "Oh! Be Joyful," a workplace sitcom executive produced by Jonathan Roumie; "Redeeming Rainbow," an apartment-based sitcom executive produced by Dan McNamara; "Sacrifice," a supernatural drama executive produced by Grant Weiss; "Strange Faculty," a supernatural comedy executive produced by Marty Johnson, Mark Odlum and Will Leaura; "Strokes," a buddy sitcom executive produced by Jim R. Coleman and Nicole Absisinio; "Stuperheroes," an animated comedy executive produced by John Bellotti Jr. and Victor Romero; "Video Shmideo," a workplace comedy executive produced by Ali Farahnakian; and "What She's Having," a female dramedy executive produced by Leonard and Sarit Catz. The festival will be available online at MSN Video beginning Sept. 5.
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