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Applying for the Peabody Awards: What You Need to Know
November 6, 2015Every year, the Peabody Awards recognize those who excel in radio, television broadcasting, and online media in America. The judges review over a thousand documentary entries and only a select few are awarded the prestigious gold medallion. With such stiff competition, what makes a film stand out? Earlier this week we hosted a webinar featuring Dr. Nate…
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Scores a duPont Award
December 19, 2012Fourteen winners of the Alfred I. duPont- Columbia Awards were announced Wednesday morning by Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, by filmmaker Alison Klayman, will premiere on Independent Lens in February 2013. The documentary is an intimate and compelling portrayal of an extraordinary artist on the cusp of…
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Women, War & Peace Earns TV Academy Honors
March 16, 2012PBS's Women, War & Peace will be among seven programs to receive Television Academy Honors nods at the May 2 ceremony in Los Angeles. Recognized for personifying "Television with a Conscience," the five-part PBS mini-series, is a global media initiative on the roles of women in peace and conflict. The film premiered last year as part of public…
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ITVS Films Clean Up at Sundance
January 29, 2012All six ITVS films in competition at Sundance picked up awards on Saturday, marking an unprecedented accomplishment for the organization and the filmmakers.WINNER OF THE GRAND JURY PRIZE IN U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITIONThe House I Live In by Eugene Jarecki The film weaves together director Eugene Director's personal narrative with America's war on…
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Hell and Back Again Picks Up Dupont Award
December 21, 2011Fourteen winners of the Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Awards were announced on Wednesday in New York. Hell and Back Again, by filmmaker Danfung Dennis, will premiere on Independent Lens in May 2012. The documentary follows one soldier’s experience fighting the war in Afghanistan and recovering from a serious injury back in the U.S.In his…
