Juarez Photo Project from Quiet Pictures on Vimeo. Quiet Pictures presents a powerful new documentary short on the Reportero Project Blog about memory and photography in the besieged border city of Juárez. In this piece, Guillermo Cervantes an activist and researcher discusses his project “Ciudad Juárez, a photographic…

Now in its 18th year, the Los Angeles Film Festival, presented by Film Independent, showcases the best of American and international cinema. The 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival returns to L.A. LIVE June 14-24, 2012 with red carpet premieres, conversations, live music,…

  Women Make Movies (WMM), the nation’s largest distributor of films by women and about women, announces that WMM filmmaker Lourdes Portillo will have a retrospective of her films and videos at The Museum of Modern Art from June 22 – 30. The event…

Each year dozens of men suit up in the uniforms of Texian rebels and Mexican soldados, pitch tents and recreate the Tejas of 175 years ago in the name of remembering and celebrating the legendary uprising against Mexico. Produced by Michelle García, AGAINST MEXICO:…

In a part of America that rarely makes headlines, there is a small town with a group of teenagers who will captivate your ears and warm your heart. Produced by Ilana Trachtman and Kim Connell, MARIACHI HIGH spends a year in the life…

PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE Broadcast Premiere: Starting May 17, 2012 (PBS) Watch the Trailer!   Beginning May 17, 2012 PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE will air on Independent Lens on PBS. Please check your local listings or visit the ITVS website to find out when the film will air in your community.  PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE…

Deadline: Monday, June 4, 2012 5 PM  All applications must be submitted online HERE Click for GUIDELINES, APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS and FAQ’S The Public Media Content Fund is an open invitation to independent producers to submit proposals for a program, limited series or short web-based digital video…

ITVS-Funded Programs Enhance American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen, a Public Media Initiative to Address the National Dropout Crisis   –Acclaimed filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz to produce, direct–   Nationwide, Latino students face an increased risk of dropping out of school. Forty-one…

On behalf of filmmaker Phillip Rodriguez, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) filed legal action against Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca who has refused access to the files on the 40 year old case of Journalist Ruben Salazar. Salazar,…