Independent Television Service
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Grants
15
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Total Awarded
$12,865,437
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Years
1996 - 2024
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Categories
Grants
2024 (3 years)
$1,500,000
Independent Television Service (ITVS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding and presenting independent documentary films by a diverse array of filmmakers on public television and via digital streaming. The documentaries funded by ITVS are broadcast on public television and online through programs such as Independent Lens (curated and presented by ITVS), as well as POV, FRONTLINE, and WORLD Channel’s series America ReFramed. This work also reaches wide audiences through digital distribution partnerships with local news organizations, and nonprofit partner organizations. This grant to ITVS supports general operations and the intended outcome is that independent documentary films can spark dialogue about and generate greater public understanding of critical social issues.
2023 ( 6 months)
$45,000
The Independent Television Service (ITVS) is a nonprofit organization that funds, co-produces, and distributes documentary films via public television and in community settings across the United States. This grant supports professional development for ITVS’ leadership team in order to best position the organization for continued success at a time of transition.
2022 ( 1 month)
$10,000
The Independent Television Service (ITVS) is a nonprofit organization that funds, co-produces, and distributes documentary films via public television and in community settings across the United States. ITVS is hosting a Washington, DC screening and panel discussion for its funded documentary film, Writing With Fire, about the women-run Indian news organization Khabar Lahariya, which explores issues of international press freedom, nonfiction storytelling, and representation in journalism.
2021 (3 years)
$1,500,000
The Independent Television Service (ITVS) is a nonprofit organization that supports the creation of independent documentary films being produced for public television. Each year, it provides major funding to support the development and production of social issue documentaries by diverse creators from across the United States. The films it supports are broadcast on public television and online through programs such as Independent Lens (curated and presented by ITVS), as well as POV, FRONTLINE, and America ReFramed. This work also reaches wide audiences through digital distribution partnerships with local news organizations, and nonprofit partner organizations, where they spark dialogue about critical social issues. This grant supports general operations of ITVS, and the intended outcome of this award is that people in the United States will have free and open access to documentary films produced by diverse creators, which create greater understanding about critical issues facing the country and the world.
2021 (1 year)
$500,000
The Independent Television Service (ITVS) is a nonprofit organization that supports independent documentary filmmakers in the United States by co-producing films for public media distribution through television broadcast and online. ITVS co-produces an average of 40 documentaries each year and distributes them through public television broadcast, through online streaming and digitally, and in community settings with local public television stations and nonprofit partner organizations, where they serve as catalysts for dialogue. This grant supports general operations of ITVS, and the intended outcome of this award is to offer everyone in the United States free access to high quality, professionally produced documentary films and multimedia that challenge stereotypes and spark dialogue about critical, but underreported issues.
2019 (1 year)
$700,000
The Independent Television Service (ITVS) is the largest nonprofit organization working with American independent documentary filmmakers to fund, produce, broadcast, and distribute social issue documentaries in the United States. It works primarily through public media, but increasingly in digital platforms and with news organizations to disseminate long-form, short-form, and interactive documentary content. MacArthur funds support general operations of ITVS, and the intended outcome of this award is to offer every American, regardless of income, geography, or identity, access to high quality, professionally produced documentary films and multimedia that challenge stereotypes and start conversations about urgent societal issues.
2016 (3 years)
$2,150,000
The Independent Television Service (ITVS) is the largest nonprofit organization working with American documentary filmmakers to fund, produce, broadcast, and distribute social issue documentaries in the United States. It works primarily through public media, but increasingly in digital platforms and with news organizations to disseminate long-form, short-form, and interactive documentary content. MacArthur funds support general operations of ITVS. The outcome of this award is that the U.S. public will have access to high quality, professionally produced documentary films and multimedia that challenge stereotypes and start conversations about urgent societal issues.
2015 (2 years)
$1,025,000
ITVS is the largest non-profit organization working with American documentary filmmakers to fund, produce, broadcast and distribute social issue documentaries in the U.S. With its broadcast series, Independent Lens, ITVS is one of two organizations that anchor the year-round contemporary social issue documentary programming for PBS (the other being American Documentary, Inc. (AmDoc), which produces P. 0. V). Over the past decade, however, ITVS and AmDoc have moved beyond their public media roots, expanding their footprints to include films, animations, shorts, and interactive web documentaries for non-public media partners, from cable channels like HBO to news organizations like The Washington Post. This grant allows ITVS to continue its efforts to create pathways for its documentaries to find new outlets and larger audiences. Specifically, the grant would allow ITVS to continue the construction of a digital cataloging and distribution infrastructure (in direct response to opportunities to feature the nonfiction documentary video on news media web sites), build internal capacity to respond to new partnership opportunities as they arise, and enhance the promotion of its documentary series Independent Lens, across multiple platforms.
2014 (2 years)
$400,000
Independent Television Service (ITVS) works with documentary filmmakers to fund, produce, broadcast and distribute social issue documentaries in the U.S. With federal government and foundation funding, it co-produces 75 documentary films each year and has an archive of 1500 films. It also programs a weekly public television broadcast, "Independent Lens," which features documentary films. With this grant, ITVS will launch a Collaboration Desk to meet the growing demand by news organizations for high-quality documentary video content. ITVS will help news organizations identify and license relevant documentary films for news websites, and assist filmmakers in adapting their films for a news environment.
2013 (2 years)
$900,000
Independent Television Service (ITVS) is the largest independent funder and presenter of social issue documentary films on U.S. public television. In addition to presenting documentaries via PBS broadcast and online streaming, ITVS works to maximize the impact of these films by partnering with policymakers, civic leaders, schools, and non-profits. This grant supports Independent Lens, including funding for documentary projects in the research and development phase, and outreach strategies designed to reach and engage audiences in conversations about the important social issues presented in the documentaries.
2010 (3 years)
$1,500,000
To support the Global Perspectives Project, a program to bring documentary content from international producers to U.S. audiences, and from U.S. producers to international audiences (over three years).
2007 (3 years)
$1,485,437
In support of the digital conversion of ITVS production and distribution processes, and the pilot testing of this conversion with the International Media Development Fund (over three years).
2004 (2 years)
$1,000,000
In support of the International Media Development Fund (over two years).
2004 (1 year)
$100,000
In support of the 2005 INPUT (International Public Television) conference and related activities.
1996 (1 year)
$50,000
To support community dialogues in 20 cities based on "Making Peace," a public television documentary series about community violence.
