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July 13, 2012

Independent Lens Snags Five Emmy Nominations!

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We arrived in the office this morning to fantastic news! Four Independent Lens films have been nominated for a total of five Emmy Awards! We are thrilled that these remarkable…...

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June 21, 2012

Cyntoia’s Story Finalist for Casey Medal in Journalism for Families and Children

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We're excited to learn that last season's film Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story by Dan Birman has been named a finalist for the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism from the…...

April 05, 2012

Bhutto Wins a Peabody Award; Public TV Scores Multiple Awards

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Our heartiest congratulations go out to Mark Seigel and Duane Baughman on winning an esteemed Peabody Award for last season's Independent Lens documentary Bhutto. SO richly deserved! Other worthy winners…...

March 01, 2012

Independent Lens Goes to the 84th Academy Awards

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We're lucky enough to be able to share these gorgeous photos from Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony, thanks to Danfung Dennis — who was nominated for Best Documentary Feature for…...

February 28, 2012

Late Night Oscar Diaries

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Independent Lens Series Producer Lois Vossen attended Sunday night’s Academy Awards in Los Angeles. She was there to support two nominated films for Best Documentary feature: Independent Lens's Hell and…...

February 25, 2012

Two Independent Lens Docs Nominated for Independent Spirit Awards

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More awards season news for the Independent Lens family. The Film Independent Spirit Awards are also this weekend, and Independent Lens has two nominated films: Hell and Back Again is…...

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February 25, 2012

UK Prime Minister Hopes for a Hell and Back Again Oscar Win

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Prime Minister David Cameron sent this note to Mike Lerner, producer of Hell and Back Again, yesterday. The very British Roast Beef Productions are the clever lads behind Danfung Dennis's…...

October 08, 2011

Catch These Documentaries About Two New Nobel Laureates!

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Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee of Liberia (along with Tawakkul Karman of Yemen) were announced as winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize today. As you likely know, Independent Lens is a proud…...

July 01, 2011

The 2011 Independent Lens Audience Award Winner is … Two Spirits!

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At film festivals, the award that often matters most to filmmakers and their subjects alike is the Audience Award. They know they've struck a chord when the audience applauds their…...

February 09, 2011

Live Chat with Best Doc Oscar Nominee Lucy Walker

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Filmmaker Lucy Walker joined us for a live chat on Wednesday, February 9 to talk about her film Waste Land. The documentary, which airs April 19 on Independent Lens has…...

December 07, 2010

Five Independent Lens Films Win IDA Awards

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Wow, what a weekend. The International Documentary Awards bestowed high honors on several films that will make their broadcast premiere on Independent Lens in coming months. We want to extend…...

October 28, 2010

Three Independent Lens Films Nominated for IDA Awards

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The International Documentary Association has given Independent Lens not one, not two, but three big compliments today, announcing that a trifecta of this season's films have been nominated for prestigious…...