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1. The ITVS Indie Roundup

   August 24, 2012

   A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval.Did you know that, to make an animated character look realistic, Disney animators coined the principle of “follow through,” when a character’s hair bounces back after they’ve come to a stop? Learn more about the fascinating history of animation through this week’s PBS Off Book:…

2. The ITVS Indie Roundup

   July 6, 2012

   A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Want to know how to make money? No, I mean, really, like how money is minted? This fascinating 1920 silent documentary shows how gold is melted into coins. Enough about dusty old documentaries. This upcoming film about the Tropicalia music movement in Brazil promises to leave you…

3. The ITVS Indies Roundup

   June 22, 2012

   A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Who said there’s no money in documentary filmmaking? You could score $100,000 for producing a three-minute nonfiction film about invention or innovation in the Focus Forward Filmmaker Challenge. The deadline for submissions is August 23. While we’re on the subject of money,…

4. The ITVS Indies Roundup

   May 11, 2012

   A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Get your creativity on! Longshot Radio and Radiolab talked about creativity, revision, and failure at the 99% Conference in New York City last week. For your listening pleasure, they compiled their editors’ picks of podcasts from the event. Behold the TV of the future: using an…

5. ITVS in the News

   May 31, 2011

   A sampling of coverage from The New York Times, indieWIRE, NPR and more… New York Times: A TV Project Planned on Female Leadership The Independent Television Service and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting are teaming up for a three-year, 50-film project called “Women and Girls Lead,” which will put a documentary spotlight on leadership roles of…