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LEGACY

Don’t just take our word for it…

“The OTV Fellowship gave me finishing funds to complete post-production on my digital sketch comedy series. They were supportive, actionable, uplifting, and fun!”
— Screenwriter + Filmmaker | www.justlatasha.com

Latasha Mercer (she/her)

Adrian Nuño (he/him) + Andrew Nuño (he/him)

“With OTV’s help, we were able to get Border’d in front of the Chicago community and the worldwide community which opened up so many opportunities for us. In addition, OTV has blessed us with the chance to expand our network and get to know more creative collaborators. ”
— Filmmakers (Writers/Directors/Producers) | www.nunotwins.co

Jenna Anast
(any pronouns)

“The OTV community has inspired me to share my stories, ideas, and visions and reminds me often why it matters. ”
— documentarian, storyteller, performing artist, visionary | journeyswithjenna.com
“The OTV community has been pivotal to both my artistic confidence and inspiring for the pursuit of centering community in almost all of my work. The OTV Fellowship gave me so many tools that I use continually and introduced me to fellow artists that have contributed greatly to my writing and directing. ”
— Filmmaker + Writer

Karan Sunil (he/him)

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  • No

  • Yes. How much? It depends on the current year's slate budget, duration of content and exhibition strategy. If you have decided to pass on the license offer + agreement, and return the following year wanting to accept the same offer - you may not receive the same offer due to the year's slate budget. Email Development@weareo.tv, if you have questions regarding your offer.


  • YES! We encourage your film to have a journey outside and alongside OTV. Reach out to your #OTVDEVELOPMENT contact and let them know about your festival journey and we can premiere your film at a showcase and schedule the films release for when your festival run is over.

  • Yes, if the artist consents to having their show across a number of platforms. We want to reserve the right to syndicate your show to other platforms. You will be notified every time we syndicate your show and the value of that deal. Any value we get from redistributing your series could be considered a tax-deductible donation to OTV by you. You will have the right to say no to any syndication deal we propose and negotiate directly with our buyer.


    Why? Based on surveys of artists in 2020, most of our artists want us to do the work of finding audiences for your series beyond OTV. Indeed, over the years, other distributors have consistently asked us to distribute your content, but since this was not in our contracts, we had to step aside and connect artists directly to these distributors. What we found is that neither OTV artists nor the other distributors -- which tend to be indie like OTV -- had the capacity or interest in negotiating a deal because nearly all of these deals do not pay or pay very little. The goal is exposure. However, if we start to make six-figures or more in syndication you will be notified and allowed to renegotiate your contract at that very time (because you can always take down your show at any time for any reason).

  • Yes. OTV has options for videos on demand including but not limited to, a one-time public livestream via OTV app (free) or PAY-PER-VIEW (paid) via the OTV APP.

  • Submit your pitch to OTVLIVE, Have questions? Reach out to community@weareo.tv (Head of Marketing + Exhibition)

  • Absolutely. If you have a specific vision for distribution terms or length we are able to customize our contract to reflect what the artist feels most confident with.

  • Submit a request for update through this portal.

  •  OTV offers a number of development opportunities within its programming. OTV programs for exhibitions are expanding year by year.

    As of 204, our current artist development offerings include:

  • development@weareo.tv