PBS Diversity and Innovation Fund Call for TV Proposals – Deadline Wednesday 15th September

PBS has put out a call for proposals for a new immersive, multiplatform TV series that covers areas such as science, history, travel, natural history and exploration. Proposed series should appeal to a racially and ethnically diverse audience of 40-64 year olds in the USA. They should be developed for primetime with 10 episodes at a cost of less than $375K per hour. PBS will start accepting proposals from Monday 26th July, 2010 and the deadline is Wednesday 15th September, 2010.
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Greenlit: Independent Lens: Herskovits at The Heart of Blackness, PBS

Herskovits at The Heart of Blackness (1×60′) – Portrait of Jewish anthropologist Melville J. Herskovits, who established African American studies in American academia.
Channel: PBS
TX:  February, 2010 (Black History Month)

Source: C21

Greenlit: Mine/Home, PBS

Mine/Home (1×60′) – Documentary about pet owners trying to find their lost pets in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Channel: PBS
TX:  February, 2010 (Black History Month)

Source: C21

Greenlit: Independent Lens: Behind the Rainbow, PBS

Behind the Rainbow (1×60′) – Documenantary about the road to South African democracy.
Channel: PBS
TX:  February, 2010 (Black History Month)

Source: C21

Greenlit: Faces of America, PBS

Faces of America (4x ) Dr Henry Louis Gates Jr explores the the family history and genetics of famous Americans, such as cellist Yo-Yo Ma, film director, Mike Nichols, actress Eva Longoria, ice skater Kristi Yamaguchi,  poet Elizabeth Alexander and writer Malcolm Gladwell.
Channel: PBS
Producer: Kunhardt McGee Productions / Inkwell Films / THIRTEEN
TX: 10th February, 2010
Source: [...]

Greenlit: In Performance at The White House: A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights Movement, PBS

In Performance at The White House: A Celebration of Music From The Civil Rights Movement – President Obama and the First Lady host a concert featuring artists such as Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Seal, Smokey Robinson and the Blind Boys of Alabama.
Channel: PBS
TX: 11th February, 2010 (Black History Month)

Source: C21

Greenlit: Tavis Smiley Reports, PBS

Tavis Smiley Reports – Talkshow host Tavis Smiley accompanies US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on official business.
Channel: PBS
TX: 27th January, 2010 (Black History Month)

Source: C21

Greenlit: The White House: Through the Lens, PBS

The White House: Through the Lens (1×60′) – Exclusive access documentary that follows President Barack Obama’s daily life over four months (October 09 – January 2010, including filming at the Oval office, Marine One and Air Force One. First Lady Michelle Obama will also feature.
Channel: PBS
Producer: National Geographic Television
TX: November 2010
Source: C21 http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=1&article=52319

Greenlit: The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, PBS

The National Parks: America’s Best Idea (6 x 120′) – Ken Burns documentary series is the story of an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence and just as radical: that the most special places in the nation should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone. As such, it [...]

Greenlit: The Airmen & The Headhunters, Nat Geo, C4, PBS

The Airmen & The Headhunters (1×60′) – Documentary about a crew of WWII airmen who were shot down over Borneo. The story is told using archive footage, reconstruction and interviews with the sole crew survivor, Japanese and Australian veterans and Dayak tribes people.

Channel: Nat Geo International,  C4, PBS (part of Secrets of the Dead [...]