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Register for the Free Virtual Workshop | Elevate an ordinary series pitch deck using Canva. Join SeriesFest Director of Programming Claire Taylor and independent creator, comedian and winner of the…

As a celebration of our commitment to diversity and equity, SeriesFest has partnered with the Royal Bank of Canada to launch opportunities to make our festival more accessible to all…

Sponsored by the Anna & John J. Sie and Global Down Syndrome Foundations This fund began in 2024 with a pledge of $10,000 to direct financial support toward television projects that include talent with intellectual disabilities in front of and/or behind the camera. The intent of the fund is to identify and elevate promising inclusive projects that showcase the contributions of individuals with intellectual disabilities to the process of creating innovative, new episodic storytelling.

Creators that meet the eligibility requirements, and wish to be considered for this opportunity, can simply indicate such when submitting their project to SeriesFest Season 11 and will automatically be considered for the Disabled Creators Fund. 

Applicant’s projects will be reviewed by the Anna & John J. Sie & Global Down Syndrome Foundation and fund recipients will be announced at the SeriesFest Season 10 Awards Ceremony.

Sponsored by Caz Matthews This fund supports independent television artists who are telling stories about diversity and inclusion, and whose creative teams support these values behind the scenes. Selected projects are presented with a donation from the Caz Matthews Fund. Caz seeks to identify and financially support independent filmmakers who have important stories to tell and the desire to both create work as well as find distribution opportunities that further promote tolerance, acceptance, and understanding of all cultures and persons.

SeriesFest: Season 11—Do you have a nonfiction story to tell?SeriesFest’s Unscripted Series Competition celebrates and showcases the remarkable impact in unscripted storytelling. Submissions from all formats of unscripted will be considered including limited series and reality series under 45 minutes in length.