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Making an Independent Pilot, From the Founder of the New York
Television Festival  Jim Biederman, Ali Farahnakian, Terence
Gray and Michael Showalter at the 2012 NYTVF  The New York
Television Festival, also known as the NYTVF, kicks off its
ninth edition today in Manhattan with a keynote address from
"Arrested Development" creator Mitchell Hurwitz. In addition to
panels and talks featuring the likes of "King of the Hill" co-
creator Greg Daniels and preview screenings of new series like
Hulu's "The Wrong Mans" and Fox's "Us and Them," the six-day
festival features screenings of dozens of independently made
pilots in various genres, scripted and non, all competing for
awards and development deals with a growing slate of partnership
networks like IFC and NBC. The number of deals available this
year is 30, up from four in 2010, so clearly interest in new
projects from sources outside those alre