Parallel Entertainment and YayBig announced “Dump” was named the winner of the Storyteller’s Initiative at SeriesFest: Season One. “Dump” scriptwriter Reggie Henke will receive a development deal with Parallel and YayBig.
“Dump” is an animated comedy about a vast and fantastic landfill populated by filthy creatures with filthier mouths.
“We were very impressed with all the finalists, but Reggie’s unique voice and freakishly imaginative mind jumped off the page, and it became clear we had something special,” said Liz Bartels of Parallel Entertainment.
Parallel Entertainment and YayBig partnered with SeriesFest for the inaugural Storyteller’s Initiative to discover creative, fresh comedy writers. SeriesFest received hundreds of script submissions, which narrowed to 35 semi-finalists with a group of four finalists competing at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown Denver on Saturday, June 20. The event included creative workshops with established industry professionals and a reading of their pilot done by professional actors in front of a live audience.
Joining “Dump” in competition was “Delivered,” written by Scott C. Reynolds, and “Eastern Block,“ written by Zack Phillips and Natasha Vaynblat.