EXCLUSIVE:PBS’ investigative documentary series Frontline has acquired the Sundance documentary A Thousand Cuts directed by award-winning filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz. The timely documentary takes a look at the key players in the escalating war between press and government in the Philippines and the ongoing threat…
Themes of racial and social injustice, war, the current world and even an upside-down one are key in the winners of the 2020 Peabody Awards, which on Wednesday unveiled its annual list of the 30 most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and digital media in 2019.
PBS with its documentary series PO…
PBS ended its day Friday at the TCA Winter Press Tour with Frontline'sAmazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos — and if you've been thinking about your own Amazon addiction, this program will make you think more than twice.
Frontline producer James Jacoby was blunt in his assessment of the company, "There's a…
In the documentary, On the President’s Orders, audiences are given an up-close and personal into the ruthless horror of the “drug war” in the Philippines. Under President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against drug dealers and suspected users, the documentary directed by James Jones and Olivier Sarbil follows the police…
EXCLUSIVE: UK-U.S. documentary On The President’s Orders, which chronicles Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s violent ‘war on drugs’, is to be used as evidence by the International Criminal Court (ICC) as part of its ongoing investigation into the government-sanctioned killings.
The film’s Emmy-winning…
If you were thinking of quitting social media, the upcoming Frontline film The Facebook Dilemma on PBS might just push you over the edge, judging by the ominous insights shared at a panel this afternoon at TCA summer press tour.
Roger McNamee, an early Facebook investor and venture capitalist, recalled reaching out to…
Acclaimed filmmaker Steve James has built his reputation primarily on the strength of Chicago-oriented documentaries, among them Hoop Dreams (1994), The Interrupters (2011) and Life Itself (2014). But he finds himself in the Oscar race this year with a story that took him from the Second City to the first.
In Abacus: S…
PBS Fall 2017 lineup has a mix of hard-hitting journalism, history, family trees, Great Performances, and a dramatic slate of Masterpiece dramas.
The broadcaster announced its full fall schedule with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s previously announced docuseries The Vietnam War taking the spotlight. The 10-part epic…
Jelani Cobb, whose Frontline documentary Policing the Police explored the Newark Police Department's fractured relationship with the city's African-American community, has been named the first recipient of the WGA West's newly created Walter Bernstein Award.
In the documentary, Cobb embedded with two Newark police…
In a repeat of 2015, PBS was the single biggest winner tonight, with CBS right behind in second place, to more than dwarf all other competitors at the 37th News and Documentary Emmy Awards, handed out tonight at the Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.
Public Broadcasting took home 14 statuettes…
NBC launched Donald Trump’s presidential campaign years ago when it debuted The Apprentice, filmmaker Michael Kirk insisted this afternoon at TCA, in case you’re looking for someone to blame.
The reality competition series, which was hugely popular in its early seasons, “was far more important than we thought it would…
As is typically the case, PBS dominated the nominations for News and Documentary Emmy Awards announced today. The pubcaster grabbed 54 noms — three fewer than last year’s haul — fueled by 18 for Frontline and eight apiece for its Independent Lens and Nature series. CBS more than doubled its nearest network rival with…
