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Independent Lens Takes Center Stage at TCA Press Tour
July 24, 2012The weekly series held two high profile events at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Los Angeles, featuring Byron Hurt’s new film Soul Food Junkies and the landmark, two-part series Half the Sky. PBS held court for two days at the Beverly Hilton, as they unveiled Public Television's upcoming fall lineup for the critics. On Saturday,…
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International Filmmaker Deadline: Submit to DOK Leipzig Co-Production Meeting by August 1
July 23, 2012European and other international producers are invited to submit projects to the 8th International DOK Leipzig Co-Production Meeting (October 29-31, 2012). The final deadline for project submission is August 1, 2012. The Meeting encourages international co-productions and helps finance outstanding documentary projects for an international…
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POV Films Earn a Record 16 Emmy Nominations
July 20, 2012This past week, POV received a record 16 nominations for the 33rd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, including four of the five nominations in the Best Documentary category. Four films garnered nominations in multiple categories and, in total, PBS programs earned 37 nominations — with ITVS collecting nearly a dozen, along with a Primetime…
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The ITVS Indies Roundup
July 20, 2012A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Filmmaking is physically exhausting. But buck up! Plenty of artists have pushed through their pain: This rare footage shows painter Pierre Auguste-Renoir working despite severe rheumatoid arthritis. Missed the Tribeca Film Festival this year? Watch an official selection,…
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Arusi Persian Wedding, Sunday on Global Voices
July 20, 2012The documentary Arusi Persian Wedding by Marjan Tehrani airs Sunday, July 22 on Global Voices on the WORLD Channel. The film explores the history of U.S.-Iran relations through the prism of Iranian-American Alex Tehrani and his bride Heather, who travel to Iran for a traditional Persian wedding. Accompanying them are his sister Marjan, the film's…