FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Senior Director of Programming Development at PBS Digital, joins Stareable Fest
Brandon Arolfo to speak at Stareable Fest about development, audience building, and more
March 5th, 2018
New York City, NY- Stareable Fest is excited to announce that Brandon Arolfo, Senior Director of Programming Development at PBS Digital, will be speaking at the inaugural New York City event. Arolfo has over a decade of experience in media and television, from his time producing the CMT Awards for Viacom to his current position, leading development and strategy of award winning digital programming and mobile content for millennial and Gen X audiences on YouTube, Facebook Watch and other platforms.
The topic of Arolfo’s workshop will be PBS Digital’s development process, their audience-first strategy, pitching tips, typical budgets, and what they’re looking for in the future. Arolfo will also be joining the pitch competition jury, alongside a representative from Comedy Central.
PBS Digital Studios offers more than 50 original web series that explore science, arts, culture, and more, according to their website. Their projects include Frankenstein MD, a gender-swapped modern adaptation of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein co-produced with web series power house Pemberley Digital, as well as the multiple Webby Award-winning Idea Channel.
About Stareable Fest
Stareable Fest will take place July 20th-22nd, 2018, in New York City, and is now accepting submissions. It’s half industry marketplace, creating face-to-face connections between independent filmmakers and decision makers at major platforms, and half creator convention, with workshops and panels about how to be a more effective filmmaker. This isn’t the same old festival, focused on screenings and awards (though we have those too).
You can submit for short and long form independent television content in comedy, drama, animation, unscripted/reality, and documentary categories. Awards will be given out for best in show as well as excellence in writing, acting , editing, cinematography, directing, and innovative new media (interactive/transmedia) elements.
A key Stareable Fest goal is to make television more inclusive. Underrepresented groups like women, people of color, and the LGBT+ community have thrived in web series and online. We want to empower these diverse voices by showcasing their work to industry so they can make the leap to mainstream platforms and gain broader audiences.
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