You have a powerful story to tell—let’s bring it to life together. We offer development and co-production funds for both short and feature documentaries.
Funding and co-production support for exceptional documentaries in progress.
Open Call supports independent documentary storytellers completing nonfiction projects for public media. If you have a compelling, original project ready for production or post-production, we’d love to hear from you.
Single, nonfiction projects only (sorry, no series or pilots)
Short or feature projects over 10 minutes in length
In production or post-production (no development or R&D)
Early-stage funding for bold new nonfiction stories.
The Development Fund supports documentary projects that take creative risks, inspire dialogue, and are rarely seen on public or commercial media. With over 20 years of impact, the fund covers a range of storytelling formats and lengths for public media distribution.
Up to $35k in development funding for nonfiction projects
Feedback to develop your full funding proposal
Projects that are 30, 60, or 90 minutes in length
Commissioned funding for innovative and timely nonfiction projects.
We provide development and production support for a select number of invited series and special projects.
Invitation-only development and/or production funding
Focus on innovative and timely series and features
Over 200 projects funded to date
As your documentary nears completion, we collaborate closely with public media distributors to ensure we reach the widest, most engaged audience possible.
