April 23, 2015
Brakeless Wins Peabody Award
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The Independent Lens film Brakeless, which aired this season, was just given the great honor of winning a Peabody Award, which recognizes distinguished and meritorious public service by American radio and television stations,…...
December 06, 2014
And the winner of IDA Award for Best Curated Series goes to…
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At Friday night’s 30th annual IDA Documentary Awards, given out every year by the International Documentary Association to recognize and honor outstanding documentary films and filmmakers, Independent Lens was given…...
October 29, 2014
Independent Lens Nabs IDA Award Nom; Evolution of a Criminal Filmmaker Wins IDA’s Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award
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Congratulations to all the outstanding films nominated for this year's International Documentary Association Awards, and for the five documentary television series nominated for Best Curated Series, let's all give ourselves…...
October 01, 2014
Independent Lens Wins 3 News & Documentary Emmy Awards
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Cover your ears, it’s horn tooting time here! Last night at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards ceremony, Independent Lens films won three Emmy Awards, for Editing; Investigative Journalism, Long-Form; and Best…...
June 30, 2014
The Winner of 2013-2014 Independent Lens Audience Award Is…
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The votes are in and Independent Lens viewers have spoken! Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey is the winner of the Independent Lens 2013-2014 Audience Award. Congratulations to filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz and…...
June 16, 2014
Vote for the 2013-2014 Independent Lens Audience Award!
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Now that the Independent Lens 2013-2014 season is officially concluded, voting for the Audience Award is heating up. If you haven't already, rate and vote for your favorite films from…...
April 02, 2014
Independent Lens Wins 3 Peabody Awards
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The 73rd annual Peabody Awards — which recognizes distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations, and individuals — were just announced, and three Independent Lens films were among…...
March 12, 2014
The Great Invisible Wins Grand Jury Prize at SXSW
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Margaret Brown's new documentary The Great Invisible won the Grand Jury Prize at the SXSW festival, the top honors for nonfiction film at the prestigious Austin, Texas film festival. The…...
February 20, 2014
The Best of the Best Documentaries of 2013 Lists List
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[caption id="attachment_5364" align="alignnone" width="600"] 20 Feet From Stardom[/caption] It was a good year for documentaries. Maybe we say that every year, but 2013 felt particularly strong. How can anyone keep…...
January 06, 2014
At Berkeley Shares National Society of Film Critics Best Non-Fic Honor
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At Berkeley, which will be broadcast on Independent Lens on January 13, was just named co-recipient of Best Non-Fiction Film of 2013 by the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC), sharing the…...
October 29, 2013
Independent Lens Nominated for IDA Awards
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We're pleased to learn that the International Documentary Association, which is one of the most respected organizations devoted to promoting and assisting the documentary film community, has nominated Independent Lens…...
October 24, 2013
Gotham Awards: Independent Lens Films Nominated for Best Doc and for Audience Award
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Three Independent Lens films, Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey, Blood Brother (which will air on PBS in January), and The New Black (airing next June), are all up for IFP Gotham…...