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  1. Contest: Make a Film, Change the World!

    May 4, 2010

    Want to use your film to change the world? That’s what Link TV wants you to do, and they’re holding an online film contest to find the very best short films that change how we think and how we act. On April 30th Link TV launched the ViewChange Online Film Contest, with cash prizes of up to $25,000 for the Grand Prize winner. The ViewChange Online Film Contest is…

  2. Tonight: In Celebration of “Fancy” Families

    May 4, 2010

    "Sunshine is a refreshing and compelling self-portrait of an adopted woman driven to search for her pride and identity while reconnecting with her biological mother."   -Wellsphere.com "Profoundly affecting. Even resistant guys will find themselves melting in the sunshine."   -Austin American Stateman Has your life ever taken an unexpected…

  3. A Mother’s Day message from Sunshine’s Karen Skloss

    May 3, 2010

    Karen Skloss, producer/director of Sunshine(premiering May 4 at 10 PM on Independent Lens on PBS, check local listings), shares the process that brought her to find her biological mother and to carry her pregnancy to term, as well as the social stigmas that subtly color our view of single parenthood.I suppose anyone who is adopted wonders about their…

  4. We Are Family — Behind the Scenes on Sunshine

    April 30, 2010

    What makes a family? It’s a question our society is grappling with, and the question that drove filmmaker Karen Skloss to make her film, Sunshine, which premieres on Independent Lens on PBS on May 4 (check local listings). In this exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, Skloss captures a storyline about single fathers and gay parents that didn’t make it into…

  5. Ask Programming: FUTURESTATES

    April 29, 2010

    ITVS programming staff answer questions from filmmakers about the funding process:Q: I recently discovered the FUTURESTATES website, and I'm really enjoying the films. How did ITVS come up with the idea for this project? A: The long answer could fill a chapter in a book. But here's the short version. ITVS has a long history of supporting independent…

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