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MPT Program Acquisitions

MPT recognizes the importance of local and independent filmmakers and their unique ability to capture truths about the world with artistic integrity, intelligence, and balance. MPT supports these artists and gives viewers access to their voices and viewpoints. These producers' programs provide viewers with a better understanding of the world, an open door to the arts, and actionable information to improve their daily lives.

Welcome, producers! Please scroll to the bottom of this page for special information about submitting your work or program ideas to MPT.

May Local Encore

Social Security: 90 Years Strong

Wednesday, May 20th @ 10:30 PM (MPT2/Create)

An exploration of the 90-year history and legacy of Social Security, the New Deal’s most enduring program.  Crafted by the first female cabinet member, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, the program has worked for 90 years to provide retirees, people with disabilities, and their families with basic financial security.

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Social Security: 90 Years Strong

May National Encore

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

Monday, May 11th @ 10:00 PM (MPT2/Create)

A chronicle of the life and legacy of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, one of the 20th century's most prominent Jewish theologians and philosophers. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called Heschel a "great prophet" and their social justice views aligned; noted theologian Reinhold Niebuhr also spoke of his friend Heschel as "an authoritative voice not only in the Jewish community but in the religious life of America."

WATCH ON PASSPORT: Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

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A Note to Producers

Do you have a completed program/series or a project in production that you would like to see aired on MPT?  Or maybe you have a program concept that you are looking for MPT to produce or co-produce?  MPT welcomes the opportunityto review your program or idea for consideration as a local broadcast, digital presentation or national public television presentation.  Please complete our online submission form here, and our team will review your project to see if it is a fit for our distribution.

Not sure if your project is suitable for MPT?  Please review our acquisitions primer to learn about MPT's mission, programming objectives, submissions process, and local and national acquisition initiatives. You can also find information about MPT and public television editorial, technical and funding guidelines at the links below:

MPT Editorial Guidelines

MPT Technical Specifications for Programs

The Producing for PBS website