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  • A Recap of the Doc U “Can Your Doc Really Change the World?” Panel at POV
    POV recently hosted IDA's Doc U on the Road to examine the question "Can Your Doc Really Change the World?" with a panel of documentary heavyweights.
    Aubrey Gallegos 2 min read December 16, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Project VoiceScape: Meet Filmmaker Alejandra Gama
    Alejandra Gama of Goodyear, Ariz., is one of 22 teens awarded a Project VoiceScape filmmaking grant this year. Her film Right To Be An American, which documents the struggles of children of illegal immigrants in her home state, is now in production under the mentorship of Almudena Carracedo (Emmy winner Made in L.A.).
    POV Staff 3 min read August 17, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • POV Catches Up with “Made in L.A.” Filmmakers and Film Subjects
    Select PBS stations are re-airing POV’s 2007 Emmy-winning film, Made in L.A., this week. (Check your local listings for day and time.) Since it’s been over two years since we’ve heard about the film’s subjects — Lupe, Maura and Maria — we asked filmmakers Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar to send us news about the […]
    theresa 1 min read August 12, 2009 Documentary News Comments
  • “Made in L.A.” Wins the Hillman Prize!
    Alexandra Lescaze, executive director of the Sidney Hillman Foundation, Made in L.A. filmmakers Robert Bahar and Almudena Carracedo, and Hillman Awards judge Hendrik Hertzberg, senior editor of the New Yorker Congratulations to filmmakers Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar, whose film Made in L.A. (POV 2007) has been awarded a 2009 Hillman Prize. The Hillman Prizes […]
    Simon Kilmurry 1 min read June 1, 2009 Documentary News Comments
  • 'Made in L.A.' Screening on Capitol Hill
    Filmmakers Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar were just in Washington, D.C. for a screening of Made in L.A. on Capitol Hill. This event included comments and conversation with Congresswoman Diane Watson, ?Congressman Luis Gutierrez, chair of the Hispanic Congressional Caucus’ Immigration Taskforce, Frank Sharry, founder and executive director of America’s Voice, Bill Mefford, director of […]
    Catherine Jhee 4 min read April 24, 2009 Documentary News Comments
  • Announcing the 2009 POV Season
    POV Executive Director Simon Kilmurry unveils the exciting line-up for the 22nd season of POV on PBS. It’s always an exciting day when we finally get to announce the upcoming POV season. We’ve spent hundred of hours screening nearly 1,000 films, countless hours debating and arguing, and we’ve had to make some difficult choices along […]
    Simon Kilmurry 2 min read March 18, 2009 Documentary News Comments
  • POV's 'Made in L.A.' Wins News and Documentary Emmy Award
    Congratulations to the filmmakers of Made in L.A., who won an Emmy Award at the 29th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards Monday night! Made in L.A. had its national broadcast premiere during POV’s 20th anniversary season in 2007. Director/producer Almudena Carracedo and producer Robert Bahar accepted the award (in the category of Outstanding Continuing […]
    Andrew Catauro 2 min read September 24, 2008 Documentary News Comments
  • Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With POV
    September 15 – October 15 is Hispanic Heritage month! Started in 1968 (as Hispanic Heritage Week), the now month-long observation recognizes the contributions of Hispanic Americans to the United States. September 15th is the anniversary of independence for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Gautemala, Honduras and Nicaragua; Mexico and Chile also celebrate their independence days in […]
    Ruiyan Xu 4 min read September 12, 2008 Documentary News Comments
  • POV Interactive Receives a Parents' Choice Award
    We were excited to find out that POV Interactive has been named a Parents’ Choice Recommended award winner. We’ve always known that POV is a great resource for kids who want to learn more about a particular subject through our documentaries and our website, but it’s always nice to get a pat on the back, […]
    Ruiyan Xu 3 min read September 3, 2008 Documentary News Comments
  • Six POV Films Nominated for News & Documentary Emmy Awards
    Last week, POV received six nominations in the 29th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards. The nominees were announced by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). Michael Apted’s 49 Up was nominated for Outstanding Interview; Ralph Arlyck’s Following Sean received two nominations, for Best Documentary and for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a […]
    theresa 4 min read July 21, 2008 Documentary News Comments
  • POV Awards Film Your Issue Prize in L.A.
    Robert Bahar was the producer and writer of Made in L.A. (POV 2007). He represented POV recently at the Film Your Issue awards ceremony in Los Angeles to present the prize to the winner of the POV award. Last week I had the privilege of presenting the POV Award at the Film Your Issue awards […]
    POV Guest Blogger 2 min read June 13, 2008 Documentary News Comments
  • The DocAviv Film Festival
    POV executive director Simon Kilmurry attended DocAviv, a documentary film festival in Tel Aviv. He writes in with a report. DocAviv, Israel’s premiere documentary festival, wrapped up a remarkable 10th anniversary edition on April 12. I attended the festival for the first time this year, and had the pleasure of serving on the jury for […]
    Simon Kilmurry 6 min read April 14, 2008 Documentary News Comments
  • 'Made in L.A.' Tours Northern California
    Earlier this month, Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar hit the road with Made in L.A. (POV 2007), visiting organizations and schools throughout Northern California. The film was received enthusiastically by standing-room-only crowds from Santa Cruz to San Diego. Almudena wrote in to share the experience with us and to encourage other filmmakers to tap into […]
    POV Guest Blogger 5 min read March 18, 2008 Documentary News Comments