Have you seen 'Pitch Your TV Pilot' Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Link NYC kiosks around NYC? Learn more about the Moonshot Pilot Accelerator and how you could pitch your TV pilot to the biggest companies in television here ! Ready to apply? Submissions are now open on Scrybe ! See more kiosk sightings on our Instagram !

NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment to Fund First-Ever 'Made in NY' Fellow as part of Moonshot Pilot Accelerator. Applications open April 1 for the program that supports gender equity; emerging TV writers will pitch to Netflix, HBO and more 

Our team has read over 1,800 pilot script submissions through the Moonshot Pilot Accelerator. Here are 4 tips for improving your chances at winning a writing fellowship: 1. Make sure your project is a match. What kind of project is the competition looking for? Their website usually tells you; you just have to make sure to read it! For example, the Moonshot Pilot Accelerator is all about gender equity in the TV industry and aims to get more women and gender-expansive folks o

A recap of Moonshot Initiative's latest networking event for filmmakers - our mixer at the Athena Film Festival! Thank you to everyone who attended and to Lightbulb Rentals, Cinelease, and The Barnard Store for donating raffle prizes!

Nearly 300 writers have drafted their pilot scripts with our Write a Pilot in 30 Days course — here are some of the things they had to say! Right now 80 writers are taking our Write a Pilot in 30 Days course. Since March 2, they have already done research, fleshed out their idea, and worked on their logline. We're helping them structure the pilot in a way that successfully sets them up for a season and series — the main goal of a pilot script! Soon, we’ll walk them through dr

A recap of Moonshot Initiative's latest networking event for filmmakers - our Atlanta Galentine's Day Film & TV Mixer! Photo by Cyrenity Augustin Photo by Cyrenity Augustin Photo by Cyrenity Augustin Photo by Cyrenity Augustin Photo by Cyrenity Augustin Photo by Cyrenity Augustin Photo by Cyrenity Augustin Photo by Cyrenity Augustin Photo by Cyrenity Augustin Photo by Cyrenity Augustin A special thank you to our raffle prize donors: Dakota J's, Urban Evolution Salon, Highland

A recap of Moonshot Initiative's latest networking event for filmmakers - our LA Galentine's Day Film & TV Mixer! Photo by Nawoko Kato Photo by Nawoko Kato Photo by Nawoko Kato Photo by Nawoko Kato Photo by Nawoko Kato Photo by Nawoko Kato Photo by Nawoko Kato Photo by Nawoko Kato Thank you to everyone who came out and made our LA Galentine's Day Film & TV Mixer a success!

Moonshot Initiative brought together over 150 women and gender-expansive filmmakers to shoot five films in one weekend in October — and those films will premiere on Jan. 16, 2026, at a screening and reception  held at SVA Theatre in Manhattan. The films to premiere were made as part of Moonshot Initiative's Moonshot Film Challenge, the nonprofit’s signature program, which connects underrepresented filmmakers so they can create high-quality material for their reels and build a

A case study of two sound mixers who met in the inaugural Moonshot Film Challenge in 2018 and became longtime friends Filmmakers collaborate during the 2025 Moonshot Film Challenge In the Moonshot Film Challenge, accepted participants are placed on crews of strangers and work with women and gender-expansive filmmakers in every role of production. One of the main goals of the film challenge is to expand networks and grow as collaborative filmmakers. Here's an example of that g

A recap of Moonshot Initiative's latest networking event for filmmakers - our Autumn in Action NYC Film & TV Mixer! Thank you to everyone who came out and made Moonshot's Autumn in Action NYC Film & TV Mixer!

See the new series 'From Page to Premiere' about the Moonshot Film Challenge! We created this series to take you behind the scenes for all the ups and downs of this year’s Moonshot Film Challenge. It’s a rarity to see sets like ours filled with women and gender-expansive filmmakers. We want to show you what we can make with 150 complete strangers, all on a mission to change the film industry. And you can bet there’s no shortage of on-set drama, from losing a location last min

A recap of Moonshot Initiative's latest networking event for filmmakers - our NYC Summer mixer! Thank you to everyone who came out and...