"Sundance" for Indie Producers.In a world where there are almost 300 film festivals featuring the work of independent producers, there has never been a conference or festival that has focused solely on the work of independent television producers, recognizing the finest in television pilots yet to be sold as series. Until now. "For too long, independent television producers have been without a home," said Brian Nash Brian Nash (born May 20, 1963 in Liverpool, England) was the guitarist for 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood. He was otherwise known as Nasher. Nash was an apprentice electrician when he formed the band Sons of Egypt with Peter Gill and Holly Johnson. , president and founder of The Global Association of Independent Television (GAIT). "The success of Sundance Sundance is a popular ski resort located near Provo, Utah. It was bought by the actor Robert Redford in 1968. Redford's wife was from Utah and they had built a home in the area five years earlier. for independent film producers, along with an increased demand for content an increased bandwidth and technological advances in television production inspired the creation of GAIT, which provides independent television producers the home and voice they have been looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ," he continued. GAIT has mushroomed, and is now preparing for its First Annual GAIT Festival to be held September 5-8 at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . The GAIT Festival will celebrate excellence in independent pilots with awards being presented in several different categories. The festival also includes seminars on a variety of topics, such as "Pitch Me" seminars, webcasting workshops and an overview of the multi-ethnic storytelling Storytelling Aesop semi-legendary fabulist of ancient Greece. [Gk. Lit.: Harvey, 10] Münchäusen Baron traveler grossly embellishes his experiences. [Ger. Lit. market, as well as an awards banquet A banquet is a large public meal or feast, complete with main courses and desserts. It usually serves a purpose, such as a charitable gathering, a ceremony, or a celebration. Sometimes a banquet consists of only desserts, but it is advisable to include main courses as well. , screenings, lunches, cocktail cocktail, short mixed drink originating in the United States and served as an appetizer. It generally has a basis of gin, whisky, rum, or brandy combined with vermouth or fruit juices and often flavored with bitters or grenadine. parties and other social opportunities affording independent producers to network one-on-one. "We wanted to give independent producers a series of supportive outlets," explained Joe Weber Weber, river, United States Weber (wē`bər), river, c.125 mi (200 km) long, rising in the Uinta Mts., N central Utah, and flowing north and northwest to join the Ogden River at Ogden. The combined stream flows to the Great Salt Lake. , GAIT'S vp of Sales and Marketing, and former NATPE NATPE National Association of Television Programming Executives International chairman. "As a result, we created the Independent Festival, an Internet-based programming library, the website TV-Pilot.com and a resource marketplace in which producers can have their product sampled by potential buyers. The incredible response we've received to date shows us that the need is there and that our timing is perfect." Clips of all festival entries can be stored and showcased on TV-Pilot.com, which offers a unique independent pilot production database and allows buyers to search for programming based upon their specific criteria. Programs are listed by genre, sub-genre (i.e., legal drama, family-oriented sitcom, computer animation, etc.), running time of show, type of show (strip, weekly, weekend), place of production and preferred demographic. Users can find summary information on each pilot, watch a clip of the production, see the territories in which the production is available, order copies of the complete production or be put in direct contact with the producer. "Along with the fall festival," Nash said, "GAIT will continue to provide year-round support, promotion and a visible outlet for those producers through our various programs, including our websites GAIT.net and TV-Pilot.com." The fee for festival submission is $100 per entry and the deadline is May 1, 2000. |
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