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History announces development initiative for Realscreen Summit
TVThe initiative, spearheaded by History president and GM Nancy Dubuc, will give History programmers attending the upcoming Realscreen Summit the ability to greenlight the development of a project on site. Dirk Hoogstra (right), History’s SVP, development and programming, chats with realscreen about the effort.
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“Pina,” “Paradise Lost 3,” “Undefeated” vie for doc Oscar
FILMThe five films nominated for the 84th annual Academy Awards’ best documentary feature Oscar are Hell and Back Again, If a Tree Falls, Paradise Lost 3, Pina and Undefeated.
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National Geographic’s Owens sets sights on West Coast
PEOPLE NEWS / TVIn his first major interview as president of National Geographic Channels U.S., Howard T. Owens (pictured) discusses making the move from production exec to network president, and the plans afoot for Nat Geo, which will include “a big expansion into the West Coast.”
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Hot Docs names Diane Weyermann 2012 Doc Mogul
FILM / PEOPLE NEWSDianne Weyermann (pictured), exec VP of documentary films for Participant Media, will be honored by Hot Docs during the sixth annual awards ceremony in May, joining previous Doc Mogul Award honorees such as Nick Fraser, Sheila Nevins and Ally Derks.
January 18, 2012
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Sundance 2012: Thinking Big
FILMWith Sundance kicking off this Thursday, senior festival programmer David Courier (pictured) highlights five hot docs headed to Park City that are aiming to be the definitive films on a host of major topics, such as healthcare, the economy, and the war on drugs, including one film he thinks is “destined for history.”
Half Yard makes exec appointments in Bethesda and New York
PEOPLE NEWS / TVThe Say Yes To The Dress producer has promoted Michele Kurtz and Jordana Starr and hired ex-Discovery creative director Jeff Strong.
Wim Wenders: “I have no inclination to go back to 2D”
FILMWim Wenders (pictured) picked up a best documentary feature Oscar nomination earlier this week for his hybrid dance masterpiece Pina. Here, the German director talks to realscreen about the making of the 3D film, the death of its protagonist, and why he has no desire to return to 2D filmmaking.
Lifetime, Collins Avenue developing “Ice Moms”
TVLA-based prodco Collins Avenue, the producer of Dance Moms (pictured) and the upcoming Dance Moms: Miami, is developing a third docuseries for Lifetime Networks: Ice Moms.
Electus, Nat Geo Channel partner on development deal
TVBen Silverman’s multimedia entertainment studio Electus has entered into a three-for-one project development deal with National Geographic Channel in the U.S., which includes one guaranteed series greenlight.
Sundance 2012: NGC acquires TV rights for “Chasing Ice”
FILM / TVThe feature documentary chronicles photographer Jeff Balog’s attempt to capture images of global climate change.
Lisa Erspamer exits OWN
PEOPLE NEWS / TVLisa Erspamer, most recently EVP of production and development at OWN, is leaving the company “by mutual agreement,” according to a network spokesperson. Pictured: Erspamer (right) with Lisa Ling at the 2011 Realscreen Summit (photo: Rahoul Ghose)
CABLEready acquires rights for LMNO, TV Guide Network titles
TVDistributor CABLEready has gained international distribution rights to a variety of programming from the TV Guide Network, and North American distribution rights to several of LMNO Productions’ series.
Towers names Jill Hirschman director of development
PEOPLE NEWS / TVThe veteran news and lifestyle producer’s past credits include the Emmy nominated fourth season of Top Chef.
Sundance 2012: Deals penned for “Plague,” “Imposter”
FILMHot Sundance titles How to Survive a Plague (pictured), from first time director David France, and The Imposter, from British director Bart Layton, have both landed distribution deals.
Leftfield Pictures hires head of business development
PEOPLE NEWS / TVPawn Stars producer Leftfield Pictures has appointed Ed Simpson (pictured) to the newly-created position of head of business development.
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