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The Day My God Died has been NOMINATED for an EMMY Award

The AWARD ceremony will be on Monday evening, September 19, 2005 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

THE 26th ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED BY THE NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TO BE PRESENTED TO HBO¹S

The 26th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Award nominations were announced today by the National Television Academy in New York. The awards recognize outstanding achievement by individuals and programs broadcast during the2004 calendar year.

Once again PBS programs led the pack for the second year in a row with 27nominations, tying with ABC for most nominations overall. NOVA received a total of 5 nominations, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SPECIALS received 4, P.O.V received 3, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, FRONTLINE, INDPENDENT LENS, NATURE and WIDE ANGLE received 2 nominations each and CHARLIE ROSE, THE NEWSHOUR, DNA and THIS IS A GAME LADIES rounded out the PBS nominations with 1 each.

Best Documentary
INDEPENDENT LENS ³Afghanistan Unveiled²
FRONTLINE ³Ghosts of Rwanda²
INDEPENDENT LENS ³The Day My God Died²

³2004 was a significant year for major news stories including the presidential election, the war in Iraq and the Asian tsunami disaster,² said Peter Price, President of the National Television Academy. ³This year¹s entries and nominees showcase remarkable reporting on these events and highlight a year of extraordinary coverage.²

A complete list of the 26th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Award nominations is available on the academy's web site at www.emmyonline.tv.

The 26th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards is presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of television.

Subject:
Independent Lens gets 2 Emmy nominations for "Best Documentary"

Dear 2004-05 Independent Lens Producers,

I am absolutely delighted to share the great news that two of our episodes from the past Independent Lens season have been nominated for "Best Documentary" by the National Television Academy. As many of you know, two of our episodes from the previous season were also nominated for "Best
Documentary" and we won the award for BE GOOD, SMILE PRETTY. It is unprecedented for a new series to receive nominations in this category, especially two nominations for "Best Documentary" and especially two years in a row.

Our congratulations to Andrew Levine,
the producer of THE DAY MY GOD DIED
and to Brigitte Brault and AINA Women's Filming Group.
the producers ofAFGHANISTAN UNVEILED.

These continuing nominations are testament to the great work you are all doing. It is you, the independent filmmakers, you who have made Independent Lens so successful.
Below is a rundown of PBS nominations, and attached is a complete list of the nominations.. In addition, two other ITVS funded documentaries were nominated in other categories, including Best Direction. Both EVERY MOTHER'S SON and THE LOST BOYS OF SUDAN were broadcast on P.O.V.
Congratulations again to the filmmakers and everyone involved in making the programs.