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P.O.V. Staff Appearances at Upcoming Festivals and Events

Apr 18 2007

P.O.V. staffers Cynthia López, Chris White and Yance Ford and will be at the Tribeca Film Festival and Hot Docs later this month. Cynthia López will be participating in a panel at the New York Women in Film and Television in New York City next week.


 
NEW YORK WOMEN IN FILM AND TELEVISION
Panel
What Networks Want: Documentary Programming
Wednesday April 25 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm
HBO Theater 1100 Avenue of the Americas @ 42nd Street in New York City
Free for NYWIFT members and students, $10 for non-members, Photo ID is required

Non-fiction, reality, non-scripted, infotainment — with the proliferation of cable channels and their tremendous need for programming, is there a hybrid form of documentaries emerging?

In the last of our four-part series, senior executives will examine new trends on the horizon. What goes into the making of a hit documentary or series today, and what are executives currently looking for when considering new shows?

Panelists
Nancy Abraham, VP of Documentary Programming for HBO
Liz Brach, Director of Development for Discovery Channel
Laura Fleury, Senior Director of Non-Fiction and Alternative Programming at A&E
Cynthia López, VP, American Documentary/P.O.V.
Laura Michalchyshyn, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Programming and Creative Affairs, Sundance Channel
Moderator: Rosemary Sykes, supervised numerous documentary programs and non-fiction series while at Lifetime Television

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PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
April 19-26 in Palm Beach, CA
pbifilmfest.org

Screenings
"Prison Town USA" (P.O.V. 2007)
Sat March 10 at 1:30pm at the Austin Convention center
Tues March 13 at 1:30pm at Alamo Lamar 1
Friday March 16 at 1:30pm at Alamo Lamar 1

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HOT DOCS
April 19-29 in Toronto, Canada
hotdocs.ca

P.O.V.'s Chris White will serve as a delegate at the Toronto Documentary Forum.

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TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
April 25 to May 6 in New York City, NY
tribecafilmfestival.org

P.O.V. staffers Cynthia López and Yance Fordwill participage in Tribeca All Access.

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