MUMBAI: NATPE||Content First has launched Annual Hollywood Player Pitch Contest for PitchCon 2013 which has moved PitchCon 2013 to SLS Beverly Hills Hotel from 9-10 May.

PitchCon 2013 provides independent content producers with unparalleled access to influential, multi-platform media executives.

Attendees can expect two full days of clinics and educational sessions, pitch critiques and networking opportunities centered on this year?s theme, "Where Dreams Meet Deals."

Natpe has partnered with Sell Your TV Concept Now, a mentoring service led by development and pitch experts Mark and Jeanne Simon, to establish the Hollywood Player Pitch Contest that is open to all PitchCon attendees at no additional entry cost, and to unregistered pitchers for a small fee.

The top 25 pitches will have the chance to go before a panel of judges at the event, with four finalists selected to pitch to the entire audience. The finalists and the winner will receive meaningful prize packages, which will be announced in the coming weeks.

PitchCon is the place where independent content producers can take their ideas to a whole new level, benefiting from critiques and hands-on advice from decision makers spanning major agencies, broadcast, cable, digital and studio development executives.

Attendees also can receive more help with additional pitch prep packages. Once pitches are polished, the Pitch Pit guarantees face-to-face meetings with influential "catchers" from the multi-platform world, as well as targeted conference sessions and speakers offering guidance on getting those ideas sold.

PitchCon?s schedule will feature a diverse slate of speakers, master classes, workshops and hands-on sessions with hot topics ranging from crowd funding and developing reality TV ideas to business integration and story analysis for independent producers operating in a multi-platform world.