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- American Documentary Launches Artist Emergency Fund Aimed at Providing Financial Assistance to Filmmakers Facing Unexpected Personal Hardship To date, this is the first fund of its kind dedicated to supporting nonfiction filmmakers.
- POV Acquires 'On Her Shoulders' and 'The Silence of Others' for Broadcast in 2019 and Beyond Both films will screen at the 2018 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York.
- PRESS RELEASE: 'Singing with Angry Bird' | Cultures and Families Unite in Song in the Heart-warming Documentary ‘Singing with Angry Bird’ Learn more about this heartwarming film about family and the power of music. 'Singing with Angry Bird' premieres June 25, 2018 on PBS and pov.org.
- PRESS RELEASE: 'QUEST' | Family, Race, Class and the Triumph of the Human Spirit Examined in S31 Debut Film, Airing June 18 on POV Learn more about POV's debut documentary for its 31st season. 'QUEST' premieres June 18, 2018 on PBS and pov.org.
- POV Launches POV Shorts, A New Broadcast and Streaming Initiative to Acquire Shortform Documentaries Announcing POV's brand-new broadcast initiative to bring audiences more short documentaries.
- 'Almost Sunrise' Wins 61st CINE Golden Eagle Award for Professional Media Memories of a Penitent Heart' was also named a finalist in same category; POV named a finalist in the showcase's series category.
- POV and AMERICA REFRAMED Win Three Peabody Awards This is the 21st Peabody Award for POV and its fifth year in a row the series has received the prize; first-ever Peabody for AMERICA REFRAMED
- Critical Acclaim for 'Bill Nye: Science Guy' “'Bill Nye: Science Guy' offers an absorbing and entertaining portrait, of both the science evangelist and the guy behind him."
- The Creative, Fighting Human Spirit Is Showcased This Year on POV, American Television’s Longest Running Independent Documentary Series Announcing POV's 31st season on PBS and pov.org.
- Four Peabody Nominations for American Documentary's POV and AMERICA REFRAMED Series This is the fifth year in a row POV films have been nominated for a Peabody, and the first-ever nomination for AMERICA REFRAMED.
- American Documentary Announces $100,000 Knight-AmDoc Kickstarter Patron Fund supported by Knight Foundation The $100,000 program, supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, will use Kickstarter to advance nonfiction film and media projects and help filmmakers promote their work in the 26 cities where Knight invests.
- Statement in Support of 'Last Men in Aleppo' American Documentary's statement in support of 'Last Men in Aleppo,' its filmmakers and its film subjects.
- American Documentary Announces New Shorts and Streaming Producer; Two Board Members American Documentary (AmDoc), the parent organization of the PBS documentary series POV, today announced the hiring of Chloe Gbai as the POV shorts and streaming producer, as well as the addition of two new members to its board of directors.
- Critical Acclaim for 'Do Not Resist' A roundup of some critical acclaim for Do Not Resist.
- AMERICA REFRAMED UNFILTERED: People Do Care In the following UNFILTERED blog post, the team behind Gentlemen of Vision share how audiences connect to authentic characters and heartfelt storytelling.
- Critical Acclaim for '500 Years' A roundup of some critical acclaim for '500 Years.'
- POV's 'Last Men in Aleppo' Receives Historic Academy Award Nomination for Best Documentary Feature First Syrian feature film to be nominated for an Academy Award.
- A Challenging Look at the Militarization of Police in America, ‘Do Not Resist,' Airing February 12, 2018 on POV 'Do Not Resist' has its national broadcast premiere on the PBS documentary series POV (Point of View) on Monday, February 12, 2018.