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  1. Watch American Graduate's Too Important to Fail, Streaming now on PBS.org

    September 16, 2011

    The program, which aired on Tavis Smiley Reports, examines one of the most disturbing aspects of the education crisis facing America today — the increased dropout rate among Black teenage males. The broadcast is currently streaming on PBS.org a part of American Graduate, a public media initiative supported by CPB to help local communities across America…

  2. Newly Contracted: ITVS Announces Funding for Filmmakers Tom Xia and Alicia Dwyer of Xmas Without China

    September 7, 2011

    The documentary Xmas Without China follows Tom Xia's journey as he challenges a California family to celebrate Christmas without any products from China. Filmmakers Tom Xia and Alicia Dwyer are among several new recipients of ITVS's Open Call Funding.The filmmaking pair discussed the project on a recent visit to the SF. Check out the video after the…

  3. Introducing the 10th Season of Independent Lens

    September 7, 2011

    Independent Lens announced Wednesday the launch of its 10th season on PBS featuring a remarkable lineup of 30 films from a broad range of talented independent filmmakers. The Emmy Award-winning series moves to Thursday nights at 10pm (check local listings) and will premiere on October 13, 2011, with Wham! Bam! Islam! The fall season of Independent Lens…

  4. Interview with The Hayloft Gang Filmmaker Stephen Parry

    August 31, 2011

    Narrated by NPR's Garrison Keillor, The Hayloft Gang tells the story of one of early radio's most popular programs: the National Barn Dance and ITVS’s Kate Sullivan Green recently sat down with Directror/Producer Stephen Parry to talk about the film. Read the interview below, watch The Hayloft Gang on PBS throughout September (check local listings), and…

  5. The FCC Report on Information Needs of Communities: A Moment of Truth, Part II

    August 29, 2011

    Sally Jo Fifer explores how the FCC’s latest report on media and technology affects ITVS, independent producers, and the public media ecosystem.In Part One of this post, I talked about the Federal Communication Commission’s significant report on the impact of technology on the media landscape, ending with the question: What should we do?  And how does…

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