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IL Series Producer Recaps Sundance 2012
February 6, 2012Sundance 2012 was a record-breaking year year for ITVS and Independent Lens. Six ITVS funded films screened in the documentary competitions and all six were honored with Sundance awards. (ITVS had had seven films playing at Sundance in 2004; six films in 2002; and eight films in 1997 for those interested in banner years). Adding to that powerful showing,…
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Lois Vossen Introduces Have You Heard from Johannesburg
January 17, 2012The five-part series by filmmaker Connie Field chronicles the anti-apartheid movement and premiered on Independent Lens last week. Founding Series Producer Lois Vossen discusses the film and why she included the landmark documentary in this season's lineup. Episodes three and four of the season will air on Thursday, January 19.
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Up Next on IL: These Amazing Shadows
December 28, 2011Independent Lens Founding Series Producer Lois Vossen sets up filmmakers Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton's documentary, These Amazing Shadows, which premieres on Thursday, December 29, on PBS. The documentary weaves clips from America's most-beloved films with moving personal tales of how specific films have reflected our culture and changed lives.
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Up Next on IL: The Woodmans
December 21, 2011Founding Series Producer of Independent Lens Lois Vossen, sets up filmmaker C. Scott Willis' documentary, The Woodmans, which premieres on Thursday, December 22 on PBS.
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Notes from Amsterdam: A Wrap Up of IDFA
November 29, 2011More than a dozen ITVS docs screened at last week’s IDFA festival in Amsterdam. Senior Series producer of Independent Lens Lois Vossen participated in the special FORUM event and offered BTB this wrap up report.The 19th FORUM took place in Amsterdam on November 21-23 as part of 25th annual International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). The current…