SeriesFest
A Celebration of Episodic Storytelling
Breaking In is a weekly podcast designed to enlighten emerging voices as they get their foot in the door, and inspire those already there.
Each week our founders and hosts, Randi Kleiner and Kaily Smith Westbrook will be joined by guests at the forefront of episodic storytelling to give you the inside scoop on how they got there, their career highlights, and some wild stories along the way.
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Sponsored by Abigail Disney’s Level Forward This award will be given to the episodic pilot and team who demonstrate, on top of their commitment to creative excellence, a thoughtful, thorough, and deliberate approach to using storytelling as a means of leveling the playing field for Women, Black, Indigenous, Latin, Asian, disabled, LGBTQIA+, geographically, socioeconomically, or otherwise diverse voices who have been historically overlooked, ignored, or exploited. The selected winner will work with Level Forward, an Abigail Disney company, to develop their series, pitch, and work together towards setting it up with a distributor. By rewarding intentional art and process, the Impact Award incentivizes dual value creation – financial and social – as contemporary measures of success.
Read MoreWe don’t know about you, but waiting until June 2022 seems like an awfully long time… so, we’ve made the very easy decision to bring SeriesFest: Season 8 forward to May 5-11, 2022. Mark the dates in your calendars now!
Submissions for SeriesFest: Season 8 will close on January 27, 2022. Check out our exciting slate of our signature independent episodic competitions now and get your pilots in! We can’t wait to see you in Denver in 2022!
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SeriesFest is bringing back its popular TV Pilot Academy for middle and high school students in summer 2022! For three weeks students will work as a virtual team to create an original independent TV pilot through a writers room, full on-location production and a post production workshop. Following the creation, the original pilot will screen publicly as part of SeriesFest.
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SeriesFest's Mobile Cinema Lab brings film and television education programs into schools across Colorado. The program features full cinema packages, with instruction by professional filmmakers and educators, and a fully developed curriculum in writing, production, post-production and more. While the education mission of SeriesFest is to inspire the voice inside every student, the Mobile Cinema Lab brings real-world film and episodic storytelling technology to all schools in an effort to break down the barriers that limit access for students in under-resourced communities.
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Read MoreSeriesFest: Season 9 celebrated epic independent episodic content.
Watch VideoSAG-AFTRA has been a part of the SeriesFest lineup since Season One, before the world had any idea of the future impact this festival would have on the landscape of television. For those of you who may not know, SeriesFest is a festival where television pilots go to be discovered. It is affectionately called the “Sundance of television,” attracting content creators from across the United States and around the globe.
Read the ArticleThe multifaceted partnership will connect entertainment creators with resources, education and opportunities to connect with industry visionaries Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Sue Ann Pien, Patrick Macmanus, and Kelly Funke
Read the ArticleSERIESFEST SEASON 10 GEARS UP FOR A MEMORABLE FIVE DAYS IN DENVER, COLORADO, MAY 1-5
JZ’S TOUR DJ, DJ YOUNG GURU, HEADLINES AT RED ROCKS FOR THE OFFICIAL COWBOY CARTER DANCE PARTY. SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE TIERA KENNEDY (FEATURED ON BEYONCE’S COWBOY CARTER “BLACKBIRD”) AND OTHERS TO BE ANNOUNCED.
SHONDALAND AND BETSY BEERS, SAG-AFTRA, ACCLAIMED ACTRESS MINNIE DRIVER TO RECEIVE INAUGURAL HONORS; PLUS THE CAST, SHOWRUNNER AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS OF ‘GREY’S ANATOMY’ CELEBRATE 20 YEARS!
SeriesFest, the esteemed international festival and non-profit organization dedicated to championing emerging and underrepresented voices in episodic storytelling, today announced the 45 titles from all over the world participating in the International Independent Pilot Competition at SeriesFest: Season 10.
Read the ArticleSERIESFEST REVEALS ADDITIONAL EVENTS FOR SEASON 10 LINEUP FEATURING DAYMOND JOHN, LINDA POWELL, SHARI BELAFONTE, JODI LONG AND KICK GURRY, SCREENINGS FROM APPLE TV+, PEACOCK AND SYFY, PLUS MARK DUPLASS HONORED WITH ‘EXCELLENCE IN ACTING’ AWARD
BEYONCÉ’S “COWBOY CARTER” DANCE PARTY WITH GRAMMY-WINNING DJ YOUNG GURU AT ICONIC RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE FOR CLOSING NIGHT CELEBRATION
Read the ArticleRandi Kleiner felt like an 8-year-old at her birthday party as she fretted inside the Sie FilmCenter. It was 2015, the opening year of the SeriesFest TV festival and, as with a birthday party, there was no guarantee people were going to show up.
” ‘Is anyone actually coming?’ ” the festival co-creator recalled wondering as she unlocked the doors at the theater on East Colfax Avenue. “I was anxious.”
Not only did people show up that first year, they’ve also continued to blow past her expectations. Now in its 10th year, the nonprofit SeriesFest draws more than 12,000 attendees annually and commands a $2.7 million budget. Kleiner expects attendance to grow by another 2,000 this year, based on current ticket sales for the public event.
Read the ArticleWatch SeriesFest and BrewAbility on Colorado & Company, KUSA-TV! Visit Brew-ability.com to learn more about them!
BrewAbility was featured in SeriesFest: Season 10
Watch Video‘Unconventional’ Writer, Director and Star Kit Williamson premieres his new series at SeriesFest! Watch to learn more.
Watch VideoGet a sneak peek of S3 of Acapulco before it hits AppleTV Plus! Get a pass for the SeriesFest Premeire tonight at the Sie Film Center. Visit SeriesFest.com for more.
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