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Want to See Into the Future of Media and Technology? Now, There’s an App for That.
October 12, 2012As a part of the ITVS FUTURESTATES series, today we’re happy to announce the release of The Vision Machine Interactive Digital Comic. This interactive digital comic for iPad 2 and 3 is being unveiled today at New York ComicCon, and is now available for free download in the App Store. The app is based on the popular comic by filmmaker and comic book writer, Greg…
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The ITVS Indie Roundup
October 12, 2012A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. And you thought the logistics of your documentary were complicated. To produce The Iran Job, Till Schauder had to stuff the footage of his documentary in his underwear while traveling to duck the U.S. embargo against Iran. The movie, about American basketballers playing in Iran,…
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Family Portrait in Black and White, Sunday on Global Voices
October 12, 2012This week, Global Voices brings you Family Portrait in Black and White by filmmaker Julia Ivanova. The documentary airs Sunday, October 14 on the WORLD Channel. Olga Nenya, from a small Ukrainian town, is raising 16 black orphans in a country of Slavic blue-eyed blondes. The reality of growing up as a bi-racial child in Eastern Europe — a rare and truly…
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Celebrate the First International Day of the Girl With Women and Girls Lead
October 11, 2012Mothers have a day. Fathers have a day. Earth has its day. Even television has a special day recognized by the UN. But never have we set aside a day of observance to honor girls. Until today. October 11th marks the first ever International Day of the Girl. The UN declared the day of observance in 2011 after girls lobbied to be included among the more than 100 days…
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Independent Lens Submission Deadline
October 10, 2012Independent Lens is currently seeking submissions of completed or near completed programs for broadcast during the October 2013 - June 2014 season.Independent Lens is a film festival in your living room. Since 2003, Independent Lens has presented more than 300 films to public television audiences. The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series is…