Secure a PBS Broadcast & Raise Funds
Learn directly from a PBS gatekeeper how to secure a national PBS broadcast for your film then raise funds by finding sponsors.
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Learn directly from a PBS gatekeeper how to secure a national PBS broadcast for your film then raise funds by finding sponsors.
Save a seatSave a seatWatch the RecordingSecure a PBS Broadcast & Raise Funds
Learn directly from a PBS gatekeeper how to secure a national PBS broadcast for your film then raise funds by finding sponsors.
You’re invited to a candid webinar conversation with one of the main gatekeepers to the national PBS system.
Angee Simmons, the VP of Content for NETA, is a decision-maker determining what films are programmed on the public television system. She and Keith Ochwat will reveal your steps to:
- Reaching a national PBS audience
- Fundraising by finding sponsors of your broadcast
- Delivering your film to the PBS system
- Connect with PBS and secured a broadcast
About Your Instructor
About Your Instructors
Keith Ochwat
Keith is a filmmaker and Founder of Show&Tell. Over his 12 year career as a documentary filmmaker, Keith produced three films that appeared on PBS and Netflix.
His film Age of Champions screened in over 3,000 communities and generated over $1.5 million—powered by partnerships with groups like AARP and the Alzheimer’s Association and companies like Cigna Health.
Since starting Show&Tell, Keith has taught and advised hundreds of filmmakers on their distribution and fundraising strategies helping his community of filmmakers raise over $25 million and counting in PBS sponsorships, partnerships, educational licensing and more.
He's delivered keynote presentations on distribution at filmmaking organizations like IDA and IFP and his work has appeared in IndieWire and Documentary Magazine.
Angee Simmons
Angee Simmons is the VP of Content for NETA, which is one of the main services providing content to the national PBS system.
She is a decision-maker involved with how independent content is shared nationally on the public television system.
She joined NETA after 24 years at Kansas City PBS. Angee understands the ins and outs of the PBS system and how filmmakers can make the most of the public television system on both the local and national levels.
NETA is short for the National Educational Telecommunications Association.
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