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1. The ITVS Indies Roundup

   June 22, 2012

   A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Who said there’s no money in documentary filmmaking? You could score $100,000 for producing a three-minute nonfiction film about invention or innovation in the Focus Forward Filmmaker Challenge. The deadline for submissions is August 23. While we’re on the subject of money,…

2. The ITVS Indies Roundup

   June 15, 2012

   A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. This trailer for a suspenseful thriller proves that fine-tuned video editing and the right music can transform raw footage into any mood. The source material for this nail-biter is Dumb & Dumber. If you’re worried about losing TV viewers to online streaming, you can breathe a…

3. The ITVS Indies Roundup

   June 8, 2012

   A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Happy Friday! The Vimeo Festival Award winners have been announced today, including thought-provoking animations and an intimate documentary about a newspaper delivery boy in India. And guess what? You can watch them in their entirety at Short of the Week. Some telling news for…

4. The ITVS Indies Roundup

   June 1, 2012

   A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Want a work-related excuse to visit the Big Apple? Our friends at POV are hosting a hackathon for storytellers and developers on the weekend of August 11-12 in NYC. The call for participants opened this week, and the deadline is June 29. Thankfully, the filmmaker applications…

5. The ITVS Indies Roundup

   May 25, 2012

   A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. If you want to turn a stale movie launch around, save your documentary for last. Filmmaker Liz Nord explains why she released some of her most precious interviews and multimedia experiences months before her film premiered. You might know John Baldessari as the world-class…