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

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

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

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The Black Romance Writers Project (Working Title)

This celebration of Black romance novels charts the genre's cultural impact through its writers, readers, and scholars while exploring the power of love as liberation.

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Development

This celebration of Black romance novels charts the genre's cultural impact through its writers, readers, and scholars while exploring the power of love as liberation.

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Feature Documentary

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