Attention, Documentary Lovers: Help POV Celebrate Our 25th Anniversary by Hosting Your Own 'Guilty Pleasures' Premiere Party (Red Carpet Not Required)

Screening Parties Can Be Small or Large; All You Need Is a TV or Laptop + Friends/Family; Enter for a chance to win a POV Party Pack of DVDs, Posters, Romance Novels and more Grand Prize: A Sony Digital Camera

NEW YORK, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Attention, documentary fans! POV (Point of View), American television's longest-running independent documentary series, is inviting viewers to join our 25th anniversary celebration by hosting POV Premiere Parties — large or small — to watch and discuss the eye-opening new films with friends and family.

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Invite as many people as you like to your home, school, community center or any location to watch the film on your TV or laptop.

Next up, on Thursday, July 12 at 10 p.m. on PBS, is Julie Moggan's Guilty Pleasures, an amusing and touching look at the world of romance novels. (Check local listings.) Host your party the night of the premiere or while it streams on POV's website between July 13-July 25. Then enter a random drawing at www.pov.org/premiereparty for a chance to win a POV Party Pack including an autographed copy of Gill Sanderson's Mills & Boon novel The Country Doctor's Daughter, an autographed photo of the one and only Fabio, Guilty Pleasures DVD and official film poster, Divine Chocolate Medallions and more.

All entries will be eligible for the Grand Prize, which will include all of the gifts above, plus a Sony a-77 DSLR camera and lens (Retail value: $1,999). The Grand Prize winner will be announced in December 2012 on www.pbs.org/pov.

Visit www.pov.org/premiereparty for official entry rules for Guilty Pleasures and future broadcasts, and our POV Premiere Party Guide, which includes checklists, discussion topics, links and resources*

POV Party Packs – What You'll Get If You Win
Winners will receive a POV Party Pack that includes everything you need to host your next POV Premiere Party, plus special gifts for the documentary fan!

Food and Drink

• Brooklyn Roasting Company: Bespoke Blend Coffee
• Divine Chocolate: 70% Dark Chocolate, Raspberry and/or Mint Medallions
• Newman's Own Organics: Pop's Corn Organic Microwave Popcorn

Books

• Center for Social Media: Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction by Patricia Aufderheide

DVDs and More

• Arts Engine: Media That Matters 11 or Belief Matters DVD
• Kartemquin Films: The Kartemquin Films Collection: The Early Years–Vol. 1, 2 or 3 DVD
• StoryCorps: StoryCorps: Animated Shorts DVD
• Signed DVDs or official posters from POV Season 25 films

POV 2012 Broadcast Dates
(All films premiere on Thursdays at 10 p.m. - check local listings - and begin streaming the following day):

*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Starts on 6/21/12 at 10:00:01 p.m. ET and ends on 12/5/12 at 4:59:59 p.m. ET. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and D.C. who are at least 18 years of age and older. Void where prohibited. To enter and for official rules, visit www.pov.org/premiereparty/

Produced by American Documentary, Inc. and celebrating its 25th season on PBS in 2012, the award-winning POV series is the longest-running showcase on American television to feature the work of today's best independent documentary filmmakers. Airing June through October with primetime specials during the year, POV has brought more than 325 acclaimed documentaries to millions nationwide and has a Webby Award-winning online series, POV's Borders. Since 1988, POV has pioneered the art of presentation and outreach using independent nonfiction media to build new communities in conversation about today's most pressing social issues. Visit www.pbs.org/pov.

Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the desJardins/Blachman Fund and public television viewers. Funding for POV's Diverse Voices Project is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Special support provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. POV is presented by a consortium of public television stations, including KQED San Francisco, WGBH Boston and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.ORG.

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