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ATX TV Festival Pitch Competition

The ATX TV Festival Pitch Competition is an annual contest for unrepresented TV writers run by ATX Television Festival in Austin. Entrants send a pitch video of up to 90 seconds for an original scripted series plus the first ten pages of the pilot; writers who have been staffed on a show or paid to develop TV are not eligible. Ten finalists pitch live for four minutes each during ATX TV Festival, set for June 3–6, 2027, and judges pick a winner and a runner-up. Finalists receive Camp Badges, a year in the festival's Pitch & Mentorship Program and Black List hosting; the winner also gets general meetings and pitch meetings. Entries for Season 16 opened September 8, 2026; the early deadline passed October 5, with regular and late deadlines on November 23 and December 14.

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Jun 3, 2027 – Jun 6, 2027
Fee waiver and student discount requests Nov 16, 2026
ATX Television Festival, LLC
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Deadlines

DeadlineDateFee
RegularNov 23, 2026$65 ↗︎
Fee waiver and student discount requestsNov 16, 2026 ↗︎
LateDec 14, 2026$85 ↗︎
Categories
Original scripted series pitch (half-hour or hour, any genre)
Prizes
Ten finalists get Camp Badges, a year in the Pitch & Mentorship Program, a judge meeting and Black List hosting; the grand prize adds a script read and meetings with judges, three studio/network pitch meetings (not guaranteed) and a Season 17 credential

Notable

Entry is a pitch video of no more than 90 seconds plus the first ten pages of the pilot; open to writers who have not been paid to write or develop TV ↗︎
Sources
  1. Pitch Competition & Program ATX TV Festival
  2. ATX TV Festival ATX Television Festival, LLC

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