NCME’s Charles Meyer on Diverse Voices
Charles Meyer, Executive Director of the National Center for Media Engagement (NCME), believes independent producers have a “special opportunity to broaden the conversation and widen the array of...
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Now on Indies Showcase: A Panther in Africa
The documentary by filmmaker Aaron Matthews is streaming free until Sunday, September 4 as part of ITVS’s Indies Showcase. Pete O’Neal founded the Kansas City chapter of the Black Panthers before...
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Now on Indies Showcase: Lost Boys of Sudan
Emmy Award-nominated documentary from Jon Shenk and Megan Mylan follows two young refugees of Sudan’s civil war through their first year in America. Lost Boys of Sudan streams free until Sept. 7th on...
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Murdoch Meltdown Solidifies the Value of Public Media
By Sally Jo Fifer ITVS President & CEO Sally Jo Fifer calls on public media leaders to put “new technology to work for a public interest free from the gravity of profit.” Sally Jo Fifer, President...
View ArticleRevisiting The Oath and Gitmo, 10 Years After 9/11
In recognition of the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, ITVS and PBS NewsHour will be hosting a live chat with The Oath filmmaker Laura Poitras and others. The Oath, which is streaming free on ITVS Indies...
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ITVS’s Showcase Serves up Anatomy of a Springroll
The documentary by filmmakers Paul Kwan and Arnold Iger will stream free from September 14 – 16 on ITVS’s Indies Showcase. Anatomy of a Springroll is an award-winning documentary that follows one man’s...
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This Weekend on Indies Showcase, Revisit Two Towns of Jasper
Veteran ITVS filmmaker Marco Williams has a history of creating films that examine race relations between white and black Americans. Williams provided BTB with some background to his and Whitney Dow’s...
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Vote Early and Often for ITVS’s Indies Showcase Audience Award
The ITVS Indies Showcase is coming to a close on September 23, after streaming 20 of the organization’s groundbreaking documentaries free online. To bring closure to the festival, viewers are...
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ITVS Indies Showcase Comes to a Close with Most Dangerous Man
Judy Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith’s Emmy-nominated documentary The Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg And The Pentagon Papers will be the 20th and final film to stream for free as part of...
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ITVS Indies Showcase Audience Award Winner – A Panther in Africa
Your votes have been counted and the ITVS Indies Showcase Audience Award goes to A Panther in Africa! To bring closure to the inaugural ITVS Indies Showcase festival which just wrapped up, viewers...
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