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EXCLUSIVE: Polygram Entertainment, the film and television arm of Universal Music Group, is embarking on a feature documentary about iconic singer Donna Summer, with some of the biggest names in nonfiction attached to the project. Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams (Music by Prudence; Life, Animated) will…

Few films have had a more transformative impact on their local industry than Four Weddings And A Funeral, which was released twenty five years ago this week. Grossing a remarkable $245M off a $4M budget, the film about a committed bachelor who unexpectedly finds love, helped pave the way for a string of globally…

Polygram Entertainment, the film and television unit of Universal Music Group, has hired former Studiocanal exec Daniel Inkeles as VP Scripted Film & Television. The division relaunched in February 2017 and is run by by David Blackman, UMG's Head of Film & Television Development and Production, to whom Inkeles will…

Oscar-nominated director Todd Haynes announced today that he will team with Polygram Entertainment and Verve Label Group for The Velvet Underground, a feature documentary on about one of the most influential rock bands of all time. Haynes, along with Christine Vachon, announced the news today with a first look video…

Polygram Entertainment is seeing a rebirth. Universal Music Group is re-launching Polygram Entertainment as part of an expansion of its film and TV production. Its first project will be The Story of Motown, a documentary about the history and cultural impact of the iconic record label with the participation of Motown…