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  • POV Wins News & Documentary Emmy® Award for 'Thank You for Playing'
    This was the fourth consecutive year that a POV film received an honor from the awards showcase.
    POV Pressroom 3 min read October 6, 2017 Press Room Comments
  • Doc Memo: Gear of Best Cinematography Emmy Nominees, Doc on Aging Chinatown Residents
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read July 15, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: FRONTLINE doc on NRA, Secrets to Successful Doc Pitching
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read June 15, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • POV Films Receive 6 Emmy Nominations!
    POV has received 6 nominations for the 35th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. PBS earned three of the five nominations for Best Documentary and 43 nominations in total. more than any other broadcaster.
    POV Staff 1 min read July 15, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Where You Can Watch 2013 News and Documentary Emmy Winners
    At last night's News and Documentary Emmy Awards ceremony, PBS programs garnered nine awards. The good news for you — all of these winners are available to watch for free online!
    POV Staff 4 min read October 2, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • POV Films Receive 9 Emmy Nominations Including Nostalgia for the Light for Best Documentary!
    POV has received 9 nominations in the 34th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards! PBS received 45 nominations in total.
    POV Staff 1 min read July 11, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Giveaway: Win a DVD of 'Enemies of the People!'
    Enter our giveaway by November 2, 2012, for a chance to win! Ten lucky POV viewers will win a 2-disc special edition DVD!
    POV Staff 10 min read October 23, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Emmy 2012: Watch the Award-Winning POV Films – Free!
    Looking to watch some of the best documentaries from the past year? For a limited time, we're streaming the four documentaries that won 2012 Emmy Awards, including Best Documentary Last Train Home.
    POV Staff 3 min read October 2, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Emmy 2012: Watch Best Documentary Emmy Nominee 'Last Train Home'
    Last Train Home takes viewers on a heart-stopping journey with the Zhangs, a couple who left infant children behind for factory jobs 16 years ago, hoping their wages would lift their children to a better life. Watch now!
    POV Staff 1 min read September 26, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Emmy 2012: Watch Best Documentary Emmy Nominee 'Armadillo'
    For six months, often while under fire, Janus Metz and cameraman Lars Skree captured the lives of young soldiers fighting the Taliban in a hostile and confusing environment. Watch now!
    POV Staff 1 min read September 26, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Emmy 2012: Watch Four Best Documentary Nominees Now Streaming on POV!
    Good news doc lovers! POV is pleased to announce streaming of many of its documentaries up for Emmy awards this year, including the four POV films that are up for Best Documentary!
    POV Staff 2 min read September 24, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Films Garner A Record 16 Emmy Nominations!
    We are humbled this morning to have received a record 16 nominations in the 33rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards, including four nominations for Best Documentary.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 12, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Wins Four News & Documentary Emmy Awards, Including Best Documentary for 'Food, Inc.'
    After receiving a record 12 nominations in the 32nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, the POV films Presumed Guilty, Good Fortune and Food, Inc. won a total of four Emmys.
    POV Staff 2 min read September 27, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • 'The Oath' Streams Online, Director Laura Poitras Joins Live Chat with PBS NewsHour for 9/11 Anniversary
    Watch The Oath online during Sept. 2011 on the POV website, and join a live chat about post-9/11 documentaries with Academy Award-nominated director Laura Poitras September 12 at 2 PM ET (11 AM PT).
    POV Staff 2 min read September 12, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • POV Films Receive 12 Emmy Nominations!
    POV has received a record 12 nominations in the 32nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards! PBS received 32 nominations in total.
    theresa 3 min read July 18, 2011 Documentary News Comments