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  1. FOCUS ON: Kim Snyder, Director of Welcome to Shelbyville

    May 28, 2011

    FOCUS ON is a regular interview series profiling independent filmmakers and their projects. Up this week is Kim Snyder, whose documentary Welcome to Shelbyville, aired on Independent Lens. Why did you originally want to become a filmmaker and has that reason changed? I love film. I've always enjoyed storytelling and I felt a compelling drive to express…

  2. Shelbyville Sparks Immigration Discussion in Washington

    May 27, 2011

    On the heels of the national broadcast premiere of Welcome to Shelbyville on Independent Lens, ITVS partnered with The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration to host a special screening of the award-winning documentary at the George C. Marshall Conference Center in Washington, D.C. The documentary is currently…

  3. A Deadline and an Honorary Entry for the Best. Teacher. EVER. Contest.

    May 26, 2011

    As a reminder to submit your nominations for our Best. Teacher. EVER! contest, we thought we'd share a nomination from ITVS Managing Editor Brooke Shelby Biggs. As a staff member, Brooke can't compete for the Kindle or other cool prizes, but we thought her description of her kindergarten teacher, Ms. Sharon Janulaw, was worth sharing. Don't forget to send…

  4. PBS Annual Meeting Features Breakfast Panel on Women and Girls Lead

    May 25, 2011

    Women and Girls Lead officially launched at last week's PBS Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.   Watch the below panel discussion on the multi-year public media campaign moderated by Patricia Harrison and featuring: Geena Davis, Paula Kerger, Sheryl WuDunn, and Abigail Disney. 

  5. Geena Davis Expects Public Media to Set the Bar High

    May 23, 2011

    Oscar-winning Actor Geena Davis helped launch ITVS' Women and Girls Lead campaign at last week's PBS Annual meeting in Orlando, FL. During the conference, Davis sat down with PBS NewsHour President Simon Marks to discuss her own work on gender discrimination in media, as well as ITVS' multi-year initiative, aimed at supporting women and girl's…

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