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Info Session About the 2025 Moonshot Feature Accelerator: Full Replay

Moonshot Initiative Team

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Info Session About the 2025 Moonshot Feature Accelerator: Full Replay

Calling all writers with a feature film screenplay: Watch this Q&A about applying to the Moonshot Feature Accelerator!

What Screenwriters Get Out of the Moonshot Accelerators

Moonshot Initiative Team

4 min read

What Screenwriters Get Out of the Moonshot Accelerators

Here are some of the benefits of being selected as a fellow for the Moonshot Pilot Accelerator or Moonshot Feature Accelerator.

Why You Should Take Moonshot's Pitching Course

Moonshot Initiative Team

4 min read

Why You Should Take Moonshot's Pitching Course

Participants from Moonshot Initiative's TV and film pitching course, How to Pitch Your Project, share their experience and testimonials.

Pitching Was a 'Mystery' Before Moonshot's How to Pitch Your Project Course

Moonshot Initiative Team

7 min read

Pitching Was a 'Mystery' Before Moonshot's How to Pitch Your Project Course

In this Q&A, writer Elizabeth Dwyer shares her experience in Moonshot Initiative's How to Pitch Your Project course.

Announcing Our 2024 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows

Moonshot Initiative Team

6 min read

Announcing Our 2024 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows

Moonshot Initiative selected 8 fellows for its 2024 Pilot Accelerator, and those fellows will pitch to HBO, Netflix, Starz, and more.

Announcing Our 2024 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Finalists

Moonshot Initiative Team

2 min read

Announcing Our 2024 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Finalists

Here are the 15 TV pilot scripts chosen as our finalists, representing the top 3% of all Moonshot Pilot Accelerator submissions!

Announcing Our 2024 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Quarter-Finalists

Moonshot Initiative Team

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Announcing Our 2024 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Quarter-Finalists

Here are the 50 TV pilot scripts chosen as our quarter-finalists, representing the top 10% of all Moonshot Pilot Accelerator submissions!

5 Things I Learned From Sitting in on 120 Pitch Meetings

Moonshot Initiative Team

2 min read

5 Things I Learned From Sitting in on 120 Pitch Meetings

Our co-founder wrote a post for No Film School about her experience setting up 120 pitch meetings for the Moonshot Pilot Accelerator.

Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Featured by Final Draft

Moonshot Initiative Team

2 min read

Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Featured by Final Draft

Final Draft, a sponsor of the 2024 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator, highlighted our program for emerging TV writers on the blog.

Meet Our 2023 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows: Chen Gu

Moonshot Initiative Team

4 min read

Meet Our 2023 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows: Chen Gu

In this Q&A, Chen Gu discusses how the Moonshot Pilot Accelerator helped them step outside their comfort zone.

Meet Our 2023 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows: GG Hawkins

Moonshot Initiative Team

3 min read

Meet Our 2023 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows: GG Hawkins

In this Q&A, GG Hawkins discusses finding the humanity in pitching — and how authenticity helps her connect with execs.

Meet Our 2023 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows: Erin Kathleen

Moonshot Initiative Team

4 min read

Meet Our 2023 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows: Erin Kathleen

In this Q&A, Erin Kathleen shares how to harness the power of storytelling when pitching to major companies.

Why We Don’t Care About Accolades in Your Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Application

Moonshot Initiative Team

4 min read

Why We Don’t Care About Accolades in Your Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Application

Don’t worry about how impressive your bio is; focus on your TV script & the answers to your Moonshot Pilot Accelerator application questions

Meet the Experts Who Want You to Succeed as a TV Writer

Moonshot Initiative Team

3 min read

Meet the Experts Who Want You to Succeed as a TV Writer

Before our fellows pitch to major studios, they work with showrunners, development execs, and more through the Pilot Accelerator.

Meet the Industry Judges for the 2024 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator

Moonshot Initiative Team

6 min read

Meet the Industry Judges for the 2024 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator

Semi-finalists will have their scripts read by at least two industry judges — showrunners and producers looking for emerging talent!

15 Lessons We Learned From 4 Years of Interviewing Hollywood's Top Filmmakers

Katrina Medoff

6 min read

15 Lessons We Learned From 4 Years of Interviewing Hollywood's Top Filmmakers

Here's what we learned from interviewing 86 filmmakers on our virtual workshop series over the last 4 years.

Meet Our 2021 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows: Kate Torgovnick May

Moonshot Initiative Team

5 min read

Meet Our 2021 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows: Kate Torgovnick May

In this Q&A with Pilot Accelerator fellow Kate Torgovnick May, learn about her career path and tips for bringing humanity to your TV pitch.

Meet Our 2021 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows: Danielle Nicki

Moonshot Initiative Team

3 min read

Meet Our 2021 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows: Danielle Nicki

Learn how Pilot Accelerator fellow Danielle Nicki got more confident with pitching, then hear from her live on our April 7 panel!

Meet Our 2021 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows: Vivian Kerr

Moonshot Initiative Team

5 min read

Meet Our 2021 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows: Vivian Kerr

Vivian Kerr shares how untold history inspired her TV pilot script and how the she pitched to HBO through the Moonshot Pilot Accelerator

Info Session About the 2024 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator: Full Replay

Moonshot Initiative Team

2 min read

Info Session About the 2024 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator: Full Replay

We answer our community's questions about the Moonshot Pilot Accelerator for emerging TV writers in this Q&A. Applications close 4/14/24!

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