ITVS in the News
A sampling of coverage from PBS NewsHour, USA Today, Wired, and more…
Wired.com: Miniature Town Brings Its Creator a New Life In a documentary released last year and out this week on DVD, entitled Marwencol, Malmberg takes audiences inside Hogancamp’s fictional city, his real life and his struggle with public recognition after his photographs started appearing in New York galleries. “I thought it would be a weekend shoot, but it ended up being a four-year shoot,” said Malmberg in an interview at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival last year. Marwencol is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray and will be broadcast on PBS’ Independent Lens April 26th.
USA Today Blog – Pop Candy: I love this film: Marwencol The great thing about Marwencol is it's unlike any other movie... I think you'll find that once you visit Marwencol, you'll definitely want to return.
PBS NEWSHOUR: Tonight on PBS, Remaking a Life In the Made-Up World of Marwencol Art Beat’s Jeffery Brown conducts a video interview with Marwencol director, Jeff Malmberg.
PBS NEWSHOUR: 'Better This World' Looks at Domestic Terrorism, Political Activism Post-9/11 NewsHour’s Art Beat talked to filmmakers Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, N.C.
GreenLivingGuy.com: Exclusive screening on PBS’ Independent Lens Fan Page On Facebook and Livestream In honor of Earth Day, PBS series Independent Lens will present an exclusive screening of the highly acclaimed documentary, by Mai Iskander on Thursday, April 21, 6:00 PM PT / 9:00 PM ET on the Independent Lens fan page on Facebook or Livesteam.
Angela Bassett talks Daisy Bates and Independent Lens “I did an Independent Lens, a film on PBS entitled Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock. …Daisy Bates really was a driving force in getting the Little Rock Nine together. I did a voice over for the film… I tell the kids, that people have fought, died and suffered so you can have an education and be whatever it is you need to be.
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ITVS Responds to Rescission Vote
July 18, 2025[July 18, 2025] Carrie Lozano, President and CEO of the Independent Television Service (ITVS), issued the following statement in response to Congress' vote clawing back congressional approved funding for public media.Congress’ decision to pass the rescission package that removes the $1.1B of previously approved federal funds for the Corporation of…
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Protecting Our Future and Charting the Course Ahead
June 4, 2025We are sharing the sad and difficult news that ITVS is reducing its staff by 13 individuals across the organization. For a staff so committed to our mission and to each other, this 20% staff reduction is a painful moment. Our dedicated staff have made important contributions that are part of ITVS' legacy and success story. In the past few months, ITVS has…
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ITVS Documentary "Greener Pastures" Honored by the Television Academy
May 1, 2025The Television Academy announced that the ITVS-supported, Independent Lens documentary Greener Pastures will be celebrated at the 18th Television Academy Honors. Established in 2008, the Television Academy Honors Award recognizes “Television with a Conscience” and seeks to celebrate programs that inspire, motivate, and harness the power of…