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  1. Looking for Film Funding? The New ITVS.org is for You!

    May 18, 2010

    If you’re a filmmaker, we’d like to thank you — you’re the reason we exist. After all, ITVS was created by indie filmmakers. The biggest hurdle for any independent filmmaker, as you well know, is financing your project. If you're looking for funding, the current state of the world can seem bleak and confusing. But fear not! The funding section on our new…

  2. Keith Maitland at KLRU's Texas Independents' Day

    March 4, 2010

    Earlier this week, PBS affiliate KLRU in Austin, Texas, commemorated Texas Independents’ Day by celebrating the work of three local filmmakers whose work will appear on this season of Independent Lens. Learn more about the event from Keith Maitland, filmmaker of The Eyes of Me.Last night, nearly 200 people gathered in a dark room to share an hour-long look…

  3. Filmmaker Pamela Yates Reflects on Open Call Orientation at ITVS

    February 16, 2010

    ITVS’s Open Call orientation concluded last week. Pamela Yates, filmmaker of Granito, gives an overview on her experience and why she is excited about working with ITVS and presenting her film on public television. Get her take below.The first thing that struck me at the ITVS Producer’s Orientation was the force. The force of dozens of people working as one…

  4. Ravi Patel Discusses His First Open Call Orientation

    February 12, 2010

    ITVS’s Open Call provides finishing funds for single non-fiction or animation public television programs on any subject and from any viewpoint. This week, ITVS hosted 17 filmmakers who were recently awarded Open Call funding. Ravi Patel, writer, director, and subject of the film One in a Billion, shares his thoughts about his first several days at…

  5. Recently Funded by ITVS

    November 2, 2009

    ITVS funds, distributes and promotes new programs produced by independent producers primarily for public television and beyond. We’re proud to announce the latest projects recently funded by ITVS. We look forward to working with each of the filmmakers to support their broadcast and continued effort to bring a diversity of programming to viewers.…

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