Press Releases
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ITVS International Launches New Series, Global Voices, on PBS WORLD Channel on Sunday, March 30, At 10:00 PM
February 11, 2008(San Francisco, CA)—Independent Television Service (ITVS) today announced the launch of Global Voices, a new series produced by ITVS International to air on the PBS WORLD digital channel beginning Sunday, March 30, 2008, at 10:00 PM (check local listings). The first original series to launch on PBS WORLD, the 26-week series will bring to a national…
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A Dream in Doubt: When You Look Like America’s Enemy, Is the Dream Worth the Price?
February 7, 2008(San Francisco, CA)—A story of immigrant survival, A DREAM IN DOUBT focuses on Sikh Americans living in Phoenix, Arizona, in a close-knit community of families who experienced a wave of frightening hate crimes in the aftermath of 9/11. Rana Singh Sodhi, a 36-year-old Indian immigrant, finds his life forever altered by the 9/11 terror attacks, not because…
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ITVS International’s Global Perspectives Project Makes Big Waves Around the World
February 7, 2008(San Francisco, CA, February 6, 2008)—The Independent Television Service (ITVS) announced today that ITVS International and its Global Perspectives Project (GPP) has completed an extraordinarily successful first quarter since its public launch in October 2007. International films produced through the project have been winning top prizes at…
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King Corn: Entertaining and Enlightening Film about the Odyssey of One Acre of Corn from Farm to Food Supply
February 7, 2008(San Francisco, CA)—KING CORN is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college, move to the heartland town that was once home to their great-grandfathers. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, nitrogen…
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PBS Series Independent Lens Announces Second Half of 2007/2008 Season
February 7, 2008(San Francisco, CA)—Independent Lens, the Emmy Award®–winning PBS series hosted by Oscar®-nominated Terrence Howard, today announced its February–June 2008 lineup. The current season debuted in October 2007 with the box office hit WORDPLAY and has featured several standout programs, including AN UNREASONABLE MAN, PLEASE VOTE FOR ME and TODAY’S…