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CNN Films
CNN Films is a motion picture division of CNN, launched on October 8, 2012. According to CNN Films, it will acquire and commission original feature-length documentaries that will “examine an array of political, social, and economic subject matters.” Its first film “Girl Rising” premiered in spring 2013 in the United States. Since its creation, CNN Films already acquired the rights for “Girl Rising,” a 100-minute documentary narrated by Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Kerry Washington, and Selena Gomez. The company also signed development deals with documentary directors Alex Gibney and Andrew Rossi. At the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, CNN Films announced the acquisition of three documentaries. It acquired the rights to air in television “Life Itself,” a film adaptation of Roger Ebert's 2011 memoir. The project is directed by Steve James and executive produced by Martin Scorsese and Steven Zaillian. It was scheduled to air in 2014. The two other projects were planned to air on CNN in 2013. One, from directors Michael Tucker and Petra Epperleini, centered on 9/11 and reconstructed the events at Ground Zero. The other, “Ivory Tower,” from director Andrew Rossi, focused on the transformation of higher education, examining the costs and relevance of college. CNN Films bought the television rights of “Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare,” which premiered on March 10, 2013 on CNN. The film was directed by Matthew Heineman and Susan Froemke. “Escape Fire” premiered on January 19, 2012 at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was theatrically released on October 5, 2012. The company also acquired Penny Lane's “Our Nixon,” which CNN premiered in August 2013, while Cinedigm released it theatrically. CNN Films has also acquired the domestic television broadcast rights of the Sundance film selection Robert Stone's “Pandora's Promise,” which aired on CNN on November and theatrically released on June 12, 2013. . . . . CNN Films / Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. A Time Warner Company Turner Headquarters - One CNN Center, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Phone: (404) 827-1700 . . . . Filmography Distribution Lady Valor: The Kristin Beck Story (2014) / 2014, USA, all media Dinosaur 13 (2014) / 2014, USA, theatrical Sole Survivor (2013) / 2013, USA, theatrical; 2013, worldwide , all media Documented (2013) / 2014, USA, theatrical Girl Rising (2013) / 2013, USA, TV Our Nixon (2013) / 2013, USA, TV Blackfish (2013) / 2013, USA, TV Pandora's Promise (2013) / 2013, USA, theatrical Production Life Itself (2014) Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger (2014) Untitled Hillary Clinton Documentary © Preems / Preems.com |
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