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Congratulations to FRONTLINE on an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature for “20 Days in Mariupol.” A collaboration with the Associated Press, the film is a powerful, first-person view of the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, told through the perspective of Ukrainian filmmaker and AP video journalist Mstyslav Chernov. The film is available to stream free on FRONTLINE’s YouTube channel and in the PBS App.

Join us in congratulating our two #Emmys2023 winners: Geoffrey C. Ward for Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program (The U.S. and the Holocaust) and Greg Phillinganes for Outstanding Music Direction (Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song: Joni Mitchell)!

If you missed #USandTheHolocaustPBS, you can stream it now for free over on the PBS App.

Four PBS programs have been shortlisted for the 96th Academy Awards®. Find out which documentaries are featured in the selection.

ICYMI: We're just one week away from the PaleyImpact event, "Finding Common Ground through Storytelling: Ken Burns and PBS’s Paula Kerger in Conversation"! 

For almost fifty years Ken Burns has been sharing American history through his acclaimed documentaries. Burns will join Paula Kerger, the longest-serving president and CEO in PBS history, to discuss the ways storytelling and media can foster a deeper understanding of American culture and history, helping to bridge the national divide and bring people with different viewpoints together. 

Mark your calendars for Thursday, December 14 at 6:30pm at The Paley Museum. Head here for more information and to secure your tickets: https://bit.ly/49zvW6h 

Passionate about public media? We’re looking for talented individuals to join our team at PBS! Explore opportunities on pbs.org/careers! 

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