Blog

We always have something new in the works. Here's what you need to know.

Recent Posts

  1. Live Streaming Webcast: Exploring Myths of Filmmaking and Funding

    February 5, 2010

    ITVS is hosting a special live streaming webcast on Monday, February 8 at 7:30 PM PST of the San Francisco Film Society (SFFS)’s Arts Forum, a bi-monthly workshop that includes dynamic presentations, topical panels, works-in-progress screenings, and trade secrets. Beyond the Box will be streaming the event live on Monday so filmmakers across the…

  2. Reflections From the Sundance Film Festival

    January 28, 2010

    The Sundance Film Festival, held annually in Park City, Utah, is one of the largest and most prominent festivals for independent filmmakers. This year, three ITVS films made their world premiere at the festival, which brings the total number of ITVS funded films that have screened at Sundance to 69 since we first attended in 1994. Lois Vossen, ITVS vice…

  3. Hope for Haiti Now Telethon Raises $58 Million in Donations

    January 25, 2010

    Last Friday night, public television stations, along with other networks, online broadcasters, and cable television stations across the nation and around the world joined together to air the commercial-free broadcast of the global telethon, Hope For Haiti Now. So far, more than $58 million has been raised –– and this figure is expected to grow since…

  4. Critics Pick Favorite Docs of the Decade

    January 7, 2010

    What were the best documentary films of the past decade? One thing is certain -- it’s not an easy task to narrow the list down. Good thing there are film critics who reflect back every ten years and compile lists of their own. Check out some of their favorites below, which include several ITVS funded documentaries and Independent Lens broadcasts. Do you agree?…

  5. PBS's Independent Lens Turns up the Volume With Four Music Docs

    January 5, 2010

    The Winter/Spring line-up of Independent Lens will truly bring music to your ears. Kicking off the music-themed indie film line-up is Stephen Walker’s Young@Heart (January 12), featuring the New England senior citizens chorus. With a show only weeks away, they must learn a slate of new songs ranging from James Brown to Coldplay. The director leads the…

Categories