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AIR/ITVS Survey of Public Media’s Independent Journalists Now Available
June 27, 2011This benchmark analysis, funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and conducted by Market Trends Research, provides new insight into how independent radio, television, and online producers intersect relative to the rapidly evolving landscape of public media in the last three years. The report was commissioned by ITVS along with the…
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You Be the Judge: The 2011 Independent Lens Audience Award
June 22, 2011Voting for the Independent Lens audience award closes Tuesday, June 28. It's a wrap! The ninth season of Independent Lens is in the can, and what a fantastic season it was. We had nine months of eye-opening, jaw-dropping, gut-wrenching, and mind-blowing films. Now its the audience's chance to vote for the films they liked the best. Voting for the 2011…
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Catch ITVS Films and Staff at the Silverdocs Festival
June 20, 2011The Silverdocs Film Festival and Conference kicks off Monday, June 20, in Silver Spring, Maryland. Known as the "pre-eminent documentary festival in the U.S.," Silverdocs is a seven-day international film festival and five-day concurrent conference that promotes documentary film as a leading art form and supports the work of independent…
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Open Call Funding Application Goes Digital
June 15, 2011As ITVS moves into its 20th year, the organization's largest funding initiative, Open Call, is making the switch to digital. Starting this summer, all materials must be submitted online, including video. What are the benefits of doing this? • Faster and more streamlined communication with ITVS staff. • Ability to track the progress of your project…
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BAVC Producers Institute 2011: Indigenous Science
June 11, 2011On Saturday, ITVS's Jonathan Archer will be live blogging from the Producers Institute Public Conference Day at the Bay Area Video Coalition in San Francisco. BAVC's prestigious Producers Institute kicked off on Thursday and runs through June 18. Over the course of a week, teams of filmmakers and technologists representing six hand-picked films will…