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MONDAY, JANUARY 27 - THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
SHERATON NEW ORLEANS
Marriott Marquis | Washington, DC | Sunday, January 28 – Wednesday, January 31, 2022

Session

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Tuesday, June 7
5:00pm - 6:15pm
Richard Henry Dana Ballroom

Summit Showdown: International Pitch Competition

Tuesday, June 7
5:00pm - 6:15pm
Richard Henry Dana Ballroom

Summit Showdown: International Pitch Competition

Realscreen Summit's annual international pitch competition returns, providing delegates the opportunity to pitch their non-fiction or unscripted program or series to a panel of esteemed network judges.  This year, A&E and HGTV are our network partners, and will each provide one winning pitch, a $20,000 development deal, to be presented live at the Showdown.


Featuring:


Judge

Betsy Ayala

Head of Content, Food Network, Interim Head of Content, HGTV

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Judge

Anna Bloomfield

VP, Development & Production

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Judge

Sean Gottlieb

VP, Head of Development

A+E Networks

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Judge

Marcie Hume

VP, Programming

A&E

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Host

Carson Kressley

TV personality, style expert, fashion designer and New York Times best-selling author

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Judge

Jonathan Partridge

Senior Executive Producer

A&E

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Judge

Maggie Zeltner

Director Programming and Development, HGTV

Warner Bros. Discovery

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