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Notes from Argentina: Latin Side of the Doc
December 16, 2010ITVS Senior Programming Manager Cynthia Kane reports on a recent trip to Buenos Aires, where she attended the Latin Side of the Doc film festival. I recently attended the second edition of this four-day co-production and networking rendezvous event between Latin America and Europe, with a strong North American delegation. DocsBsAs and Latin Side of the…
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Notes from Washington: TEDWomen Part 2
December 13, 2010ITVS Vice President and Independent Lens Series Producer Lois Vossen reports on the second and final day of the TEDWomen conference in Washington, D.C. The event explores how women and girls are reshaping the future. Day Two of TEDWomen had a decidedly different feel, as if to say, “We’re getting down to business today.” The morning opened with Deborah…
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Welcome to TEDWomen, Part 1
December 10, 2010ITVS Vice President and Independent Lens Series Producer Lois Vossen reports from the TEDWomen conference in Washington, D.C. The two-day event explores how women and girls are reshaping the future. What happens when 600+ Type-A women get together for two days? Well, the first thing they ask is why is it still important to designate a conference as just…
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Doc Notes from Amsterdam
December 10, 2010Last month, ITVS Vice President of Programming Claire Aguilar attended the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). Claire offered a roundup of this year’s festival to BTB, which included a big win for Lucy Walker’s Waste Land (airing this season on Independent Lens), which picked up the Public Broadcaster IDFA Audience Award.…
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International Call Profile: Koen Suidgeest
December 8, 2010With fewer than five days to go before the International Call deadline, (December 10, 2010!), BTB is highlighting past recipients. This week, we turn to Koen Suidgeest and his film Karla’s Arrival, which explores the subculture of second-generation street kids in Managua, Nicaragua. The documentary tells the story through the experience of a…