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PBS and ITVS Launch Independent Lens Creator Lab
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PBS and ITVS Launch Independent Lens Creator Lab

PBS and indie film producer ITVS have partnered to launch the Independent Lens Creator Lab, an inaugural production fund and accelerator program, and have revealed its first lineup of content creators.

Ships Navigate Strait of Hormuz Following Agreements with Iran
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Ships Navigate Strait of Hormuz Following Agreements with Iran

Several vessels have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days after reaching agreements with Iran. A Swedish shipping company, Stena Bulk, with ships in the Persian Gulf, remains cautious.

Federal Judge Halts Trump's White House Ballroom Project, Citing Need for Congressional Approval
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Federal Judge Halts Trump's White House Ballroom Project, Citing Need for Congressional Approval

A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump's White House ballroom project, stating that Congress must authorize the construction before it can proceed. The ruling, which suspends the $400 million endeavor, represents a significant setback for the Department of Justice, with the judge specifying that the President is not the 'owner' of the White House, requiring Congressional consent for the project.

Frederick Wiseman brought a uniquely empowering scale to his immersive documents of ordinary life
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Frederick Wiseman brought a uniquely empowering scale to his immersive documents of ordinary life

His maximal studies of US institutions such as welfare bureaucracy and an intensive care unit were packed with human detail and free from explicit commentary • Frederick Wiseman, prolific documentary film-maker, dies aged 96 The documentary form is often thought to be governed by a manageable feature-length high concept: the story of a person, an institution, an historical episode. The subject itself and the film’s attitude towards it, its editorial slant, are habitually plain enough and the procedure is metonymic: the camera focuses on a part, and the whole is illuminated by implication. Often they have a sexed-up, quirky story to tell, which might mean a selective and sneakily tendentious approach to editing the material. But that is not quite the case with the films of Frederick Wiseman. His colossal, immersive movies about ordinary people and ordinary lives enclosed in some kind of institution, and characterised by the absence of voiceovers, intertitles or the off-camera directorial presence of the interviewing voice, are not amenable to the elevator pitch; they are the entire elevator shaft itself, and the whole building that houses it. Whereas epic-length films might be generally held to be appropriate for big and distinctively historical subjects, such as Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah or Marcel Ophüls’s The Sorrow and the Pity, Wiseman applies the maximal approach to static cross-section studies of sometimes less obviously momentous topics such as Paris’s Crazy Horse nightclub or the French restaurant Le Bois Sans Feuilles. However his greatest works are top-to-bottom body-politic pictures of public institutions, huge, intricate constructions of unglamour; his movies themselves were virtual institutions, movie-edifices mirroring their subjects in architectural form and indeed almost always funded by one particular public institution: PBS, the Public Broadcasting System. Continue reading...

Eurovision Song Contest Marked by Controversies and Incidents
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Eurovision Song Contest Marked by Controversies and Incidents

The Eurovision Song Contest was marked by various incidents and discussions, including a wave of hate against a participant, a suspicious person attempting to enter the final, and comments from Russia's foreign minister. Experts also pointed to issues affecting the contest's reputation.

Judge Halts Trump’s White House Ballroom Project; Trump Says Work Can Continue
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Judge Halts Trump’s White House Ballroom Project; Trump Says Work Can Continue

A judge has issued an order to temporarily halt the construction of a multi-million dollar ballroom at former President Trump's White House property, pending statutory authorization from Congress, though Trump has suggested work on the project can continue despite the ruling.

Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa Considers Selling Subsidiaries to ARP
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Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa Considers Selling Subsidiaries to ARP

Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa (JSW) is considering selling its subsidiaries, Przedsiębiorstwo Budowy Szybów (PBSz) and Jastrzębskie Zakłady Remontowe (JZR), with the Industrial Development Agency (ARP) identified as a potential buyer. The decision will be made at an extraordinary general meeting of the company.

Owen and Teddy Exit Grey's Anatomy as Showrunner Explains Departures
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Owen and Teddy Exit Grey's Anatomy as Showrunner Explains Departures

Grey's Anatomy characters Owen Hunt and Teddy Altman, played by Kevin McKidd and Kim Raver, have exited the medical drama. Showrunner Meg Marinis explained the "painful" decision to wrap up their storyline, with the actors reflecting on their departures.

Film Independent Names Juan Devis as New President
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Film Independent Names Juan Devis as New President

Film Independent has announced the appointment of PBS SoCal veteran Juan Devis as its new President. Devis will lead the organization dedicated to fostering independent film and media.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order to Defund Public Media
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order to Defund Public Media

A federal judge has blocked a presidential directive from Donald Trump that sought to cut funding for public media entities NPR and PBS, ruling the executive order illegal and unenforceable, a decision now reported across multiple outlets.

Brit Detective Drama ‘Bergerac’ Bought for U.S. by PBS Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)
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Brit Detective Drama ‘Bergerac’ Bought for U.S. by PBS Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)

British detective drama “Bergerac” is heading to the U.S. with PBS Distribution following a deal with Banijay Rights. The acquisition comes ahead of next week’s London TV Screenings, with PBS securing the first two seasons of the show with plans to launch later this year. Set in Jersey, “Bergerac” stars Damien Molony (“The Split,” “Brassic”) […]