Joseph Tovares is an award-winning producer and executive producer of non-fiction media. He works closely with journalism companies where he explores the intersection of journalism, media, and philanthropy. Joseph is currently in development on a short-form opinion documentary series for distribution through digital journalism companies, a podcast and documentary film project about heroin, race, and the law in South Texas in the 1970s, a film on the search for Aztlan, the legendary home of the Aztecs and a symbol of Chicano identity, and a film about the unknown Jewish history of Mexico.
He most recently served as the Sr. Vice President & Chief Content Officer at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. At CPB he oversaw a portfolio valued at more than 100 million dollars per year and comprised of television, radio, journalism content projects.
Tovares served as a producer and executive producer on dozens of media projects. Among his long-form documentaries is Zoot Suit Riots, a film on the youth culture of 1940s Los Angeles and the anti-Mexican riots of the same period. The film is considered part of the Latino documentary canon.
He is a frequent speaker at industry events and has presented at conferences and meetings in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. He is a native Tejano from San Antonio. He lives in the Boston area.
He most recently served as the Sr. Vice President & Chief Content Officer at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. At CPB he oversaw a portfolio valued at more than 100 million dollars per year and comprised of television, radio, journalism content projects.
Tovares served as a producer and executive producer on dozens of media projects. Among his long-form documentaries is Zoot Suit Riots, a film on the youth culture of 1940s Los Angeles and the anti-Mexican riots of the same period. The film is considered part of the Latino documentary canon.
He is a frequent speaker at industry events and has presented at conferences and meetings in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. He is a native Tejano from San Antonio. He lives in the Boston area.
Sessions in which Joseph Tovares participates
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- #DecolonizeDocs—The Industry ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 10
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
Sessions in which Joseph Tovares attends
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7:30 PM
- Special Pre-conference Screening: Food Inc
- Signup required Samuel Goldwyn Theater - Theater
- 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours 30 minutes
- Screening
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Welcome to Getting Real '18 Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | 15 minutes
9:15 AM
9:15 AM
- Keynote: Molly Thompson Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM | 30 minutes
- Keynote
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10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Film Critics of Color ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 10
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Keynote: Michèle Stephenson Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Keynote
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9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- #DecolonizeDocs—The Filmmaker ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 10
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Journalists Under Threat ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 8
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
9:45 AM
9:45 AM
- #DecolonizeDocs—The Audience ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 10
- 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Mock Deposition: The case of IDA vs. Marco Williams
- Signup required Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Performance