The ITVS Indie Roundup
A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval.
In honor of International Women’s Day yesterday, read about 10 maverick women in film. Also, check out ITVS’s Women and Girls Lead online film festival, screening free documentaries throughout the month of March. A sumptuous new photo and video narrative website launched this week. Edits Quarterly by Portland-based designer Ian Coyle defies the categories of magazine and website altogether. Please take a look (tip: scroll down with your mouse); (via Gizmodo).
Before there was StoryCorps, there was Sound Portraits. Check out their comprehensive archive of radio documentaries. (via @CDSduke). Change is afoot. Corey Ford, a former FRONTLINE documentarian, has been named director of the Public Media Accelerator, an incubator funded by the Knight Foundation to drive innovation in journalism. “We know [Socrates] was born in 469 BC and married to a famously shrewish woman called Xanthippe. When asked why he married her, he replied that a horse trainer had to practice on the most spirited of animals.” — Alain de Botton in his new documentary television series, Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness.
If you care about online educational resources, now is your chance to win $25,000. Creative Commons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Open Society Foundations are launching a video competition called “Why Open Education Matters.” The deadline is June 5, 2012. The Los Angeles Times published a video profile of a clockmaker this week. Shot beautifully in digital video, the profile offers an homage to an analog craft.
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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…