 Close
Follow

Blog Columns

  • Documentary News
  • POV Films Blog
  • Doc Soup
  • Press Room
  • Documentary Site
  • Story Doctor

Recent Posts

  • Featured Event: 'QUEST' film screening with Company One and ZUMIX
  • PRESS RELEASE: Hasidic Women Upend Tradition by Forming An All-Female EMT Corps in ‘93QUEEN,’ Airing September 17, 2018 on POV
  • PRESS RELEASE: Voices of the Sea | Contradictions of Love and Freedom in Cuban Love Story
  • Critical Acclaim for 'Whose Streets?'
  • Featured Event: 'Whose Streets?' Screening and Discussion at St. Louis' Public Media Commons
POV's Documentary Blog



broadcast
  • POV's 2018 Call for Entries Is Now Open!
    Films submitted to this open call will be considered for the 2018 broadcast season and beyond. The deadline for submission is Friday, June 23, 2016.
    POV Staff 2 min read May 10, 2017 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV's 2016 Call for Entries Is Now Open!
    Films submitted to this open call will be considered for the 2016 broadcast season and beyond. Submit by Monday, June 15, 2015.
    POV Staff 4 min read April 9, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Spread the Word About 'The Act of Killing' Broadcast
    Spread the word about the POV broadcast of The Act of Killing.
    POV Staff 1 min read October 6, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Next on POV: My Way to Olympia
    Who better to cover the Paralympics than a disabled filmmaker who hates sports and deems the games "stupid?" Watch Niko von Glasow's My Way to Olympia Monday, July 7, 2014, on PBS stations.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 7, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Coming Soon to POV: 15 to Life
    Does sentencing a teenager to life without parole serve society? This eye-opening film reveals a justice system that routinely condemns young Americans to die in prison. Premieres Monday, August 4, 2014, on PBS stations.
    POV Staff 1 min read July 2, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Next on POV: “American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs”
    Meet Grace Lee Boggs, a Chinese American philosopher in Detroit who has been waging a revolution for 75 years. American Revolutionary premieres Monday, June 30, 2014, on PBS stations.
    POV Staff 3 min read June 26, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Coming Soon to POV: Dance for Me
    At 15, Russian ballroom dancer Egor leaves everyone and everything he knows for a chance to team up with promising 14-year-old performer Mie. Will his choice be worth it? Dance for Me premieres Monday, July 21, 2014, on PBS stations.
    POV Staff 2 min read June 18, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Coming Soon to POV: Getting Back to Abnormal
    Corruption. Racism. Dancing in the streets. Election time in New Orleans. Let the good times roll. Getting Back to Abnormal premieres Monday, July 14, 2014, on PBS stations.
    POV Staff 1 min read June 12, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Coming Soon to POV: My Way to Olympia
    Who better to cover the Paralympics than a disabled filmmaker who hates sports and deems the games "stupid?" Niko von Glasow's "My Way to Olympia" premieres Monday, July 7, 2014, on PBS stations.
    POV Staff 1 min read June 11, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Coming Soon to POV: American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs
    Meet Grace Lee Boggs, a Chinese American philosopher in Detroit who has been waging a revolution for 75 years. Premieres Monday, June 30, 2014, on PBS stations.
    POV Staff 1 min read June 10, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Coming Soon to POV: When I Walk
    Jason DaSilva was 25 years old and a rising independent filmmaker when a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis changed everything — and inspired him to make another film. When I Walk premieres Monday, June 23, 2014, on PBS stations.
    POV Staff 1 min read June 4, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 10 Secrets for Making the Most of Your Film's Broadcast Premiere
    Picture Motion's Alexandra Pearson and Megan Ryan take us behind the scenes of the social impact campaigns of five remarkable films that aired on CNN, HBO, OWN and POV.
    POV Guest Blogger 9 min read May 21, 2014 Documentary News Comments
  • For Filmmakers: Documentary Filmmaking Resources from POV
    Check out our new resource for documentary filmmakers that covers everything from funding opportunities to online video platforms to "engagement" strategists you can hire for your film.
    POV Staff 2 min read May 17, 2013 Documentary News Comments