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  1. Tips on Attending IFP with Senior Programming Manager Richard Saiz

    September 22, 2009

    After debuting with a program in the 1979 New York Film Festival, the nonprofit IFP has evolved into the nation's oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, and also the premier advocate for them. Richard Saiz, senior programming manager at the Independent Television Service (ITVS) offers tips for those who are attending the IFP market…

  2. At the Toronto International Film Festival: THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA

    September 17, 2009

    The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which kicked off last week, is considered one of the top festivals in the world. This year, two ITVS films are in competition. Read the article below from the TIFF blog, by Heidy Morales, about the ITVS film THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers and the audience’s…

  3. LINCS Film Funding: Q&A with Panelist

    September 15, 2009

    Linking Independents and Co-Producing Stations (LINCS) provides matching funds (up to $100,000) to partnerships between public television stations and independent producers. For the past two days, the LINCS panel––made up of peers in the independent film and television community––has been convening to recommend eight to ten projects for ITVS…

  4. Upcoming Community Cinema Screenings

    August 19, 2009

    Earlier this month, we announced the exciting line-up of Independent Lens films coming to Community Cinema. Be sure to check out this year's schedule of upcoming screenings. Join us in September for free screenings of D TOUR, which chronicles musician Pat Spurgeon's search for a living kidney donor and the challenges with finding a viable match. In over 50…

  5. At the Community Cinema Retreat with Sally Rosenthal of BETWEEN THE FOLDS

    August 11, 2009

    Community Cinema is the largest civic engagement program in broadcast television, featured in over 50 cities nationwide. Screenings are followed by lively panel discussions that bring together citizens, organizations and public television stations to encourage dialogue and action around important and timely social issues.None of it, however,…

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