10/09/2024
Anastasia Hoppanova's scripted TV series concept "Earthling" has won the Hypewriter Grand Prize in 2024.
A winner was announced yesterday at the pitch forum of the international series concept competition Hypewriter. The decision of the international jury, consisting of Virág Zomborácz, creative producer at RTL Hungary, Péter Kolosi, Chief Content Officer at RTL Hungary, Kristoffer Rus, producer at Paprika Studios Poland, and Bence Trunkó, creative director of Paprika Studios) was that Anastasia Hoppanova's drama series project titled "Earthling" turned out to be the best among a high quality slate of 8 finalists and won the grand prize of 10.000 euros and the opportunity to further develop the project in collaboration with Paprika Studios and RTL Hungary.
Here is a brief summary of the winning concept:
When a quirky woman claiming to be an alien appears in a picturesque small town, only a conspiracy theorist and single father of three believes her. As the rumors spread and the government closes in on her, she must find her way in the chaotic world of humans, build a new family life and secretly repair her spaceship, leaving everyone in the dark as to whether she is truly extraterrestrial or just quirky and a little crazy.
In the sixth edition of the Hypewriter competition, almost 250 writers/creators from 40 countries on 6 continents submitted their entries. The participants went through a rigorous two-stage selection process. In the first stage, fifteen works were selected to take part in an online workshop and a semi-final. Of these, eight creators (or pairs of creators) presented their ideas to the jury and the audience in Budapest on October 8.
