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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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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with The Storm That Swept Mexico
October 5, 2011ITVS celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Raymond Telles’ documentary and interactive website on the complex historical, social, political, economic and cultural forces that shaped the Mexican Revolution and its legacy. The Mexican Revolution, the first major political and social revolution of the 20th century, not only changed the course of…
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Veteran Producer Raymond Telles Receives 2011 ALMA Award
September 23, 2011The prestigious ALMA awards promote accurate and balanced portrayals of Latinos in the entertainment industry. Raymond Telles was recently lauded with a ALMA award for Outstanding Career Achievement. Telles’s distinguished 30-year career as a documentary filmmaker includes three ITVS-funded films: The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the…
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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with The Storm That Swept Mexico
May 5, 2011Raymond Telles's documentary tells the gripping story of the Mexican Revolution. The Storm That Swept Mexico premieres May 15 on public television. The Mexican Revolution, the first major political and social revolution of the 20th century, not only changed the course of Mexican history, but also profoundly effected its relationships with the rest…
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ITVS-Funded Circo Opens in New York
April 1, 2011The documentary Circo has its theatrical release on Friday at the IFC Center in New York City. Set within a century-old travelling circus, Circo is an intimate portrait of a Mexican family struggling to stay together as they travel and perform along the back-roads of Mexico. Filmmaker Aaron Schock will be on hand at the NYC screening and discussing the film…