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  • Doc Memo: 7 Ways Brexit May Impact British TV Industry, AFI DOCS Reminds Filmmakers of Transparency
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 4 min read June 24, 2016 Documentary News 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
  • Announcing POV's 2015 Season on PBS
    Get a sneak preview of POV's 2015 lineup and help us spread the news about the films you're looking forward to seeing most!
    POV Staff 11 min read February 10, 2015 Documentary News Comments
  • It's Time to Remove the Stigma That Follows Ken Burns
    I did a deep dive into Burns's work, and I began to realize that a no-holds-barred appreciation of the greatness of his work is due.
    Tom Roston 7 min read September 4, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • An Independent in Wonderland
    In 1988, Documentary Magazine featured an article written by Marc Weiss, POV's series creator and then executive producer, during POV's first year on PBS. Read what he had to say about getting the series off the ground and on public broadcasting.
    POV Staff 8 min read June 14, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Vote for Women, War and Peace Doc Shorts and Other PBS Webby Award Nominees
    Voting for the People's Voice Award for the 16th Annual Webby Awards will close tomorrow, April 26, 2012, so register and get to voting for your favorite PBS websites!
    POV Staff 2 min read April 25, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • Next on POV: 'Kings of Pastry'
    POV kicks off its 24th season with the American broadcast premiere of Kings of Pastry tonight on PBS, and the film experience continues on POV's website.
    POV Staff 2 min read June 21, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Soup: The Documentary Channel: All Docs All the Time
    Independent journalist Tom Roston checks in and writes about the world of documentaries in his column, Doc Soup. You can also follow Tom on Twitter @DocSoupMan. I don’t get it. Really, I don’t. Do you? I’m talking about The Documentary Channel, which just about says it all right there: It’s a whole channel for people […]
    Tom Roston 3 min read December 6, 2010 Doc Soup Comments