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Countdown to World Water Day Short Film Contest
March 1, 2010To celebrate World Water Day 2010 ITVS and the University of Miami invite you to participate in the One Cut contest, a non-fiction short film contest designed to bring attention to the global water crisis affecting millions around the world. We are looking for films that will inspire viewers to make a change in their own lives to address the global water…
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Sneak Preview of FUTURESTATES episode Fallout
February 26, 2010It's almost here... ITVS's new fictional online series -- FUTURESTATES -- launches online March 8 and will have its theatrical world premiere at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 14. FUTURESTATES explores possible future scenarios through the prism of today's global reality. America circa 2010 sits at the crux of competing and paradoxical forces of…
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Filmmaker Profile: Avon Kirkland Discusses Legacy of Sam Cooke
February 26, 2010Documentary filmmaker Avon Kirkland didn’t follow the typical path to filmmaking – earning a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Washington University in St. Louis and working as a research scientist and educational publishing executive before starting a career in television in 1972. Since then, his work as a producer, director, and writer has focused on…
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ITVS Media Partnership for CARE’s “Half the Sky Live” National Screening
February 26, 2010In honor of International Women’s Day, CARE –– a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty –– is presenting a one-night-only event on Thursday, March 4, at movie theaters nationwide called “Half the Sky Live.” ITVS is a proud media partner of this special presentation. Inspired by the bestselling book from Pulitzer Prize-winning…
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KLRU Celebrates Local Filmmakers Featured on Independent Lens
February 26, 2010Do you live near Austin, Texas? Love indie film? On March 2, KLRU-Austin will commemorate Texas Independents’ Day by celebrating the work of three local filmmakers whose work will appear on this season of Independent Lens on PBS. Filmmaker and University of Texas Professor Paul Stekler will moderate a panel discussion with Michel O. Scott (The Horse Boy),…