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The ITVS Indies Roundup
May 4, 2012A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Sadly, film festivals are wrapping up this week. Hot Docs in Toronto, the largest North American documentary festival, closes this weekend. The event brimmed with films about edgy artists, such as Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry. At Hot Docs today, filmmakers are protesting the…
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What’s Different About Karla’s Arrival?
May 3, 2012Many films have been made about street children. Some good, some not. The kids are a thankful target for filmmakers like myself, as we ardently become sponges for their heartfelt stories. With so much done already, why then, I was often asked, make another documentary about one? The answer is simple: by means of a compelling story which accompanies a young…
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That’s a Wrap!
May 3, 2012Thursday marks the end of the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival, which featured three ITVS funded documentary films, including Bitter Seeds, The Invisible War, and The Waiting Room.The 55th San Francisco International Film Festival is closing tonight on a high note, celebrating their festival journey with.... well, Journey! After a…
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How to Pitch Like a Pro: A Tribeca Guide
May 2, 2012ITVS’s Claire Aguilar attended the 11th annual Tribeca Film Festival this past April, participating in the Tribeca Film Institute’s Filmmaker Pitch Workshop and acting as a juror for the Tribeca All Access Documentary Program.For the past five years, ITVS has participated in the Tribeca Film Festival in many different capacities, from the funder of…
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Every Day Is a Holiday Celebrates Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
May 1, 2012ITVS’s Kate Sullivan Green sits down with Theresa Loong to talk about the documentary Every Day Is a Holiday, which begins airing on Public Television May 1. After finding her father’s secret diary from the time he was a P.O.W., Theresa Loong knew she had a story to tell. In Every Day Is a Holiday, she documents her father’s path from being a Chinese…