A lively, musical, interactive drum circle facilitated by Drums for Change at PBS North Carolina’s “The Tuba Thieves” event in Research Triangle Park, NC.
Karen Nowak and Tatyana Williams/PBS North Carolina
Working With Us
We’re More Than Just Funders.
We care about the stories you tell.
We’re deeply invested in reaching the audiences you want to engage. That’s why we offer funding and personalized support—whether you’re just beginning your career or have years of experience.
We support your editorial, creative, and financial freedom.
You keep the copyright to your film.
We understand the passion and challenges of creating a documentary. That’s why we partner with you to support and guide your work in a way that upholds your vision and artistic integrity.
We co-produce with you.
When you receive funding from ITVS, you gain a distribution partner for certain broadcast and streaming rights during the contract period. But more than that, you get a dedicated creative partner and unparalleled guidance and support throughout your project’s development.
Whether your project is a short or a feature, you’ll receive the support you need to advance production.
- Up to $400,000 of co-production funding
- Funding for documentaries in active production
- Projects can cover any subject, viewpoint, or style
- Co-production, feedback, and creative support
- You maintain editorial, creative, and financial freedom
We guarantee public media distribution.
As your documentary nears completion, we collaborate closely with public media distributors to ensure we reach the widest, most engaged audience possible.
ITVS Produces Independent Lens and Indie Lens Pop-Up
Learn more about our programs that use the power of documentary storytelling to build a more connected and united society.
We connect stories to live audiences.
Select documentaries are screened in theaters, creating powerful shared experiences that foster understanding, promote empathy, and ignite conversation.
Students from local alternative high schools share their experiences at a KQED x Indie Lens Pop-Up “The Bad Kids” screening in San Francisco, CA.
Photo credit: Kent Kessinger
Panelists discuss Las Vegas history and the relevant issues that exist today around poverty and welfare during a "Storming Caesars Palace" cohosted by Vegas PBS and Make It Work Nevada.
Natalie Cullen/Vegas PBS
Audiences at a “Dolores” KQED x Indie Lens Pop-Up event featuring Bay Area community organizers at the Bayview Opera House in San Francisco, CA.
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