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Take a Stand With Independents
October 8, 2012Calling all filmmakers and media makers! Show your support for independent film on PBS and join the "Stand With Me" photo campaign.Last year, because of your support, independent filmmakers were returned to a prominent place on the national PBS schedule — Monday night at 10p. The move to Monday Nights on PBS is a huge win for the entire independent film…
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The Making of the Unmaking of Janesville, WI
October 8, 2012Independent Lens sat down with As Goes Janesville filmmaker Brad Lichtenstein in the midst of a whirlwind media tour ahead of the premiere of his film on Monday, October 8, 2012 at 10 PM (check local listings). Watch Focus on the Challenges That Janesville Faces on PBS. See more from Independent Lens.What impact do you hope As Goes Janesville will…
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The ITVS Indies Roundup
October 5, 2012A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Has the line between highbrow and lowbrow vanished? When we have film festivals for cat videos, you have to wonder. A.O. Scott and David Carr chew over this question (literally, as Carr snacks on Cheez-Its and Diet Coke) in a casual video filmed in the New York Times newsroom. Here’s…
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The Boy Mir - Ten Years in Afghanistan, Sunday on Global Voices
October 5, 2012ITVS’s Annisa Kau caught up with The Boy Mir - Ten Years in Afghanistan director Phil Grabsky to discuss the documentary. The Boy Mir airs as part of the Global Voices series on the World Channel on Sunday, October 7, 2012. Can you tell us about your background, what led you to Afghanistan, and how you met Mir? I have been making documentary films for over 28…
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Let’s Get Monday Night Audiences for Indies: See Viral Plan Below!
October 5, 2012A message from ITVS President & CEO Sally Jo Fifer Each year, as ITVS embarks on a new season of Independent Lens—the single largest series for independent voices on public or commercial television—we find ourselves along with public television audiences marveling at the powerful storytelling of independent producers. Independent producers…