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  1. ITVS Introduces Women and Girls Lead, a Public Media Initiative

    May 9, 2011

    Sally Jo Fifer announces the Women and Girls Lead campaign — a major public media initiative that uses independent films to focus, educate, and connect audiences in support of women and girl's leadership and development around the world.  It’s no secret that the competitive sea in which ITVS and independent filmmakers paddle is not getting any calmer.…

  2. CPB Launches New Initiative to Fight American Dropout Rate

    May 3, 2011

    CPB, in partnership with America’s Promise Alliance and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, launched the American Graduate Tuesday in D.C. — a significant new initiative to combat the dropout epidemic in the U.S. Independent Lens host America Ferrera was on hand to discuss ways Public Media can play a meaningful role in education.  Tuesday’s…

  3. Go Back to the Future at the Tribeca Film Festival

    April 23, 2011

    Catch a special FREE screening of  FUTURESTATES Season Two on Saturday, April 23, at 2:30pm at the Clearview Cinema in Chelsea, New York City. ITVS and Tribeca All Access host a free screening of shorts from the second season of FUTURESTATES on Saturday, April 23, at 2:30pm at the Clearview Cinema in Chelsea. This year’s selection, listed below,…

  4. Mom Bloggers Rally in The Big Easy

    April 21, 2011

    Lois Vossen, ITVS Vice President and Series Producer of Independent Lens, reports back on last week’s Mom 2.0 Summit in New Orleans, LA. Last week I was in New Orleans for the MOM 2.0 Conference, an event attended by 450 social media influencers—a.k.a. Bloggers—from around the country. The group convenes annually to discuss ways to create smarter…

  5. Barry Jenkins Brings FUTURESTATES to SF

    April 2, 2011

     Last week ITVS, KQED, and Public Works hosted more than 150 sci-fi fans to ring in the second season of FUTURESTATES. The San Francisco based organizations celebrated their fellow Bay Area filmmaker Barry Jenkins and his short Remigration. In the clip below, Barry summarizes the evening for BTB fans who were unable to attend… Filmmaker Robby Henson’s…

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