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  1. The Oscar Speculation Continues with If a Tree Falls

    December 16, 2011

    The New York Times Dot Earth blog recently featured Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman's ITVS-funded documentary If a Tree Falls. The film takes an in-depth look at the Earth Liberation Front, the radical environmental group that the FBI called the “number one domestic terrorism threat” in America. Watch the trailer for If a Tree Falls after the jump. The…

  2. New York Women in Film & Television Honors ITVS President

    December 8, 2011

    ITVS President and CEO Sally Jo Fifer was awarded the Loreen Arbus Award for Those Who Take Action and Effect Change on Wednesday, December 7 in New York City. ITVS was recognized for spearheading public media’s Women and Girls Lead campaign. Each December, New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) presents the Muse Awards for Vision and…

  3. ITVS Picks Up Honors at IDA Awards

    December 3, 2011

    The IDA Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in documentary filmmaking and on Friday in Los Angeles the ITVS-funded Better This World collected the prize for Best Music. Plus, ITVS's longstanding partner POV earned Best Continuing Series — a well deserved recognition for their 25 year commitment to independently produced documentary…

  4. Six ITVS Documentaries to Screen in Competition at Sundance 2012

    November 30, 2011

    On Wednesday, ITVS welcomed the announcement that six of its funded films have been selected to screen in competition at the upcoming 2012 Sundance Film Festival (January 19-29). ITVS domestic co-productions claimed four of the 16 spots in this year’s U.S. Documentary competition and two of the 12 spots in the World Documentary competition. There could…

  5. Four ITVS Films Up for Independent Spirit Awards

    November 30, 2011

    Among the docs nominated are: The Interrupters, Where Soldiers Come From, We Were Here, and Hell and Back Again — the last two will air this season on Independent Lens.Join ITVS in congratulating all the filmmakers and check out the trailers after the jump.Hell and Back Again By Danfung Dennis (Director/Producer), Mike Lerner (Producer), Martin Herring…

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