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All weekend long tv-stars filled Denver for ‘SeriesFest!’
It’s a nonprofit and international festival celebrating the art of independent TV series creation.
It’s a chance to learn about and see new shows, meet the best talent in the tv industry and so much more.
This year, series fest celebrated 10 years and GDC’s Spencer Thomas had a chance to check it out over the weekend and chat with some of the iconic cast of Grey’s Anatomy.
International television festival and non-profit organization SeriesFest revealed the winners of its Season 10 Independent Pilot Competition at an awards presentation on Sunday in Denver, capping off the 2024 event. Jurors screened 45 pilots from creative voices around the globe at this year’s milestone celebration and selected winners in categories including “Independent Pilot,” which receives $25K in-kind post production support from Company 3, “Digital Short Series,” “Late Night” and “Pitch-A-Thon.”
Read ArticleSeriesFest is thrilled to announce award winners for Season 10!
Read ArticleDENVER — Actor Jocko Sims and Dr. Nia Schwann Mitchell joined forces at SeriesFest: Season 10, an annual TV festival in Denver to participate in a panel on the importance of Black doctors.
The event included a screening of the TV show “New Amsterdam” followed by a panel discussion on representation in medicine on the big screen and in real life medical settings.
Sims, who played Dr. Floyd Reynolds on the show “New Amsterdam,” said the role taught him about the impact he can have on future generations who watch the show and see a Black man playing the role of a doctor.
“Being on New Amsterdam, I had parents reach out to me to say, ‘Thank you for the role that you’ve played… My Black son or daughter now want to be doctors because of Dr. Reynolds.’ And that was very inspirational,” Sims said. “I think it was about that time where I started to realize, well, this show and this role that I have is making a greater impact than I realized. And I started to look and I started to learn about the disparities in health care.”
Sims said those disparities recently hit close to home.
Read ArticleActor and Producer (Stay Ahead Media) Jocko Sims visits Denver Colorado for a panel on Black representation in medicine. Watch to learn more.
Watch VideoGet a sneak peek of S3 of Acapulco before it hits AppleTV Plus! Get a pass for the SeriesFest Premeire tonight at the Sie Film Center. Visit SeriesFest.com for more.
Watch Video‘Unconventional’ Writer, Director and Star Kit Williamson premieres his new series at SeriesFest! Watch to learn more.
Watch VideoWatch SeriesFest and BrewAbility on Colorado & Company, KUSA-TV! Visit Brew-ability.com to learn more about them!
BrewAbility was featured in SeriesFest: Season 10
Watch VideoRandi Kleiner felt like an 8-year-old at her birthday party as she fretted inside the Sie FilmCenter. It was 2015, the opening year of the SeriesFest TV festival and, as with a birthday party, there was no guarantee people were going to show up.
” ‘Is anyone actually coming?’ ” the festival co-creator recalled wondering as she unlocked the doors at the theater on East Colfax Avenue. “I was anxious.”
Not only did people show up that first year, they’ve also continued to blow past her expectations. Now in its 10th year, the nonprofit SeriesFest draws more than 12,000 attendees annually and commands a $2.7 million budget. Kleiner expects attendance to grow by another 2,000 this year, based on current ticket sales for the public event.
Read ArticleSERIESFEST REVEALS ADDITIONAL EVENTS FOR SEASON 10 LINEUP FEATURING DAYMOND JOHN, LINDA POWELL, SHARI BELAFONTE, JODI LONG AND KICK GURRY, SCREENINGS FROM APPLE TV+, PEACOCK AND SYFY, PLUS MARK DUPLASS HONORED WITH ‘EXCELLENCE IN ACTING’ AWARD
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