"POV" (a cinema term for "point of view") is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. POV premieres 14-16 of the best, boldest and most innovative programs every year on PBS. Since 1988, POV has presented over 400 films to public television audiences across the country. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.
Sundance Institute Selects 2020 Art of Editing Fellows
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 26, 2020
8 filmmakers have been chosen to participate in the Sundance Institute's inaugural Art of Editing Lab and Fellowship....
Black Public Media Convenes 2020 Black Media Story Summit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 16, 2020
As it continues to celebrate its 40th anniversary, Black Public Media (BPM) is convening Black creatives, public television executives, media networks, talent agents, distributors and funders for the second biannual National Black Media Story Summit (BMSS)....
Daniel Markovits Talks MERITOCRACY TRAP On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by A.A. Cristi - June 03, 2020
Daniel Markovitz, the author of The Meritocracy Trap: How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite, is Tom Needham's exclusive guest this Thursday on THE SOUNDS OF FILM. In addition, the show will feature interviews with filmmakers Susan Lacy a...
LOVE & STUFF to Get World Premiere at Hot Docs 2020!
by A.A. Cristi - May 05, 2020
Love & Stuff will have its world premiere at Hot Docs 2020!...
PBS Television Series POV Announces Historic 33rd Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 29, 2020
POV's 33rd season premieres on PBS this summer with stories of hope and shared humanity during these unprecedented times....
Shakespeare's Globe Announces Full Casting For ROMEO & JULIET
by A.A. Cristi - March 13, 2020
Shakespeare's Globe has announced full casting for Romeo & Juliet, directed by Ola Ince, designed by Jacob Hughes, which will open the 2020 Summer Season on Tuesday 14 April....
Pacific Opera Victoria Announces 2020-21 Season
by A.A. Cristi - March 03, 2020
Pacific Opera Victoria has announced the biggest, boldest season in its 40-year history, including main stage company premières of Wagner's Die Walküre and Britten's Death in Venice and a new production of Mozart's Don Giovanni. All performances take place at the Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton ...
Robert Galinsky's THE BENCH Will Screen in NYC
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 12, 2020
NYC activist artist Robert Galinsky returns from Los Angeles for a one night only screening of The Bench film and brings with him the energy of Skid Row Los Angeles. The film presents a unique mash up from 'the street to the stage' and shows life on the streets through five homeless characters whose...
NJPAC Presents Comedian Chris Distefano
by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2020
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Chris Distefano on Saturday, April, 18, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. ...
The Groundlings School Announces 5th Annual Open House
by A.A. Cristi - January 21, 2020
Back by popular demand, The Groundlings are proud to present their 5th Annual Open House - the perfect chance for potential new students to see firsthand what The Groundlings School is all about and enjoy a day of fun, food and community!...
Freeform Orders Jessica Biel-Led LAST SUMMER to Series
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 17, 2020
Freeform has ordered the drama 'Last Summer' to series, from Entertainment One (eOne) and executive producers Bert V. Royal ('Easy A,' 'Recovery Road'), with Iron Ocean Productions' Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple ('The Sinner,' 'Limetown'). The pilot is executive produced and directed by Max Winkl...
POV Acquires Oscar-Shortlisted ADVOCATE
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 08, 2020
As reported exclusively by Screen Daily yesterday, POV announced the acquisition of the U.S. broadcast rights for the critically-acclaimed and award-winning documentary feature Advocate from directors Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaiche....
Film Independent Presents Hollywood Chinese: Why Stop At The Doc? With Arthur Dong
by Stephi Wild - November 26, 2019
Film Independent is presenting Hollywood Chinese: Why Stop at the Doc? on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at Film Independent HQ, 5670 Wilshire Blvd., 9th Fl., Los Angeles, CA 90036.Tickets are free and the event is open to the general public. Click here to register for the event. Validated parking in the...
Freeform Announces Cast for LAST SUMMER
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 13, 2019
Freeform has announced the cast for “Last Summer,” its pilot from eOne and executive produced by Bert V. Royal (“Easy A,” “Recovery Road”), with Iron Ocean Productions' Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple (“The Sinner,” “Limetown”), and Max Winkler (“Jungleland,” “Flower”). ...
TERROR FILMS Acquires Rights to Found Footage Horror Film DOCUMENTING THE WITCH PATH
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 07, 2019
TERROR FILMS has acquired worldwide rights to Carl Sundstrom's terrifying found footage film, Documenting the Witch Path....
SWITCH By Stavroula Toska Heads to LA Femme International Film Festival
by Julie Musbach - October 02, 2019
A provocative new pilot for television is poised to dominate the competition at this year's LA Femme International Film Festival. Switch, written by and starring Stavroula Toska, and directed by Toska, Cady McClain, Laurie Weltz, and Katie Maguire, is based on the real-life experiences of Toska who ...
VIDEO: SHOWTIME Documentary Films Releases Trailer for THE KINGMAKER
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 01, 2019
Today, SHOWTIME Documentary Films announced that THE KINGMAKER, the new film from Emmy® winning director Lauren Greenfield (The Queen of Versailles), will open in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, November 8. SHOWTIME is teaming up with Greenwich Entertainment, which released last ...
THE SILENCE OF OTHERS Documentary to Make National Broadcast Debut on PBS
by Abigail Charpentier - September 26, 2019
Filmed over six years, The Silence of Others reveals the epic struggle of victims of Spain's 40-year dictatorship under General Franco, as they organize a groundbreaking international lawsuit and fight a “pact of forgetting” around the crimes they suffered. A cautionary tale about fascism and ...
Freeform Orders LAST SUMMER Pilot from eOne
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 25, 2019
Freeform has picked up the one-hour drama 'Last Summer' to pilot, it was announced today by Lauren Corrao, executive vice president, Original Programming and Development....
Coming of Age in the Shadow of a Decade-long Mud Tsunami in GRIT Premiering This Monday, Sept. 9 on PBS Television Series
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 03, 2019
When she was six years old, Dian heard a deep rumble and turned to see a tsunami of mud barreling towards her village. She remembers her mother scooping her up to save her from the boiling mud. Her neighbors ran for their lives. Sixteen villages, including Dian's, were wiped away....
VIDEO: POV on PBS to Premiere GRIT Documentary on September 9
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 03, 2019
When Dian was six years old, she heard a deep rumble and turned to see a tsunami of mud barreling towards her village. She remembers her mother scooping her up to save her from the boiling mud. Her neighbors ran for their lives. Sixteen villages, including Dian's, were wiped away....
PBS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Special Programs
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 22, 2019
To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month, PBS will offer a range of new programming celebrating Latinx heritage and culture this September and October, culminating in the broadcast of the 32nd ANNUAL HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARDS....
THE RADICAL FILM FAIR Comes To Brooklyn September 15
by A.A. Cristi - August 20, 2019
The Radical Film Fair, a new, free film fair organized by Kickstarter and The Eyeslicer, will come to Kickstarter's Brooklyn headquarters on Sunday, September 15 from 1-5PM. ...
E! NEWS to Move to New York, Become a Morning Show
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 06, 2019
E! unveiled today its expanded entertainment news programming slate that will include multiple new hours of original weekday content, debuting in 2020. With current franchises plus new formats, E!'s weekday schedule will include eight original entertainment news and commentary series....
BWW Review: ACQUANETTA at Fisher Center At Bard. Director Daniel Fish (OKLAHOMA!) Startles Again
by Dan Dwyer - July 18, 2019
'I know you want everything to be clear and simple' is the last chorus of the fabulous chamber opera, 'Acquanetta', about the voluptuous, B-movie actress who had a sunstorm of celebrity in the 1940s. Indeed, the narrative structure 'Acquanetta' is rather uncomplicated based on a single scene in the ...
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