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Open Call Recipient: Julie Wyman, Filmmaker of STRONG!
June 17, 2009ITVS funds, distributes and promotes new programs produced by independent producers primarily for public television and beyond. Julie Wyman produced and directed STRONG!, which looks at weightlifter Cheryl Haworth's struggle to defend her champion status as her lifetime weightlifting career inches towards its inevitable end. Wyman received…
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In the News: ASK NOT Featured on NPR’s Fresh Air
June 16, 2009From today's broadcast of Fresh Air on NPR: Alex Nicholson—a former Army human intelligence collector proficient in several foreign languages, including Arabic—was honorably discharged in 2002 under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which bars the estimated 65,000 gay Americans serving in the U.S. military from acknowledging their relationships…
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Watch ASK NOT Tonight on Independent Lens
June 16, 2009As wars rage in the Middle East, the U.S. military is eager for more recruits––unless they happen to be openly gay. ASK NOT explores the tangled political battles that led to the infamous "don't ask, don't tell" policy and reveals the personal stories of gay Americans who serve in combat under a veil of secrecy. "[In the] PBS documentary ASK NOT, we meet…
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NAPT Public Television Program Funding Deadline
June 15, 2009Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT) works with Native producers to develop, produce and distribute educational telecommunications programs for all media including public television and public radio. NAPT is currently accepting proposals for their 2009 Public Television Program Fund (deadline: July 15). Projects submitted must be…
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The Prenups: What Filmmakers and Funders Should Talk About Before Tying the Knot
June 15, 2009More and more, filmmakers need financing and support to tell the stories that can open eyes and minds, humanize tough issues and show what’s really going on in the world. So why do some funder/maker/advocate relationships thrive, while others have decidedly mixed results? That's the question that sparked The Prenups, a new online tool hosted by Active…