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This Year’s TCA Was All About Elmo
August 5, 2011The documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey was a hit at last weekend’s TCA Press Tour in Los Angeles. The film explains the fascination behind Elmo’s creator Kevin Clash and begins its theatrical run this October. The film will also air on Independent Lens in April 2012. The hyper-cuddly Elmo was on hand at the Beverly Hilton to take photos with (and…
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Next Up on Indies Showcase, New Year Baby
August 5, 2011The documentary follows the personal story of filmmaker Socheata Poeuv, who grew up in the U.S. never knowing that her family survived the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia. New Year Baby will stream free on ITVS’s Indies Showcase for three days, starting on Saturday, August 6. Last May, Socheata Poeuv participated in a live chat about her film (airing at…
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On Social Media, Quality Trumps Quantity
August 4, 2011Managing Editor of Independent Lens Brooke Shelby Biggs explains how to measure and maintain quality followers on social media. When you’re just starting out in social media, your focus is going to be on garnering as many fans on Facebook and followers on Twitter as you can. There are tried-and-true ways of accomplishing this, the most effective being…
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Introducing ITVS's 2011 Digital Survey
August 3, 2011The following is an excerpt from the executive summary of the 2011 ITVS Digital Survey. The findings, which are available for download below, offer new trends on the digital media environment with a particular focus on independent producers. Open publication - Free publishing - More social mediaWho put the audience in charge? Technology,…
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Filmmaker Steve James' The Interrupters Hits Theaters
August 3, 2011The Interrupters, an ITVS-funded documentary, hit theaters in New York last Friday and will play in select cities across the U.S. through September. The acclaimed Hoop Dreams director Steve James' latest doc, The Interrupters, takes a look at a group of men and women — most of them former gang leaders and ex-cons — that are trying to "interrupt"…