BC Film + Media will once again sponsor the Merging Media $10,000 Pitch 360 Development Award for the best cross-media project at the Merging Media Conference and Masterclass 2011 (www.mergingmedia.ca) on October 27-28.

BC producers and developers with cross-media or transmedia projects in development with TV, Film or Web series elements are encouraged to apply for the Masterclass+Pitch 360 program. 8 companies will be selected to attend “Pitching the Multi-Platform Project”, Merging+Media’s 2011 exclusive masterclass conducted by Starlight Runner Entertainment’s Caitlin Burns on October 28, followed by pitch training sessions.

These sessions will comprise one-on-one mentoring and pitch coaching by industry mentors from New York, Los Angeles and Toronto.  The final 8 presentations will be pitched on the Merging Media Conference stage on October 28 before an International Jury of potential co-producers, collaborators, investors and distributors from Los Angeles, Toronto and Vancouver.

Deadline for submissions is Sept 30.  For more information, visit http://mergingmedia.ca/agenda/masterclass.