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  1. You Be the Judge: The 2011 Independent Lens Audience Award

    June 22, 2011

    Voting for the Independent Lens audience award closes Tuesday, June 28.  It's a wrap!  The ninth season of Independent Lens is in the can, and what a fantastic season it was. We had nine months of eye-opening, jaw-dropping, gut-wrenching, and mind-blowing films. Now its the audience's chance to vote for the films they liked the best. Voting for the 2011

  2. And the FUTURESTATES Audience Award Goes to…..

    June 3, 2011

    In May, ITVS launched the first ever FUTURESTATES Audience Award. Voting has now closed. Thousands of you watched; hundreds of you voted. And now we have a winner.   But first: we're very happy to announce that ITVS has partnered with Telegraph 21 and The Big Screen Project to provide a very special Grand Prize to the winner. In August, the winning film will be

  3. Announcing the FUTURESTATES Audience Award!

    May 2, 2011

     You've watched the films. You've shared, commented, and liked. Maybe even loved. There have been ups and downs, laughter and tears. And this May, you get to decide who will take the laurels in our inaugural FUTURESTATES Audience Award. From today until May 30 at midnight, the race is on to launch your favorite FUTURESTATES film into hyperspace. Head back to

  4. Independent Lens Audience Award Winner Announced!

    July 1, 2010

    All season long Independent Lens fans have logged on to vote for their favorite film. Finally, we have a winner.....Mine by first-time filmmaker Geralyn Pezanoski. The film tells the heartbreaking story of the thousands of post-Katrina pets who were rescued and then adopted into new homes across the United States. When residents slowly returned to try

  5. Independent Lens Audience Award Winner

    July 27, 2009

    Four finalists, but there can be only one Audience Award winner. All season long, our Web-savvy audience has logged on after each episode to cast their vote for their favorite. And without further adieu, the winner is... ADJUST YOUR COLOR: The Truth of Petey Greene, by Loren Mendell! ADJUST YOUR COLOR tells the unlikely story of America's original