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Open Call
Open Call provides documentary funding and co-production support so you can complete your nonfiction work in progress, then air it on public television.
- The deadline for this round was February 10, 2017 4:00 PM PST
Recent Open Call Projects
Digital Open Call
Digital Open Call offers research and development funding for you to pilot a series on public media platforms. Pre-production projects only.
- The deadline for this round was February 17, 2017 5:00 PM PST
Recent Digital Open Call Projects
Diversity Development Fund
DDF gives producers of color up to $15,000 in research and development funding so you can develop your documentary for air on public television. Pre-production projects only.
- Reopens Fall 2017
Recent Diversity Development Fund Projects
Series and Special Projects
We commission a limited number of innovative and timely projects for public media, providing development and production funding. Submissions for Series and Special Project funding are by invitation-only. This collection also encompasses documentary films funded through limited special open calls held over the years.
Recent Series and Special Projects
ITVS in the Field
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Independent Lens
Learn how to submit your film to Independent Lens.
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Filmmaker Resources
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The AIR/ITVS Scan of Independent Journalists
This benchmark analysis provides new insight into how independent radio, television, and online producers intersect with the rapidly evolving public media landscape.
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From Concept to Contract: The Path of an ITVS Proposal
ITVS can give you the funding and support you need to tell your story. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the process submitted proposals follow.
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Open Call Live Chat - Winter 2017
From application troubleshooting to distribution, and everything that falls in-between, the Open Call team will be on hand to answer any last minute questions before the deadline.
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Open Call: Work Samples Webinar
Learn how to craft strong work samples that will make your project competitive for ITVS Open Call.
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Open Call: Treatment Writing Webinar
We break down the ITVS program description requirements and see excerpts of successful treatments.
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ITVS Budgeting Webinar
Learn how to craft a budget for ITVS that will get your film finished on time and pay everyone an equitable salary.
From our blog
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ITVS Board Elects Two New Members
April 20, 2017ITVS is pleased to announce that Delida Costin and Sharon La Cruise have joined our Board of Directors.
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Dawn Porter's "TRAPPED" Wins Peabody Award
April 19, 2017ITVS-funded film TRAPPED wins a 2017 Peabody Award, and four more ITVS films were finalists.
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Peabody Names ITVS Institutional Award Winner
April 13, 2017ITVS was proud to learn that it is this year's recipient of a Peabody Institutional Award, one of journalistic storytelling's highest honors.
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