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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.

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Diversity Development Fund

Diversity Development Fund (DDF) gives directors of color up to $35,000 in research and development funding so you can develop your documentary for public media.

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Short-Form Open Call

Short-Form Open Call offers development and co-production funding to help you complete your short nonfiction film or series for distribution on public media's web-based platforms.

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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.


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ITVS in the Field

We’d love to meet you! Join the ITVS team at an event. We want to hear about your latest projects.

  1. Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival

    October 6-14, 2023
    Hot Springs, AR
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    Vice President of Content

    Noland Walker

  2. imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival

    October 17-22, 2023
    Toronto, Canada
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    Sr. Manager, Content & Development

    Jannet Nuñez

  3. American Indian Film Festival

    November 3-11, 2023
    San Francisco, CA
    Associate Manager of Initiatives

    Davin Agatep

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  1. ITVS Welcomes Brandii Rice as Head of Business and Legal Affairs

    August 10, 2023

    ITVS is pleased to welcome Brandii Rice as our new Head of Business and Legal Affairs. In her role Rice will oversee business and legal affairs across the ITVS brand portfolio. In addition, she will guide licensing and business strategies to support ITVS’ content development, production, distribution and audience development goals. She will join ITVS…

  2. Carrie Lozano Will Lead ITVS as President & CEO, Succeeding Sally Jo Fifer

    June 7, 2023

    Carrie Lozano joins ITVS from the Sundance Institute, where she served as director of Documentary Film and Artist Programs, supporting boundary-breaking filmmakers across the globe. At ITVS, she will continue to protect independent artists’ voices, editorial control and copyright while elevating nonfiction storytelling as an essential strategy…

  3. Lisa Tawil Joins the International Board of INPUT

    June 1, 2023

    Discover how Lisa Tawil's appointment to the International Board of INPUT strengthens worldwide collaboration in public media.