The Illinois Humanities Council, with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, is sponsoring a nationwide challenge called Looking@Democracy. The Looking@Democracy challenge is offering a total of $100,000 in prize money for short, provocative media submissions designed to spark a national conversation about…

Reportero follows a veteran reporter and his colleagues at Zeta, a Tijuana-based muckraking weekly, as they stubbornly ply their trade in what has become one of the deadliest places in the world to be a journalist. In Mexico, more than 40…

Deadline: Friday, December 14, 2012 Download Application | See FAQs Applications are now being accepted for the 2013 CPB/PBS Producers Workshop at WGBH. The CPB/PBS Producers Academy is open to both public broadcasting station staff producers and to independent producers who are…

In commemoration of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, join director Kimberly Bautista, actress Kate Del Castillo and members of the Los Angeles Police Department and Central American Consulates of Los Angeles for a screening of JUSTICE FOR MY SISTER and a discussion on the obstacles…

Join PBS SoCaL and the Long Beach Cinematheque for a free screening of Tales of Masked Men on Tuesday, November 13th at 7:30 PM, at Downtown Long Beach’s newest space for cinematic and multimedia art exhibition, the Bungalow Screening Room at 727 Pine Ave(map). Directed…

In his film Race 2012, a Conversation About Race and Politics in America, Phillip Rodriguez uses the current presidential election as a lens through which to explore America’s rapidly changing racial landscape. Race 2012, a PBS Election 2012 special, is a provocative conversation…

Join the LPB team in showing your support for independent film on PBS and join the “Stand With Me” photo campaign. Last year, because of your support, independent filmmakers were returned to a prominent place on the national PBS schedule…

Tune in tonight to the conclusion of Voces on PBS with the award-wining film directed and produced by Laura Brownson & Beth Levison, Lemon. Lemon Anderson held a Tony Award in his hands for his work in Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam…

 “RACE 2012” Debuts October 16 as Part of PBS Election Coverage  Tuesday October 16, 2012 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET on PBS   – Special Examines America’s Racial Landscape and Its Ongoing Political Impact –   RACE 2012, a PBS Election 2012…