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THE SIFR: A Global Jam Session
September 11, 2012The creators of 30 Mosques have been at it again. This year, along with the gorgeous 30 Days of Ramadan site, which showcased user content from around the world, the team have been releasing a series of short films on various facets of Muslim life. Their latest, released today, is a collaborative original music video, featuring Muslim performers and artists…
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American Film Showcase Heads to Monterrey, Mexico
September 11, 2012ITVS’s Claire Aguilar participated as a film expert at the American Film Showcase in Monterrey, Mexico in August and conducted a two-day workshop at the Escuela Adolfo Prieto. The American Film Showcase is an international cultural diplomacy initiative, a partnership between the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs…
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The ITVS Indie Roundup
September 7, 2012A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Quick! Today is the last day to submit your documentary film proposal to the MacArthur Foundation. Lucky New York dwellers: The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) is hosting a filmmaker conference Sept. 16-20, including pitch workshops and small group conversations. They…
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Community Cinema Audiences Get the First Glimpse of Half the Sky
September 7, 2012The countdown to the national broadcast of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide has begun! Before the 2-night film series hits your local public television stations October 1st and 2nd, it’s touring the country on the Community Cinema circuit. More than 100 theaters, art houses, public libraries, universities and…
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Milking the Rhino, Sunday on Global Voices
September 6, 2012This week, Global Voices brings you Milking the Rhino by filmmaker David E. Simpson, who provided us an update from the film. The documentary airs Sunday, September 9 on the WORLD Channel.Milking the Rhino examines the deepening conflict between rural Africans and animals in the ever-shrinking African wilderness, offering a complex, intimate…