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  1. ITVS Introduces Women and Girls Lead, a Public Media Initiative

    May 9, 2011

    Sally Jo Fifer announces the Women and Girls Lead campaign — a major public media initiative that uses independent films to focus, educate, and connect audiences in support of women and girl's leadership and development around the world.  It’s no secret that the competitive sea in which ITVS and independent filmmakers paddle is not getting any calmer.…

  2. Global Voices and the WORLD Channel Celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month

    May 6, 2011

    This May, Global Voices and the WORLD Channel celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month with four documentaries that highlight voices and stories from across Asia. Starting with Please Vote For Me from China, the month continues on to Japan with 4 and Young Yakuza, and comes to a close with New Year Baby, set in Cambodia. In addition to their…

  3. Fighting for the Public Square

    May 4, 2011

    Sally Jo Fifer explains why — now more than ever — our democracy depends on the in-depth, diverse, and nuanced stories of independent filmmakers.  Beyond the Box trumpets the work of independent filmmakers, and rightly so. Amid the posts, an occasional report from the organization about the organization seems in order — and not just because ITVS is…

  4. Watch Acclaimed Documentary A Film Unfinished Tonight on PBS

    May 3, 2011

    "A Film Unfinished , engages us, challenges us, and most importantly teaches us - not only about history, but about what we take for granted, and what we assume to be the truth."  -Cinematical  After World War II, 60 minutes of raw film, having sat undisturbed in an East German archive, was discovered. Shot by the Nazis in Warsaw in May 1942, and labeled…

  5. Global Voices Returns on Sunday with Shayfeen.com

    April 29, 2011

    ITVS and the WORLD Channel present the 4th season of the International Documentary Series Global Voices on Sunday, May 1 with the documentary Shayfeen.com. The film examines Egypt’s last round of elections, prior to the historic protests in 2011.  On Monday, ITVS announced the lineup for the fourth season of Global Voices, which will air exclusively on…

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