More opportunities to help move your work forward.
SeriesFest offers more than $115,000 annually in cash and in-kind awards through our festival competitions and year-round programs.
Festival Official Selections are also eligible for our Independent Television Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in writing, directing, acting, and episodic storytelling.
View Indiewire’s coverage of the SeriesFest: Season 12 Awards Ceremony
Each opportunity has its own eligibility criteria. Select the opportunity to learn more.
For more information or to sponsor an opportunity, email info@seriesfest.com.
Best Pilot Awards
Sponsored by Company 3 | Providing $100,000 annually in post-production services to independent television creators, supporting finishing, color, sound, and visual effects for award-winning SeriesFest pilots.
Caz Matthews Fund
Sponsored by Caz Matthews | Providing financial support to independent episodic creators whose projects advance diversity and representation in storytelling and behind-the-scenes production.
Rural Intersectionality Fund
Sponsored by Julie Mordecai and Sarah Sellman | Providing financial support to independent episodic creators whose projects explore rural lived experiences and historically underrepresented identities.
Inclusive Creator Fund
Presented by the Anna & John J. Sie Foundation and Global Down Syndrome Foundation | Supporting original episodic projects featuring people with disabilities in credited roles on screen and behind the camera.
