The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE), the premier global business association for content producers, distributors, streamers and buyers across all platforms, and CEETV are proud to announce the three finalists for the sixth edition of PITCH & PLAY LIVE! 2022, which will take place during NATPE Budapest International - June 27th through 30th, 2022.

Following a close vote, the 3 finalists this year are: SUPERGRANDMA (STB, Ukraine); THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1+1, Ukraine) and RESTAURANT 0 (ETV, Estonia). The three finalist formats will be presented live by their creators during the PITCH & PLAY LIVE! session on Wed, June 29 at 12:00 CET. The jury, consisting of Victoria Yarmoshchuk CEO at Film.UA; Christophe Brackx, Managing and Creative Director PAPRIKA STUDIOS Romania, and Milan Vollebregt, Senior Sales Manager at Talpa Entertainment Productions, will review the top finalists and vote for one winner of the competition which will be announced live during NATPE Budapest International.

With 400+ buyers the NATPE Budapest International marketplace and conference remains the ultimate meeting of the television industry servicing the MENA and CEE regions.


Additional Information on PITCH & PLAY LIVE 2022:

This year PITCH & PLAY LIVE's Top 3 formats were selected from among eleven brand-new original formats from CEE , which were evaluated by the selection committee that included Andrew Sime, Head of Format Sales at NEWEN; Dan Thunnel, Director, International Acquisitions, Distribution & Co-Productions at Propagate; Nilufer Kuyel, CEO at Lucid Dreams Ent.; JP Bommel, CEO at NATPE; Georgi R. Chakarov, President and CEO at TVBIZZ Group.