Ever want to host your own TV show? Here’s your chance.
Can you make a topic in your area of expertise exciting, entertaining and “watchable”?
Optomen Productions is looking for science and history authors, professors and experts interested in hosting their own science, history or other factual program or series.
Send them a brief audition tape showcasing your talent. A public screening will take place at the 2007 World Congress of Science & Factual Producers, an annual event bringing together the top producers and broadcasters working in specialist factual television, including PBS, BBC and the Discovery Channel. A distinguished panel of three TV insiders will watch this “Presenter Idol” and judge the entries. The winner will be exposed to top programming professionals from all over the world who need hosts and talent for their top rated shows.
Send an e-mail to optomencastingscience (at) gmail.com and request a release form.
Beyond that, send your DVD to: Optomen Productions, 100 Avenue of the Americas, Floor 12, New York, NY 10013. Fax: (212) 431-4641. Include the release form with your DVD submission.
You can also submit release forms and clips online by e-mailing optomencastingscience (at) gmail.com (if the file is too large to e-mail, use MailBigFile.
If you have not been contacted by Nov. 28, you can assume your video did not meet their criteria. Videos will stay in the possession of Optomen Productions and will not be returned.
This competition in no way guarantees that your idea will be produced, and Optomen cannot guarantee the protection of such show ideas.
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