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The Making of Independent Lens
September 10, 2010With the September 24 deadline for Independent Lens approaching, and the new season premiering next month, BTB has decided to give you an intimate, inside look at how the Emmy Award-wining series gets made. Lois Vossen is the show’s series producer and vice president of ITVS. We sat down with her recently to learn about the curating process behind the…
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Revisiting Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire
September 9, 2010Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad passed away on Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 86 years old. Conrad’s legendary career spanned half a century, allowing him to take aim at everyone from Harry Truman to Dick Cheney. Among many prestigious journalistic awards, Conrad’s favorite distinction was his 1973…
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San Francisco: ITVS Joins Power to the Peaceful
September 8, 2010The annual Power to the Peaceful Festival, featuring CARE Ambassador Michael Franti and more than 50,000 music fans, will take place in Golden Gate Park on Saturday, September 11, 2010. The night before, on Friday, September 10 at 8 pm, CARE and Michael Franti will kick off the festival with the second annual Global Action Forum & Celebration at the…
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America Ferrera Announced as New Host of Independent Lens
September 7, 2010BTB is thrilled to announce that America Ferrera will guide viewers through the 2010/2011 season of Independent Lens, premiering Tuesday, October 19th. She joins the distinguished company of former Independent Lens presenters, including: Susan Sarandon, Terrence Howard, Edie Falco, Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, and most recently Maggie…
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We Know Something You Don’t Know!
September 6, 2010Last week we rolled out some clues on Facebook as to who the next host of Independent Lens will be. Lots of names were bounced around. Flavor Flav? Unlikely. Edie Falco? It’s been done! So, sort through the list of clues below and see if you can figure this one out. And if you’re having trouble, relax, we’ll make the official announcement tomorrow. This Year’s…