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ITVS Picks Up Honors at IDA Awards
December 3, 2011The 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…
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United Nations Screens Lives Worth Living for International Day of People with Disability
December 2, 2011Eric Neudel's historical documentary on the disability rights movement, which premiered on Independent Lens in October, screened Thursday at the State Department and on Friday at the UN. In recognition of the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities and Human Rights Day, Special Advisor for International Disability Rights Judy…
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Live Chat on ITVS's International Call
December 2, 2011ITVS International Call 2012's deadline is Friday, December 9, 2011. On Monday, December 5 at 6am PT — core members of our ITVS International team will answer your questions about the call in a live chat on BTB. The discussion is open to ask any question — no topic is too big or too small — regarding International Call, ITVS, what we're looking for, the process,…
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ITVS International Call Profile: Koen Suidgeest
December 2, 2011The ITVS International Call deadline is a little more than a week, falling on December 9, 2011. Leading up to the date, BTB has profiled several international filmmakers who have received ITVS support. This week, we get to know filmmaker Koen Suidgeest, who received funding for her documentary Karla's Arrival. The filmmaker joined us via Skype (forgive…
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Six ITVS Documentaries to Screen in Competition at Sundance 2012
November 30, 2011On 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…