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Tip of the Day: Find That Film!
June 16, 2010Want to see where that hot new indie film is playing near you? Search by zip code at itvs.org and find out how close your favorite independent films are to you. Local listings and video clips are all available online. Browse the titles most interesting to you with our "find films" feature here.
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Can a Human Being Be Illegal? Thoughts on Immigration through Film
June 16, 2010The national dialogue on immigration has reached a fever pitch in recent weeks, with many municipalities declaring boycotts of Arizona over the recent enactment of a strict immigration law that critics say amounts to little more than institutionalized racial profiling. Some Arizonans, in response, have sworn to boycott the cities that demonized their…
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Newly Funded: Films from Around the World
June 15, 2010ITVS funds, distributes, and promotes new programs produced by independent producers primarily for public television and beyond. We’re proud to announce the latest projects recently funded by ITVS. We look forward to working with each of the filmmakers to support their broadcast and continued effort to bring a diversity of programming to viewers.…
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ITVS LINCS Funding: Deadline June 18
June 14, 2010Looking for film funding? Don’t miss out on LINCS, which provides matching funds up to $100,000 for single non-fiction public television programs on any subject and from any viewpoint, in partnership with a public television station. The deadline for LINCS submissions is Friday, June 18, 2010. Due dates are not postmark deadlines and all materials must…
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This Week on Global Voices: The China-North Korea Border in Perspective
June 11, 2010Last week, a North Korean border guard shot four Chinese citizens, killing three, near Dandong along the tense border between the two countries. This comes just over a year since Current TV reporters Euna Lee and Laura Ling were arrested by North Korean guards at a different stretch of border in March of 2009 and sentenced to 12 years in a labor camp (former…