September 22, 2016
The Homestretch Wins 2016 News and Doc Emmy Award
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We were pleased to learn that The Homestretch took home a News and Documentary Emmy® Award for Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting, in the News & Doc Emmy Awards ceremony held at New…...
August 15, 2016
Independent Lens Audience Award Survey!
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Vote now for your own personal favorite from the just-concluded 2015-2016 season of Independent Lens. The voting period will run through 5 pm PT Monday, August 29. There were 21…...
April 26, 2016
Independent Lens Wins 2016 Peabody Award for India’s Daughter
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Independent Lens is proud to announce that Leslee Udwin’s India’s Daughter, which premiered on the PBS series in November 2015, is the winner of a 2016 Peabody Award. The Peabody…...
April 08, 2016
Independent Lens Nominated for Webby Awards
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Three projects from Independent Lens have been recognized by the Webby Awards, the leading international awards for excellence on the Internet, which were called “the Internet’s highest honor” by The…...
March 16, 2016
Independent Lens Film “Tower” Wins 2016 SXSW Grand Jury Prize
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Austin was an extremely appropriate place to premiere the film Tower, which revisits the 1966 sniper shootings at the University of Texas at Austin, considered the first mass shooting on a…...
December 08, 2015
Independent Lens Wins Best Curated Series and Other Honors at 2015 IDA Awards
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Independent Lens scored at the 2015 IDA Awards, handed out this weekend in Los Angeles. The prestigious awards are selected by the International Documentary Association every year to honor the year's best…...
September 30, 2015
Independent Lens Wins Two News & Documentary Emmys
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[wnet-cove id="2365572355"] Last night, the News & Documentary Emmy® Awards ceremony was held at Geffen Hall in New York City, and we were excited to learn that two Independent Lens films came…...
July 17, 2015
The Great Invisible Nominated for 2015 Emmy Award
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We were excited to learn today that the Independent Lens film The Great Invisible, which aired on PBS in April, was just nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional…...
September 17, 2012
Have You Heard from Johannesburg wins Primetime Emmy Award
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Independent Lens Audience Award Winner Have You Heard From Johannesburg won the Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards last night! Have You Heard From Johannesburg is an…...