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Community Cinema Remembers Lynn Allen
April 19, 2011Community Cinema is the largest engagement program in broadcast history in 100 markets across the country. The program started in Boise, Idaho with Regional Outreach Coordinator Lynn Allen. The Community Cinema family recently lost our colleague, friend, and an inspirational leader. Here is a tribute to her 30 years of service to Public Broadcasting.
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ITVS Takes Engagement Behind Bars and into Schools
September 24, 2010As we gear up for another season of Community Cinema, BTB is highlighting some recent coverage of how this program has been adapted to engage inmates in San Francisco and Los Angeles. These pilot initiatives are furthering our mission of reaching underserved communities, including the incarcerated. This past year, Community Cinema screenings were…
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Tip of the Day: Engage Beyond the Broadcast
June 23, 2010The internet is completely revolutionizing all kinds of media by freeing creators from linearity and one-way paradigms. Here at ITVS, we've been working with filmmakers for more than a decade to create multifaceted and multi-platform projects that liberate the story from dusty old limitations. It's easy to get stuck in a familiar way of doing things,…
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Use Films to Organize and Engage Your Community
May 21, 2010Can a film change the world if everyone just sits on their sofas and watches it, and then goes to bed? OK, sure, films can change minds and inform, but at ITVS, our goal is to leverage great films to engage and activate communities. The whole idea is to create a conversation — from the local town hall to the halls of justice around the world. If you work for a…