RT One & RT Call for New Ideas for their Format Farm Project.

RT One & RT 2 Call for New Ideas for Their Format Farm Project. 27 February 2015: RT One and RT 2 are delighted to announce this years call for Format Farm ideas. Format Farm is an established RT business initiative to support the production and broadcast of original TV formats for both Irish audiences and export.

The opening date for submissions is Friday 27 February and the closing date is Friday 27 March. To date Format Farm has delivered original, entertaining and exciting TV formats including The Takeover, The Hit and Whose Holiday Is It Anyway? Irish producers have worked with some of the biggest names in international distribution to generate successful series which features some of the biggest talents in Irish broadcasting.

Janet Frawley, Head of Formats, RT Global said: We're delighted to announce a call out for new Format Farm ideas. Format Farm has proven to be an innovative and exciting way of generating new Irish TV series for viewers. RT and the production companies also partner with the biggest TV distributors which helps bring these new formats to different markets around the world. Already The Takeover (Toto Productions) has been commissioned by Channel 4 and The Hit (VIP Productions) has been sold in several territories proving that this process works. We're calling on anyone who thinks they have a great idea for a new pilot to submit it by the 27 March 2015."

To submit your new idea you will need to go through the e-commissioning process and identify this as a Format Farm submission. All ideas will be reviewed by the relevant genre head for consideration and they will make recommendations to the RT One and RT 2 channel controllers. The channel controllers will seek input from RT Global for a view on the international potential of the recommended ideas.

Please click on link to find out what specific slots RT One Channel Controller Adrian Lynch of RT 2 Channel Controller Bill Malone are looking at from Format Farm submissions.

http://youtu.be/phr3vEtuoS0

As with previous years, those shortlisted will be contacted at which point they should seek financing from International Distributors. The shortlist date is scheduled for 1 June 2015. The RT channel controllers will then make their final selection for four pilots from the Format Farm ideas that have received matched funds.

Pilots will be broadcast in 2015.

To submit your idea go to www.rte.ie/commissioning

LINK:	http://www.rte.ie/about/en/press-office/press-releases/2015/0303/68413...
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