A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval.

Happy Friday! The Vimeo Festival Award winners have been announced today, including thought-provoking animations and an intimate documentary about a newspaper delivery boy in India. And guess what? You can watch them in their entirety at Short of the Week.

Some telling news for the TV industry: More viewers are pirating Game of Thrones than watching it on HBO. TV lovers also commonly pirate other HBO series, such as the zeitgeist-tapping Girls. As one young actress told The New York Times, “C’mon, TV should be free!” The channel costs $15.99 for subscribers on DirectTV.
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