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  1. Newly Contracted: ITVS Announces Funding for The Truth Will Set You Free

    October 13, 2011

    The documentary, by filmmakers Macky Alston and Sandra Itkoff, explores issues of faith, love, marriage, homosexuality, and the Episcopal Church — focusing on the first openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire. "The agents of change in America are the folks who I know to watch PBS," said director Macky Alston when asked about why public media was…

  2. Looking In: An Update from ITVS Production

    October 7, 2011

    Managing Director of Production Richard O’Connell, provides the first in a series of updates on some of the latest initiatives for independents at ITVS. Welcome to the first in a series of updates on the production side of the public media world at large — in particular at ITVS, where our production team is working with filmmakers on more than 150 programs…

  3. Mary-Louise Parker Tapped to Host 2011 Season of Independent Lens

    September 20, 2011

    The multi-award wining actress will guide the documentary series through its 10th anniversary season beginning on Thursday, October 13, at 10pm. Parker, the star of the acclaimed Showtime series Weeds, is the latest in the distinguished company of Independent Lens hosts, including America Ferrera, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Susan Sarandon, Terence…

  4. This Week on POV: If a Tree Falls

    September 13, 2011

    The documentary lifts the veil on a radical environmental group that the FBI calls America’s "number one domestic terrorism threat."   ITVS-funded filmmakers Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman's documentary If a Tree Falls will air Tuesday, September 13 on POV.  The film offers a behind-the-curtain look at the Earth Liberation Front, the radical…

  5. Announcing the Living Docs Project with Mozilla

    September 9, 2011

    ITVS and Mozilla have launched the Living Docs Project, a collaboration that supports independent producers to develop interactive documentaries.   The 'web documentary' genre has matured and evolved greatly in recent years, thanks in large part to technological advances that  empower creators with more robust production and storytelling tools…

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