Independent Lens

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Independent Lens
Genre Documentary, Drama
Country of origin USA
No. of seasons 12
No. of episodes 306 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Sally Jo Fifer
Producer(s) Lois Vossen
Running time 60-90 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel PBS
Original run August 9, 1999 – Present
External links
Website
Production website

Airing weekly on Monday nights on PBS through ITVS, the Emmy Award-winning, Oscar-nominated series Independent Lens introduces new documentary films made by independent filmmakers like Eugene Jarecki, Kirby Dick, Connie Field, and Frederick Wiseman. Past seasons of Independent Lens have been presented by hosts Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Susan Sarandon, Edie Falco, Terrence Howard, Maggie Gyllenhaal, America Ferrera, and Mary-Louise Parker.[1] Stanley Tucci is returning for his second stint as host for the 2013-2014 season.[2]

The series began in 1999 and for three years aired 10 episodes each fall season. In 2002, PBS announced that in 2003 the series would relaunch and expand to 29 primetime episodes a year.[3] The 2013-2014 season is regarded as the 12th season for the series.

Independent Lens has won six Primetime Emmy Awards and 16 films have won News & Documentary Emmy Awards. In 2012, "Have You Heard From Johannesburg?" won for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking; in 2007, A Lion in the House won for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking; and A Lion's Trail won in 2006 for Outstanding Cultural and Artistic Programming. Three other films won for Best Documentary: Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life in 2008, Be Good, Smile Pretty in 2004, and Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle in 2000. As well, five Independent Lens films garnered Academy Award nominations for Best Documentary: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2006), The Weather Underground (2004), Waste Land (2010), Hell and Back Again (2011), and How to Survive a Plague (2012). Other awards conferred upon Independent Lens films include the George Foster Peabody Award, International Documentary Association Documentary Awards, Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, and Sundance Film Festival Awards.

Episode listing

Main article: List of Independent Lens films

Audience Award

Independent Lens gives out an annual Audience Award. The TV viewing audience is invited to rate each episode of the series (through online voting), and an award is given to each season's winner. Winners of the Audience Award have included:[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Introducing Our Illustrious New Host, Mary-Louise Parker!" (on September 20, 2011)
  2. ↑ “Independent Lens Announces New Season Lineup” (on September 4, 2013)
  3. ↑ "'Independent Lens' From ITVS Re-Launches; Expands to 29 Weeks". 2002-07-26. Archived from the original on 2002-08-03. 
  4. ↑ Independent Lens - About the Audience Award (retrieved June 3, 2009).

External links

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  • 1Defunct network, continues as a programming block
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