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,…

PBS SERIES “LATINO AMERICANS” WILL CHRONICLE THE LATINO EXPERIENCE IN THE U. S. OVER THE LAST 200 YEARS PBS Partners with Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) to Present the Landmark Project with Funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS…

The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) will be hosting a free screening of the LPB funded film UNFINISHED SPACES onSunday, May 20, 2012 at 1:00 pm. The film screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-director Alysa Nahmias and MOLAA’s President and…

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) will be hosting a special screening of the LPB funded film PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE. The screening will take place Friday, April 27th at 7:30 pm at the American Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA. There will be a discussion following the…

South Carolina ETV has been awarded a contract by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to provide a limited number of INPUT 2012 Producer Fellowships.  The travel grants will assist qualified applicants with airfare, registration and lodging to attend INPUT on May 7 – 12 in Sydney, Australia. The deadline for…