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  1. Take a Stand With Independents

    October 8, 2012

    Calling all filmmakers and media makers! Show your support for independent film on PBS and join the "Stand With Me" photo campaign.Last year, because of your support, independent filmmakers were returned to a prominent place on the national PBS schedule — Monday night at 10p.  The move to Monday Nights on PBS is a huge win for the entire independent film…

  2. The ITVS Indies Roundup

    October 5, 2012

    A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Has the line between highbrow and lowbrow vanished? When we have film festivals for cat videos, you have to wonder. A.O. Scott and David Carr chew over this question (literally, as Carr snacks on Cheez-Its and Diet Coke) in a casual video filmed in the New York Times newsroom. Here’s…

  3. The Boy Mir - Ten Years in Afghanistan, Sunday on Global Voices

    October 5, 2012

    ITVS’s Annisa Kau caught up with The Boy Mir - Ten Years in Afghanistan director Phil Grabsky to discuss the documentary. The Boy Mir airs as part of the Global Voices series on the World Channel on Sunday, October 7, 2012. Can you tell us about your background, what led you to Afghanistan, and how you met Mir? I have been making documentary films for over 28…

  4. Three ITVS Programs Receive News and Doc Emmy Awards

    October 2, 2012

    Last Train Home, Where Soldiers Come From, and The Woodmans were among the ITVS programs to receive News and Doc Emmys on Monday.Congratulations to all the filmmakers! Independent LensThe Woodmans by filmmaker C. Scott WillisOutstanding Arts & Culture Programming ITVS Last Train Home by filmmaker Lixin FanBest DocumentaryOutstanding…

  5. Chahinaz: What Rights for Women?, Sunday on Global Voices

    September 28, 2012

    Chahinaz: What Rights for Women? by Samia Chala airs Sunday, Septembr 30 on Global Voices on the WORLD Channel. Chahinaz, a 20-year-old student in Algeria, has mixed feelings about the Western world and its values, but she admires the freedom of Western women. Through her curiosity and voyage of self-discovery, Chahinaz begins to wonder what life is like…

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