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  1. A Social Media Recap of ITVS@Sundance

    January 31, 2011

     ITVS staff and films were all over this year’s Sundance Film Festival and we have the tweets to prove it. Our own social media guru Jonathan Archer (@jonarcher) storified a week’s worth of ITVS-related events in Park City including the Sundance Documentary Editing Award for If a Tree Falls. Bring yourself up to speed with the social media story below…

  2. The Independent Lens Curating Process

    January 27, 2011

    Independent Lens Series Producer Lois Vossen has been tweeting from Sundance this week as she scouts out a brand new slate of documentaries. Last year, BTB asked Lois to describe the curating process behind the Emmy Award-wining series, and what she looks for in an Independent Lens film.Catch the winter/spring lineup of Independent Lens Tuesday nights at…

  3. Independent Lens Unveils Winter/Spring Lineup of First-Rate Films

    January 4, 2011

    Independent Lens is back with an all-star winter/spring 2011 lineup. Hosted by America Fererra, the winter/spring season kicks off on Tuesday, January 4, 2010 with Dylan Williams’s Men who Swim, a humorous and poignant look at a group of middle-aged men who have found unlikely success as members of Sweden's all-male synchronized swimming team. This…

  4. Diving In to 2011 with Men Who Swim

    January 3, 2011

    Happy New Year all! Independent Lens is diving head first into the 2011 season with the hilarious documentary Men Who Swim, airing this Tuesday at 10 PM (check local listings.) The film, by director Dylan Williams, follows a group of middle-aged men in Stockholm who find unlikely fellowship as members of Sweden’s all-male synchronized swim team. What…

  5. The Calling Wraps Up Tonight on Independent Lens

    December 21, 2010

    Part two of The Calling airs tonight on Independent Lens (check local listings). The two part PBS miniseries, which follows seven Muslims, Catholics, Evangelical Christians, and Jews on a dramatic journey as they train to become professional clergy, had its broadcast premiere on Monday night. Series Director and Executive Producer of The Calling Danny…

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