SeriesFest, the event held in Denver, Colorado, has unveiled its latest pilot competition lineup.
The event, which runs April 29 to May 4, has revealed its Independent Pilot Competition, which features projects across drama, comedy, unscripted digital shorts and late-night.
This year’s crop features titles that star the likes of Mary Steenburgen, Harvey Guillen, Omar Epps, Ann-Margret, Roy Wood Jr., Shari Belafonte, Michael Kosta and Eric Roberts.
Other stars include Tauheed “2 Chainz” Epps, Barry Bostwick, Rutina Wesley, Joanna Leeds, Kate Burton, Jackie Hoffman, Emil Wakim, Vella Lovell, Alysia Reiner, Milana Vayntrub and Martin Kove.
SeriesFest has been the launch pad for over a dozen independent projects that have secured mainstream distribution including Cooper’s Bar, which landed at AMC, Generation Por Que, which was acquired by HBO and Everyone Is Doing Great, picked up by Hulu.
As Deadline covered last year, independent pilots are having a moment.
“We believe this year’s selection encapsulates SeriesFest’s commitment to identifying, supporting, and celebrating the most promising voices in independent episodic storytelling from around the world,” said Claire Taylor, Chief Programming Officer of SeriesFest. “We are excited to share this season’s program with festival audiences and our esteemed jury members.”
The jury will include the likes of Shondaland’s Annie Laks, Grosse Pointe Garden Society actor Jocko Sims, Mayan Lopez and Roku’s Olivia LaRoche.
(SeriesFest)
Independent Pilot: Drama (Competition):
BORN 2 LOSE (USA)
Created by Carlos Cardona
BURNS AND SONG (Zimbabwe, South Africa)
Created by Tendayi Nyeke
CHASERS (USA)
Created by Erin Brown Thomas
DEARBORN (USA)
Created by Leila Bustami
JULES (USA)
Created by Tiffany Abney
LAKE BOGA (Australia)
Created by Ben Bryan and Nick Capper
THE REBEL GIRLS (USA)
Created by Felicia D Henderson
RED CLAY (USA)
Created by Tauheed “2 Chainz” Epps and Omar Epps
$HARE (Switzerland)
Created by Katja Meier
TAMING, OR LIFE IN A NOT-SO MODERN AGE (USA)
Created by Desean K. Terry
TWO BREATHS (USA, Hawai’i)
Created by Kateryna Kurganska
Independent Pilot: Comedy (Competition):
BLISS TALENT (USA)
Created by Rachel Ravel
THE BUILDING MANAGER (Australia)
Created by Nick Bartlett and Jake Blackman
BULLDOZER (USA)
Created by Joanna Leeds
CUMING OUT (USA)
Created by Jasmine J. Johnson
GOOD DAD (USA)
Created by Sebastian Ischer and Michael Kosta
THE INCREDIBLE FIANCÉES OF SÈYÍ ÀJÀYÍ (USA, Nigeria)
Created by Abbesi Akhamie
LOFT AND FOUND (USA)
Created by Pete O’Hare and Zach Weiss
MR. CORRUPTION (USA)
Created by Simeon Hu and Stephen Law
RENEGADE FEVER (Canada)
Created by Reamonn Joshee
SETTLE DOWN (Canada)
Created by Alexander Nunez
WANDER WOMEN (USA)
Created by Scarlett Bress and Olivia Singer
Independent Pilot: Unscripted (Competition):
CANYON CHORUS (USA)
Created by Mikah Meyer
DENIM (USA)
Created by Tedra
HOW I MET MY PARTNER (USA)
Created by Gregg Stouffer
HIGH SCIENCE (USA)
Created by Ed Leclere, David McKillop and Patrick Hackett
PLAYERS–BEHIND THE LINEUP CARD (USA)
Created by Maximilian Selim and Giovanni Fumu
VS. GOLIATH (USA)
Created by Sam Eilertsen and Nate Birnbaum
Late Night (Competition):
BETTER LUCK THAN CHUCK (USA)
Created by Meredith Tummillo and Tony Wash
DEMON CHILD (Canada)
Created by Moniquea Marion
PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST (USA)
Created by Michael Sallee
THE ROOMMATES (USA)
Created by Cameron Penn
SO DARK THE SKY (Canada)
Created by Kyle Thomas and Eric Rose
STARS DINER (USA)
Created by Fidel Ruiz-Healy, Mary Neely, and Tyler Walker
Digital Short Series (Competition):
AWOL (USA)
Created by Christian Henley and Joshua Patterson
BUSTED! (USA)
Created by Sarah Adelman, Emily Everhard, and Lisa Cossrow
CAVEWOMAN (USA)
Created by Christopher Rohrbeck
CENTAUR BABY (USA)
Created by Elvira Ibragimova
COUNTRY ROGUES (Northern Ireland)
Created by Eoin Cleland and PJ Hart
COLLABORATE & LISTEN (USA)
Created by Rosie Moan and Cristy von
F*CKUPS ANONYMOUS (USA)
Created by Joe Tierney
FCBK (USA)
Created by Kanani Koster
HEAVY PETTING (USA)
Created by Lauren Gamiel
HECK TO DEATH (USA)
Created by Dustie Carter, Mike Dalton, Sam Biamonte, and Sami Blevins
MOTHEREARTH INC. (USA)
Created by Isabel Siragusa
R&R (USA)
Created by JJ Herz
RAT CZAR (USA)
Created by Ana Bretón and Maggie Scudder
SPIT IT OUT (USA)
Created by Ray Sisters
WE SHOULD EAT (USA)
Created by Shaina Feinberg
Pitch-A-Thon (Spotlight):
GIMME SHELTER (USA)
Written by Chantal Woodyard and Peter Trinh
THE GROUP (USA)
Written by Stephen Graves
THE MERCY CAGE (USA)
Written by Cat Yudain and Makayla McIntosh
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ELFLUVR69? (USA)
Written by Lulenoxx
ZHIZHA (USA)
Written by Desdemona Chiang
Colorado Pilots In Progress (Spotlight):
BAD INDIAN (USA)
Created by Jeff Stonic and Joshua Emerson
