Ever dreamed of pitching to the likes of Netflix and HBO? This spring, that dream may turn into a actuality for chosen TV scribes of the 2023 Women’s Weekend Film Challenge’s (WWFC) pilot accelerator. A press launch introduced that purposes at the moment are open for the group’s second annual digital program.
Launched in 2021, the pilot accelerator helps six to eight budding scribes advance their careers in addition to improve visibility of ladies and non-binary people working within the TV business. The program elevates “strong, completed pilot scripts who lack the industry connections to sell their series or break into the writers room,” per the discharge.
Set to kick off March 30, 2023, the three-week program will see fellows attending digital coaching classes led by business insiders on tips on how to pitch and work in a writers room. The program will finish in April, topped with per week of pitching to studios, manufacturing corporations, and producers looking for recent materials or writers.
“The goal of this program is to launch the careers of our fellows, which could take the form of selling their TV pilot; securing follow-up meetings with executives; getting hired as a freelance writer, staff writer or writing support staff on an existing series; and/or making valuable industry contacts,” the accelerator web page particulars.
Applicants should submit a accomplished pilot for a live-action, scripted sequence. Documentaries, animations, webseries, and movies won’t be accepted. All materials have to be unique and submitted by the proprietor, who should additionally specify if the challenge is an adaptation and whether or not or not they’ve the rights.
Fellows can be chosen by a panel of business judges that features “Strays” government producer Anita Kapila, “Queenie” creator Leigh Davenport, and “The Walking Dead: co-executive producer Nicole Mirante-Matthews.
“Our inaugural accelerator demonstrated how many talented women and non-binary writers are ready to take their careers to the next level — they just need the support and connections to get there,” mentioned WWFC co-founder Katrina Medoff.
WWFC co-founder Tracy Sayre added, “Studios and production companies are looking for untapped talent and our fellows get an incredible opportunity to hone their pitches and meet people who can catapult their careers to the next level.” She emphasised, “Ultimately, it’s viewers who benefit the most from more diverse storytelling on screen.”
The deadline to submit is January 4, 2023. Visit WWFC’s web site for extra particulars. Click right here to submit an utility.
Among the accelerator’s alumni is Vivian Kerr, whose newest function, “Scrap,” premiered at this yr’s Deauville Film Fest. She stars in and wrote the pic, which follows a not too long ago laid-off single mom struggling to cover her homelessness from her household.
“The speakers were amazing — from all different areas of the entertainment industry,” Kerr mentioned in reward of the WWFC accelerator. “We got a lot of one-on-one feedback from them, which was so helpful in refining our pitches. The program really was a game changer.”
Founded in 2017 by Sayre and Medoff, the WWFC “works for gender equity by creating opportunities for women and non-binary people to bring their leadership, talents, and stories to the forefront of the film and television industry,” based on the group’s web site. Best identified for its signature movie problem, WWFC has produced 36 brief movies with over 900 girls and non-binary filmmaking professionals.