SeriesFest
A Celebration of Episodic Storytelling
As a celebration of our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, SeriesFest has partnered with passionate individuals and organizations to connect Official Selections with additional funding. Projects demonstrating a thoughtful and deliberate approach to using storytelling as a means of leveling the playing field for marginalized communities, including but not limited to women, people of…
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SeriesFest: Season 12—This competition invites audiences to discover some of today’s most compelling television from around the globe (18–60 minutes).
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We’ve partnered with United for Business to share this exciting new offer. Let’s Chat Going into production on your next project? We’ll put you in touch with a United for Business representative to talk about the benefits of a production agreement for your current or upcoming production. No commitment or minimum spend required. Exclusive perks…
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Presented by Julie Mordecai and Sarah Sellman—The purpose of this fund is to identify and financially support independent creators who have important stories to tell that positively impact and image their communities, and to further promote the role of intersectionality in the creation of meaningful stories.
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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 live event where content creators participate in an exclusive live pitch session. This fall on the TIFF footprint in Toronto, three writers will have five…
Read MorePitch-a-Thon Presented by SeriesFest
Friday, June 14 at 3:30 p.m. / Fermentation Hall at The Momentary
Five filmmakers with selections at the 2024 Bentonville Film Festival will participate in an exclusive live pitch session with top television, new media and digital professionals in hopes of moving their projects – and careers – forward. Panelists include Lisa Ann Walter (Actor/Producer/Comic), Sarah Minnie (Head of Artist Development + Production, OTV), Erich C. Smith (Agent, TCA), Elias Plagianos (Writer/Director), and moderator Claire Taylor (Director of Programming, SeriesFest). Filmmakers pitching include Sylvester Folks, Set Hernandez, Cynthia Kao, Liann Kaye and Gabriella Moses.
Shondaland was heavy in the house at SeriesFest, an immersive annual five-day festival in Denver, Colorado, devoted to celebrating television and the brilliant minds who make it. Now in its 10th year, SeriesFest showed a lot of love to Shondaland, a longtime supporter of the conference, with a big honor for executive producer Betsy Beers, as well as a very cool mentorship award to up-and-coming director Shelby Blake Bartelstein, who’ll now get to visit the set of an undisclosed Shondaland show to shadow a director.
Read the ArticleCheck out the recap from SeriesFest: Season 10! Now on YouTube.
Watch VideoSeriesFest, the non-profit organization dedicated to advancing and celebrating innovation in episodic storytelling, proudly announces a new partnership with actor and producer Ed Helms and Pacific Electric Picture Co. This collaboration highlights the Storytellers Initiative, a premier competition designed to uncover and elevate emerging voices in comedy. Previous successful partnerships include Janelle Monae’s Wondaland, Ben Silverman’s Propagate, and Kyra Sedgwick’s Big Swing Productions.
Read the ArticleSeriesFest is proud to announce the 4 projects that will join us in Belize for our November writing workshop.
Read the ArticleThe Comedian, Actress, Writer and Producer Will Headline SeriesFest’s Opening Night at the Historic Red Rocks Amphitheatre on April 29, 2025
Festival Badges, Including the Opening Night Event, are Now Available
Read the ArticleAdams City High School students had the opportunity to make their filmmaking and acting debut at the school’s SeriesFest Screening on Feb. 4 in front of friends, family and community members.
Adams City High School partnered with the nonprofit storytelling organization SeriesFest to help students learn how to produce films by using cameras, audio equipment and editing software. The partnership, which started in a Freshmen Foundations class, has now moved on to the high school’s digital media class and next year will be available to juniors.
Read the ArticleSeriesFest announced the competition lineup and juries for the festival’s 11th season, featuring the best in independent episodic content. A standout group of international pilots will be screened at the festival April 29 – May 4.
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