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DOC TALKS Teleseminar to feature Independent Lens Series Producer
October 11, 2010What does it take to get your doc on Independent Lens? How is the Emmy Award-winning series curated? Don’t ask us, ask Lois Vossen, series producer for Independent Lens and Vice President at ITVS. Lois will be answering questions by phone via DOC TALKS, a teleseminar hosted by DocuMentors, an online documentary resource and learning center. If you’ve…
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Reel Injun Stirs Debate in Portland
October 7, 2010Pat Kruis, from Oregon Public Broadcasting, reports on a recent Community Cinema screening of Reel Injun in Portland, OR. The event was hosted by OPB and the University of Oregon School of Journalism. Find upcoming Community Cinema events near you and join the conversation on our Facebook page. Community Cinema reminds me of how much I miss watching…
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San Francisco Goes Parking with ITVS
September 22, 2010Many thanks to all the Bay Area residents who made the trip to the parking lot of The Good Hotel at 7th and Minna street last Friday night for this season’s launch of Independent Lens and free outdoor screening of The Parking Lot Movie. The event was part of the annual Park(ing) Day, which encourages citizens to turn metered parking spaces into public spaces for…
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Pushing the Elephant Goes to DC
September 21, 2010This past Wednesday and Thursday, September 15th and 16th, the filmmakers of Pushing the Elephant (PTE), Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel, and their main subject, Rose Mapendo, traveled to Washington DC — in cooperation with ITVS — to raise awareness around violence against women and girls internationally. Also along were Rose's brother,…
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Filmmakers’ Work Showcased at TedxChange
September 17, 2010ITVS-funded filmmakers Nicole Newnham and Maren Grainger-Monsen will have some of their latest work presented this Monday, September 20th at the TedxChange event in New York. Co-hosted by TED and the Gates Foundation, Monday’s event will showcase a short film extracted from the filmmakers’ upcoming feature project, The Revolutionary Optimists. The…