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You have an unproduced Canadian half-hour comedy pilot?

Have your script read at BANFF! Get pumped for a special BANFF edition of HOT PILOT PARTY! One HOT, unproduced Canadian half-hour comedy pilot will be chosen for a special live table read at the festival featuring top tier talent.

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BANFF WORLD MEDIA FESTIVAL
} 11:59 pm
One-time
In-person
Free

Deadline February 14, 2025

Come for the art, stay for the party! Let’s get a little rock n’ roll in the Rockies. Join us for some good ol’ fashioned community and entertainment!

Following a nationwide call for entry, we’re looking for the top 5 unproduced comedy pilots in Canada. A single script will be chosen for the live table read at BANFF, and 4 additional scripts will have the opportunity to be featured at the festival and receive international trade press, plus a complimentary pass to the Banff World Media Festival.

About HPP: Created by writer/actors Nadine Bhabha and Julian De Zotti and casting director, Hannah Antaki, HOT PILOT PARTY began in 2024 as a way to gather the Toronto Film and TV community and celebrate some Canadian talent! They assembled Toronto’s finest to read two unproduced comedy pilot scripts in front of a live audience, and amassed over 200 artists and community-members to listen, laugh, and libate. The inaugural event took place at the Theatre Centre in Toronto, with an all-star cast that included Eric McCormack, Jess Salgueiro, Amanda Brugel, Ennis Esmer and so many more!

 

ENTRY GUIDELINES:

  • The writer must be a Canadian Citizen. If the writer is NOT a Canadian Citizen the script will not be accepted for consideration
  • The writer must own the IP
  • The script must be a comedy pilot
  • The script must be under 40 pages (including title page, smarties)
  • The script cannot have been previously produced or optioned by a production company, studio, broadcaster or streamer
  • Scripts must be submitted in pdf files only
  • You must fill out the submission form below and submit the script by the deadline February 14, 2025

The selected script will be read live at the Hot Pilot Party event (date TBD) at the Banff World Media Festival, (Sunday June 8 – Wednesday June 11 2025) at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta.

The writer of the script chosen to be read at BANFF will receive:

  • One complimentary pass to the 2025 Banff World Media Festival
  • 2 (two) nights hotel accommodation in the town of Banff (airfare is not included)
  • $300 CDN travel stipend to put toward costs associated with attending BANFF in person

For submission inquiries email Erin Conway, econway@brunico.com

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