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Bryan Fogel on Why Netflix and Streamers Were Scared of Releasing ‘The Dissident’
Bryan Fogel’s “The Dissident” was too hot to handle.The documentary about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist and political activist who was allegedly killed in 2018 on the orders of the Saudi Royal Family, was one of the hottest films at last year’s Sundance. It had glowing reviews, a ripped from the headlines subject, […]
Continue readingHow ‘Icarus’ Oscar win persuaded Turkish intelligence to help on Sundance hit ‘The Dissident’
’I want my films to play like a global narrative scripted feature thriller.’When Bryan Fogel set out to make The Dissident, his searing documentary about the murder in Istanbul of the Saudi Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, he knew the feature hinged on the cooperation of Khashoggi’s fiancée, a young Saudi dissident-in-exile, and the Turkish […]
Continue readingAfter Oprah Exit, Impact Partners Speak Up on Russell Simmons Doc: It’s Ready for Sundance
Impact Partners, a financier of independent documentaries that most recently funded Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering’s documentary about former music executive Drew Dixon’s accusations of sexual assault against producer Russell Simmons, has released a statement to media following the January 10 exit of Oprah Winfrey as executive producer and Apple TV+ as distributor.“Impact Partners has […]
Continue readingDocumentarians Dan Cogan and Liz Garbus Launch New Production Company — Exclusive
With documentaries on the rise and multiple backers and outlets for non-fiction films, two veteran filmmakers — married producer-financier Dan Cogan and producer-director Liz Garbus — have decided to launch their own production company, Story Syndicate. Clearly, it’s a propitious time: The public’s appetite for non-fiction stories has never been greater, as movies ranging from […]
Continue readingRome Mia Market Wraps Positively With Bigger U.S. Presence, Strong Product
Rome’s Mia market for TV series, feature films and documentaries wrapped on a positive note Sunday after 4 days of intense dealmaking and presentations which saw some 2,000 executives, including 400 buyers, sample a substantial offering of select new top notch mostly European product.“We still don’t generate the big announcements like Mipcom,” said market director […]
Continue readingNetflix Gets Even More Serious About The Oscar Game
Netflix has made the Oscar acceptance and success a priority over the past few years. Slowly, but surely, they have earned acceptance from a number of key branches of the Academy. This lead to their most successful Academy Awards ever in February where the streaming service earned eight nominations including their first outside the Best […]
Continue readingEmmy Predictions 2018: Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Last Year’s Winner: “13th”Still Eligible: No.Hot Streak: After earning its first nomination in 2014, Netflix is riding a two-year win streak with “What Happened, Miss Simone?” (2016) and “13th” (2017).Fun Fact: Since the category morphed from Outstanding Informational Special in 1998, HBO has won eight of the 20 trophies and landed multiple nominations 11 times.In […]
Continue readingGolden Trailer Awards: ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Stranger Things’ Among Nominees
Netflix and Warner Bros. topped the nominations, announced Wednesday, for the Golden Trailer Awards with 61 each.Winners will be announced May 31 at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles with Michelle Buteau (“The Tick”) hosting.Netflix was represented by work on “Stranger Things” Season 2, “The Crown,” “Icarus,” and “Mudbound,” while Warner Bros. […]
Continue readingSteven Spielberg Says Netflix Films Shouldn’t Be Eligible for Oscars
The increasing ubiquity of Netflix has posed a serious issue for the Academy Awards and the industry at large, and thus far the Oscars have been reluctant to acknowledge Netflix’s increasing output of original films. Beasts of No Nation was the first Netflix film in awards contention, but it failed to score any Oscar nominations. […]
Continue readingNetflix’s ‘Take Your Pills’ Trailer: Watch How Adhd Drugs Became the Currency of College Campuses
Netflix won its second-ever Oscar Sunday for the doping documentary “Icarus,” and the site wasted no time readying its next exposé on performance-enhancing drugs. “Take Your Pills” will be a Day One premiere at SXSW this Friday. The 87-minute feature unpacks the $13 billion industry that exists for cognitive enhancements like Adderal and Ritalin.Director Alison […]
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