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Independent Lens and ITVS Receive 11 News and Documentary Emmy Nominations
July 12, 2012The News and Documentary Emmy nominations are in and several Independent Lens docs and ITVS-funded films have been recognized. You can find a complete list of all the nominated films after the jump. Congratulations to the filmmakers!Independent LensBhutto by Duane Baughman and Johnny O'HaraOutstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long…
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Stranded: The Andes Plane Crash Survivors, Sunday on Global Voices
July 6, 2012ITVS’s Annisa Kau caught up with Andes Plane Crash Survivors Nando Parrado, Jose Luis Inciarte, and Adolfo Strauch to discuss their documentary on the 40th anniversary of the crash. Stranded will air on Sunday, July 8 on Global Voices on the World Channel (check listings). On Friday, October 13, in 1972, charter flight 571 took off from Montevideo,…
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The ITVS Indie Roundup
July 6, 2012A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Want to know how to make money? No, I mean, really, like how money is minted? This fascinating 1920 silent documentary shows how gold is melted into coins. Enough about dusty old documentaries. This upcoming film about the Tropicalia music movement in Brazil promises to leave you…
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Indie Distribution in a Post-Netflix World
July 5, 2012ITVS's Rebecca Huval discusses research, news, and trends that come out of ITVS’s IndiesLab. Netflix might be a giant in the video universe, but like many behemoths (think: King Kong), it has suffered several existential crises. Is it a DVD delivery service? An online movie streaming service? Both? A movie and TV series producer? Or a meticulously…
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Mariachi High Premieres on PBS
June 29, 2012The ITVS-funded documentary (airing Friday, June 29. 2012, on PBS) presents a year in the life of top-ranked members of Zapata High School’s championship mariachi ensemble on the Rio Grande in South Texas. At a time when the Latino dropout rate is the highest of any group nationwide, intolerance toward immigrants (and perceived immigrants) is growing,…