[IAEP] Fwd: [BDPA-Africa] ITVS Diversity Development Fund

Fri Jul 18 23:24:16 EDT 2008

FYI.

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From: Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: [BDPA-Africa] ITVS Diversity Development Fund
To: BDPA-Africa at yahoogroups.com, Cheryl Bunkley <horizonmedia at msn.com>
Cc: BDPA-Nevada <bdpa-nevada at yahoogroups.com>, BDPA Groups <jneusom at yahoo.com>

On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 10:43 AM, James Neusom <jneusom at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Greetings Family,
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> It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smile
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> Often I'm asked exactly what do I do???  I like to use the term Digital Drummer...smile  Like the drummers of old Africa, I pass messages of interest and concern from one website to another.

And I pass some of them to One Laptop Per Child, the Obama campaign,
NGOs in Africa, and other useful groups.

> The info below was brought to my attention by another Digital Drummer and PR/Media Specialist...Cheryl Bunkley (horizonmedia at msn.com).  Cheryl has been posting some powerful information at Yahoogroups, Blackcinema (see http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/blackcinema)
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> Please send Cheryl an email, thanking her for all she does to help make the Internet a more vibrant and empowering place for the Black online Diaspora.

Thanks, Cheryl.

One Laptop Per Child XO computers come with built-in camera and
microphone. We are planning to invite schoolchildren to submit videos
to various Web sites such as Mizizi and OurStories.com (see
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Story_Jam_New_York/Projects/Mizizi), and to
exchange them with each other around the world. We have reasonable
press coverage of our 300,000+ XO-using schoolchldren (and many more
to come), but few documentaries and other videos of our activities.

> Remember, We Must Share The Knowledge (Network)...To Share The Dollars!!!

Exactly. The point of OLPC is to teach the students to qualify for
real jobs and give them access to the marketplace to apply for them.
The point of Earth Treasury is to link up schools and students around
the world, and teach them how to create sustainable businesses
together.

> The Independent Television Service
>
> The Independent Television Service (ITVS) brings to local, national and international audiences high-quality, content-rich programs created by a diverse body of independent producers. ITVS programs take creative risks, explore complex issues, and express points of view seldom seen on commercial or public television. ITVS programming reflects voices and visions of underrepresented communities and addresses the needs of underserved audiences, particularly minorities and children.
>
> ITVS Funding Opportunities
> http://www.itvs.org/producers/funding.html?gclid=CNK738GFrpQCFSUaagodZiP3tg
>
> ITVS funds, distributes and promotes new programs primarily for public television. We work with independent producers to create and present programs that take creative risks, advance issues and represent points of view not usually seen on public or commercial television. ITVS is committed to programming that addresses the needs of underserved and underrepresented audiences. We look for programs that bring new audiences to public television and that expand civic participation by bringing diverse voices into the public sphere.
>
> OPEN CALL
> Deadline: July 18, 2008
>
> Open Call provides finishing funds for single non-fiction or Animation public television programs on any subject, and from any viewpoint. Projects must have begun production as evidenced by a work-in-progress video.
>
> DIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT FUND
>
> The Diversity Development Fund seeks talented minority producers to develop projects for public television. We want to support minority artists to tell their stories and reach audiences often overlooked by conventional programming. Projects must be in the research or development phase, and cannot have begun production.
>
> INTERNATIONAL CALL
>
> The ITVS International Call enables independent producers from outside of the United States to create documentaries for U.S. television. Through the International Call, storytellers from other countries introduce U.S. audiences to their global neighbors, opening a window into unfamiliar lives, experiences and perspectives.
>
> LINCS
>
> Linking Independents and Co-producing Stations (LINCS) provides matching funds (up to $100,000) to partnerships between public television stations and independent producers. To apply for LINCS funds, independents must first approach a public television station and establish a partnership. Single documentaries and innovative genre combinations will be considered. Projects must have begun production as evidenced by a work-in-progress tape.
>
> COMMISSIONED R&D/PRODUCTION FUNDING
>
> ITVS accepts proposals on an ongoing basis for projects in all genres that fall outside of the parameters of the standing initiatives (DDF, LINCS, OPEN CALL).
>
> RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
>
> R&D funds may be requested for early phase activities. Examples of requests include travel, research, script development or the production of a fundraising reel.
>
> PRODUCTION
>
> Production funds are available for limited documentary series. Single or one-off programs are not eligible. Producers should apply to Open Call, LINCS or International Call for production funds for single programs.
>
> To be considered for research and development or limited series funding, producers must meet ITVS's definition of an independent producer, and should submit the following:
>
> Cover letter, stating type of funding (R&D or Production) and amount requested of ITVS;
> Two-page proposal, including brief synopsis, program description, current stage of project, and how funds will be used;
> Project budget, including specific line items requested of ITVS;
> Resume of primary producer (the applicant). Be sure to include your full contact details.
>
> Applicants should send their printed application materials to:
>
> Jonathan Archer, Programming Assistant
> Independent Television Service (ITVS)
> 651 Brannan Street, Suite 410
> San Francisco CA 94107
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Edward Cherlin
End Poverty at a Profit by teaching children business
http://www.EarthTreasury.org/
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."--Alan Kay

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Edward Cherlin
End Poverty at a Profit by teaching children business
http://www.EarthTreasury.org/
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."--Alan Kay