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1. The ITVS Indie Roundup

   March 8, 2013

   A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. These 22 storytelling tips by Emma Coates, Pixar’s former story artist, are as uplifting and imaginative as Pixar’s films, and the guidelines are useful for non-fiction and fiction storytellers alike. If you’re hungry for more storytelling tips, check out this Kickstarter…

2. The ITVS Indie Roundup

   March 1, 2013

   A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Priceless advice on interactive documentary filmmaking comes from an unlikely source: The Guardian’s Global Development Professionals Network. Emma Wigley, director of the interactive documentary Big River Rising, says to take a holistic approach: “Big River Rising is…

3. The ITVS Indie Roundup

   February 22, 2013

   A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. The real reason we watch the Oscars: the surprising gaffes. Here are the best and worst moments of the Academy Awards ceremonies since 2008. First-time documentary filmmakers, apply by March 8! You can get mentorship when you sorely need it through IFP’s Independent Filmmaker…

4. Kungfu Celebrates Black History

   January 31, 2013

   Airing on public television throughout February, The Black Kungfu Experience traces the unexpected rise of black kungfu in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s, and culminates with the positive impact kungfu continues to have in African American communities across the country today.   At the heart of The Black Kungfu Experience lies the incredible…

5. The ITVS Indie Roundup

   January 21, 2013

   A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. More documentary films are being made now than ever. To make sense of their impact, social scientists are using Big Data to measure cultural shifts within social media. People of all professions go through quarter-life crises, but young filmmakers have a specific set of…