Get Funded

Get Funded

You have a powerful story to tell—let’s bring it to life together. We offer development and co-production funds for short and feature documentaries.

EXPLORE OUR PROGRAMS

Our Funds

Incubator Fund

Incubator Fund

Applications Closed January 30

Early-stage funding for nonfiction web series and features, and a three to six-month incubator to advance your program materials while growing skills.

View Incubator Fund

Independent Lens Creator Lab

Independent Lens Creator Lab

Not currently accepting applications

Up to $36k in production funds for vertical content with hands-on mentorship and industry guidance.

View Independent Lens Creator Lab
Working With Us
Documentaries
Documentaries

As the leading incubator and funder of independent documentaries, ITVS has co-produced over 1,400 projects since our founding in 1988.

EXPLORE OUR DOCUMENTARIES
Featured Film

The Strike

The Strike

The Strike illuminates the power of organizing in this story about 30,000 California incarcerated people resisting against decades-long solitary confinement.

Our Work

Where We Stream
About
About ITVS

We amplify powerful stories and voices that represent the breadth of our communities across America.

Read More About ITVS
Who We Are
Donate
Search

Premiering Soon

Spice Road, Season 2

Actor/writer Rupak Ginn journeys to the midwest United States from Chicago to Indianapolis for Season 2 of Spice Road, dining and dishing with interesting celebrities and inspiring restaurateurs, and discovering the greatest Indian eateries you’ve likely never heard of. Co-created with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sami Khan, Spice Road is a fascinating food and travel series about cuisine, culture, community, and what it means to be an immigrant in 21st-century America. Season 2 pushes even further into the diversity of South Asian cuisine, featuring mouth-watering dishes from the Kerala region, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

Series

Independent Lens

Premiere Date

June 23, 2026

Funding Type

Co-Production

About The Project

Actor/writer Rupak Ginn journeys to the midwest United States from Chicago to Indianapolis for Season 2 of SPICE ROAD, dining and dishing with interesting celebrities and inspiring restaurateurs, and discovering the greatest Indian eateries you’ve likely never heard of. Co-created with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sami Khan, SPICE ROAD is a fascinating food and travel series about cuisine, culture, community, and what it means to be an
immigrant in 21st-century America. Season 2 pushes even further into the diversity of South Asian cuisine, featuring mouth-watering dishes from the Kerala region, Nepal, and Bangladesh.