Live Chat with Karim Ahmad on DDF Funding

The DDF deadline is Friday, November 12

With the Diversity Development Fund (DDF) deadline approaching this Friday, ITVS Programming Manager Karim Ahmad will be taking your DDF questions today from NOON to 1:00pm PST in a live chat.

All questions are welcome on the application process; tips on writing a compelling treatment; what ITVS staff is looking for; what happens if you’re funded, etc, etc.

ITVS' Karim Ahmad

Get your questions ready and log on below to ask Karim about the DDF funding process.

About the DDF: The DDF provides up to $15,000 in research and development funding to independent producers of color to develop single documentary programs for public television. Projects should speak to the ITVS mission to serve under-served audiences with programs that take creative risks, explore complex issues, inspire dialogue and express points of view seldom seen on commercial or public television.

Find more information on guidelines and how to apply.

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DDF Funding Deadline Approaching: September 25

Peter Nicks, filmmaker of THE WAITING ROOM

The Diversity Development Fund (DDF) provides up to $15,000 in research and development funding to producers of color to develop single documentary programs for public television. Projects should reach underserved audiences often overlooked by conventional programming. The application deadline is on the horizon—September 25.

Filmmaker Peter Nicks was awarded DDF funding for his project THE WAITING ROOM, an in-depth look at the American healthcare system through the Alameda County Medical Center in Oakland, California.

He was recently featured in several media outlets for his innovative use of social media in filmmaking.

Check out the Videos Worth Watching feature in The New York Times >>

Visit SF360 to learn more about the film >>

Interested in learning more about DDF funding? Read more >>

Watch a video preview of THE WAITING ROOM below:

The Waiting Room Trailer from Document Films on Vimeo.

Tags: DDF, healthcare