CATEGORIES:

TV Pilot
TV Shows
SITCOM
TV Series
Limited TV Series
Animated Films 2D & 3D

Web Series

Video Games

Feature Films (All Genres)
Short Films     (All Genres)

Documentaries Feature
Documentary  Short

 

Script Competition:

Pitch LIVE your idea for TV SHOW, TV SERIES, FEATURE FILMS

**We recommend all writers Copyright their work at
Writers Guild of America East before submitting to our TV Festival

 

DEFINITIONS

TV PILOT:
PRODUCTION 2022 /23 /24 TV PILOT any film as a prototype for a future TV Show - running time 22 min to 60min
A television pilot is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network.At the time of its creation, the pilot is meant to be the testing ground to gauge whether a series will be successful and is therefore a test episode of an intended television series.

TV SHOWS
ANY TV PRODUCED 2022/23/24 TV SHOW
any film with a different story per episode - Running Time 30 min. or 60 min A TV show (often simply TV show) is any content produced for broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, cable, or internet and typically viewed on a television set, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed between shows. (Ex.: ELLEN Show -OPRAH - Dr. Phil - etc.

SITCOM
PRODUCED 2022/23/24
Sitcom (Situation Comedy):
Sitcoms are typically half-hour  - 30 minutes - television shows that focus on humor and comedic situations.They often take place in a consistent setting, such as a home, workplace, or other familiar location.
Sitcom episodes are usually self-contained, with storylines that are resolved within the same episode.
Characters in sitcoms often have exaggerated personalities and engage in comedic misunderstandings or conflicts.
Examples of popular sitcoms include "Friends," "The Office," "Seinfeld," and "The Big Bang Theory."

TV SERIES
Production YEAR: 2022/23 /24
Any film with a continuity - Running Time 30 min. or 60 min
Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from traditional episodic television that relies on more stand-alone episodes. Worldwide, the soap opera is the most prominent form of serial dramatic programming. : Ex.: Game of Thrones - Ray Donovan - BREAKING BAD, etc.

LIMITED TV SERIES
Production YEAR: 2022/23 /24 - Running Time 30 min. or 60 min
Any film with  continuity story. A limited series, also called a miniseries or mini-series, is a TV show with a predetermined number of episodes that tells a complete story. Instead of a typical TV series which ends seasons on cliffhangers, limited series start and complete its story in one full season.

ANIMATED FILMS 2D & 3D
Production 2022/23/24
Running Time 2min to 30 min./ 31min up to 120 min
Animated Films are ones in which individual drawings, paintings, or illustrations are photographed frame by frame (stop-frame cinematography)- Animations are not a strictly defined genre category, but rather a film technique, although they often contain genre-like elements.

WEB SERIES
Production 2023/24
A web series is a series of short scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet

VIDEO GAMES
Production 2022/23/24
An electronic game in which players control images on a video screen.

FEATURE FILM
Production 2022/23/24
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a feature as a film that runs for more than 40 minutes up to 120 min
All genres: science fiction, fantasy, magic realism, romance, literary fiction, mystery, thriller, and horror.

SHORT FILM
Production 2022/23/24
Any Film that runs up to 30 min long.
All genres: science fiction, fantasy, magic realism, romance, literary fiction, mystery, thriller, and horror.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Production 2022/23/24
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion picture intended to "document reality

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Production 2022/23/24
Any Film that runs up to 30 min long

 

AWARDS

♣ BEST TV PILOT 22min episode
♣ BEST TV PILOT 60 min episode

♣ BEST TV SHOW 30 min -Episodes
♣ BEST TV SHOW 60 min- -Episodes

♣ BEST SITCOM 30 min - Episodes

♣ BEST TV SERIES 30 min Episodes
♣ BEST TV SERIES 60 min Episodes

♣ LIMITED TV SERIES 30 min Episodes
♣ LIMITED TV SERIES 60 min Episodes

♣ BEST ANIMATED 2D & 3D up to 30 min
♣ BEST ANIMATED 2D & 3D up to 60 min

♣ BEST FEATURE FILM up to 120min
♣ BEST SHORT FILM up to 30min

♣ BEST DOCUMENTARY -up to 90 min
♣ BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT up to 30 min

♣ BEST WEB-SERIES -up to 30 min

♣ BEST VIDEO GAME

♣ BEST LEADING ACTRESS

♣ BEST LEADING ACTOR

♣ BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

♣ BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

♣ BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

♣ BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

♣ BEST DIRECTOR

♣ BEST UP COMING STAR

SCRIPTS AWARDS FOR:
♣ BEST FEATURE FILM
♣ BEST PILOR SCRIPT
♣ BEST SHORT FILM