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  1. Graphic image with block text that reads 20 Makers 12 Months ITVS Humanities Documentary Development Fellowship and includes the ITVS and NEH logos

    ITVS Launches NEH-supported $1.7 Million Fellowship for Independent Filmmakers and Advisors Working in the Humanities

    October 5, 2021

    How can supporting a diverse cohort of 20 filmmakers for one year bring new perspectives to documentary filmmaking and the humanities?

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    ITVS and Independent Lens Filmmakers Honored with 2021 News & Documentary Emmy Awards

    September 29, 2021

    PBS’s award-winning documentary anthology series Independent Lens, in association with ITVS, today announced films released under its banner have been honored with two News and Documentary Emmy® Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).We are so pleased to salute the producers of these documentaries, which aired on

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    Wrapping Up 2021 Independents Summit: What Does "Now" Look Like for Doc Makers

    September 2, 2021

    ITVS robust 2021 edition of its Independents Summit was jam-packed with panels of ITVS-funded filmmakers, industry partners, PBS reps, and thought leaders asking, What does "now" look like for documentary makers in a rapidly changing media landscape? Read on for our recap.

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    ITVS Summer Summit: That Was Then, This Is Now

    August 23, 2021

    Get a sneak peek at the Summer 2021 ITVS Independents Summit, a series of conversations for funded filmmakers to talk about what is changing in the documentary industry, about what public media makers have gone through, and what ITVS has learned in a tumultuous year.

  5. Report: Stories for a Stronger Nation

    July 19, 2021

    ITVS is proud to share Stories for a Stronger Nation, a report that represents the culmination of a months-long series of conversations convened by ITVS board members Garry Denny, Sharon La Cruise and Patricia Aufderheide and published in collaboration with the Center for Media & Social Impact (CMSI) at American University with support from Ford