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In the News: The Latest on ITVS Programs
March 29, 2010Principal Edward Tom of the Bronx Center for Science & Mathematics discusses his decision to leave a lucrative job at Saks Fifth Avenue to become a teacher and make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged students in Whatever It Takes on Independent Lens. Watch now >>“...[The FUTURESTATES episode Plastic Bag] from Ramin Bahrani (Chop Shop,…
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Q&A with ITVS Programming Manager Karim Ahmad About FUTURESTATES
March 22, 2010FUTURESTATES -- ITVS's new online fictional series -- recently launched and had its theatrical premiere at South by Southwest (SXSW). The San Francisco Film Society interviewed ITVS Programming Manager Karim Ahmad about the series, which it described as a "forward thinking initiative." Check out the Q&A below from their blog SF360.org. When you…
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ITVS's FUTURESTATES Profiled in The New York Times
March 8, 2010FUTURESTATES has arrived! The new online fictional series from ITVS represents a huge innovation for public media. Check out the New York Times story below to learn more about the creative concept behind the series and what makes it so unique. Also, be sure to watch FUTURESTATES today by visiting http://www.futurestates.tv and tell us what you think! For…
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FUTURESTATES: A New Online Fictional Series From ITVS
March 8, 2010The wait is finally over! Today, ITVS launched FUTURESTATES –– a brand new online fictional series that explores many of today's complex social issues by imagining how they play out in the world of tomorrow. Each of the 11 episodes are available for free on the series website www.futurestates.tv and will be available on pbs.org in April. FUTURESTATES will…
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ITVS Launches New Online Fictional Series on Monday
March 5, 2010What will life look like in America in the decades and centuries to come? On Monday, March 8, ITVS will launch FUTURESTATES –– a new online fictional series that represents a huge innovation for public media. Each of the 11 episodes will be available for free beginning March 8 on the series website www.futurestates.tv with subsequent distribution on…