Press Releases

(Cookeville, Tennesse)—The central nervous system stimulant methamphetamine is as addictive as any known drug; more drug users on earth now choose meth over cocaine and/or heroin. The mid-1990’s introduction of clandestine meth labs into rural Appalachian communities blindsided authorities as home meth labs spread like a deadly virus. Narrated by…

San Francisco, (December 11, 2007)—The Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens announced today the launch of the second annual Online Shorts Festival, a “film festival at your fingertips.” Animation, comedy, drama and documentary provide an eclectic mix of stories and storytelling. The Online Shorts Festival site features an opportunity for…

(San Francisco, CA)—The Independent Television Service (ITVS) announced today that four of its funded films have been selected for competition in the upcoming Sundance Film Festival 2008, to be held in Park City, Utah, from January 17-27, 2008. In a first for the organization, whose annual participation at the festival includes more than 60 films over…

(New York)—When a group of Moroccan street children are invited to take part in a treehouse building workshop, they find themselves unexpectedly transformed. Facing difficult choices in their lives—whether to emigrate to nearby Europe or cope with limited prospects for the future in Tangier—the treehouse they construct, under the guidance of an…

(San Francisco, CA)— The Independent Television Service (ITVS) announced that of its record-breaking 12 films, that were official selections at the recent 20th annual International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA), two garnered top honors at the world-renown documentary festival and market. STRANDED: The Andes Plane Crash Survivors,…