People
Sally Jo Fifer to leave ITVS
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Fifer has led the San Francisco–based organization since 2001.
Programs/Content
NEH pandemic relief grants boost indie filmmakers
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ITVS, Firelight Media, the Sundance Institute and Appalshop Inc. received $5.5 million for filmmaking initiatives and other projects.
Programs/Content
‘Independent Lens’ partners with PBS for documentaries on civics, justice system
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The marquee program for the initiative is “Philly D.A.,” an eight-part series about Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and his staff’s plan to address community issues.
Programs/Content
Intimate ‘Independent Lens’ film documents problems with rural health care
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“The Providers” examines the challenges of delivering care to patients in northern New Mexico.
Programs/Content
A sneak peek at Native American series and specials airing this fall and beyond
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Historical documentaries, a rock ‘n’ roll film and series exploring cultural traditions are cued up for public TV premieres.
Programs/Content
ITVS backs Texas ‘taco journalists’ for digital series pilot
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The pilot episode is set to begin filming in El Paso later this summer.
System/Policy
Maryland congressman aims to defund NPR, ITVS
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“We could put an end to funding permanently through statute,” says Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.). “And it’s probably time to do that.”
Featured in Category
Documentaries, town hall expand PBS’s look at guns in America
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PBS continues to defy bullets with words, resuming a conversation that its programmers hope will gradually bring opposing sides of the gun debate closer together.
Quick Takes
MacArthur doc grants include public media projects
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The 19 grants totaling almost $2.5 million were selected from nearly 500 proposals.
Programs/Content
Series of TED Talks in New York will air on PBS next year
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Animation and other films will also be part of the event and broadcast.
Television programs
Listening tour about documentaries on PBS brings debate to WNET’s hometown
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Any benefits from the town-hall-style “listening tour” that stopped here Monday courtesy of PBS and several other public media organizations were strictly therapeutic.
Television programs
WNET’s move to bolster viewing starts row over public TV’s mission
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A dustup between independent filmmakers and the New York City station has co-opted a national “listening tour.”
Television programs
Filmmakers push for common carriage at first stop in public TV ‘listening tour’
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The discussion was friendly, but emotions ran high as filmmakers and public TV executives examined their often stormy relationship.
Programs/Content
Storify: PBS, indie filmmakers hold first “listening tour” event in San Francisco
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Tweets from the Jan. 17 meeting at the San Francisco Public Library.
Television programs
New York’s WNET delays plans to move documentary showcases out of primetime
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New York’s WNET is reversing its decision — at least temporarily — to shift independent documentaries from primetime on its main channel to the secondary WLIW on Long Island, which reaches a far smaller audience.
Television programs
New York’s WNET to pull documentary showcases from Monday nights on main channel
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The station later delayed its plans.
Programs/Content
Subject of ITVS’s Invisible War thanks pubTV programmers
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Kori Cioca said the film’s distributor gave her emotional support after she was raped while serving in the U.S. Coast Guard.
Quick Takes
Tuesday roundup: Dingell to retire, PBS vs. NPR in March Madness, #SheDocs returns
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• U.S. Rep. John Dingell, who helped sign the 1967 Public Broadcasting Act into law and remained a staunch supporter of pubcasting, is retiring after a record 58 years in Congress. “I find serving in the House to be obnoxious,” the 88-year-old Michigan Democrat said at a Monday luncheon. “It’s become very hard because of the acrimony and bitterness, both in Congress and in the streets.”
• March Madness is approaching quickly, but this bracket competition has nothing to do with basketball. WHYY in Philadelphia is sponsoring PBS vs. NPR: Public Media Madness, which encourages pubmedia fans to vote for their favorite TV and radio personalities.
Quick Takes
Documentary Free Angela premieres in theaters April 5
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Free Angela and All Political Prisoners, a documentary developed with pubcasting support, will have its theatrical release April 5, presented by BET Networks. The 2012 film marks the 40th anniversary of social activist Angela Davis’s acquittal on charges of murder, kidnapping and conspiracy in connection with a botched kidnapping attempt. Film funders included Independent Television Service, BET and CPB. Director Shola Lynch previously worked as a visual researcher and associate producer for Ken Burns and Florentine Films before her 2004 debut documentary, Chisolm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed. Free Angela is distributed by Codeblack Films, a division of Lionsgate, and will open in select AMC theatres in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Oakland, Philadelphia and Atlanta.
Public Media Policybase
Bylaws of Independent Television Service Inc.
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Following up on 1988 legislation that they had lobbied for, independent producers and their advocates incorporated ITVS in 1969 [see Articles of Incorporation] and it began operations in 1991. ARTICLE I
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1. Function and Definitions. The affairs of the corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors. The use of the word “director” or “directors” herein refers to a member or members of the Board of Directors, and the use of the phrase “full Board” herein refers to the total number of directors which the corporation would have if there were no vacancies on the Board of Directors.