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Using Data to Measure Impact
February 27, 2018How do you know if documentary film makes a difference in the world? If you’re a social scientist, you evaluate it.That’s what the Aspen Planning and Evaluation Program did in one of the most extensive studies ever to look at the impact of documentary film in a global development setting (173 pages with attachments, for those counting). The recently…
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Abacus: Small Enough To Jail Nominated for 2018 Academy Award
January 23, 2018For the second consecutive year, an ITVS-funded film will contend for Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards.
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Catch ITVS at Sundance
January 18, 2018It's that time of year again to don our puffer coats and snow boots. ITVS will head to Park City, Utah to support ITVS-funded and co-produced films at the storied Sundance Film Festival. We hope to see you at one of the premieres or picking up some festival gear! Don't miss the World Premiere of Bing Lu's Minding the Gap.Bing, a Chinese American 25-year-old,…
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F is for Finding Visibility: Stepping in Front of the Lens
January 4, 2018Seasoned documentarians turn cameras on themselves to share their transracial adoption story in The F Word.
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On A Knife Edge: When One Film Leads To The Next
December 6, 2017From UK to Virginia, ITVS funded filmmakers come from all walks of life, from all parts of the world. The moment when a filmmaker’s journey across oceans and wild plains takes them to a community fighting to continue the traditions of their ancestors is where bold stories are born. How would that experience forever leave its mark on the filmmakers and how…
