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ATX TV Festival has crowned nan winners of its 2026 transportation competition.
Lucy Porter was selected for nan apical prize for nan half-hour drama Silver Spoon. Saleh Karaman is nan runner up pinch nan hour-long dramedy Habibi.
Selected from hundreds of submissions and 10 finalists who sounded their original scripted bid unrecorded during nan festival, Porter will person a book publication and wide gathering pinch astatine slightest 3 ATX TV transportation judges aliases ATX TV panelists for feedback, transportation mentorship pinch a showrunner aliases executive, and 3 wide transportation meetings.
Karaman will get immoderate feedback arsenic good via 2 wide meetings pinch ATX TV transportation judges aliases ATX TV panelists.
ATX TV has besides brought connected Bill Lawrence and his Doozer Productions to sponsor nan program. The prolific TV creator is besides participating successful a a typical speech astatine this year’s show featuring past and existent Pitch Finalists, focused connected their careers, experiences navigating nan industry, and nan realities of building a semipermanent profession successful tv writing.
Lawrence has agelong been a protagonist of emerging writers and a adjacent state to ATX TV. Former Pitch finalist Zavior Phillips will beryllium starring successful Season 2 of Bad Monkey and is presently penning connected Season 2 of Rooster, while erstwhile finalist Chris De La Cruz is penning connected nan caller bid I Suck astatine Girls — some now penning wrong Doozer Productions writers rooms.
Finalists were besides capable to participate successful an friendly networking meal pinch judges and mentors, arsenic good arsenic a candid speech astir navigating staffing, generals, pitching, representation, and building momentum successful tv careers. The second chat featured Madison Jones (Olive Bridge Entertainment) and Lindsay Grossman (writer/director) of The Love List, showrunner and executive shaper Sasha Rothchild, and The Boroughs showrunners Will Matthews & Jeff Addiss.
This year’s transportation title judges included Jones, arsenic good arsenic Brent Miller (A House connected Brame Productions), Maya Perez (writer/producer, Screenwriting Area Head astatine University of Texas astatine Austin) and Dan Shorr (YMH Studios).
