Programs/Content
‘POV’ showcases independent film screenings in local communities
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Georgia Public Broadcasting and Prairie Public Broadcasting in North Dakota will participate in the initiative.
People
Erika Dilday will lead AmDoc/‘POV’
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Dilday will succeed Justine Nagan as executive director for American Documentary.
Quick Takes
AmDoc announces first fund to assist filmmakers with emergencies
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“It seemed time for filmmakers to have a safety net,” said Executive Director Justine Nagan.
"Made Possible By..." Podcast
‘Made Possible By…’ #17: ‘POV’ founder Marc Weiss
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Weiss discusses a career elevating the voices of “the poets and the prophets and the pamphleteers of our era.”
Programs/Content
POV documentary examines militarization of policing
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Filmmakers found that local police departments are deploying military equipment in raids for nonviolent, low-level drug offenses.
Programs/Content
Watch our screening and panel discussion of Marlon Riggs’ ‘Tongues Untied’
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The latest installment in our “Get With the Program” series focuses on a groundbreaking 1991 film.
Quick Takes
‘POV’ to air Bill Nye documentary after theatrical release from PBS
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Filmmakers David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg said they “grew up as middle schoolers watching Bill Nye on PBS.”
Awards
Peabody Awards go to pubmedia documentary filmmakers
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Public media accounted for five of the 12 winners in the category.
Awards
ICIJ, NPR, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting win IRE honors, and other awards
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Other award winners include independent producer Jenni Monet, Reveal’s Will Evans and WFAE’s Lisa Worf.
Programs/Content
‘POV’ contributions to Snapchat mark debut of documentaries on app
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The short films will be available for just 24 hours.
Awards
With seven wins for ‘Frontline,’ PBS tops TV networks in News & Documentary Emmys
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“My Brother’s Bomber” and “ISIS in Afghanistan” both received two statuettes.
Programs/Content
U.S. public media steps up at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
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The festival has become increasingly important for U.S.–based public media.
Quick Takes
Field of Vision launches as new online home for documentary films
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Field of Vision plans to commission as many as 50 short nonfiction documentaries per year on its website, which launched Tuesday.
Documentaries on PBS
Makers, subjects of PBS’s indie docs bring diversity to public TV, study finds
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The study’s authors argued that films such as God Loves Uganda are central to public TV’s mission.
People
Kartemquin’s Justine Nagan to lead PBS’s ‘POV’
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Nagan succeeds Simon Kilmurry, who left July 6 to head the International Documentary Association.
Programs/Content
PBS appeals to indie filmmakers with bigger marketing budget, multiplatform strategy
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An arts festival will promote a documentary about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, among other films.
Documentaries
At Hot Docs, filmmakers make pitches and face brutal feedback
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At the Circus Maximus of the nonfiction film world, a nod from a commissioning editor can mean financial life or death.
Programs/Content
WNET keeps indie docs on Monday nights, while PBS plans to boost promotion
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PBS will also reach out directly to public TV stations that don’t air independent film showcases at feed time.
Quick Takes
Weekly roundup: Norman Lear vs. PBS, funding strategies and more
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Plus a video to give you vertigo.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #13: WNET stands by documentary rescheduling; why public media unions are spreading
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WNET and PBS officials recently concluded a “listening tour” to hear the concerns of documentarians. Did it change their outlook?