The National Talent Academy for Film & TV and Ardán are excited to announce the successful candidate who will pitch at the FÍS TV Summit with the potential to win €1,000 apiece.
A total of 87 applications were submitted for six available spots in this year's competition!
On the day five individuals and one team will pitch the their TV projects, in hopes of winning the prize.
Five individuals and one team will pitch the their TV projects, in hopes of winning the prize.
This is the first Pitching Competition to be held at FÍS TV Summit since 2020 when Paddy Hayes won for the TV show Obituary, written by Mayo writer Ray Lawlor. Obituary is now shooting in Donegal and has been picked up by HBO.
The NTA and Ardán would like to express our gratitude to everyone who applied and our appreciation for the effort put out in each application.
The pitching event finalists are:
1. Billy McGrath - BURGESS G.D.
2. Diandra Xavier – Paper
3. Heather Brown - The Peace Makers
4. Ivan Cush - Fix Them
5. Oisín Ó’hEartáin & Denis Haugh - An Poitín
6. Sinéad Collopy - The Claddagh
Each of the Pitchers will have five minutes to pitch their TV show idea to the audience with an opportunity for questions afterwards. A panel of industry experts will decide who will win the €1,000 prize sponsored by the National Talent Academy for Film & TV, with the winners’ announcement made at the Networking Session after the FÍS TV Summit.
You can read more on the finalists, their projects and FÍS TV Summit HERE.
The National Talent Academy is an initiative of Screen Ireland. The NTA for Film & TV is managed by Ardán