Telefest is the first television festival to open the voting process to the audience and award audience favorites with the Viewers Choice Award.

With the firm belief that television viewers are far more savvy and diverse than programming buyers give them credit for, we are most excited to see how the Viewer's Choice finalists compare to the Industry Choice finalists. Therefore, in November, 2012, the Telefest website will open it's 'community doors' to facilitate interactivity between viewers and contestants. With many social networking features, social media integration, mobile accessibility and an app, the Telefest website hopes to inspire an inclusionary feeling with our viewers. Viewers can personalize their profile pages, keep track of their favorite concepts/artists, create groups, rate and review the top ten finalists in each category and ask contestants questions directly.

Additionally, the Telefest website members will have the opportunity to see all the celebrities, industry notables and judges at the Opening Night Gala, the Telefest Awards Show and the Q&A panels with our Industry judges up close and personal via live stream. Most notable, the Judges Q&A panels will be taking questions from the online viewers in real time.

We hope you'll join us as we reinvent television. the Telefest finalists submissions will open to the public November, 2012 for audience voting on the Viewers Choice and inclusion in the Telefest Social Network. Membership to the Telefest website is FREE and your information is secure. We do not allow spam or abuse.

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