Finalists of the 12th season of the 2023 ATX TV Festival

April 6, 2023

The top 10 finalists will receive entry to The Black List and Sundance Episodic Programs, while the winner will be mentored by a judge or jury member.

The 2023 ATX TV Festival has announced the finalists for its Season 12 pitch competition.

Canva’s annual pitch competition provides a unique opportunity for an undiscovered budding TV writer to pitch their original idea and script to TV’s biggest showrunners, producers and executives. This year’s top 10 finalists include Frank Paiva (“Catwalk Kings”), Reid Pope (“Old Queens”), Kelly Brown and Kerry Schwartz (“A Series of Unlucky Men”), WAW Parker (“The Baron”), Derrick Edmond ( “The Detritus”), Jeff Locker (“The Forgotten Place”), Kelsey Llewellyn (“The New Hospital”), Joseph Borg (“The Render”), Rebecca Christian (“Drug Free”) and Brian LaPerche (“Wasted on” ) Youth”).

ATX TV fulfills its mission to provide aspiring writers with the opportunity, tools and resources to get to the next stage of their writing careers by creating a supportive community with their panelists, alumni, advisory board members and competition partners. annual.

The above finalists submitted their 90-second video pitches and writing samples for an original scripted series by January 29, 2023. Industry judges have selected the best talent to perform live at the festival in June.

Selected finalists will be able to attend a general meeting with one of the competition judges and participate in virtual gatherings with showrunners, executives and producers throughout the year, as well as additional opportunities through The Black List and the Sundance Episodic Program. After the festival in June, the sole winner will receive mentoring with a Pitch Competition judge or ATX TV panelist and the opportunity to pitch their series to one of the festival’s studio/network partners.

IndieWire’s parent company, Penske Media Company (PMC), purchased the ATX Television Festival in November 2022. Founded in 2012, Austin-based ATX TV Festival is known for its cast reunions and special events throughout the year.

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