{"id":1802,"date":"2014-07-07T09:49:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T16:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/?p=5766"},"modified":"2014-07-10T09:56:54","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T16:56:54","slug":"pbs-online-film-festival-independent-lens-shorts","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/pbs-online-film-festival-independent-lens-shorts\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS Online Film Festival (Including Independent Lens Shorts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PBS_OFF_Logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PBS_OFF_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"PBS_OFF_Logo\" width=\"600\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a>\n<p>WATCH.<br \/>\nVOTE.<br \/>\nSHARE.<\/p>\n<p>For the third year running, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/filmfestival\/\" target=\"_blank\">PBS Online Film Festival<\/a>\u00a0is happening as we speak. Two excellent short films are representing<em> Independent Lens<\/em> as part of the line-up: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/filmfestival\/videos\/tryouts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tryouts<\/a><\/em>, by\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Susana Casares [<a href=\"http:\/\/tryoutsthemovie.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">official site<\/a>],<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/filmfestival\/videos\/border-bedazzlers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Border Bedazzlers<\/em><\/a>, by Grace Jackson [official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BorderBedazzlers\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With more than\u00a01 million video streams in its first two years, this year&#8217;s PBS Online Film Fest promises to be bigger than ever. This year there are 14 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/filmfestival\/partners\/\" target=\"_blank\">partners<\/a> presenting 25 films, including our friends at POV, KQED, VisionMaker Media, and many more. The fest runs until the <strong>end of July<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5799\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/filmfestival\/videos\/tryouts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5799\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Tryouts_PBSOFF_sigimage.jpg\" alt=\"From the Independent Lens short, Tryouts.\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From the Independent Lens short, <em>Tryouts<\/em>.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&#8220;PBS is the home for independent film, both online and on-air, and we&#8217;re proud that the Online Film Festival has become an annual celebration of unique films representing a diverse array of voices and viewpoints,&#8221; said Ira Rubenstein, Senior Vice President and General Manager of PBS Digital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch all the films <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/filmfestival\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and then vote for your favorites {Cough<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/filmfestival\/videos\/tryouts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Tryouts<\/em><\/a>Cough<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/filmfestival\/videos\/border-bedazzlers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>BorderBedazzlers<\/em><\/a>Cough}!\u00a0You can also chat about the films and the festival on Twitter, using the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PBSolff\" target=\"_blank\">#PBSolff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And last but not least, there\u00a0will be a live\u00a0awards show on\u00a0Tuesday, August 5, <a href=\"https:\/\/ovee.itvs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">online via OVEE<\/a>. Hope you&#8217;ll give the films a watch during these lazy days of summer.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/09eZfPAMCAs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the third year running, the&#160;PBS Online Film Festival&#160;is happening through the end of July, and the line-up includes two excellent short films representing<i>&#160;Independent Lens.<\/i>&#160;This year&#8217;s fest is bigger than ever, with 14 partners&#160;presenting 25 films. 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