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The ITVS Indie Roundup
December 7, 2012A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Explore the possibilities of transmedia docs with Filmmaker Magazine’s reflections on the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. At the festival, Doc Lab showcased choose-your-own-adventure documentaries that don’t sacrifice the main storyline. Oscar…
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POV Unveils the 25 Greatest Documentaries of All Time
December 6, 2012By Maria Goodavage Managing Editor, ITVSYour votes are in, the ballots have been counted, and the PBS series POV has announced the 25 Greatest Documentaries of All Time. Some may surprise you, others not so much. The top contender is far from a new film. In fact, it's one of the older documentaries on the list. But despite its gray title, it's a lively,…
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The Academy Award Shortlist Has Been Announced and ITVS Couldn't Be Happier!
December 5, 2012What a week for ITVS! First the Sundance Film Festival announced the lineup for 2013, then Time Magazine showed Invisible War some love in their “Top Movies of 2012”, the National Board of Review listed three ITVS funded films in their “Top 5 Documentaries”, and now the Academy Award shortlist is out! Before anyone walks down any red carpets or starts…
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The ITVS Indie Roundup
November 16, 2012A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. When it comes to online film distribution, you probably know about Facebook and Twitter. Update your outlook by learning what the new players — such as Sparkwise, Slated, Tugg, and reddit — can do for documentary filmmakers. San Francisco’s DOCFEST rages on at the Roxie Theater…
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The ITVS Indie Roundup
October 26, 2012A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Get into the Halloween mood with The Awl’s list of classic Hollywood monsters, including Mrs. Danvers from Rebecca, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Kim Novak’s eyebrows. The U.S. Copyright Office just granted documentary filmmakers a special pass. In an exemption to the…