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MTV Documentary Films Acquires Toronto Docu ’76 Days’ On COVID Outbreak In Wuhan, China
EXCLUSIVE: MTV Documentary Films has acquired North American rights to 76 Days, a raw and emotional look at the struggles of the people of Wuhan, China, in the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak. Directed by New York filmmaker Hao Wu (People's Republic of Desire) and China-based journalists, Weixi Chen and…
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Abigail Disney, Sheila Nevins & More To Appear At New York Women In Film & Television Virtual Summit
Abigail Disney, Sheila Nevins are among the notable speakers slated to appear at a documentary-focused edition of the New York Women in Film & Television Creative Workforce Summit.
The event, which will take place virtually from October 20 to 23, will feature keynote speakers, panels and film screenings. According to…
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By Dade Hayes
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Ex-HBO Docu Maven Sheila Nevins Back In Oscar Race With Nomination For MTV’s ‘St. Louis Superman’
Eight months ago, Sheila Nevins, the former longtime president of HBO Documentary and Family Programming, took over as head of MTV Documentary Films, a division of MTV Studios. One of the first projects she set up was short documentary St. Louis Superman, which today landed a Oscar nomination in the Documentary (Short…
MTV Documentary Films Sets Projects With Alexandra Pelosi, Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato And Alexandra Shiva
Sheila Nevins, head of MTV Documentary Films, has set new projects from Alexandra Pelosi (Journey with George), Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) and Alexandra Shiva (How to Dance in Ohio). The new pics add to the unit’s growing slate of films that sheds light on key social, political and…
MTV Documentary Films Sets First Two Pics Under Sheila Nevins
MTV Documentary Films has set its first two projects under Sheila Nevins, who as president of HBO Documentary Films won 35 Emmys. The first ones at MTV are: the Davy Rothbart-directed 17 Blocks, a personal film spanning 20 years in the life of an African American family living mere blocks away from the U.S. Capitol in…
Sheila Nevins To Lead New MTV Documentary Films Division
MTV has hired Sheila Nevins, former longtime President of HBO Documentary Films, as head of its new Documentary Films division. As part of MTV Studios, the new division will develop documentary films and specials for third-party streaming services, premium networks and MTV platforms.
Under Nevins, MTV Documentary…
HBO Taps Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller As Co-Heads Of Doc & Family Programming
HBO has promoted Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller to executive vice presidents of HBO Documentary and Family Programming, from their current SVP roles. They will replace longtime Documentary Films President Sheila Nevins, who’s leaving the network in early 2018.
"With Nancy and Lisa leading a stellar team, there will be…
HBO Confirms Sheila Nevins Exiting In 2018 As Documentary Films President
HBO has released more details of the departure of Sheila Nevins, the longtime president of HBO Documentary and Family Programming.
The premium cabler said today in a release that Nevins is leaving the network in early 2018 to “pursue the rest of my life.”
The New York Times first reported Nevins was exiting HBO after…
Sheila Nevins Leaving Job As HBO Documentary President; Network Says She’s “Not Retiring”
Sheila Nevins, who as president of HBO documentary films became a powerful figure in the world of non-fiction programming, is leaving HBO.
News of her departure came in a lengthy New York Times profile posted today. HBO confirmed to Deadline that she is leaving, but noted that she is not retiring.
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Peter Bart: It’s Boom Time For Doc Makers As Funding Expands And The Real & Surreal Collide
Filmmakers, always alert about “following the money,” are taking notice of this phenomenon: Raising money for theatrical films (especially drama) is getting tougher, while funding for documentaries is expanding exponentially. And there's growing heat in TV and film for the relatively new domain of “scripted reality.”
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By Peter Bart
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Pro-Choice Docu ‘Trapped’ Set To Launch NYC’s Athena Film Fest
Athena Film Festival, a public film confab spotlighting works by and about women, will launch this year’s edition with the New York premiere of Dawn Porter’s Trapped, a documentary about Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) laws, like those recently passed in Texas and Alabama, that threaten American…
'Marina Abramovic,' 'Your Sister's Sister,' 'Patang,' 'The Art of Rap,' 'The Girl From The Naked Eye': Specialty Box Office
HBO came on board with Sundance 2012 documentary Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present after seeing the Serbian performance artist at MoMA. The company’s maverick non-fiction guru Sheila Nevins gave the lowdown on the premium channel’s association with the documentary, which had already begun shooting before HBO…
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By Brian Brooks
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