100+ Companies at fifth annual Great American PitchFest!

by Signe Olynyk

Participant at a previous event

Earlier this week, more than 100 invitations were sent out to production companies, agencies, managers, and other industry executives to hear pitches at this year's Great American PitchFest. In this, the fifth annual event, organizers promise the largest gathering of development executives and screenwriters ever to attend.

The fifth Great American Pitchfest & Screenwriting Conference will be held June 20 - 22, 2008 at the Marriott Burbank Hotel & Convention Center in Burbank, CA. View a full list of companies, as well as a schedule of our Master Classes, and more than 30 FREE Screenwriting classes online. The event is open to the public and screenwriters of all experience levels.

Some of the 100+ companies attending this year include:

20th Century - FOX Searchlight Juno
Family Guy
The Simpsons
My Name Is Earl
How I Met Your Mother
American Dad
King Of The Hill
I Think I Love My Wife
The Savages
The Last King of Scotland
Adventures in Comedy Canadian Producer
Cedar Grove Agency Agent
Cine LA The Flying Scotsman
Lucky 13
Snowbound
Touched by a Killer
Man of the Century
Charades
Bad Manners
Clifford Werber Productions Sydney White
A Cinderella Story
Creative Convergence Literary Management Dual
Daniel Paulson Productions Sunset Park
Jack
Staffers
Full-Court Miracle
Saving Jessica Lynch
Dead in a Heartbeat
Till Dad Do Us Part
By Dawn's Early Light
Custody of the Heart
A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story
A Cooler Climate
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
David Greathouse Productions / 6-17 Productions Living Hell
Undead or Alive
Buried Alive
Even Money
Hellraiser: Deader
Teenage Caveman (TV movie), She Creature (TV movie),
How to Make a Monster (TV movie)
Earth vs. the Spider (TV movie)
ES Entertainment Hope in Heaven (documentary)
Out of Sync (TV movie)
Mörder meiner Mutter, Der (TV movie)
I Know What You Did (TV movie)
The Companion (TV movie)
One Special Victory (TV movie)
Fun Little Movies The Ghost of Salsbury Inn (short)
Nightmare Boss (TV series)
Goddess Productions ASTROMATES
Krainin Productions Inc. The John Glenn Story (documentary short)
The John Glenn Story: A Return to Space (TV documentary)
The American Experience (TV series)
Quiz Show
Memory & Imagination: New Pathways to the Library of Congress (TV documentary)
Verdict: The Wrong Man
The South Pacific: End of Eden?
The Other Americans (TV documentary)
Max Freedman Management Management Company
Minor Distractions Entertainment Volcano
Star Trek: Generations
Panga
May The Best Man Win
Final Alliance
Motion Theory Production Company specializing in special effects
Nash Entertainment / Robert Kosberg Productions Deep Blue Sea
Twelve Monkeys
Man's Best Friend
The Secret World of Dreams (documentary)
Who Wants to Be a Superhero? (TV series)
X-Testers
For Love or Money (TV series)
My Life Is a Sitcom (TV series)
Who Wants to Marry My Dad? (TV series)
Dance Fever (TV series)
Meet My Folks (TV series)
Niad Management Boutique management company formed by former ICM exec Wendi Niad. They represent writers, directors and talent. Clients include Neil Cohen (Moebius/Car Wars), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game)
Popular Films Sealand (Warner Bros)
Hurricane Season (HBO)
Live Nude Girls, Unite (Reason Pictures)
Weasel (Echo Lake Productions)
Croak (Hudson River Entertainment)
Protagonist Pictures, Inc. Cheerful Tearful (feature)
Stone Coats (feature)
Check It Out (TV series)
Suzuki's World (series pilot)
Project Cougar (documentary)
Below Zero (feature)
Sandbar Pictures Sex & Death 101
Whiz Kids
Lorelei
Shamrock Motion Pictures Deal with Dreamworks
(Principle was winner of 'On The Lot')
Studio Talent Group Agency
Twilight Pictures, Inc. Cheerful Tearful (feature)
Stone Coats (feature)
Check It Out (TV series)
Suzuki's World (series pilot)
Project Cougar (documentary)
Below Zero (feature)
Underground Films Deal with Weinstein Company
Village Roadshow Speed Racer
I Am Legend
December Boys
The Brave One
The Invasion
No Reservations
License to Wed
Ocean's Thirteen
Lucky You
The Reaping
Music and Lyrics
Unaccompanied Minors
Happy Feet
Beerfest
The Lake House
Firewall
Rumor Has It
The Dukes of Hazzard
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
House of Wax
Miss Congeniality
Constantine
Ocean's Twelve
Catwoman
Envy
Torque
Mystic River
Dreamcatcher
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Two Weeks Notice
Ghost Ship
Eight Legged Freaks
Ocean's Eleven
Training Day
Swordfish
Space Cowboys

For the fifth straight year, the Great American PitchFest team proudly brings the best screenwriting instructors, and our premiere pitching event to our fellow screenwriters. All of our executives are vetted and actively searching for new material. As screenwriters ourselves, we know how frustrating pitching events can be. Our unique system and the special attention paid to each participant resulted in last year's Great American Pitchfest SELLING OUT. This year's event may well sell out before the early-bird rate for tickets expires on May 31. Don't miss out. Tickets may be purchased online.