Cable and Network Broadcasters

HBO America Undercover and Cinemax Reel Life acquire completed docs and offer finishing funds for partially completed projects. Send proposal or tape to Greg Rhem, HBO, 1100 Sixth Ave., New York, NY 10036. Phone 212-512-1670, fax 212-512-8051. 

Channel 4 is well-known for international coproductions and innovative programming. Channel Four, 124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX, UK. Phone 011 44 171 396 4444.

Independent Film Channel (IFC), managed and operated by Bravo Networks, is the alternative movie channel on television. Bravo/IFC, 150 Crossways Park West, Woodbury, NY 11797.

Showtime Networks Inc., A Viacom Company, 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Phone 212-708-1600, fax 212-708-1217.

The Sundance Channel will consider unsolicited shows. Send a VHS copy of the completed motion picture, which they won't return, and an information packet on the project including (1) brief synopsis, (2) reviews (if you have any), (3) film festival history, (4) production notes, and (5) director/cast/crew backgrounds. Include your information such as your (1) name, (2) postal address, (3) telephone number, and (4) e-mail address. If they license your movie, you will need to supply and/or guarantee a master of the film in D1 or Digital Betacam formats. All rights and clearance to license the project for television. Larry Greenberg, Sundance Channel Acquisitions, c/o Showtime Networks Inc., 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

PBS requires you submit your ideas with a TV proposal, Web proposal, treatments, scripts, tapes, and so on, that should be mailed, e-mailed, or faxed to Cheryl Jones, Senior Director, Program Development & Independent Film, PBS Headquarters, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314. Phone 703-739-5150, fax 703-739-5295. E-mail cjones@pbs.org.

P.O.V., American Documentary, Inc., 32 Broadway, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10004.

Independent Lens is a PBS series designed to showcase the works of independent film and videomakers. PBS—Independent Lens, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314.

The Independent Television Service (ITVS) was established by Congress "to encourage the development of programming that involves creative risks and that addresses the needs of underserved audiences." Independent Television Service (ITVS), 51 Federal Street, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94107-1447. Phone 415-356 8383, fax 415-356 8391. E-mail itvs@itvs.org.

Next Wave Films was established to help moviemakers from the U.S. and abroad launch their careers. Next Wave Films, 2510 7th Street, Suite E, Santa Monica, CA 90405. Phone 310-392-1720, fax 310-399-3455. E-mail launch@nextwavefilms.com.

The American Experience, WGBH, 125 Western Ave., Boston, MA 02134. Phone 617-300-5950, fax 617-300-1020.

The Learning Channel, 770 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814-3579. Phone 301-986-1999.

The History Channel, 235 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017. Phone 212-210-9005, fax 212-907-9481.