Press Releases
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Overbooked Takes Audience into the Chaos of a Small Italian Travel Agency Serving Moroccan Immigrants
August 21, 2008Visit the website >> (San Francisco, CA)—Sergio Botto is a polite and professional Italian travel agent; his colleague, Youssef El Idris, is a rough, authoritarian Moroccan immigrant. Together they manage a diverse group of people traveling from Torino, Italy, to Morocco. In telling their stories, Sergio and Youssef provide a glimpse into…
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ITVS Moves to Embrace Multiplatform Content Delivery as Public Media Changes to Include Digital, Mobile and Other Technologies
August 20, 2008(San Francisco, CA)—Independent Television Service (ITVS), leading funder of independent content for public television and co-presenter of the Emmy® Award–winning PBS series Independent Lens, announced today the restructuring of its senior management, including the creation of a new Broadcast and Distribution unit, an enhanced Digital and…
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ITVS Films Receive a Record-Breaking 10 Nominations for the News and Documentary Emmy Awards
July 18, 2008(San Francisco)—Independent Television Service (ITVS) announced today that six of its acclaimed films are among its 10 nominations for the 29th annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. The awards recognize outstanding achievement in broadcast journalism during the 2007 calendar year. Since 1997, ITVS productions have garnered eight wins in the News…
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ABC Colombia Offers Revealing Look at Children Living in a Rural Community Controlled by Paramilitary Forces and the Choices They Face
July 14, 2008(San Francisco, CA)—An intimate, emotional journey, ABC COLOMBIA explores the lives of children growing up amidst conflict and violence in an area in Colombia that is controlled by paramilitary and is host to extensive cocaine fields. Shown through the eyes of two boys, 12-year-old Miguel Angel and 17-year-old Huriday, the film follows the young…
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Emmy Award-Winning PBS Series Independent Lens to Showcase New Season at the July 2008 Television Critics Association Press Tour
July 2, 2008(San Francisco, CA)—The Independent Television Service’s (ITVS) Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning series, Independent Lens, will be prominently featured at the upcoming Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour, scheduled for July 2008 in Beverly Hills, California. Independent Lens hosted by the Oscar-nominated actor Terrence Howard for…