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Mondays Just Got Real: Now Independent Lens Kicks Off Your Week
September 17, 2012Following this morning’s announcement that the 11th season of Independent Lens will be hosted by acclaimed actor and filmmaker Stanley Tucci, senior series producer Lois Vossen offers audiences a sneak peak into the upcoming season. The 11th season of Independent Lens comprises 22 extraordinary documentaries—including new work by Academy and Emmy…
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Independent Lens's Have You Heard From Johannesburg Wins Primetime Emmy
September 16, 2012The acclaimed Independent Lens documentary Have You Heard From Johannesburg has been awarded the Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards.Have You Heard From Johannesburg is an epic five-part documentary series, produced and directed by Connie Field, chronicling the unprecedented international…
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The ITVS Indie Roundup
September 14, 2012A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Is your camera bag feeling like an anvil on your shoulder? The Tiziano Project just taught a filmmaking course in Kosovo with iPads, and they make a strong argument why you might want to go the lighter route. Win $2,000! The 2012 James River Shorts mini-festival is accepting short…
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ITVS Prepares for Beta Tests of Enhanced OVEE
September 14, 2012Originally published on Current.org Web engagement tool provides platform for virtual dialogue An infusion of CPB funding is allowing the Independent Television Service to add more features to OVEE, the online engagement tool that ITVS calls “the world’s first fully functional social screening platform.” The latest version of OVEE features a…
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The English Surgeon, Sunday on Global Voices
September 14, 2012The award-winning documentary The English Surgeon by Geoffrey Smith airs Sunday, September 16 on Global Voices on the WORLD Channel. What is it like to have power over life and death, and yet to struggle with your own humanity? The English Surgeon tells the story of acclaimed British neurosurgeon Henry Marsh who confronts the dilemmas of the…