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Recently Funded Films

Deej

DJ Savarese ("Deej") is a gifted young writer and an advocate for nonspeaking autistics.
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

The first feature film about Maya Angelou, an iconic writer who contributed to the 20th century's most pivotal social movements.
Newtown

In the aftermath of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook school, the town takes action against gun violence.

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Tribeca Film Festival: April 18-29, 2018, New York, NY
Vision Maker Film Festival: April 20-26, 2018, Lincoln, NE
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival: April 26 - May 6, 2018, Toronto, Canada

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Three ITVS-Funded Documentaries Will Receive Peabody Awards
April 17, 2018

Now in it’s 77th year, the Peabody Awards announced the winners of the 2018 documentary prize. Of the nine documentaries that will be receiving awards, three are ITVS-funded; Newtown, Deej, and Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise will be honored on May 19 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York."Our documentary filmmakers know what hard work is all about," noted…
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Danfung Dennis - Filmmaker, Photographer, and VR Storyteller - Joins the ITVS Board
April 12, 2018

New ITVS board member Danfung Dennis brings traditional and cutting edge storytelling perspective to the ITVS governing body.

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