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LOGTV, LTD. is a non-profit, tax exempt 501(c) (3) public charity organization, established in 1999 in Spencer, NY and founded to research, distribute, and produce educational documentary films, focusing on subjects of environmental, social and human interest, and stories, which depict the struggles for civil rights of minorities and of any threatened identities. LOGTV, Ltd. was created by Slawomir Grünberg as a sub- organization of Log In Enterprises, which has been in existence since 1987. LOGTV media team devotes much time to background research regarding the subjects of the documentary; to the documentary authenticity of the films, to the professionalism in editing, and in distribution and outreach. A significant number of international and national humanities themes are addressed, explored and conveyed in many programs produced by LOGTV, Ltd.
The films are primarily distributed to television and educational institutions such as libraries, schools, and universities. LOGTV, Ltd. participates in outreach activities, seminars and lectures regarding the topics of the films. The organization also provides internships and training programs in video production. LOGTV served as the fiscal sponsor for several documentary films produced in the U.S. Some of the most successful productions of LOGTV (with credits to Slawomir Grünberg), include the following titles, categorized according to their central themes.
Jewish History and Identity themes
In the Name of Their Mothers: The Story of Irena Sendler by Mary Skinner. (Co-Producer/Director of Photography) Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker, led an underground operation to rescue 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto. TVP 1, 2010, 58 min.
The Peretzniks (Perecowicze) (Director/Co-Producer/Director of Photography) The film tells the story of a Jewish school in Lodz, Poland. The school was shut down following the Communist anti-Semitic campaign, which took place in Poland in 1968. TVP1, 2009, 52 and 92 min.
Paint What You Remember (Namaluj co pamietasz) (Director/Producer/Director of Photography) Mayer was born in 1916 in a small shtetl: Opatow. He completed seven grades of Polish school and immigrated to Canada at age 17. Mayer's photographic memory and painting skills allowed him to meticulously recreate Jewish life in Opatow, as it was before the war. 2009, 30 min.
Saved by Deportation - An Unknown Odyssey of Polish Jews (Director/Co- Producer/Director of Photography) The first feature length documentary film to tell the dramatic story of Polish Jews who escaped the Holocaust through their deportation to the Soviet Union. The Audience Award -Washington Jewish Film Festival, 2006, 56 and 79 min.
The Legacy of Jedwabne (Director/Producer/Director of Photography) A feature- length documentary that tells the story of a pogrom in 1941 in Jedwabne, Poland and
explores the implications of the past for present constructions and negotiations of personal, national and religious identity. PBS, Link TV, Planete Poland, Al Jazeera TV, Polish TV Kultura 2005.
Shtetl (Director of Photography /Second Unit Producer). Several Polish-American Jews return to their Shtetl for the first time since World War II and recall memories of Jewish life in the small town, Silver Baton for Excellence in Radio/Television Journalism, duPont- Columbia University, First Prize: Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel, Grand Prix: Cinema du Reel Film Festival, Paris. 1996. PBS-Frontline 3 hours
LGBT&Q Themes
Coming Out in Poland (Director/Producer/Director of Photography) What does it mean to be a gay or lesbian in Poland today? In the Life/PBS, 2008, 18 min.
Trans-Action (Director/Producer/Director of Photography) Story of a transgender transition in contemporary Poland. HBO Poland, 2010, 72 min.
Themes on Disabilities and Human Rights
Portraits of Emotion (Director/Producer/Director of Photography) This film follows over the course of four years, the life of 14-year-old Jonathan Lerman, an artistic prodigy who is diagnosed with autism, an Expression Award – Brazil's Disability Film Festival, 2007, Grand Prix of the International Film Festival in Belgrade, 79 min.
Themes on Environmental Racism
Fencline: A Company Town Divided (Director/Producer). Film depicts the struggle of an African-American community in Louisiana's "cancer alley" to be relocated from under the shadow of a Shell refinery; Best of the Environment Category: Vermont International Film Festival and International San Francisco Film Festival, EMA Award (Environmental Media Association Award): - Best in Documentary Feature, Los Angeles, ITVS/POV 2002, 57 minutes
From Chechnya to Chernobyl (Director/Producer) Fleeing civil war refugees seek safety outside Chernobyl, Golden Cine Award, RVU Holland, 1997. 45 minutes.
Chelyabinsk - The Most Contaminated Spot on the Planet (Producer/Director/Photography) A journey into the horror of nuclear contamination in the Ural region of Russia. 1994. Grand Prix: International Nature & Environmental Film Festival, Grenoble, France; Award for Best Documentary: International Festival of Environmental Films, Paris; Best Journalistic Achievement: Okomedia - International
Environmental Film Festival,Germany, NHK Japan, NOS Holland, SWF Germany, TVP Poland, 60 min.
Immigration Themes
Green Card Gamble (Co-Producer/Co-Director) Three Polish families who, as a result of winning a Diversity Program visa lottery, each received a green card. PTV 2, Poland, 2003, 31x25 minutes.
Adopting Olya (Director/Co-Producer) A couple from California travels to Russia to adopt a 4-year old girl. 1994, Discovery UK, Denmark TV, TVP Poland, NOS Holland, 30 min.
Themes on Law & Social Justice
School Prayer: A Community at War (Director/Co-Producer). A woman from Wisconsin who, after moving to Mississippi with her family, fights a heated battle with school authorities to have traditional religious practices removed from the public schools. POV 1999. Gold Award: WorldFest, Houston, National EMMY Award 2000, 57 minutes
Borderline: The People v. Eunice Baker (Director/Producer/Director of Photography) A documentary that tells the story of Eunice Baker, a borderline mentally retarded woman who was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for murdering a young child, despite evidence that the death was accidental. Best
Documentary Award on a Theme on Disability at the Picture This ...Festival in Calgary, Canada. PBS, Free Speech TV, Link TV, Denmark TV2, Planete Poland, 2005, 77 min
When the Family Gets AIDS (Producer/Director/Photography) The impact of AIDS on one American family. First Prize: Sinking Creek Film Celebration; First Prize: Athens International Film Festival, First Prize: Video Festival, New York Expo of Short Film and Video, 1989. WNET Independent Focus and Nippon TV - Japan., 30 minutes
TELEVISION CLIENTSLOGTV, LTD clients include PBS, ABC, NBC, HBO, Link TV, Lifetime and Discovery networks and television series such as: Frontline, American Masters, NOVA, The AIDS Quarterly with Peter Jennings and Health Quarterly, Inside Gorbachev's USSR, The People's Century and Intimate Portraits. Internationally our clients list includes: NHK (Japan), BBC (UK), SWF (Germany), Al Jazeera TV, Planete France and France 2 (France) and NOS and RUV (Holland). LOGTV, Ltd, has produced several documentaries for Polish TV1, TVP2, TV Kultura, TV Polonia, Canal Plus, Planete Poland and HBO Poland.
SELECTED GRANTSJan Karski Award: For Moral Courage in Documentaries National Endowment for the Arts Grant EMA Award - Environmental Media Association Award
Soros Justice Media Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowship in Documentary Film Making National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation - Production Grant Joseph and Diane Steinberg Foundation - Production Grant Sonya Staff Foundation - Production Grant Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture - Production Grant Generoso Pope Foundation Journalism Award New York State Council on the Arts - Production Grant New York State Council on the Arts - Electronic Media Grant National Endowment for the Humanities - Planning Grant
New York State Council on the Arts - Production Grant Dream Catcher Award: For Commitment to Documentary Filmmaking
SELECTED AWARDSNational EMMY Award Golden Eagle Award, Cine Award Gold Award: WorldFest, Houston
Regional EMMY Award Grand Prix: I Belgrade International Film Festival Grand Prix: V European Film Festival, Koszalin, Poland An Expression Award: Brazil's Disability International Film Festival The Audience Award: Best Documentary, Washington Jewish Film Festival Special Prize: 'Crossroads of Europe' Film Festival, Lublin, Poland Best Documentary on Disability: International Film Festival, Calgary, Canada Best Documentary in Environment: San Francisco Film Festival Best Documentary: Vermont International Film Festival Best of the Festival: Hope and Dreams Film Festival Grand Prix: International Environmental Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic Coup de Coeur, International Environmental Film Festival, Grenoble, France Two Academy Award Nomination (Director of Photography) Five National EMMY Nominations (Director of Photography)
FESTIVAL SCREENINGSDocumentary films by LOGTV, LTD have been screened at various prestigious theaters, including Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater and The Museum of Modern Art in New York City and also at festivals in the USA, Israel, Iran, France, Great Britain, Germany, Korea, Uruguay, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Russia, Canada, Serbia, Slovakia, Portugal, Czech Republic, Belarus, Tunisia and Poland. LOGTV, LTD films are in the permanent collections of many film societies, festivals and libraries such as the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC, The Jewish Museum in NYC and Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Israel.
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