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TAC Continues PItch THIS! Program at Ottawa Fest

May 29, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Television Animation Conference, held each year for industry insiders at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, is continuing its Pitch THIS! program. Presented by 9 Story Entertainment, the event allows content creators the chance to pitch their ideas to a panel of international broadcasters. Following the five-minute pitches, panel members will [...]

20 Tips on How To Pitch Your Toon to Network Execs!

April 2, 2012 by Karen Miller 1 Comment divider image

1. Watch the programs on the channel you are pitching to. Do your homework! 2. Character, character, character. 3. Beyond the pitch, know what the show is and where it is headed. 4. Don’t pitch anything you are first going to apologize for; “This probably isn’t right for you, but…” [...]

Animag’s 10th Annual Pitch Party Winners Announced!

July 6, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 4 Comments divider image

Although behavioral scientists believe that it only takes a few seconds for someone to determine whether they like a concept, an image or even a person, we hope it takes animation executives a little longer to figure out whether a pitch is going to work or not. Nevertheless, they all [...]

Ottawa’s TAC Open for Pitch THIS! Submissions

June 28, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Ottawa International Animation Festival’s industry event TAC is accepting proposals for its 2011 Pitch THIS! Program, presented by 9 Story Entertainment. This year’s event will be held at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier on Sept. 21 and 22, the first two days of the festival. Pitch THIS! gives two producers [...]

An Update on Animag’s 10th Annual Pitch Party

June 23, 2011 by admin 1 Comment divider image

We at Animation Magazine wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of our readers and Pitch Party participants and judges for making this tenth edition our most popular event to date. Some misinformation about the contest has been posted in an article full of factual errors and negative comments [...]

Voting Begins for Animag’s 10th Annual Pitch Party Contest

June 20, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

The starting gun has been fired to begin Animation Magazine’s 10th annual Pitch Party! The annual event opens up a section of Animation Magazine to anyone who wants to pitch an idea for the next great animated series. The winner gets the chance to pitch their idea to the judge/animation executive [...]

Judges Set for Animag’s 10th Annual Pitch Party

June 2, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The judges for Animation Magazine’s 10th annual Pitch Party are set! The annual event, which opens up a section of Animation Magazine to anyone who wants to pitch an idea for the next great animated series. The winner gets the chance to pitch their idea to the judge/animation executive of [...]