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In the News: The Latest on ITVS Programs
September 1, 2010Following Workers’ Trails of Tears in China "Lixin is not from the foreign-influenced cultural centers,” said Daniel Cross, president of EyesteelFilm company in Montreal, which produced Up the Yangtze and co-produced Last Train Home with the ITVS … Read more >>>Camp Victory Afghanistan Filmmaker Carol Dysinger talks about her new…
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Shop Talk: Q & A with Programming
August 31, 2010When is the International Call deadline for 2011?The International Call 2011 deadline is December 10, 2010. The application will go live on October 15, 2010 and all submissions must be in-office by Friday, December 10. In addition, we aim to have an interactive international message board up and running by October 1. What kinds of documentaries are you…
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Women's Empowerment Event Draws a Crowd in Seattle
August 27, 2010National Community Cinema Coordinator, Patrick Baroch, reports out on another successful Women’s Empowerment Screening, this one, from Seattle. Seattle's first ever Women Empowerment Film Event & Meetings (WE FEM) packed in men and women along a broad spectrum of ages, genders, and ethnicities. Seattle University hosted the event at Pigott…
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Advice for Filmmakers from Doc TV's Peter Hamilton
August 26, 2010Peter Hamilton is a former executive with CBS International, New York. He is the editor and publisher of DocumentaryTelevision.com, which analyzes deals and trends in the ever-changing business of factual television. Because we know many of you are independent filmmakers trying to navigate the complex world of distribution, we spoke with Peter…
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In the News: The Latest on ITVS Programs
August 17, 2010Film Series to Empower Women Independent Television Service, producers of Emmy-award winning documentaries for public television, has teamed up with the Chicago Foundation for Women, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Chicago Public Media to present the Women’s Empowerment Summer Film Series — a free series of screenings highlighting…