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  1. The Remarkable World of Marwencol

    April 27, 2011

    Jeff Malmberg’s acclaimed documentary Marwencol aired Tuesday night on Independent Lens. Recently, the filmmaker dropped by ITVS to talk about his experience working with the weekly PBS series.Malmberg also spoke with PBS NewsHour’s Jeff Brown to offer some background on Marwencol and his relationship with the film’s subject Mark Hogancamp.…

  2. And the Artists Month Viewer Contest Winners Are...

    April 26, 2011

    Independent Lens fans have spoken and selected a winner for our Artists Month contest. Read details below from our friends at the IL blog. Honestly, we are humbled and amazed by all of the artists who submitted their work to us for our Are You a Visionary? art contest in honor of our Artists Month slate of documentaries for April. Never in the history of our user…

  3. FOCUS ON: Chris Shellen, Producer of Marwencol

    April 25, 2011

    FOCUS ON is a regular interview series profiling independent filmmakers and their projects. Up this week is Chris Shellen, producer of Marwencol, which airs Tuesday, April 26, on Independent Lens.When/How did you decide that you wanted to be a filmmaker? I decided senior year of high school to go to film school. I was one of those kids who’d make personal…

  4. An Environmental Conversation with the Filmmaker of Dirt! The Movie

    April 21, 2011

    Eugene Rosow’s film Dirt! The Movie broadcast on Independent Lens in April 2010 and brought together more than 6,000 people to Community Cinema events in 60 cities across the country.   As we gear up for Earth Day celebrations and events across the country, we wanted to reflect on two extraordinary films that ITVS had the opportunity to take out to…

  5. Mom Bloggers Rally in The Big Easy

    April 21, 2011

    Lois Vossen, ITVS Vice President and Series Producer of Independent Lens, reports back on last week’s Mom 2.0 Summit in New Orleans, LA. Last week I was in New Orleans for the MOM 2.0 Conference, an event attended by 450 social media influencers—a.k.a. Bloggers—from around the country. The group convenes annually to discuss ways to create smarter…

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