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The ITVS Indies Roundup
July 13, 2012A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. They say to never judge a book by its cover, nor a movie by its book, but here’s an excuse to do both: The Atlantic compiled iconic book covers next to their movie posters, such as The Great Gatsby. Prepare to drool over the design. “I can haz film fest?” The first-ever Internet Video Cat…
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Acrobat, Sunday on Global Voices
July 13, 2012The ITVS-funded documentary Acrobat by Olivier Meyrou airs Sunday, July 15 on Global Voices on the WORLD Channel. Fabrice Champion, a young internationally renowned trapeze artist, hit another acrobat in mid-air during a show and was paralyzed. Following years of rehabilitation therapy, hopes lost and found, he returns to the circus as director and…
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Independent Lens and ITVS Receive 11 News and Documentary Emmy Nominations
July 12, 2012The News and Documentary Emmy nominations are in and several Independent Lens docs and ITVS-funded films have been recognized. You can find a complete list of all the nominated films after the jump. Congratulations to the filmmakers!Independent LensBhutto by Duane Baughman and Johnny O'HaraOutstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long…
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The Day My God Died Online Social Screening
July 10, 2012Login for a free online social screening of The Day My God Died on Wednesday, July 11 at 1 pm PT / 4 pm ET at womenandgirlslead.org. Filmmaker Andrew Levine will be online and fielding questions from viewers. Young girls whose lives were shattered by the child sex trade describe the day they were abducted from their villages as "the day my god died." By…
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Watch a Social Screening of Putin's Kiss on Monday
July 8, 2012A social screening of the ITVS-funded documentary Putin's Kiss will take place on Monday, July 9 at 1pm PT / 4pm ET. Filmmaker Lise Birk Pedersen will be online and fielding questions from viewers. Nashi is an increasingly popular political youth organization in Russia with direct ties to the Kremlin. Officially, its goal is to support the current…