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  1. Community Cinema Season Highlights

    June 29, 2009

    Community Cinema recently wrapped up yet another record-breaking season––with more than 40,000 people attending 400 events in 55 communities across the country. Working behind-the-scenes were Community Cinema’s Regional Outreach Coordinators and Producing Partners who organized the events and worked with over 1,000 local and national…

  2. Watch ESTILO HIP HOP on Global Voices on PBS WORLD

    June 26, 2009

    "If you’re looking for an antidote to the get-rich-quick schemes favored by many in modern hip-hop, be sure to check out a thought-provoking new documentary, ESTILO HIP HOP, premiering this Sunday..." XXL Magazine ESTILO HIP HOP chronicles the lives of three hip hop enthusiasts from Brazil, Chile and Cuba who firmly believe that hip hop can change the…

  3. NBPC and ITVS Launch Virtual Screenings From The Masculinity Project

    June 25, 2009

    The National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) are launching a weekly, web-based “virtual screening" series, June 25-July 30, which will showcase some of the latest thought-provoking and highly-acclaimed short documentaries from The Masculinity Project. Each screening will be followed by a Q&A…

  4. ITVS Hosts Queer X-Change for LGBT Filmmakers

    June 24, 2009

    As part of ongoing efforts to bring young and emerging talent to public television, ITVS recently hosted an invitation-only event for four filmmakers from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Each were nominated by veteran producers who attended 2007’s LGBT Filmmaker Summit, a meeting that addressed issues related to the LGBT…

  5. Season Premiere of P.O.V. Tonight on PBS

    June 23, 2009

    Even though the Independent Lens season has come to an end, you can still catch some of the best Indie films on our sister series P.O.V., which kicks off its season with NEW MUSLIM COOL tonight at 10:00 PM on PBS (check local listings). Puerto Rican-American rapper Hamza Pérez pulled himself out of drug dealing and street life 12 years ago and became a Muslim.…

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