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  1. The Black Power Mixtape Inspires Students in NYC

    March 15, 2012

    The Education Department at the Tibeca Film Institute will screen the documentary before more than 200 high school students at the Tribeca Cinemas on March 21 at 11am ET. This spring, the Education Department at Tribeca Film Institute is rethinking the way they share film with the community. In partnership with ITVS Community Classroom, and in

  2. ITVS Attends MEG 2012 in Göteborg, Sweden

    March 13, 2012

     ITVS held court at the inaugural MEG 2012 conference, an event focused on creative approaches to content development, journalism, and entertainment. On March 8th and 9th, I attended a new conference: Mediedagarna i Göteborg (Media Days Göteborg) or "MEG" for short. MEG was designed to attract media professionals from television, newspaper,

  3. A Message from Mary Louise Parker on International Women's Day

    March 8, 2012

    The Independent Lens host invites you to celebrate International Women's Day and ITVS's public media campaign — Women and Girls Lead. Show your support for the initiative (literally!) by adding the campaign’s banner to your Facebook profile for 24 hours in celebration of International Women's Day. You can find the images on the Women and Girls Lead

  4. NCME's Expert Speak Webinar with Shane Guiter

    February 29, 2012

    The National Center for Media Engagement (NCME) is thrilled to introduce the Expert Speak webinar series, bringing you some of public media's most innovative thinkers and new ideas.  From more ways to share content to tighter budgets, there’s no doubt the public media landscape is evolving. So, how can stations take advantage of new opportunities?

  5. Late Night Oscar Diaries from Independent Lens

    February 27, 2012

    Independent Lens Series Producer Lois Vossen attended Sunday night’s Academy Awards in Los Angeles. She was there to support two nominated films for Best Documentary feature: Independent Lens' Hell and Back Again and the ITVS-funded If a Tree Falls (which aired on POV). The documentary Undefeated wound up taking the prize. Still, Lois had a blast and as