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Pitching
  • Doc Memo: FRONTLINE doc on NRA, Secrets to Successful Doc Pitching
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read June 15, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Pitching 101: When You're in the Room
    Paul Pauwels offers some advice for when you are actually in front of a funder giving your documentary pitch.
    POV Guest Blogger 3 min read February 14, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • Pitching 101: The Ws That Build a Successful Pitch
    Paul Pauwels, from the Belgian production company Congoo, shares 7 "W"s that help build a successful pitch.
    POV Guest Blogger 3 min read February 13, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • Pitching 101: Writing the Pitch, and Other Pitch Preparations
    In this first part of a series on pitching, Paul Pauwels offers some overarching advice for preparing your pitch and what to put into writing.
    POV Guest Blogger 6 min read February 12, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • Practical Tips for Pitching to a Funder
    When pitching to a potential funder there are a lot of common traps that filmmakers fall into. Here is a list of 9 practical tips that every filmmaker should consider when preparing to pitch.
    POV Staff 4 min read December 6, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • Giveaway: Win Tickets to Paley DocFest's “Documentary Pitch Competition”
    Enter by 5 PM ET for a chance to win tickets to the Paley DocFest "Documentary Pitch Competition" on Saturday October 20, 2012.
    POV Staff 10 min read October 19, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments