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Good Vibes Coming Out of the PBS Annual Meeting
May 18, 2012This article was originally posted on Current.org.What a great week in Denver! There was a renewed sense of optimism and purpose among our public television colleagues. Many stations reported good revenue news and the programming looks very promising. I don't normally promote programming directly, but I have to say a standout moment for me was watching…
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Newly Funded: ITVS is Pleased to Announce Funding for Mariachi High
May 17, 2012ITVS recently approved funding for the documentary Mariachi High by filmmakers Kim Connell and Ilana Trachtman. In a part of America that rarely makes headlines, there is a small town with a group of teenagers who will captivate your ears and warm your heart. Mariachi High presents a year in the life of the champion mariachi ensemble at Zapata High School on…
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Words Are the Building Blocks for New Ideas
May 16, 2012ITVS and PBS Food are proud to present three videos from Douglas Gayeton’s The Lexicon of Sustainability multiplatform project, which uses photo collage, animation, and hand-written typography to explore terms and ideas behind sustainable agriculture. The Lexicon of Sustainability is based on a simple premise: people can’t be expected to live more…
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Kony Unveiled: A Social Screening of Peace vs. Justice
May 14, 2012ITVS presents an online social screening of Klaartje Quirijns’s Peace vs. Justice on Wednesday, May 16 at 5PM PT / 8PM ET. The event will take place here. What do you really know about Joseph Kony? On Wednesday we will be hosting a live online screening and discussion of the documentary Peace vs. Justice, going beyond the slick marketing of KONY 2012 and…
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The ITVS Indies Roundup
May 11, 2012A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Get your creativity on! Longshot Radio and Radiolab talked about creativity, revision, and failure at the 99% Conference in New York City last week. For your listening pleasure, they compiled their editors’ picks of podcasts from the event. Behold the TV of the future: using an…