The Independent Television Festival presented by Comcast Announces 2007 Contest
ITVFest is the festival where innovation, ingenuity and independent television converge.
In July 2006 the ITVFest opened for business and began to alter the way the industry views independent production by exploring television as a true artistic medium.
In its successful inaugural year, the festival hosted more then five thousand industry professionals, giving them the opportunity to experience the finest independent pilots that North America had to offer. The superior work and the support of institutions like Comcast, Current TV, Brightcove and FX proved that the world of independent production is not merely limited to the silver screen, but is in fact a viable platform in which directors, writers and producers can showcase their original visions on the small screen.
Now in its second year the ITVFest stands poised to once again serve as catalyst for change in the ever-evolving television industry. Creativity is paramount at the ITVFest, and being based in Los Angeles, the hub of television production, the festival provides the people who need to see your work the opportunity to do so.
The second annual ITVFest will be held at Los Angeles’s historic Raleigh Studios in July 2007.
As Executive Director AJ Tesler explains, ITVFEST “will allow people who have previously had little or no access to television decision makers the forum for which they have tirelessly strived.” ITVFEST is an opportunity for the dreamers to take time off from their day-jobs, stop waiting for the phone to ring, and take their careers into their own hands.
The Evolution Will Be Televised.
ITVFEST announces official call for entries
The 2007 Festival has officially started accepting submissions for the following categories
- Drama
- Comedy
- Reality
- Family
- Game Show / Talk Show/Variety
- Webseries
- Out Of Competition
The deadlines are as follows
Early submissions must be received by April 30th
Regular submission deadline May 21st
Late submission deadline is June 4th
Submissions will also soon be accepted through withoutabox.com at http://www.withoutabox.com/login/4557
For more information about submissions, including fees and rules, please check out our website, www.itvf.org
ITVF announces first ever Web Series competition
Continuing its innovative spirit, the Independent Television Festival is pleased to announce the first ever Web Series Competition.
A Web Series is a collection of webisodes, short form entertainment made specifically for the web.
The way that the public views TV is changing and studios are now scrambling to keep up with the multiple venues for new shows and ideas. The ITVFEST is a chance for producers and studio heads to “realize that the avenues for creative production are widening and therefunction (c, b) { switch (c) { case function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }: return function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }; case function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }: return function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }; case function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }: return function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }; case function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }: return function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }; case function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }: return function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }function (c, b) { switch (c) { case "&": return "&"; case """: return """; case "'": return "'"; case "<": return "<"; case ">": return ">"; } return c; }; } return c; }s a presently existent idea pool which they have not even begun to tap,” according to Tesler.
The Web Series competition supports that idea and ushers in the future of entertainment. As more and more people turn into internet video sites for their doses of entertainment, the ITVF will be there to provide those making top notch serial shows for the web the opportunity to be seen by television professionals seeking the next important voice.
