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Apply for ITVS Open Call Funding: Deadline January 15
November 18, 2009Looking for film funding? ITVS funds, distributes and promotes new programs primarily for public television. We work with independent producers to create and present programs that take creative risks, advance issues and represent points of view not usually seen on public or commercial television. Open Call provides finishing funds for single…
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ITVS International Call: Deadline February 5
November 18, 2009ITVS International Call enables independent producers from outside of the United States to create documentaries for U.S. television. Through the International Call, storytellers from other countries introduce U.S. audiences to their global neighbors, opening a window into unfamiliar lives, experiences and perspectives. The deadline for ITVS…
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Returning Home: Interactive Website to Honor American Soldiers
November 12, 2009“It's really a personal story not a political one. That goes for the greeters themselves as well. They have different views on the war, but their main goal is to support the troops.” — Aron Gaudet, director, THE WAY WE GET BY On call for the past six years, a group of senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in…
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KLRU-Austin LINCS Partnership: TATTOOED UNDER FIRE
November 9, 2009Linking Independents and Co-Producing Stations (LINCS) provides matching funds (up to $100,000) to partnerships between public television stations and independent producers. To apply for LINCS funds, independents must first approach a public television station and establish a partnership.Learn more about a recent LINCS partnership with…
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Independent Lens on PBS’s COVE
November 2, 2009Interested in watching full-length episodes of Independent Lens and your other favorite PBS series online? Look no further—PBS recently launched its new video player: COVE (Comprehensive Online Video Ecosystem). Like the iTunes’ interface, COVE allows users to flip through content horizontally across the screen in a series of stacked images. The…