2008 Mid Atlantic Black Film Festival Extends Deadline For Pitch-a-thon Entries
Festival to Open in Norfolk, Virginia  August 21-23, 2008

Norfolk, VA, July 30, 2008 – The Mid Atlantic Black Film Festival (MABFF) has extended submissions from viable participants for the "2008 Pitch-a-thon", a forum for fine-tuning your creative pitches to industry executives. Composed of seasoned industry insiders from the directorial, production, development, casting and legal sectors, this panel will provide invaluable insights on how to successfully pitch your idea, film, or completed script's concept, as well as how to                   avoid common industry pitfalls.

The panel will take place on Saturday August 23, 2008 as part of the festival in conjunction with the 4th annual Virginia Black Expo ‘08.

WHEN:
Saturday August 23, 2008 at 2:30 PM at the Hampton Roads Convention Center (1610 Coliseum Drive in Hampton.)    Admission: $10.00

HOW IT WORKS:
7-10 participants will be pre-screened and selected to pitch their project concepts and/or scripts ideas to a panel of buyers and development executives.

Each participant will have 5-7 minutes to pitch his/her ideas.

Two pitches will be selected to win, one by a panel of professionals, the second via a from the festival audience members in attendance.

Whether you are selected to pitch or just stop by the panel to take in the wealth of information offered, you don't want to miss this event.

WHAT TO SUBMIT:
Please include the following items as text in both the body of the e-mail and attached as an MS Word document or PDF file (as safety) ONLY ONE PROJECT SUBMISSION PER PARTICIPANT. NO EXCEPTIONS.

* Short synopsis of your pitch, including a concise outline of the project, or script’s premise,
* The hook and essential beats of the story,
* Thumbnail sketches (descriptions) of the PRINCIPAL characters ONLY,
* Genre
* Likely target audience, and anticipated budget level.

Your submission should not be longer than two (2) pages max. Do NOT submit complete scripts and/or treatments.

NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Friday, August 8, 2008

WHERE TO SEND YOUR SUBMISSION:

info@mabff.org  or Mid Atlantic Black Film Festival Pitch-a-thon, P.O. Box 1272, Norfolk, VA  23501

NOTIFICATION:
All participants will be notified via e-mail whether they have been selected to participate no later than Thursday,
August 14, 2008.

For general Festival information visit mabff.org, call 757.622.4763 or contact the festival via email at info@mabff.org.