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  1. Last Call to Apply for a U.S. INPUT Producer Fellowship

    March 26, 2012

    The deadline for applications to attend the 2012 INPUT in Sydney, Australia is Tuesday, April 2, 2012.A limited number of INPUT 2012 Producer Fellowships will be awarded to U.S. public media producers to attend INPUT in Sydney, Australia on May 7 – 12, 2012. For more information about the U.S. INPUT Producer Fellowship application process, visit U.S INPUT…

  2. POV's 2012 Documentary Lineup Revealed

    March 26, 2012

    POV has just announced the slate of documentaries for its 25th season on PBS, starting in June. Since POV went on the air in 1988, it has championed the documentary art form, offering filmmakers a venue to take creative risks. It's where you've seen work from documentary greats including Errol Morris, Jonathan Demme, Albert and David Maysles, Michael…

  3. ITVS in the News

    March 22, 2012

    Coverage of ITVS from The New York Times and PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler. The New York Times: PBS Agrees to Revisit Documentary Schedule Under intense public pressure from independent documentary filmmakers, including a Twitter campaign, PBS on Thursday agreed to find a new home next season for the award-winning film series “Independent Lens” and…

  4. ITVS in the News

    March 19, 2012

    Coverage of ITVS and Independent Lens from Monday's edition of The New York Times.The New York Times: PBS Shifts in Time Slots Hurts Series of Films The home page of PBS.org in recent days has highlighted a new feature, the PBS Online Film Festival. But the prime-time schedule for PBS this television season has, in the eyes of some, effectively marginalized…

  5. Looking In: An Update from ITVS Production

    March 19, 2012

    An ITVS Production Manager offers insight on rights clearances, which can turn out to be some of the most consistently underestimated items in project budgets. Working with archival material has always been one of the most challenging aspects of planning a documentary project.  Locating the correct third-party material, identifying the appropriate…

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