The 2015 edition of the New York Television Festival (Nytvf) took place this past week in the Big Apple, and as per usual, the yearly event celebrated the best independent content creators from around the web. The Katering Show and The Parker Tribe earned “Best of the Fest” honors, and several other creators earned development deals from major production studios and TV networks.
The Katering Show, a culinary comedy previously nominated for a Streamy Award for Best Indie Series, received Nytvf’s Best Short-Form Digital Series award. The festival’s Critics Award went to The Parker Tribe, which follows the life of a young tomboy within a large Irish-Catholic family. In total, 12 awards were handed out; a full list of winners can be found here.
One of those awards went to The Other Kennedys, a comedy web series that caught our eye last week. James Coker and Marshall Stratton’s satire of the upper class,...
The Katering Show, a culinary comedy previously nominated for a Streamy Award for Best Indie Series, received Nytvf’s Best Short-Form Digital Series award. The festival’s Critics Award went to The Parker Tribe, which follows the life of a young tomboy within a large Irish-Catholic family. In total, 12 awards were handed out; a full list of winners can be found here.
One of those awards went to The Other Kennedys, a comedy web series that caught our eye last week. James Coker and Marshall Stratton’s satire of the upper class,...
- 10/26/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
The weeklong New York Television Festival wrapped today with Best of the Fest nods shared by The Katering Show, about “a food intolerant and an intolerable foodie” and The Parker Tribe, about a 13-year-old tomboy in a large Irish Catholic family. The latter also won the festival’s Critics Award. Indie TV artists who’ll receive development deals from the fest’s partners were also announced. Festival partners for those deals are A+E, AMC, Channel 4, Comedy Central, Fyi…...
- 10/25/2015
- Deadline TV
Tonight, the 11th annual New York Television Festival came to a close with a ceremony celebrating the winners of its Independent Pilot Competition. The awards handed out included Best Comedy and Drama Pilots and Best of the Fest; in addition, a jury of critics (including myself) awarded coming-of-age dramedy "The Parker Tribe" with the Nytvf Critics Award. Read More: Whatever Independent TV Is, It's Happening at the New York Television Festival The Nytvf showcased 50 pilots as well as special events for shows, including Wgn's "Manhattan," and networking opportunities connecting festival artists to television executives. 12 development deals were also announced as a result of the week of pitching. Check out the full list of winners and development deals below. 2015 Independent Pilot Competition Winners Best Comedy Pilot: "New Partner" Created by Quinn Beswick and Josh Margolin (Los Angeles, CA) Welcome to the cursed existence of Ron...
- 10/25/2015
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
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