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Live Chat: All About Open Call
January 4, 2011Attention all filmmakers! We are days away from the Open Call deadline of this Friday, January 7, 2011. Earlier today, ITVS Senior Programming Manager Richard Saiz spent an hour fielding questions from Open Call participants in a live video chat. Watch a replay of the event below (much easier to see if you make it full-screen). Review the application…
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Independent Lens Unveils Winter/Spring Lineup of First-Rate Films
January 4, 2011Independent Lens is back with an all-star winter/spring 2011 lineup. Hosted by America Fererra, the winter/spring season kicks off on Tuesday, January 4, 2010 with Dylan Williams’s Men who Swim, a humorous and poignant look at a group of middle-aged men who have found unlikely success as members of Sweden's all-male synchronized swimming team. This…
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Diving In to 2011 with Men Who Swim
January 3, 2011Happy New Year all! Independent Lens is diving head first into the 2011 season with the hilarious documentary Men Who Swim, airing this Tuesday at 10 PM (check local listings.) The film, by director Dylan Williams, follows a group of middle-aged men in Stockholm who find unlikely fellowship as members of Sweden’s all-male synchronized swim team. What…
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Live Chat with the Director and Star of The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
December 28, 2010Tonight, Independent Lens brings back an all-time audience favorite, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill! Check your local listings to see when the film is airing on your local station(s). If you remember the film fondly, you're probably curious about what has happened to the birds and to Mark Bittner in the three years since the original broadcast. So…
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What Makes PBS Different than Network TV?
December 28, 2010A loyal and growing number of Americans choose to support public television. Flagship programs like Independent Lens continue to produce some of the most innovative and groundbreaking content on-air and online. But PBS is actually almost entirely a different animal than, say, CBS, or Fox, or even CNN. But what makes PBS so different from cable or network…