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NEW You'll be able to -- The NY Television Festival (NYTVF) wrapped Saturday evening by announcing individuals who win of the independent pilot competition.our editor recommendsDamon Lindelof, Jason Sudeikis, Phil Rosenthal Among NY TV Festival SpeakersNY Television Festival and Comedy Central Partner on Pilot Competition The festival hands out honours in 20 groups, including multiple development deals. It is built to give independent authors utilization of development professionals at systems. This year, participating systems incorporated MTV, A&E and Sundance. Ambitious showrunners achieve pitch their work and (hopefully) establish connections available. This year's festival also featured a keynote Q&A with Lost co-creator and NY College grad Damon Lindelof. "There's still that catch 22," Lindelof told The Hollywood Reporter, "I am unable to come with an agent unless of course obviously I have got employment. However can't get yourself a job unless of course obviously I have a realtor. Precisely how the hell can you enter? Every single individual that got in features a different story. But every single story has one element in keeping: they understood somebody." Lindelof labored at CAA after which it held numerous studio jobs (Vital, Fox) before imposing upon a pal at ABC to acquire him a celebration with Qq Abrams, who was simply then concentrating on ABC'sAlias. From that meeting came remedy for Lost. The NYTVF aims to destroy lower numerous people obstacles to entry for authors who might possibly not have a pal getting a development job inside a network. "It had been a watershed year for your NYTVF then one that shown the independent television movement not just to boost their lives and well, but thriving," noted festival founder and executive director Terence Gray. The honours include development deals from Foreign exchange, IFC, MTV and SyFy together with the individuals who win in the fourth annual comedy script contest at Fox, unscripted development deals inside a&E, Sundance, MSN and SevenOne Worldwide incorporated within the festival's inaugural "pitch" contest. Individuals who win in the NYTVF Pitch contest, with a guaranteed development deal, are:Party Physician written by michael Greene (Nashville, TN) for Sundance ChannelCarlos as well as the Games of Seduction from Greg Burke and Lou Perez (NY, NY) for MSN and EyeboogieA Week With My Father from Giacomo Knox (La, CA) forSevenOne Worldwide and Red-colored-colored Arrow Entertainment Group. The adult years for beginners, put together by Robby O'Connor (NY City), might be the champion in the Fox-NYTVF comedy script contest, including $25,000 together with a development deal with network. A&E unscripted development pipeline runners up are: Tough Girl from Tim Smyth (NY, NY) American Genius from Phillip Hullquist (Nashville, TN) Pushing the Limits from Javier Bermudez (La, CA) Which makes it with the Burnfrom Paul Lima (Burbank, CA) and Racetrack Fathers from Jesse Mann (Van Nuys, CA). Independent pilot competition backed award individuals who win are: Josh Jennings for Congress from Nathan Gotsch (La, CA) for your Foreign exchange There Is No Box Comedy Award St. James St. James Presents: Delirium Cinema from Ross Patterson (La, CA) for your IFC Because they are Award Pound Dogs compiled by michael Salva (Nashiville, TN) for your MTV Voice and Vision Animation Award and Odessa from Al Thompson (NY City) for your SyFy Digital Studio Imagine Greater Award. For just about any complete report on individuals who win visit internet.nytvf.com. Video trailers offered by the NYTVF's official YouTube funnel. Related Subjects Damon Lindelof