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  1. Doc U: The Future of Docs on PBS

    May 7, 2012

    On Thursday, May 10th, Independent Lens Senior Series Producer Lois Vossen will be speaking at the panel “Doc U: The Future of Docs on PBS” in Los Angeles. The event will be presented by the International Documentary Association.Independent Lens and POV have continually provided a broadcast slot of independent documentary films on PBS. In May 2011, due to…

  2. Man Behind the Muppet: Thursday on Independent Lens

    April 5, 2012

    The documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey airs Thursday on Independent Lens on PBS.              Watch Meet the Man Behind Elmo on PBS. See more from Independent Lens.When Kevin Clash was a boy, he built his own puppets and staged shows for the neighborhood. Today, he is living his ultimate dream as the big man behind the little, furry Muppet Elmo on…

  3. IL Presents a Social Screening of You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't

    March 30, 2012

    The event will take place online this Sunday, April 1 at 10am PT / 1pm ET. Join a social screening of You're Looking At Me Like I Live Here And I Don't, with a panel of Alzheimer’s experts and share your own stories about how you have been impacted by the disease. The event, which takes place exclusively online, will feature special guests Scott Kirschenbaum,…

  4. ITVS in the News

    March 22, 2012

    Coverage of ITVS from The New York Times and PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler. The New York Times: PBS Agrees to Revisit Documentary Schedule Under intense public pressure from independent documentary filmmakers, including a Twitter campaign, PBS on Thursday agreed to find a new home next season for the award-winning film series “Independent Lens” and…

  5. ITVS in the News

    March 19, 2012

    Coverage of ITVS and Independent Lens from Monday's edition of The New York Times.The New York Times: PBS Shifts in Time Slots Hurts Series of Films The home page of PBS.org in recent days has highlighted a new feature, the PBS Online Film Festival. But the prime-time schedule for PBS this television season has, in the eyes of some, effectively marginalized…

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