Tag: Searching For Sugar Man

  • A24, Ventureland Set First-Look Partnership for Documentary Projects (Exclusive)

    A24, Ventureland Set First-Look Partnership for Documentary Projects (Exclusive)

    Award-winning production company Ventureland has entered a first-look partnership with independent studio A24 for documentary projects.John Battsek, producer of Oscar-winning documentaries “One Day in September” and “Searching for Sugar Man,” who also serves as Ventureland’s managing director, will be both producing and executive producing as part of the deal, alongside Ventureland CEO Kerstin Emhoff, president…

  • Witch: We Intend to Cause Havoc review – the forgotten history of Zamrock

    Witch: We Intend to Cause Havoc review – the forgotten history of Zamrock

    Film-maker Gio Arlotta and two young musicians are on a quest to track down the legendary leader of a 1970s Zambian rock bandWho knew 1970s Zambia had its own thriving musical genre? This modest documentary revisits the brief, almost-forgotten history of “Zamrock” – or at least what remains of it, which appears to be very…

  • Lightbox, Altitude Set ‘Diana’ Documentary for 2022 Theatrical Release

    Lightbox, Altitude Set ‘Diana’ Documentary for 2022 Theatrical Release

    U.K./U.S. production outfit Lightbox, and U.K. sales agent and distributor Altitude, have announced “Diana,” the first theatrical release documentary about Princess Diana.The documentary is set for a summer 2022 theatrical release worldwide to mark the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death. The film, produced in association with HBO and Sky, will have its television premiere…

  • Whoopi Goldberg Teams With Extinction Rebellion to Narrate Environmental Short Film

    Whoopi Goldberg Teams With Extinction Rebellion to Narrate Environmental Short Film

    Whoopi Goldberg has teamed up with Extinction Rebellion and “Searching for Sugar Man” producer Passion Pictures for an environmental short entitled “The Gigantic Change.”The three-minute animated short film is set in 2050 and looks back on how people united to save the world from the climate crisis. The date is significant as 2050 is when…

  • ‘The Australian Dream,’ Produced By John Battsek, to Be Sold By Noah Media Group

    ‘The Australian Dream,’ Produced By John Battsek, to Be Sold By Noah Media Group

    Noah Media Group, a specialist in feature-length sports documentaries, has acquired international sales rights to feature documentary “The Australian Dream,” about the Australian Football League star Adam Goodes. The deal excludes rights to Australia, Canada, the U.K. and airlines.Noah will sell the film through its international sales and distribution arm Noah X. This marks the…

  • Cannes: Tina Turner Doc in Works from ‘Man on Wire’ Producers

    Cannes: Tina Turner Doc in Works from ‘Man on Wire’ Producers

    Tina Turner is — finally — getting the documentary treatment.Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin, the filmmakers behind the Emmy-winning La 92 and Oscar-winning Undefeated, are reuniting with Lightbox, co-founded by Oscar-winning producer Simon Chinn (Man on Wire, Searching for Sugar Man, Whitney) and Emmy-winning producer Jonathan Chinn (La 92, Fantastic Lies, Whitney) to tell the…

  • Harvey Weinstein doc from ‘Man On Wire’ producer heading to Cannes with Embankment

    Harvey Weinstein doc from ‘Man On Wire’ producer heading to Cannes with Embankment

    BBC co-producing feature doc.Simon Chinn, the two-time Oscar-winning producer of Man On Wire and Searching For Sugar Man, is working on a feature documentary about former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Embankment Films has boarded sales on the project and will launch it at Cannes next week.Citizen Harvey (working title) is also from Chinn’s Emmy-winning cousin…

  • Harvey Weinstein doc heading to Cannes from ‘Man On Wire’ producer, BBC

    Harvey Weinstein doc heading to Cannes from ‘Man On Wire’ producer, BBC

    Embankment Films handling sales on feature doc.Simon Chinn, the two-time Oscar-winning producer of Man On Wire and Searching For Sugar Man, is plotting a feature documentary about the life, career and fall from grace of former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.Citizen Harvey is also from Chinn’s Emmy-winning cousin Jonathan Chinn (La 92) who produces through their…