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1. Filmmaker Byron Hurt Chats Live About Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes

   July 27, 2011

   ITVS Indies Showcase will present its first live chat on Thursday, July 28 at 11am PT / 2pm ET with filmmaker Byron Hurt, whose acclaimed documentary Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes streams free from July 28 to 30.<a…

2. ITVS in the News

   July 22, 2011

   A sampling of coverage from Indiewire, Pop Matters, NCME and more…Indiewire: Two Spirits Receives the Audience Award from PBS-Independent Lens Lynda Nibley’s documentary Two Spirits has received the PBS-Independent Lens Audience Award, recognizing its status as the highest-rated film of the 2010-11 season by the measures of online voting and other…

3. To Tweet or Not to Tweet?

   July 21, 2011

   Managing Editor of Independent Lens Brooke Shelby Biggs shares best tips on how to setup and leverage your twitter account. So far in this series we’ve focused on Facebook strategies, and that’s because Facebook, when used optimally, has finer controls and options. But Twitter deserves your attention too, whether you are a station, a studio, or a…

4. Independent Lens and ITVS Receive Nine Emmy Nominations

   July 18, 2011

   The Emmy nominations are in and several Independent Lens docs and ITVS-funded films have been recognized. You can find a complete list of all the nominated films after the jump. Congratulations to the filmmakers! Independent Lens Art & Copy by filmmaker Doug Pray • Nominated for Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming             A Village Called…

5. Mastering the Facebook Fundamentals

   July 7, 2011

   Brooke Shelby Biggs runs through some best practices on how to create and maintain an effective Facebook page.  One of the biggest mistakes people make with Facebook is presuming that their page (for a program or a station or a film) is basically an online brochure for the brand. In fact, your Facebook page is much, much more than that — it’s an information…