Blue Ant Media | Carlyn Staudt, EVP, Programming & Development | Love Nature
Love Nature is looking for films that foster a deeper knowledge of the natural world by using science to reveal new aspects of nature, new discoveries or new ways of looking at animal behaviors. Films that reveal information and explore the natural world - inviting viewers to see wild spaces, animals and ecosystems in a new way.
CuriosityStream | Steve Burns & Jorge Franzini
Curiosity Stream is a fact-based subscription video on-demand service, featuring the full category of factual programming. From science, history, tech and wildlife documentaries to culture, cooking, travel, crime and justice, and news context.
National Geographic Society | Dustin Renwick, Program Officer for Storytelling Grants
National Geographic Society storytelling grants support projects that demonstrate the power of science and exploration to change the world. Applicants should show a record of successful media projects, and projects should align with one of our focus areas: Human Journey, Changing Planet, or Wildlife. We offer three levels of grants: Early Career, Exploration, and Requests for Proposals. Awarded funds will support field expenses, equipment, and stipends for freelancers. Approval of a storytelling grant does not guarantee publication by National Geographic media.
NATURE | Janet Hess, Series Editor
NATURE, now entering its 37th season, looks for one hour episodes that offer new insights into natural history and the lives of our fellow creatures. A proposal should have a strong story, compelling characters, and something of a revelation about the natural world to bring to the audience. Revelation can come from new technologies in filming, new angles on old stories that make them fresh, and new storytellers as part of the narrative. We also must take into consideration the coproduction potential of each proposal and the financial commitment it will take to realize the film.
Netflix | Sara Edelson, Original Documentaries
Netflix is looking for elevated, story-driven blue chip science content - both feature documentaries and series.
NOVA | Melanie Wallace (Senior Series Producer) & Chris Schmidt (Senior Producer)
NOVA is the most-watched prime time science series on American television, reaching an average of five million viewers weekly. Now in its fourth decade of production, the series remains committed to producing in-depth science programming in the form of one-hour documentaries and long-form mini-series, from the latest breakthroughs in technology to the deepest mysteries of the natural world. NOVA is produced by WGBH Boston.
Ocean Media Institute | Gianna Savoie, Executive Director and Founder
OMI works collaboratively with filmmakers, scientists and organizations to craft innovative ocean-related media. We seek stories that promote marine science, explore the connection between humans and the sea, and have the potential to engage the public in its conservation.
Off the Fence | Ellen Windemuth, CEO & Founder
Off the Fence is looking for TV, film and digital content, high quality, any length, we love projects on technical innovation, bioengineering, genetics, environment, in short anything and everything that affects our future on this planet.
PBS International | Tracy Beckett, Director of Program and Media Acquisitions, PBS International
PBS International is seeking independent programs for distribution. PBS International licenses programs produced by independent producers and public television organizations from around the world. Our objective is to maximize exposure and income for series or single programs through broadcast and non-broadcast entities around the globe. PBS International plays a major role in co-production financing and pre-sales.
Seeker | Brian Pendergast, Senior Producer
Seeker is the #1 most engaging science brand on social media and we tell stories that help explain the world through the lens of science. We’re looking for short and long-form digital series that tell stories that have yet to be told, tackling hard science and STEM topics with animations, short documentaries, experiments, podcasts and more.
Shining Red Films | Graham Townsley, CEO
The types of Projects Shining Red would be looking for are in the fields of history, natural history and Paleontology. Also good stories of contemporary life that shed light on the human condition.
Smithsonian Channel | Tria Thalman, Executive Producer for Natural History
As Executive Producer for Natural History at Smithsonian Channel, Tria helps develop and oversees production of more than 50 documentaries each year, which air on the network’s cable and digital platforms. She’s looking for blue-chip wildlife with strong narratives, and upbeat science series that will hold viewers’ attention in the diverse cable landscape.
Sunny Side of the Doc | Jean-Jacques Peretti
Building copro opportunities for science programmes. The leading international marketplace for documentary and factual content, SUNNY SIDE OF THE DOC, will celebrate its 30th birthday in 2019 (June 24-27), putting the spotlight on the finest science storytellers. Its partnership with SMASH18 offers a fantastic platform for more science stories to get told, financed and seen by ever-growing global audiences. The first recipient of this year’s SMASH Award in La Rochelle, German producer Tristan Chytroschek (a&o buero filmproduktion) will present the project « Pleasure and Pain : the Science of Love » in Boston. Sunny Side of the Doc will also reward the science narrative with most international potential, to pitch at its event. We are looking for any type of Science programs as long as these programs present a strong international potential. It could be feature length, one hour, series, new medias, YouTube programs, etc… Broadcasters and decision makers worldwide are looking for new ways to present science to their audience.
WGBH | Tory Starr, Emerging Platforms Initiative
WGBH is looking for science-based series to develop for emerging video platforms such as IGTV, Facebook Watch and Twitch; as well as talented video producers and editors that may wish to be involved in WGBH’s Emerging Platforms Initiative, announced this summer.https://www.wgbh.org/foundation/emerging-platforms-initiative
ZDF Enterprises | Nikolas Huelbusch, Director ZDFE.unscripted
ZDF is looking for high-end projects on history, science and wildlife topics, one-offs or series with a global approach for ZDF Enterprises’ international distribution catalogue, with an appeal to TV, VoD and DVD clients worldwide
Love Nature is looking for films that foster a deeper knowledge of the natural world by using science to reveal new aspects of nature, new discoveries or new ways of looking at animal behaviors. Films that reveal information and explore the natural world - inviting viewers to see wild spaces, animals and ecosystems in a new way.
CuriosityStream | Steve Burns & Jorge Franzini
Curiosity Stream is a fact-based subscription video on-demand service, featuring the full category of factual programming. From science, history, tech and wildlife documentaries to culture, cooking, travel, crime and justice, and news context.
National Geographic Society | Dustin Renwick, Program Officer for Storytelling Grants
National Geographic Society storytelling grants support projects that demonstrate the power of science and exploration to change the world. Applicants should show a record of successful media projects, and projects should align with one of our focus areas: Human Journey, Changing Planet, or Wildlife. We offer three levels of grants: Early Career, Exploration, and Requests for Proposals. Awarded funds will support field expenses, equipment, and stipends for freelancers. Approval of a storytelling grant does not guarantee publication by National Geographic media.
NATURE | Janet Hess, Series Editor
NATURE, now entering its 37th season, looks for one hour episodes that offer new insights into natural history and the lives of our fellow creatures. A proposal should have a strong story, compelling characters, and something of a revelation about the natural world to bring to the audience. Revelation can come from new technologies in filming, new angles on old stories that make them fresh, and new storytellers as part of the narrative. We also must take into consideration the coproduction potential of each proposal and the financial commitment it will take to realize the film.
Netflix | Sara Edelson, Original Documentaries
Netflix is looking for elevated, story-driven blue chip science content - both feature documentaries and series.
NOVA | Melanie Wallace (Senior Series Producer) & Chris Schmidt (Senior Producer)
NOVA is the most-watched prime time science series on American television, reaching an average of five million viewers weekly. Now in its fourth decade of production, the series remains committed to producing in-depth science programming in the form of one-hour documentaries and long-form mini-series, from the latest breakthroughs in technology to the deepest mysteries of the natural world. NOVA is produced by WGBH Boston.
Ocean Media Institute | Gianna Savoie, Executive Director and Founder
OMI works collaboratively with filmmakers, scientists and organizations to craft innovative ocean-related media. We seek stories that promote marine science, explore the connection between humans and the sea, and have the potential to engage the public in its conservation.
Off the Fence | Ellen Windemuth, CEO & Founder
Off the Fence is looking for TV, film and digital content, high quality, any length, we love projects on technical innovation, bioengineering, genetics, environment, in short anything and everything that affects our future on this planet.
PBS International | Tracy Beckett, Director of Program and Media Acquisitions, PBS International
PBS International is seeking independent programs for distribution. PBS International licenses programs produced by independent producers and public television organizations from around the world. Our objective is to maximize exposure and income for series or single programs through broadcast and non-broadcast entities around the globe. PBS International plays a major role in co-production financing and pre-sales.
Seeker | Brian Pendergast, Senior Producer
Seeker is the #1 most engaging science brand on social media and we tell stories that help explain the world through the lens of science. We’re looking for short and long-form digital series that tell stories that have yet to be told, tackling hard science and STEM topics with animations, short documentaries, experiments, podcasts and more.
Shining Red Films | Graham Townsley, CEO
The types of Projects Shining Red would be looking for are in the fields of history, natural history and Paleontology. Also good stories of contemporary life that shed light on the human condition.
Smithsonian Channel | Tria Thalman, Executive Producer for Natural History
As Executive Producer for Natural History at Smithsonian Channel, Tria helps develop and oversees production of more than 50 documentaries each year, which air on the network’s cable and digital platforms. She’s looking for blue-chip wildlife with strong narratives, and upbeat science series that will hold viewers’ attention in the diverse cable landscape.
Sunny Side of the Doc | Jean-Jacques Peretti
Building copro opportunities for science programmes. The leading international marketplace for documentary and factual content, SUNNY SIDE OF THE DOC, will celebrate its 30th birthday in 2019 (June 24-27), putting the spotlight on the finest science storytellers. Its partnership with SMASH18 offers a fantastic platform for more science stories to get told, financed and seen by ever-growing global audiences. The first recipient of this year’s SMASH Award in La Rochelle, German producer Tristan Chytroschek (a&o buero filmproduktion) will present the project « Pleasure and Pain : the Science of Love » in Boston. Sunny Side of the Doc will also reward the science narrative with most international potential, to pitch at its event. We are looking for any type of Science programs as long as these programs present a strong international potential. It could be feature length, one hour, series, new medias, YouTube programs, etc… Broadcasters and decision makers worldwide are looking for new ways to present science to their audience.
WGBH | Tory Starr, Emerging Platforms Initiative
WGBH is looking for science-based series to develop for emerging video platforms such as IGTV, Facebook Watch and Twitch; as well as talented video producers and editors that may wish to be involved in WGBH’s Emerging Platforms Initiative, announced this summer.https://www.wgbh.org/foundation/emerging-platforms-initiative
ZDF Enterprises | Nikolas Huelbusch, Director ZDFE.unscripted
ZDF is looking for high-end projects on history, science and wildlife topics, one-offs or series with a global approach for ZDF Enterprises’ international distribution catalogue, with an appeal to TV, VoD and DVD clients worldwide