Join us for our ISA Virtual Pitch Panel! Hear pitches from our Fast Track Fellows and winners of the ISA TV Pilot Pitch Challenge.

Watch pitches from May's Pitch Challenge winners and Fast Track Fellows from Spring and Fall 2023 seasons.

• Hear live feedback from industry professionals.
• Find out what goes into a successful pitch.
• Get tips and tools on how to polish your own pitches.
• Pitches will be 90 seconds, and they will get feedback from our panelists directly after.

**This is an educational event; the pitches are not being heard for potential employment opportunities.

DIALLO RIDDLE - Director, Writer, Show Runner
Diallo Riddle is an NAACP Image Award-winning director, an EMMY and WGA-nominated writer, actor, showrunner, and producer, and moonlighting DJ, who has proven to be one of the most multi-faceted talents in the entertainment industry today. Riddle, alongside his creative partner Bashir Salahuddin, have launched many critically acclaimed hit projects over the years through their production company, J30 Studios. And they are just getting started… They created and star in the Emmy-winning IFC variety comedy series “Sherman’s Showcase” as well as the HBO Max series “South Side,” and most recently the duo serve as showrunners, executive producers, and writers on “Book of Marlon,” Marlon Wayans’ new comedy inspired by his life and career. Riddle and Salahuddin currently have a multi-year, overall deal with Warner Bros TV to create and produce television projects in a wide range of genres.

LEAH BLEICH - Creative Executive, Just For Laughs
Leah Bleich is a Creative Executive in TV Development at Just For Laughs, the world’s leading comedy festival production company. She began her career in Film Finance and Motion Picture Literary at Creative Artists Agency, following work experience with Blumhouse, The Exchange, Mandalay Sports Media, and MAS Production. She became a Development Executive at Solstice Studios, where she worked closely on the films UNHINGED (starring Russell Crowe) and HYPNOTIC(starring Ben Affleck). She also wrote and directed a feature film, THE MOON & BACK, as a selected filmmaker in the “Six Feet Apart Experiment,” a filmmaking initiative organized by Justin Baldoni’s company Wayfarer Studios.

MARK MALEY - Creative Executive, Big Swell Entertainment
Mark is a 2013 West Point Graduate and prior service Army Officer. He began his career working for Stage 29 Productions as a Production Coordinator for the Dr. Phil show. He later produced the indie films THE LAST DEAL and, most recently, THE BUNKER starring Tony Todd and Tobin Bell. Additionally, Mark has worked at several production companies to include Atlas Entertainment, Storied Media Group and currently works under Andy Horwitz and Stephen Emery at Big Swell Entertainment. In his free time, he serves as an Event Director for Veterans in Media & Entertainment, a nonprofit 501(c)3 supporting Veterans throughout entertainment community.