A presentation for the ATX Indie TV and Pilot Competition
ATX TV Fest, 2025
The ATX TV Festival has announced the Top 10 Finalists and new Mentors for its annual Pitch Competition & Mentorship Program.
The festival is an annual event that takes place in Austin, TX and consists of screenings followed by Q&As, panel conversations, and events (parties, live music, happy hours, hosted receptions, etc) and is known for reunions of classic series and cult hits. Screenings include never-aired pilots, canceled-too-soon series, current favorites, and world premieres. This year’s festival takes place May 28th-31st.
The Live Pitch Competition gives ten finalists the opportunity to pitch their original series in front of a panel of established showrunners, producers, and/or industry executives. Finalists are selected through a competitive screening process that evaluates each applicant’s 90-second video pitch and writing sample.
After next month’s ATX TV Festival, the top 10 finalists enter a year-long Pitch & Mentorship Program, which includes monthly virtual roundtables with Industry Leaders (showrunners, executives, managers, and agents) for career advice and insight, guidance on how to prepare for meetings with executives, producers, agents, and managers, and a look inside the inner workings of a writers’ room.
One grand prize winner will receive a script read and general meeting with at least three ATX TV Pitch Judges or ATX TV Panelists for feedback, pitch mentorship with a showrunner or executive, and three general pitch meetings.
One runner-up will receive two general meetings with ATX TV Pitch Judges or ATX TV Panelists for feedback.
Here is the list of this year’s top 10 finalists:
“The Pitch Competition & Mentorship Program remains a cornerstone of ATX TV’s commitment to discovering and supporting new voices,” said Emily Gipson, Co-Founder and Co-President of ATX TV Festival, in a statement announcing the finalists. “We’re excited to work with this year’s finalists as they develop their projects and take the next steps in their careers. Discovering new writers and collaborating with them through this process is incredibly energizing, and we can’t wait to see them bring their pitches to life.”
This year’s mentors include:
Molly Arkin, Creative Executive, Okay Goodnight
Rika Dharmesh Bhakta, Development Executive/Producer
Mitchell Bendersky, Manager & Owner, Expectation Management
Laura Johnson, Director of Development, Doozer Productions
Sara Karimipour, Emmy Nominated Writer
Logan Kovarick, VP, Good Karma Productions
Disha Manocha, Writer
Shruti Marathe, Director of Development, Unicorn Island
Ashley Mathew, Independent Producer and Consultant (Graphic India)
Emilio Mazariegos, Creative Executive, Yoruba Saxon
Lyra Tan, Manager/Producer
Aaron Van Pelt, Manager, Comedy Development, Sony Pictures Television
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