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CNN Films, HBO Max, and Focus Features to Release a New Documentary on Anthony Bourdain
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 25, 2019
CNN Films, HBO Max, and Focus Features are partnering for a documentary film about the uncommon life of the late storyteller, explorer, and chef, Anthony Bourdain, to be directed and produced by Academy Award-winning director Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom). Focus Features will first release t...
HBO MAX Unveils New Original Nonfiction Slate from CNN Original Series and CNN Films
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 24, 2019
HBO Max has greenlit four original unscripted projects from CNN for the streamer. The slate includes Heaven's Gate and Generation Hustle (wt) from CNN Original Series and two feature-length documentaries, The Scoop and Persona (wt) from CNN Films – each offering a compelling lens throug...
Sundance Institute Announces 2019 Creative Producing Labs & Summit
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 19, 2019
Sundance Institute today announced Fellows and Advisors for the five-day 2019 Creative Producing Labs, as well as the three-day Creative Producing Summit which immediately follows; both take place at Utah's Sundance Mountain Resort. The Labs begins July 29, and the Summit August 2. These are the ...
CNN Original Series Special Presentation COLIN QUINN: RED STATE BLUE STATE Debuts 5/27
by Tori Hartshorn - May 09, 2019
Colin Quinn: Red State Blue State, a CNN Original Series Special Presentation written by and starring stand-up comedian Colin Quinn, will debut on Monday, May 27, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CNN. In the hour-long presentation of his critically-acclaimed Off-Broadway show, Quinn brings the funny tackling the ...
New CNN Original Series AMERICAN STYLE Premieres Sunday, 1/13
by Tori Hartshorn - December 10, 2018
The new CNN Original Series, American Style, will make its debut on Sunday, Jan. 13, with back-to-back episodes at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET/PT. The four-part docuseries produced by Vox Entertainment in collaboration with Doc Shop Productions, examines how America's changing style through the decades ha...
THIS IS LIFE WITH LISA LING Season Five Premieres September 23rd on CNN
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 28, 2018
The critically-acclaimed CNN Original Series, This is Life with Lisa Ling, returns for its fifth season on Sunday, Sept. 23, at 10:15 p.m. ET/PT, following the season 12 premiere of Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown. The eight-part investigative docuseries follows award-winning journalist Lisa Ling as ...
CNN's THE HISTORY OF COMEDY Returns for Season Two on Sunday, July 15
by Tori Hartshorn - June 18, 2018
CNN's THE HISTORY OF COMEDY Returns for Season Two on Sunday, July 15...
CNN Original Series THE 2000s Premieres Sunday, July 8
by Tori Hartshorn - June 14, 2018
From Emmy Award-winning executive producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog comes The 2000s on Sunday, July 8, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. The seven-part CNN Original Series explores the cultural and political milestones of the decade, including technological triumphs like the iPhone and social med...
CNN and PBS Launch New Late-Night Public Affairs Series AMANPOUR & COMPANY July 2018
by Macon Prickett - May 09, 2018
Yesterday, at the PBS Annual Meeting with public television stations, PBS and WNET announced that in collaboration with CNN, the new one-hour late-night public affairs series, Amanpour & Company, will launch in July on PBS (check local listings). The new series will feature wide-ranging, in-depth co...
Four-Part CNN Original Series Event, 1968, Debuts 5/27 From Executive Producer Tom Hanks
by Tori Hartshorn - April 19, 2018
From Emmy Award-winning executive producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog comes a CNN Original Series Event, 1968. Airing over two nights - Sunday, May 27 and Monday, May 28 between 9 p.m.-11:00 p.m. ET- the four-part docuseries goes back 50 years to explore 1968, a year marked by seismic...
Drexel To Host Exclusive Central Ohio Premiere Of RBG
by Stephi Wild - April 19, 2018
On Thursday, May 10, the Drexel Theatre will present the central Ohio premiere of Sundance Film Festival sensation, RBG, the 97-minute documentary chronicling the extraordinary life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since August 1993....
CNN Adds Six New Original Series to 2019 Slate
by Tori Hartshorn - April 11, 2018
CNN adds to its successful portfolio of premium, nonfiction programming with six new Original Series set to debut in 2019. Chasing Life with Sanjay Gupta, Tricky Dick, American Dynasties: The Bushes, American Style (working title), Once in a Great City: Detroit 1962-64 and The Redemption Project wil...
Season 11 of CNN Original Series ANTHONY BOURDAIN PARTS UNKNOWN Launches 4/29
by Tori Hartshorn - April 09, 2018
Season 11 of the top-rated Emmy and Peabody award-winning CNN Original Series Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown begins on Sunday, April 29 at 9pm ET/PT with a trip to West Virginia, in a special extended episode....
Emmy Award-Winning CNN Original Series 'United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell' Returns for Season Three on 4/29
by Tori Hartshorn - March 29, 2018
The critically-acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning CNN Original Series, United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, returns for its third season on Sunday, April 29, at 10:15 p.m. ET/PT, following the super-sized season 11 premiere of Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown. The eight-episode docuseries follows s...
New CNN Original Series 'Christiane Amanpour: Sex & Love Around the World' Debuts 3/17
by Tori Hartshorn - February 14, 2018
New CNN Original Series 'Christiane Amanpour: Sex & Love Around the World' Debuts 3/17...
Premiere Of THE RADICAL STORY OF PATTY HEARST On CNN Ranks As #1 In Cable News Among Adults 25-54 and 18-34
by Tori Hartshorn - February 12, 2018
Premiere Of THE RADICAL STORY OF PATTY HEARST On CNN Ranks As #1 In Cable News Among Adults 25-54 and 18-34...
Just In: 2018 Tribeca Film Festival to Open with LOVE, GILDA
by Robert Diamond - February 10, 2018
The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, will open its 17th edition with the world premiere of LOVE, GILDA on Wednesday, April 18, 2018....
The 2018 Tribeca Film Festival Will Open 17th Edition With World Premiere of LOVE, GILDA Documentary
by Macon Prickett - February 06, 2018
The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, will open its 17th edition with the world premiere of LOVE, GILDA onWednesday, April 18, 2018. CNN Films presents the feature length documentary - produced by 3 Faces Films in association with Motto Pictures - which opens a window into the world of celeb...
Sundance Institute Announces Documentary Fund Grants Across Nonfiction Formats
by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2017
A diverse range of projects and artists on the frontlines of nonfiction storytelling received nearly $2 million in grants from Sundance Institute, furthering their work across a broad array of subjects and forms....
THE RONALD REAGAN PICTURE SHOW Begins 8/25 at Museum of the Moving Image
by A.A. Cristi - August 16, 2017
The outstanding new CNN Films documentary The Reagan Show uses archival footage of President Ronald Reagan, much of it documented by U.S. Naval Photographic unit for the White House and maintained by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. The documentary has inspired a week-long film ...
CNN Original Series THE HISTORY OF COMEDY Returns with All-New Episodes 7/16
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2017
The critically-acclaimed CNN Original Series THE HISTORY OF COMEDY is back with all-new episodes beginning Sunday, July 16, at 10 p.m. ET/PT....
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2017
The critically-acclaimed CNN Original Series THE HISTORY OF COMEDY is back with all-new episodes beginning Sunday, July 16, at 10 p.m. ET/PT....
CNN Original Series THE HISTORY OF COMEDY Returns with All-New Episodes 7/16
by Caryn Robbins - June 20, 2017
The critically-acclaimed CNN Original Series THE HISTORY OF COMEDY is back with all-new episodes beginning Sunday, July 16, at 10 p.m. ET/PT....
by Caryn Robbins - June 20, 2017
The critically-acclaimed CNN Original Series THE HISTORY OF COMEDY is back with all-new episodes beginning Sunday, July 16, at 10 p.m. ET/PT....
1968: THE YEAR THAT CHANGED AMERICA Among New Original Series Heading to CNN in 2018
by Caryn Robbins - May 17, 2017
CNN, a division of Turner, will be adding five new Original Series to its slate in 2018, it was announced today at the Turner Upfront presentation in New York City. Detroit 1963: Once in a Great City; American Heiress: The Patty Hearst Story; 1968: The Year That Changed America; Kennedys: An America...
by Caryn Robbins - May 17, 2017
CNN, a division of Turner, will be adding five new Original Series to its slate in 2018, it was announced today at the Turner Upfront presentation in New York City. Detroit 1963: Once in a Great City; American Heiress: The Patty Hearst Story; 1968: The Year That Changed America; Kennedys: An America...
Disney/ABC Taps 10 New Directors for 2016-18 Directing Program
by Caryn Robbins - October 26, 2016
DATG has launched its 2016-18 Directing Program with 10 program directors who will be pitched to shadow on series such as “Fresh Off the Boat,” “The Goldbergs,” “The Real O'Neals,” “Quantico” and “Scandal” (ABC), “Shadowhunters,” and “Young & Hungry” (Freeform), and “KC...
by Caryn Robbins - October 26, 2016
DATG has launched its 2016-18 Directing Program with 10 program directors who will be pitched to shadow on series such as “Fresh Off the Boat,” “The Goldbergs,” “The Real O'Neals,” “Quantico” and “Scandal” (ABC), “Shadowhunters,” and “Young & Hungry” (Freeform), and “KC...
The Play Company Extends Christopher Chen's CAUGHT
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2016
In response to popular demand, The Play Company (PlayCo), led by Founding Producer Kate Loewald and Interim Managing Director, Robert G. Bradshaw, extends the New York premiere of Christopher Chen's Caught to September 24, the final production in the company's 15th Anniversary Season...
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2016
In response to popular demand, The Play Company (PlayCo), led by Founding Producer Kate Loewald and Interim Managing Director, Robert G. Bradshaw, extends the New York premiere of Christopher Chen's Caught to September 24, the final production in the company's 15th Anniversary Season...
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