Application deadline
The deadline for DDF is Friday, August 16th, 2013.
All proposals must be accompanied by a sample of the applicant's previously completed work. Please follow the instructions carefully. Use only 12-point font size. Applications submitted in smaller font size will not be accepted.
Required materials for DDF application
1. Signed cover sheet (3 copies)
2. Program description (3 copies)
3. Applicant Résumé (3 copies)
4. Previously completed work sample (one copy)
Send materials to:
ITVS Diversity Development Fund 2012
651 Brannan Street, Suite 410
San Francisco CA 94107
Part 1: Cover sheet
First you must fill out and submit the online cover sheet. Here is a list of all the information you will need to complete your cover sheet. Once your application has been submitted, you will then be taken to a confirmation page with a confirmation number at the top. Print this confirmation page, sign it, and use it as the cover page for each set of written materials. Remember to save a copy for your files. If your confirmation page does not have a confirmation number at the top or you encounter an error in your online application, please contact N'Jeri Eaton at njeri_eaton@itvs.org for assistance.
Budget information instructions
Please provide estimated budget information only in the budget section of your application cover sheet. Do not include in-kind costs or support. The fields you will need to complete are:
- Producing Staff
- Script Development Writing Staff
- Research
- Travel Research
- Production
- Other
Please note that the total request cannot exceed $15,000.00.
Part 2: Program description (up to three pages)
Treatment
Attach a two-page treatment. Include a brief synopsis and describe how you envision translating your story from the page to the screen.
Project Information
Attach one page addressing the following:
- How will the development funds be used?
- What research and development has already been completed for this project?
- Describe the target audience for this program. In what way is this audience not being currently served by public television?
- Describe your role on the previously completed work sample and the sample’s relevance to the proposed program. This might include a similar shooting style, approach to storytelling, intimate access to characters, etc.
Part 3: Applicant Résumé
Applicants must submit a résumé (including their filmography). No summaries or blurbs will be accepted.
Applications submitted without résumés will be disqualified.
Part 4: Previously completed work sample
One DVD-R or a link of sample work must accompany all proposals. Applicants must have had a principal role (i.e., producer, co-producer, director or co-director). Work must be submitted in its entirety. Demo reels will not be accepted.
In an effort to reduce waste, please consider sending in your work-in-progress sample in a paper sleeve.
Assembling your application package
An application package is comprised of three sets of the proposal documents, and one copy of the completed work sample. Please do not bind, spiral or package your proposals in folders. Each set of documents should simply be collated and stapled as such:
Three sets of all written materials. Each set should be collated and stapled in the following order:
- Part 1: Signed cover sheet (use as cover for each set)
- Part 2: Program description (three pages)
- Part 3: Applicant Résumé (up to three pages)
Video Materials:
- Part 4: One copy of applicant’s previously completed work (DVD-R format or link)
Send materials to:
ITVS Diversity Development Fund 2012
651 Brannan Street, Suite 410
San Francisco CA 94107
