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Accepting Applications Through January 30, 2026

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Incubator Fund

Accepting Applications Through January 30

Early development support for nonfiction web series and features, plus an incubator to advance program materials.

We’re championing documentarians who are ready to deepen their craft, strengthen their materials, and build stories that foster understanding, empathy, and connection. The ITVS Incubator Fund offers early development support and a three- to six-month incubator for nonfiction features and web series crafted for public media’s streaming platforms.

  • Three- to six-month incubator alongside other storytellers

  • Up to $10k in funding for an early-stage nonfiction feature or web series

  • Potential for additional funding up to $30k

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We’re so much more than funders.

With ITVS, documentary filmmakers get a dedicated partner. We’re here to support their vision, every step of the way.

  • Advancing the stories you care about

  • Supporting creative freedom

  • Securing public media distribution

  • Connecting filmmakers to a wider audience

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ITVS in the community

Through PBS stations, libraries, and local groups, ITVS documentaries spark dialogue, civic action, and lasting connection.

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Audiences before the start of a youth-led round table that followed a “Charm City” Indie Lens Pop-Up x KQED screening at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland, CA.

ITVS. Photo credit: Kent Kessinger

A roomful of viewers raise their hands to participate in PBS SoCal’s advanced screening of “A Path Appears” in Los Angeles.

Desiree Gutierrez/PBS SoCal

Three statewide library leaders participate in a post-film “Free for All: The Public Library” discussion moderated by the Central Arkansas Library System Foundation’s board president at Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rock, AR.

Eliza Borné/Central Arkansas Library System Foundation

At the Austin Film Society premiere of “A Town Called Victoria,” panelists shared their experiences and answered questions about how we can support our neighbors.

Austin Film Society. Photo credit: Bobby Scheidemann