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1. Women and Girls Lead Takes Off at PBS Annual Meeting

   May 20, 2011

   Women and Girls Lead, the multi-year public media campaign to amplify the voices of women and girls worldwide, officially lifted off Thursday. The campaign was launched during a breakfast hosted by ITVS and CPB during this week's PBS Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis and CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison broke…

2. Nominate the Teacher Who Influenced You Most

   May 20, 2011

   Teacher Appreciation Week may be over, but there is still time to nominate your favorite educator to win a chance at a Kindle, a DVD copy of the widely acclaimed film Pushing the Elephant, and other cool prizes. Send us your nomination no later than next Monday, May 23rd for consideration. We'll announce the top five later that week, and let the world decide the…

3. Note to Independent Producers: Be More Social!

   May 19, 2011

   As part of ITVS Programming's ongoing mission to serve the filmmaking community, Jonathan Archer has been seeking out filmmakers to provide their perspectives and experiences from the trenches. First up, The Weather Underground producer, Marc Smolowitz. He recently presented on a panel entitled The Power of Storytelling and was kind enough to share…

4. Pub TV’s INPUT Festival is All Seoul

   May 18, 2011

    INPUT’s weeklong showcase of content from international media-makers ran this past week in Seoul, Korea. Among the many filmmakers in attendance was Judy Ehrlich, whose documentary Most Dangerous Man in America screened at the event. She offered BTB this on-the-ground account from the festival.  Four jam packed days, dozens of films, discussions,…

5. The Dense Web of Connections that Led to Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo

   May 17, 2011

   Filmmaker Jessica Oreck dropped by ITVS last summer and walked us through her inspiration for making a documentary about insects in Tokyo. The documentary Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo airs Tuesday night on Independent Lens.