NATPE BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL, the most prominent global TV Marketplace, Screenings + Conference focused on the EMEA, CEE and worldwide content business, and CEETV, the leading professional source on television in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), present the fifth annual PITCH & PLAY LIVE Format Competition. NATPE Budapest International 2020 will take place between August 25-27 at the InterContinental Budapest.

This year P&P Live will be held in a different form due to the coronavirus pandemic that has disrupted the schedules and even canceled many market events. The award ceremony will be streamed LIVE on NATPE’s website on August 24, one day ahead of the market, between 4.45 and 6.15PM CET. There will be live online presentations for the three formats chosen by our selection committee and the winning format will be announced at the end of the live stream, following deliberations by the three-member jury.

The registration and application process remains the same: the event showcases and recognizes original unscripted format ideas with international potential. Any non-scripted format created after June 1, 2019 can be submitted for consideration in the competition.

Registration can be made at: http://ceetv.net/pitchplay/

From all entries, up to ten titles will be selected and reviewed by an international committee of global content industry professionals and experts representing NATPE and CEETV, who will select three finalists. These top three formats will be presented LIVE by their creators during the big final in front of a jury of highly respected TV professionals via a web stream, and one of them will be named the winner of PITCH & PLAY LIVE! 2020 on August 24.

The deadline for submitting entries is July 31, 2020.