mid-career television writers selected
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The story is strong. Now make the room believe it.
The Pitch Accelerator was an eight-week training program for seven British Columbia-based mid-career television writers, focused on creative process, pitching, sales skills and original intellectual property.
of focused professional development
core areas: creative process, pitching and sales
The idea
Give strong writers an upstream mechanism.
Talent existed, but the bridge to the next career stage needed reinforcement. The accelerator focused on mid-career writers with original projects and the ability to benefit immediately from sharper pitching and sales skills.
What we did
Train for the creative work and the room around it.
Across eight weeks, participants developed creative process, pitching and sales capability while adding momentum to their individual projects and intellectual property.
Who came together
A serious coalition around seven writers.
The Pacific Screenwriting Program and Break the Room led the initiative in collaboration with Netflix, CMPA-BC, the Writers Guild of Canada and Creative BC, with Canada Media Fund support and Collective Bunch sponsorship.
The opportunity
Help good projects travel.
By strengthening how writers present, position and sell their work, the program addressed a practical gap between creative development and the next professional opportunity.
What comes next
More rooms ready for more voices.
The accelerator offers a repeatable model for industry-aligned development programs that help experienced creators convert strong work into stronger commercial momentum.
Made possible with
Pacific Screenwriting ProgramBreak the RoomNetflixCMPA-BCWriters Guild of CanadaCreative BCCanada Media FundCollective Bunch
Keep it moving
Help the next story reach the room.
Bring funding, mentorship, a paid opportunity, a room, a production or an ambitious problem worth solving.
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