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Emile Norman Emile Norman creating the wood inlay mural, "History of San Francisco." From the recent production, Emile Norman: By His Own Design. (Photo credit: Brookes Clement)

National Distribution

Producers of independent documentaries turn to KQED Presents to maximize national and international distribution for their productions. KQED, the most watched public television station during primetime, offers comprehensive programs and services to clients by giving them maximum reach, technical expertise, and unprecedented reporting.

Each year KQED takes on a limited number of completed productions (or productions that will be fully completed by the producer) for national public television broadcast. KQED customizes the services it offers to producers to effectively and efficiently guide the programs through the public television system. A fee for these specialized services is negotiated with the producer after KQED has reviewed the materials submitted and has expressed an interest in presenting the program.

Submitting to KQED Presents

Please use the below PDF form to submit your project to KQED Presents. KQED Presents will not review any submission without a signed release form.


Who is KQED Presents?

Suzanne Romaine, Director
With a background in television production, Suzanne joined KQED in 2001 as a unit/business manager. Her projects have included FRONTLINE/World, QUEST, Jean Michael Cousteau: Ocean Adventures, The Gold Rush for American Experience, and China from the Inside. Prior to joining KQED, Suzanne was a partner and producer at a local production company. She has a BA in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley and two years additional course work from the Academy of Art College. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and daughter and is an avid gardener.

Lisa Landi, Project Supervisor
After earning her BA in Film and Digital Media from UC Santa Cruz, Lisa worked in film and television production before earning her MA in Cinema Studies from San Francisco State University. Since joining the KQED Presents team in 2006, Lisa has worked on the national distribution of shows such as Fast Food My Way, Keeping Score, and China from the Inside. Lisa is a self proclaimed 'dabbler' with hobbies and interests ranging from ceramics and stained glass to creative writing.

Scott Walton, Executive Director, Communications
Scott joined the public broadcasting world in 2006, overseeing all of Northern California Public Broadcasting's advertising, public relations, external affairs, design, and station relations functions. Through his extensive background in creating promotional opportunities for entertainment properties including Broadway shows and top New York tourist attractions, Scott works to create a strategy for each production that utilizes successful station relations campaigns and dynamic support collateral.

Services

  • Distribution - KQED Presents works extensively with PBS, PBS Plus, APT, and NETA. To secure a befitting distributor, we will file all appropriate submission forms and function as your personal representative to the top national distribution entities.
  • Technical - KQED provides technical assistance, including a technical evaluation of your program, to ensure that it meets the requirements of the distributor. KQED also works with the producer to insure that all underwriter and/or companion offers are acceptable to public broadcasting guidelines.
  • Production Assistance - KQED will offer a consultation with a member of our Producing team to make sure that content will be attractive to the public broadcasting audience.
  • Station Relations - KQED provides station relations services reaching out to all 350+ public broadcasting affiliates in order to maximize carriage of your program. Station Relations components include creating and presenting program marketing materials to individual stations; representing the program at meetings where public broadcasting executives and programmers will be gathering; suggesting timeslots and creating articles of different lengths for stations program guides; posting relevant press and photo materials to KQED pressroom, PBS Connect, and other relevant distributor and press sites; creating capsule listings for Tivo, TV Guide, and other related listings services; and placing show information on KQED.org with relevant links to show's Web page or site.
  • Carriage Information - KQED provides complete carriage listings as well dynamic ratings reports.

Add-On Services

In addition to our standard service, producers have a variety of other services available to help them complete and promote their films.

  • Executive Producer services - Additional time with a production team advising on content and structure.
  • Post-production - The KQED studios and editing equipment is available for rental.
  • Interactive Services - Interested in having a web page component to complement your project? Let KQED Interactive build it for you.
  • Educational Services - KQED Education Network offers an array of services, from creating educational materials to conducting training and teaching workshops based on the content of your film.
  • Advertising and Public Relations - A full array of in-house public relations and advertising services are available.
  • Design - Title treatment and other broadcast design services available.
  • Fulfillment - KQED's fulfillment services provide one-stop shopping for your companion products.
  • Post Broadcast Distribution - Let KQED advise you on international distribution, DVD rights, and additional broadcast sales.

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