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Submissions are closed for 2024.Subscribe to our newsletter to be notified about upcoming opportunities. The Pitch-A-Thon! Roadshow, sponsored by RBC Emerging Artists, highlights the art of the pitch with a…

TV Writing Lab with #FilmBelize and Belize Global Media

Submissions are closed. Sign up for our newsletter to be notified about upcoming opportunities. View selected projects here and the mentors below. SeriesFest is looking for emerging episodic writers to…

Storytellers Initiative

With the Cherokee Nation Film Office and Green Pastures Studios—For this season of The Storytellers Initiative, SeriesFest is searching for remarkable writers to give voice to the Native American experience in the next best TV pilot competition!

The Storytellers Initiative TV pilot competition seeks unproduced 30-minute sitcoms that have at least one Native American character and/or writer, represent an authentic Native American voice, and are accurate in Native American portrayals; scripts must be void of stereotypes traditionally associated with Native American peoples.

Storytellers Initiative

With Janelle Monáe’s Wonaland Pictures—SeriesFest is partnering with Janelle Monáe and Wondaland Pictures to discover episodic content featuring radical and rebellious stories. The script competition provides artists the opportunity to share diverse ideas through visual media and create groundbreaking television. The winning artist(s) will receive the opportunity for a development deal with Wondaland Pictures.

Storytellers Initiative

With Ed Helms & Michael Falbo’s Pacific Electric Picture Co.—The Storytellers Initiative aims to discover and celebrate bold new series with a strong point of view and bold characters from the next generation of storytellers. This Initiative cultivates lasting relationships between emerging creatives and industry executives, focused specifically on supporting diverse voices, championing marketable, unique storytelling, and pushing independent projects into production. Writers are invited to submit their pilot script for a chance to participate in a writers workshop, a live read of their script with professional actors, and a year-long development deal.