{"id":9706,"date":"2018-07-11T10:46:12","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T14:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wattpad-tongal-collaborate-syfy-digital-pilot\/"},"modified":"2018-07-11T13:52:27","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T17:52:27","slug":"wattpad-tongal-collaborate-on-syfy-digital-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wattpad-tongal-collaborate-on-syfy-digital-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"Wattpad, Tongal Collaborate on SYFY Digital Pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The online creator network Tongal is seeking pitches from filmmakers interested in adapting Wattpad&#8217;s hit sci-fi thriller <em>Expiration Date<\/em> into a digital series for SYFY.<\/p>\n<p>Story to Screen\u2014A Digital Pilot Project kicks off with Tongal&#8217;s call for pitches. Three finalists will receive funding to produce a trailer. Tongal,\u00a0SYFY and Wattpad will offer the winner the funding to create a digital pilot episode with the potential to go on to develop the entire series. The joint venture is part of the SYFY Wire Fan Creators initiative launching this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe partnership between Tongal and Wattpad flips the script on Hollywood by changing the how and who of content creation through our open platforms for talent,&#8221; said James DeJulio, Tongal&#8217;s co-founder and president. &#8220;These new global communities are made up of diverse and passionate creators, and now they&#8217;re actually developing the shows they want to watch. I\u2019m thrilled that SYFY.com has opened the door for this innovative, by the fans, for the fans shift.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur creative alliance with Tongal and Wattpad is a natural extension of our SYFY WIRE Fan Creators initiative,\u201d noted Alexandra Shapiro, executive vice president of marketing and digital for SYFY and USA Network. \u201cIt really marks the next phase of SYFY\u2019s \u201cIt\u2019s a Fan Thing\u201d positioning and celebrates, nurtures and supports the makers, artists and creators at the heart of genre fandom. In addition to <em>Expiration Date<\/em>, Tongal will continue to work with SYFY to develop digital content that inspires and ignites fans and brings together the creator community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Data and technology are helping entertainment evolve, creating new development opportunities for studios and creators,\u201d said Aron Levitz, the head of Wattpad Studios. \u201cWe\u2019re tapping into a whole new world of fresh voices, empowering new types of storytellers and exciting new narratives. The model we\u2019re creating, with partners like Tongal and SYFY, shows \u00a0that an established and loyal fan base will follow a great story wherever it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Expiration Date<\/em> by Mikaela Bender has recorded with more than 16 million reads to date. \u201cI created <em>Expiration Date<\/em> with the support of millions of readers on Wattpad, who encouraged and celebrated the story as it took shape,\u201d said Bender. \u201cIt\u2019s been an amazing journey interacting with fans around the world on Wattpad, and now seeing the story find life on a whole new medium. I\u2019m grateful to Wattpad, Tongal and SYFY for the opportunity to take <em>Expiration Date<\/em> beyond words on a page to life on the screen.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The online creator network Tongal is seeking pitches from filmmakers interested in adapting Wattpad&#8217;s hit sci-fi thriller Expiration Date into a digital series for SYFY.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":290,"featured_media":9707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[2617,246,1862,2618],"class_list":["post-9706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-expiration-date","tag-syfy","tag-tongal","tag-wattpad","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wattpad, Tongal Collaborate on SYFY Digital Pilot - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wattpad-tongal-collaborate-on-syfy-digital-pilot\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wattpad, Tongal Collaborate on SYFY Digital Pilot - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The online creator network Tongal is seeking pitches from filmmakers interested in adapting Wattpad&#039;s hit sci-fi thriller Expiration Date into a digital series for SYFY.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wattpad-tongal-collaborate-on-syfy-digital-pilot\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-07-11T14:46:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-07-11T17:52:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/ExpirationDate-e1531331535619.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"176\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"116\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mansha Daswani\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mansha Daswani\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wattpad-tongal-collaborate-on-syfy-digital-pilot\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wattpad-tongal-collaborate-on-syfy-digital-pilot\/\",\"name\":\"Wattpad, Tongal Collaborate on SYFY Digital Pilot - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-11T14:46:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-07-11T17:52:27+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/83da304c8bad8bfdb3edd7eb47cfe5ad\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wattpad-tongal-collaborate-on-syfy-digital-pilot\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wattpad-tongal-collaborate-on-syfy-digital-pilot\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wattpad-tongal-collaborate-on-syfy-digital-pilot\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Wattpad, Tongal Collaborate on SYFY Digital Pilot\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/83da304c8bad8bfdb3edd7eb47cfe5ad\",\"name\":\"Mansha Daswani\",\"description\":\"Mansha Daswani is the editor-in-chief and associate publisher of World Screen. 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