Positioning, fit & persuasion · Core
Why now?
Also called: timeliness, urgency
ELI5
The part of a pitch explaining the project's present urgency, relevance, access window or opportunity.
Used in conversation
“Can we answer “Why now?” clearly before the pitch?”
Pitch context
This names a document, asset or development step that can appear in a pitch package.
Why it matters: Helps you understand how projects are presented, submitted, discussed and followed up.
Connected terms
- PositioningWhy now is a temporal part of positioning.
Sources & evidence · 7
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- Scriptnotes / John August — Pitching Television, or Being a Passionate WidgetDirect source · practitioner · checked 2026-08-14
- Sundance Institute — Pitching Resources and Program GuidanceDirect source · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Sundance Institute — Pitch Deck, Lookbook, Sizzle and Proof-of-Concept GuidanceSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Film Independent — Screenwriting and Episodic Program Application MaterialsSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — No Writing Left BehindSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — Fight Back Against Free WorkSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- pitch.dog — Pitch Dictionary Deep Research SynthesisSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-14