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Street Ballad: A Jakarta Story, Sunday on Global Voices
October 19, 2012On Sunday, Global Voices brings you Street Ballad: A Jakarta Story by first time filmmaker Daniel Ziv, who provided BTB with this inside look on the motivation behind his documentary. The film airs Sunday, October 21 on the WORLD Channel.Street Ballad: A Jakarta Story is my first film. I was drawn to the unusual tale behind it not because of any ambition to…
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The ITVS Indie Roundup
October 19, 2012A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. The director of concert documentary Andrew Bird: Fever Year has found an even more intimate subject to cover for her next nonfiction film. Xan Aranda will explore the Mormon film industry and her own disillusionment from the faith. She dished out the details to Chicago WBEZ’s The…
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Newly Funded: ITVS is Pleased to Announce Funding for Jed Rothstein’s Heavy Metal Islam
October 18, 2012ITVS recently approved funding for the documentary Heavy Metal Islam by filmmaker Jed Rothstein (Director/Producer). In 2008, a film crew began documenting a group of young heavy-metal musicians in Egypt. Oppressed by massive social forces beyond their control, the kids — sons of a jailed political dissident and the leader of the only female metal…
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Independent Lens Submission Deadline Extended
October 18, 2012Our first year of accepting online submissions has been a great success! Therefore, we have decided to extend the Independent Lens 2013 - 2014 Season Online Submission deadline through Friday March 1, 2013. Just as a reminder, we are currently seeking submissions of completed or nearly completed programs. Although we have extended the deadline, we…
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An Update from Family Portrait in Black and White
October 15, 2012On Sunday, Global Voices brought you Family Portrait in Black and White by producer Boris Ivanov, who provided BTB an update from the film. More than two years have passed since we completed the filming for A Family Portrait in Black and White. Most of the children are now studying in the technical schools not far from where they lived with their foster…