- Company
American Documentary / POV - Occupation
Commissioning Editor - Country
USA
Catauro Andrew
Andrew Catauro is the Coordinating Producer of POV, American television’s longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. The series has provided a showcase for the early efforts of documentary superstars like Errol Morris, Jonathan Demme, Michael Moore, Lourdes Portillo, Alan Berliner and Freida Lee Mock, and introduced new generations of viewers to legendary films like Albert and David Maysles’ Salesman, Fredrick Wiseman's High School and Mel Stuart's Wattstax.
Since joining POV in 2008, Andrew has been involved in the production of over 75 films for broadcast. He has represented the series as a juror, presenter and panelist at festivals and conferences worldwide – including the Sundance Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Big Sky, Doc/It, and the Asian Documentary Forum in Kolkata, India. Andrew participates in the curation of films for POV, coordinating an annual Call for Entries which yields over 1,000 submissions to the series. He also manages delivery of POV feature-length and short films available on PBS.ORG.
Andrew previously worked for the New York AIDS Film Festival and assisted Alexandra Kerry, the daughter of US Senator John Kerry, on documentary films in development. His studies in Italian Cinema earned him the Immersion Award from the Milan International Film Festival. He holds a dual bachelor's degree from the Newhouse School of Public Communications and the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University.
American Documentary / POV
20 Jay Street, Suite 940
Brooklyn
NY 11201 New York American Documentary produces US television’s longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films, the award-winning series POV (a cinematic term for "point-of-view"). Since 1988, POV has presented over 275 of the best and most innovative documentaries to PBS audiences across the country. Our films — coupled with our unsurpassed national reach and local collaborations — have brought powerful documentary storytelling into people's lives, and raised public dialogue on issues of international importance to a new level. POV has won every coveted industry award, including 20 Emmys, 3 Academy Awards, 11 George Foster Peabody Awards, 9 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Broadcast Journalism Awards and the Prix Italia.
20 Jay Street, Suite 940
Brooklyn
NY 11201 New York American Documentary produces US television’s longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films, the award-winning series POV (a cinematic term for "point-of-view"). Since 1988, POV has presented over 275 of the best and most innovative documentaries to PBS audiences across the country. Our films — coupled with our unsurpassed national reach and local collaborations — have brought powerful documentary storytelling into people's lives, and raised public dialogue on issues of international importance to a new level. POV has won every coveted industry award, including 20 Emmys, 3 Academy Awards, 11 George Foster Peabody Awards, 9 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Broadcast Journalism Awards and the Prix Italia.
Company profile:
American Documentary produces US television’s longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films, the award-winning series POV (a cinematic term for "point-of-view"). Since 1988, POV has presented over 275 of the best and most innovative documentaries to PBS audiences across the country. Our films — coupled with our unsurpassed national reach and local collaborations — have brought powerful documentary storytelling into people's lives, and raised public dialogue on issues of international importance to a new level. POV has won every coveted industry award, including 20 Emmys, 3 Academy Awards, 11 George Foster Peabody Awards, 9 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Broadcast Journalism Awards and the Prix Italia.
Area of responsibility (acquisition, pre-buy, co-production). Will it be the same next year? Please, specify if there are any changes planned:
Acquisition / Co-production.
Documentary genre(s) programmed:
Character-driven, social issues, point of view.
Number of hours annually commissioned/acquired:
20-25.
Number of hours from international producers:
10-15.
co-productions:
25 000-100 000 USD.
pre-sales:
25 000-100 000 USD.
international licence:
25 000-100 000 USD.
acquisitions:
25 000-100 000 USD.
Three recent examples of international co-productions commissioned or acquired (with country of origin):
The English Surgeon (UK), The Beaches of Agnes (France), Steam of Life (Finland), Armadillo (Denmark).
Preference regarding the length and format (single/series):
Single format, 52 - 82 minutes.
What do you expect of the East Doc Platform?:
POV looks at films primarily for acquisition, but it is important we hear about titles early on and check back in with producers who we are tracking. We've seen great work come from IDF in the past, and we're back again to look for more films that fit POV's identity: authored films with a vision, strong central characters, and those which help to put a human face on contemporary social issues.
American Documentary produces US television’s longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films, the award-winning series POV (a cinematic term for "point-of-view"). Since 1988, POV has presented over 275 of the best and most innovative documentaries to PBS audiences across the country. Our films — coupled with our unsurpassed national reach and local collaborations — have brought powerful documentary storytelling into people's lives, and raised public dialogue on issues of international importance to a new level. POV has won every coveted industry award, including 20 Emmys, 3 Academy Awards, 11 George Foster Peabody Awards, 9 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Broadcast Journalism Awards and the Prix Italia.
Area of responsibility (acquisition, pre-buy, co-production). Will it be the same next year? Please, specify if there are any changes planned:
Acquisition / Co-production.
Documentary genre(s) programmed:
Character-driven, social issues, point of view.
Number of hours annually commissioned/acquired:
20-25.
Number of hours from international producers:
10-15.
co-productions:
25 000-100 000 USD.
pre-sales:
25 000-100 000 USD.
international licence:
25 000-100 000 USD.
acquisitions:
25 000-100 000 USD.
Three recent examples of international co-productions commissioned or acquired (with country of origin):
The English Surgeon (UK), The Beaches of Agnes (France), Steam of Life (Finland), Armadillo (Denmark).
Preference regarding the length and format (single/series):
Single format, 52 - 82 minutes.
What do you expect of the East Doc Platform?:
POV looks at films primarily for acquisition, but it is important we hear about titles early on and check back in with producers who we are tracking. We've seen great work come from IDF in the past, and we're back again to look for more films that fit POV's identity: authored films with a vision, strong central characters, and those which help to put a human face on contemporary social issues.
