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Panel to showcase box office hit WORDPLAY, Patrick Creadon’s acclaimed documentary about New York Times Crossword Puzzle Editor Will Shortz, his fans and the drama behind a crossword championship Also to be highlighted are MISS NAVAJO, an engaging look at a unique beauty pageant and PLEASE VOTE FOR ME, a spirited documentary from China that chronicles…

(San Francisco, CA)—MISS NAVAJO, an affectionate and engaging look at the annual Miss Navajo pageant, will be broadcast on the Emmy ®Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens during the 2007-08 season. Directed by Billy Luther, whose own mother was crowned Miss Navajo 1966, the film reveals the inner beauty of the young women who compete in this…

(San Francisco, CA) — WORDPLAY focuses on the man most associated with crossword puzzles, New York Times Puzzle Editor and NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. Director Patrick Creadon introduces us to this passionate hero and to the inner workings of his brilliant and often hilarious contributors, including syndicated puzzle creator Merl Reagle. WORDPLAY…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 12, 2007) At the SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival, American University ’s Center for Social Media will release research that reveals current business practices around new digital distribution in television. The study was co-produced with the Independent Television Service (ITVS). “The new media…

The Rocky Mountain state of Idaho is governed by "citizen" legislators - not career politicians. These lawmakers are, for the most part, farmers and ranchers, businessmen and women, lawyers, doctors, sales people, loggers, and teachers elected for two-year terms. During the 2004 Idaho state legislative session, these citizen legislators became an…