The North Fork TV Festival celebrates the craft of television with top industry panels, artist development workshops, networking parties, and highly curated programming. The team behind the festival is dedicated to highlighting the best in independent TV from around the world for well-known industry talent, professionals, and engaged local audiences. The festival has had over 4,000 attendees, 60 million media impressions, and has been consistently featured in Variety Magazine.
Stars and showrunners in attendance in past festivals include Kelsey Grammer, Constance Wu, Aasif Mandvi, Bridget Moynahan, Jeremy Sisto, Chris McDonald, Abigail Hawk, Julie Klausner, Cat Greenleaf, Aida Turturro, Jackie “The Jokeman” Martling, Sarah Treem (The Affair) and Janine Sherman Barrois (Claws).
About the 2024 Independent TV Pilot & Script Competition
This year we are accepting submissions for independently produced TV pilots and scripts in all genres (drama, comedy, thriller, etc) . Our celebrated judges and selection committee will select projects that best reflect the spirit of independent storytelling to celebrate at the 2024 North Fork TV Festival. Winning pilots and scripts will be honored during the festival programming.
SCRIPT COMPETITION JUDGES
*JT Tsou, Producer at Paramount
* Oanh-Nhi Nguyen, Directing Fellow at the American Film Institute Conservatory
*Kristine Patnugot | Screenwriter & TV Producer
PILOT COMPETITION JUDGES
* Allison Dorenbosch, Producer at Moonbug Entertainment
* Todd Lituchy | Founder & CEO, New Media Vision
*Merrick Stone | Director of Nonfiction Series at MTV
*Aidan Largey | Screenwriter & TV Director