The judges for Animation Magazine’s ninth 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 their choice.
So who are the judges? Read on:
‘ Brian Jones – Manager, Action Adventure Series, Cartoon Network
‘ Kim Manning – Director of Programming and Acquisitions, Adult Swim
‘ Alan Gregg – Director of Original Content, Teletoon
‘ Michael J. Vogel ‘ Head of Boys Animation, Hasbro Studios.
‘ Kevin Gamble – Vice President, Development, Disney Television Animation
‘ Sharon Levy – Executive VP, original series and animation, Spike TV
‘ Barbara Uecker – Head of Programming and Acquisitions for ABC Children’s TV, Australia
‘ Scott Landsman – VP, Development, Comedy Central
‘ Ellen Goldsmith-Vein – President and Founder, Gotham Group
The winner of the Pitch Party also gets additional editorial coverage and the cost of your entry reimbursed. The second and third place winners get editorial coverage. The winners of our staff pick and online readers poll also will get editorial coverage as well as copies of Toon Boom’s Storyboard Pro software.
To enter, contact our sales staff by phone at (818) 991-2884, Ext. 104, or email at sales@www.animationmagazine.net. Entry fee is $375 and the deadline is June 7. (This is the actual discounted price of a similarly sized ad in the magazine.)
Winners will be announced in our August issue, which hits stands around July 1. Winners also will be hyped on our website during the week of Comic-Con International: San Diego, July 22-25.
For more information, go to www.animationmagazine.net/pitch_party_2010.html.
