ITVS, STEPS International to Premiere 8 Docs, 30 Online Shorts in 200 Countries to Address Global Inequality
Documentary Series to Launch First Global Dialogue on Poverty
(firmenpresse) - SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/31/12 -- Independent Television Service (), the leading funder of U.S. independent public television productions, announces the launch of the "Why Poverty?" series, a global broadcast of eight documentaries and 30 online shorts premiering November 2012 aimed at raising awareness about poverty in America and around the world. Presented by ITVS's Project in partnership with international, a Denmark-based nonprofit, the "Why Poverty?" series is a groundbreaking cross-media event that will reach an unprecedented audience of more than 500 million people around the world.
"Why has 50 years of aid not been able to change the fact that 1 billion people are still living in poverty? Why is it so difficult to ensure a decent life for everyone? These questions made me want to look into the complexities and challenges of inequality through different stories and points of view," says Mette Hoffmann-Meyer, Executive producer.
At the center of the project are eight one-hour documentaries by award-winning filmmakers from around the world. Co-produced by ITVS and STEPS, these films will premiere through simultaneous broadcast on five continents by more than 70 broadcasters during the month of November. Incredible, inspiring, and thought provoking, the films will generate awareness and highlight possible solutions to ending poverty.
ITVS's Global Perspectives Project will kick-start the global conversation with the two PBS premieres to air on the award-winning "" series: "" by Jehane Noujaim and Mona Eldaief on November 5, and "" by Alex Gibney on November 12. From November 26 - 29, six films will premiere as a special presentation of -- ITVS's international documentary series -- on the WORLD Channel and online on PBS.org.
"ITVS created the Global Perspectives Project to help Americans better understand important global issues like poverty. We're proud to support the producers of 'Why Poverty?' in reaching and engaging the widest U.S. audience possible through the PBS broadcast, online events, and live screenings in more than 100 US cities with our Community Cinema program," says Sally Jo Fifer, CEO and president of ITVS.
Funded by a consortium of broadcasters in over 200 countries, including BBC (England) and ARTE (Germany), "Why Poverty?" also features 30 shorts ranging from one to five minutes which will be distributed on the "Why Poverty?" Web site and . The films will be accompanied by radio, internet, and live events designed to spark global and national debates, encouraging people to engage in an online conversation, asking "Why poverty?"
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