Seeking Visionary Filmmakers:
Submit Your Documentary
for POV's 2025-06 Season!
Is Your Documentary Ready for National Broadcast? Submit by July 31!
Time is ticking! We're just days away from the deadline for submissions to POV's 2025-06 season. If you’re finishing up a documentary that’s compelling, impactful, and thought-provoking, we want to see it.
Join a distinguished roster of filmmakers whose works have graced national television on POV, the longest-running showcase platform for independent nonfiction film on American television. We're searching for documentaries that delve into the lives of extraordinary people, challenge the status quo with groundbreaking narratives, and spotlight critical societal issues. Could your film be next?
Submission Deadline: July 31, 2024
Don't let the clock run out on this opportunity. Dive into the full submission guidelines and find out how you can submit your documentary here. This is your chance to be a part of a prestigious lineup of independent films that challenge, inspire, and inform viewers nationwide.
We’re excited to potentially feature your voice and story on POV. Submit your film today!
Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, Open Society Foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding comes from Nancy Blachman and David desJardins, Bertha Foundation, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust, Park Foundation, Sage Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Chris and Nancy Plaut, Abby Pucker, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee and public television viewers. POV is presented by a consortium of public television stations, including KQED San Francisco, WGBH Boston and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.ORG.
