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BANFF WORLD TELEVISION FESTIVAL/NEW YORK TELEVISION FESTIVAL PASSPORT PROGRAMSubmissions are now closed The Banff World Television Festival (BANFF) has joined with the New York Television Festival (NYTVF) as part of the TV Festival PassPort Program. This unique artist exchange program, launched in 2007 by the NYTVF, provides up-and-coming independent TV creators and producers from Canada with free Artist Passes to the 2008 NYTVF and the ability to screen their work at the fest in New York. In exchange, members of the 2008 NYTVF Fellowship program will be welcomed as delegates at the 2009 Banff World Television Festival. The Banff World Television Festival is the third international television festival to join the PassPort program, following the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival and the Rio de Janeiro International Television Festival. Launched in 2007, the NYTVF Fellowship Program pairs talented pilot-makers from the NYTVF Independent Pilot Competition (IPC) in mentorships with established TV producers. Television industry veterans Michael Davies, Tom Fontana, Mitchell Hurwitz, and Phil Rosenthal participated in the inaugural year of the program. The TV Festival PassPort Program is an attempt to establish and help promote a global community of independent television and video content creators. Top entrants have the opportunity to work with some of the biggest producers in TV, such as Tom Fontana, Michael Davies, Mitchell Hurwitz, and Phil Rosenthal. They also have a chance to win cash prizes, development deals, and recognition unmatched anywhere else. In past years, pilots have been purchased for development by networks such as NBC, A&E, and Versus. Congratulations to Our Winner!Cullen Fairfield, THE NETWORK (formerly titled Facebook of Revelations). He will get an all-access Artist Pass to the NYTV festival (September 12-17th, 2008) where he will have his project presented to New York audiences. * please note there was only one project selected for this program this year For more info on the New York Television Festival visit http://www.nytvf.com/
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