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Watch THE NEW AMERICANS on Global Voices on PBS WORLD
August 7, 2009Tune in this Sunday, August 2 at 10:00 PM (check local listings) for the fifth episode of THE NEW AMERICANS on Global Voices on PBS WORLD. This seven-part series, airing on Sundays through August 16, looks at the search for the “American dream” through the eyes of recent immigrants and refugees during their first tumultuous years in America. From Nigeria,…
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Apply for ITVS Diversity Development Funding: Deadline on September 25
August 5, 2009Interested in film funding? ITVS funds, distributes and promotes new programs primarily for public television. We work with independent producers to create and present programs that take creative risks, advance issues and represent points of view not usually seen on public or commercial television. The Diversity Development Fund provides up to…
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In the News: The Latest on ITVS Programs
August 4, 2009“Documentarians are forever in search of a compelling story, which the good doctor is. But in Marsh, the subject of Geoffrey Smith's latest documentary, THE ENGLISH SURGEON, the director is also blessed with a true leading man; a 60-ish sage in scrubs whom you hope you will never have need of but would top your list if you did.” Read full review…
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Highlights from the Television Critics Association Press Tour
August 3, 2009Ever heard of the Television Critics Association Press Tour (TCA)? Chances are you haven’t unless you work in the television industry. TCA is a bi-annual event held in Los Angeles that gives television critics and other journalists a chance to preview upcoming programs from major broadcast and cable networks. Independent Lens recently announced its…
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PBS's Independent Lens at the Television Critics Association Press Tour
August 3, 2009At the Television Critics Association Press Tour, held this past weekend in Los Angeles, television critics and other reporters previewed upcoming programs from PBS. This year Independent Lens showcased two programs from its upcoming 2009-2010 season: YOUNG@HEART, which looks at a group of seniors who belt out hit songs from James Brown to Coldplay;…