ATX TV Festival Awards Inaugural Indie TV Pilot Showcase Prize to Connor Paolo's 'Savage'
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Summary
The ATX TV Festival has announced the winner of its inaugural Indie TV Pilot Showcase. Connor Paolo's "Savage" won the top prize in the scripted category. The pilot follows a mother and private investigator desperate to fund her daughter's cancer treatment, who takes on a missing persons case near a swamp where something terrifying lurks. The project is written by Paolo, directed by Josh Bowman, and produced by Nicholas Logan, Brittany Fallow, and Bridget Regan, who also stars alongside Paolo, Barbara Crampton, JR Bourne, and Zach Roeri.
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· 3 pulledConnor Paolo's 'Savage' named top scripted entry at ATX TV Festival's first Indie TV Pilot Showcase
'Savage' takes its name from the lead character, 'a mother and private investigator desperate to fund her daughter's cancer treatment'
The missing persons case leads 'near a swamp where something terrifyingly ancient lurks beneath every lie'
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