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American Documentary | P.O.V. Celebrates 20 Years

Feb 26 2007 - P.O.V. celebrates its 20th anniversary with a limited-edition DVD collection to be released on February 27, 2007, a new slate of PBS films beginning Tuesday, June 19, and a host of events throughout the year in partnership with leading arts organizations. | »

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P.O.V.'s My Country, My Country Nominated for 2007 Oscar® in Best Documentary Feature Category

Feb 5 2007 - P.O.V.'s My Country, My Country by Laura Poitras has received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Documentary Feature. | »

P.O.V. Announces 2007 Schedule

Mar 13 2007 - P.O.V. celebrates its 20th anniversary with a new slate of films on PBS beginning Tuesday, June 19, 2007, and a limited-edition DVD collection. Two hundred fifty films and countless awards later, P.O.V. has become the nation's longest-running television showcase for independent documentary storytelling. | »

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P.O.V. at the Celebration of Teaching and Learning

Mar 9 2007 - On March 24, 2007, P.O.V./AmDoc will present an "In the Classroom" session at the second annual Celebration of Teaching and Learning at Pier 94 in New York City. Dubbed by many as the "World's Fair for Educators," the Celebration is presented by Thirteen/WNET and WLIW21, the public television stations of the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut tri-state area. | »

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P.O.V. Film Screenings & Staff Appearances at Upcoming Events

Mar 2 2007 - Several P.O.V. films, including "The Camden 28" (pictured left), will be screening at film festivals around the country this month. P.O.V. staffers Simon Kilmurry, Cynthia López and Anne del Castillo will be participating in panels taking place at the South by Southwest Film Festival, the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, the Miami International Film Festival and the National Association of Independent Latino Producers conference. | »

P.O.V. Nominated for 2007 Webby Award

Apr 19 2007 - The PBS documentary series P.O.V. — www.pbs.org/pov — has been nominated for a Webby Award, the leading international honor for Web sites, for Best Television Web Site. This marks the fourth Webby Award nomination for P.O.V. | »

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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. | »

P.O.V.'s 2008 Call for Entries is Open

May 3 2007 - Public television's premiere showcase for independent non-fiction film seeks submissions from all perspectives to showcase in its annual PBS series. P.O.V. welcomes all subjects, styles, lengths and work that expands the notion of what documentary can be. Unfinished films may be eligible for completion funds. The submission arrival deadline is June 29. | »

AmDoc Presents the 20th Anniversary P.O.V. DVD Collection

Jun 17 2007 - Fifteen unforgettable documentaries from the last 20 years of critically acclaimed P.O.V. films are packaged together for the first time in this beautiful, limited edition set. | »

P.O.V. Garners Four News and Documentary Emmy Nominations

Jul 18 2007 - P.O.V., public television's premier showcase for independent point-of-view films has received four nominations in the 28th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. P.O.V. is currently presenting its 20th season on PBS. | »

News & Documentary Emmy Awards to Honor FRONTLINE, P.O.V. American Documentary, Sept. 24

Sep 12 2007 - Two of PBS's flagship documentary series, FRONTLINE and P.O.V./American Documentary, will be honored with a Special Award for Excellence in Television Documentary Filmmaking at the 28th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards. FRONTLINE, which will mark its 25th anniversary in January 2008, will be honored for more than 24 years of outstanding long-form public affairs documentaries. P.O.V./American Documentary, which is in its 20th season on PBS this year, will be commended for its two decades as a showcase for outstanding independent documentary films. | »

American Documentary | P.O.V. Grants Third Annual "Best Pitch" Award At DocFest07

Nov 1 2007 - How do you sell your documentary idea? Five emerging nonfiction filmmakers got the opportunity to pitch their story proposals to a panel of decision-makers at the popular The Art of the Documentary Pitch workshop in New York on Saturday, Oct. 27, part of DocFest07, the eighth annual documentary festival at The Paley Center for Media. American Documentary, Inc., producer of the award-winning P.O.V. series on PBS, sponsored the third annual award, presented during the competition portion of the session. The winner, Canadian filmmaker Angad Bhalla, received a $5,000 grant to be used toward the completion of the pitched film, The House That Herman Built. | »

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