The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced this year’s nominees for the 35th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards for 2013 programming, and we’re proud to say that seven Independent Lens documentaries were nominated in 10 Emmy categories. 

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June is LGBT Pride Month and we honor the occasion by asking a few filmmakers who’ve made documentaries for Independent Lens to contribute their own picks for the gay-themed films (features or docs) that affected them most profoundly.

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The 73rd annual Peabody Awards — which recognizes distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations, and individuals — were just announced, and three Independent Lens films were among the winners.  The full list of winners of the prestigious awards are listed here, but the Independent Lens films honored with 2014 Peabodys are The … READ MORE

Thanks to Ryan Perry on Uproxx for compiling this list of the 25 Best Documentaries available to stream on Netflix, especially since [horn tooting sound] 11 of them are Independent Lens films and/or ITVS-funded films. Here are the Independent Lens films on their list, with links to our site (if you don’t see these films … READ MORE

How to Survive a Plague filmmaker David France had an extensive career as a journalist covering the AIDS crisis for The New York Times and Newsweek, but as he tells us in this exclusive Q&A, it was vitally important to turn the story of activists who helped push for a cure into a film reaching new audiences.

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The Independent Lens documentary series launches its 12th season on PBS on September 30th with a lineup of 23 films from both new and established filmmakers. Actor/director Stanley Tucci will be returning as the series host. The season will kick off with Ramona Diaz’s Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey, about Filipino singer Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from YouTube to … READ MORE