Press Releases

  1. The Atom Smashers, an Exciting Inside Look at the Frontier of Scientific Research, to Have its Broadcast Premiere on the Emmy ® Award–Winning PBS Series Independent Lens on Tuesday, November 25, at 10pm

    September 4, 2008

    Visit the companion website >> “Finding this Higgs particle will help scientists figure out why the universe is made of something instead of nothing, why there are atoms, people, planets, stars and galaxies. But it also will do much more than that. It will open a door to a hidden world of physics, where scientists hope to find unimagined wonders that…

  2. ITVS Continues Strong Presence at 33rd Annual Toronto International Film Festival With Four Films

    August 28, 2008

    (San Francisco, CA)—Adding to a substantial catalogue of films which have screened at many of the most prestigious festivals around the world garnering top festival and industry awards, the Independent Television Service (ITVS) announced today that four of its funded films have been selected for the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, to be…

  3. New Season of Independent Lens Premieres on PBS with Chicago 10 Wednesday, October 22 at 9 PM

    August 26, 2008

    View the fall lineup >> (San Francisco, CA)—The Emmy® Award–winning weekly PBS series Independent Lens returns in October with its most provocative and entertaining lineup to date. Once again hosted by Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard, Independent Lens takes viewers across the country and around the world, exploring subjects as diverse…

  4. Lioness Reveals Combat Role of Women in Iraq; Acclaimed Documentary to Premiere on the PBS Series Independent Lens, November 13, 2008 (Thursday at 9 PM)

    August 25, 2008

    Visit the companion website >> (San Francisco, CA)—LIONESS, a new film by Meg McLagan and Daria Sommers, tells the untold story of a group of female Army support soldiers who became the first women in American history to be sent into direct ground combat. Against official policy and without the training given to their male counterparts, but with a…

  5. Brett Morgen’s Chicago 10 to Premiere on Emmy Award-Winning PBS Series Independent Lens as Season Opener

    August 22, 2008

    Visit the website >> (San Francisco, CA)—The year was 1968. A war in a foreign land was tearing people apart, and the president’s approval rating was at an all-time low. The country was divided. Many felt America was lost, without a moral compass. And young Americans took to the streets to change the world. During the 40th anniversary of this pivotal…