Animator Xeth Feinberg, the director and founder of Mishmash Media, has joined the panel of judges for Animation Magazine‘s ninth annual Pitch Party!
Feinberg founded Mishmash in 1997 as a boutique studio in New York. His credits include the animated series Queer Duck, 24: Day Zero, Blue Sky Studios, Vanity Fair.com and Classic Media.
The annual Pitch Party 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.
Deadline for entry is June 7, so get cracking! 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
So who else is judging the event? 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.
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.
