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Beinstock Young Media heads join A. Smith & Co.
PEOPLE NEWS / TVVeteran unscripted producers Jay Beinstock and Eugene Young are joining the leadership team at Los Angeles-based prodco A. Smith & Co. Productions.
Animal Planet promotes Eisenbaum, Dugger
PEOPLE NEWS / TVThe Discovery-owned U.S. cable network has promoted Michael Eisenbaum to VP of on-air creative and Jamie Dugger to VP of creative.
BFI to back “Dark Horse,” “Thomas Quick”
FILMFeature documentaries Dark Horse and Thomas Quick: The Making of a Serial Killer will receive financing from the BFI Film Fund following the British funding body’s inaugural public pitching session at Sheffield Doc/Fest last week.
BBC2 orders docs on radical thinkers, MR James
TVThe British pubcaster has commissioned a two-part doc on British radical thinkers featuring author Melvyn Bragg (pictured) and a documentary about the life of horror writer MR James, directed by Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss.
Doc/Fest celebrates its second decade
FILMAs Sheffield Doc/Fest enters its 20th year, realscreen spoke with festival director Heather Croall (pictured) about the international documentary festival’s evolution, this year’s anniversary events and her plans to maintain a ’boutique’ feel in the future.
Shine America ups Giambrone
PEOPLE NEWS / TVThe MasterChef producer has promoted Linda Giambrone (pictured) from senior VP and head of production to exec VP and head of production.
Lifetime’s “Supermarket Superstar” slated for summer
TVThe U.S. cable net will begin airing the Weinstein Company and Studio Lambert’s food-centric reality competition series on July 22 at 10 p.m. EST/PST. (Pictured: host Stacy Keibler)
Twofour sells “Billion $$ Girl,” “Biggest Hoarders”
TVUK-based distributor Twofour Rights has sold several lifestyle and docuseries to networks in Poland, Slovakia, Estonia and the United States, including Tamara Ecclestone: Billion $$ Girl (pictured).
C4 to reveal “Confessions of an Alien Abductee”
TVProduced by Off the Fence, the one-off documentary (pictured) follows those who run a service for people who believe they have experienced alien abduction.
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DOC report paints bleak view for Canadian documentary - C4 to reveal “Confessions of an Alien Abductee”
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Doc/Fest ’13: BBC promises to protect blue-chip wildlife series
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