In January, the networks give the go-ahead to film a pilot to some 100 scripts.
Jernnard's alleged stunt echoes that of conman Frank Abagnale, whose exploits posing as an airline pilot were turned into the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can.
Joe Barratt, 19, who runs Screen Stockport film festival, produced a film for the successful Portas Pilot bid with his 17-year-old brother Tom, who runs the Teenage Market.
The film is reportedly about a test pilot who returns to Earth after an experimental flight to discover it's 96 years in the future.
Other pilot shows include Zombieland - based on the film of the same name - featuring four survivors attempting to outwit zombies, while animated comedy Dark Minions, written by Big Bang Theory's Kevin Sussman and John Ross Bowie, is about two "slackers" working on an intergalactic warship.
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The popularity of the film alleviates the need for a pricey pilot.
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In 2010, Boardwalk Empire, which stars longtime film fixture Steve Buscemi as a corrupt politician, also drew well-known film director Martin Scorsese, who directed the series pilot.
An average pilot will employ 150 people, according to FilmLA, a nonprofit film-permit agency.
We had a private investor who seeded the development of our first film, Zambezia, which enabled us to create a pilot.
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The brand's mystique got a kick in 2002 when the film Catch Me If You Can showed a svelte Leonardo DiCaprio posing as a Pan Am pilot, surrounded by beautiful women.
Oscar-winning film director Ang Lee is branching out into television, after it was announced he will direct the pilot episode of new series, Tyrant.
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