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We’re thrilled to announce our SeriesFest Season 10 Award Winners! Check out the list below. Full announcement live on The Wrap Independent Pilot Competition: Comedy Best Performance in a Comedy Winner— Haris Mirza, The Boy Who Was Afraid of Everything Best Comedy* Winner—Broken Toilets Best Director Winner—The Boy Who Was Afraid of Everything Best Writer…

SeriesFest and Shondaland Announce Recipient of Fifth Annual Women Directing Mentorship Award

We are elated to announce, in partnership with our friends at Shondaland, that the winner of the 2024 Women Directing Mentorship competition is writer/director Shelby Blake Bartelstein. The Women Directing Mentorship, which first launched in 2018 in partnership with Shondaland — the prolific storytelling company founded by Shonda Rhimes and long known for inspiring inclusion in front of and behind the camera…

SERIESFEST AND CANVA ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP ON NEW PROGRAMS TO EMPOWER CREATORS ACROSS THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

The 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. December 1, 2023 (DENVER, CO) SeriesFest, the non-profit organization that champions and empowers artists at the forefront of episodic storytelling, announces a new partnership with Canva, the…

Pitch-A-Thon! Roadshow: Chicago

SeriesFest, Second City Film School and IFA Chicago are proud to present the 2nd Pitch-A-Thon! Roadshow: Chicago. (With additional support from United for Business, Littleton Road Productions, Wana Brands, and Working Artist Group) Our Pitch-A-Thon! Roadshow: Chicago will take place at 6pm on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at Second City’s Danny’s Skybox Theater. This unique…

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Pitch-A-Thon! Roadshow in Toronto

Round of Applause to our 2023 Pitchers! Our Pitch-A-Thon! Roadshow took place on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at the Toronto International Film Festival! A talented group of content creators live pitched their new series ideas to top television, new media, and digital executives–and a packed house! SeriesFest had a fantastic time watching our pitchers in…