CNN Films

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CNN Films
Division of CNN
Industry Motion picture
Film distribution
Founded 2012
Headquarters United States
Products Films
Owner Turner Broadcasting System
(Time Warner)
Parent CNN
Website cnn.com/cnnfilms

CNN Films is a motion picture division of CNN, originally launched in 2012.[1] Its first film Girl Rising premiered in spring 2013 in the United States.[2][3]

History

On October 8, 2012, CNN announced the creation of CNN Films. CNN says that it will acquire and commission original feature-length documentaries that will "examine an array of political, social, and economic subject matters." It also signed development deals with documentary directors Alex Gibney and Andrew Rossi.[4][5] Since its creation, it already acquired the rights for Girl Rising, a 100-minute documentary narrated by Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Kerry Washington, and Selena Gomez.[6]

While the documentaries will initially air on CNN, the network reportedly plans to enter them in film festivals and distribute them to theaters as well.

At the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, CNN announced the acquisition of three documentaries. It acquired the rights to air Life Itself, a film adaptation of Roger Ebert's 2011 memoir, in television. The project will be directed by Steve James and executive produced by Martin Scorsese and Steven Zaillian. It is scheduled to air in 2014.[7] The two other untitled projects are expected to air on CNN in 2013. One, from directors Michael Tucker and Petra Epperleini, centers on 9/11 and reconstructs the events at Ground Zero; the other, from director Andrew Rossi, focuses on the transformation of higher education, examining the costs and relevance of college.[8]

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. The film premiered on January 19, 2012 at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was theatrically released on October 5, 2012.[9][10]

It recently acquired Penny Lane's Our Nixon. CNN plans to premiere the film in August, while Cinedigm will release it theatrically.[11][12][13] The network has also then acquired the domestic television broadcast rights of the Sundance film selection Robert Stone's Pandora's Promise and is slated to air on CNN on November while it will be theatrically released on June 12.[14][15]

Filmography

Title Release date Director(s) Writer(s) Producer(s) Ref(s)
Girl Rising June 16, 2013 Richard E. Robbins <templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>
Aminatta Forna
Edwidge Danticat
Maaza Mengiste
Zarghuna Kargar
Marie Arana
Mona Eltahawy
Manjushree Thapa
Sooni Taraporevala
Loung Ung
 Martha Adams
Richard E. Robbins
Tom Yellin		 [6]
Blackfish January 19, 2013 Gabriela Cowperthwaite Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Eli B. Despres		 Manny Oteyza
Gabriela Cowperthwaite		 [16]
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare March 10, 2013 Matthew Heineman
Susan Froemke		 Matthew Heineman
Susan Froemke		 Matthew Heineman
Susan Froemke		 [9]
The Flag September 4, 2013 Michael Tucker
Petra Epperlein
Our Nixon August 1, 2013 Penny Lane N/A Brian L. Frye
Penny Lane		 [11]
Pandora's Promise November 7, 2013 Robert Stone TBA Jim Swartz
Susan Swartz		 [14]
An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story December 5, 2013 Al Reinert
Sole Survivor January 9, 2014 Ky Dickens Ky Dickens Susan Aurinko
Alexis Jaworski
Amy McIntyre
41ON41 June 15, 2014 Lisa Lax
Nancy Stern Winters		 Lisa Lax
Nancy Stern Winters
Documented June 29, 2014 Jose Antonio Vargas
Ann Lupo		 Jose Antonio Vargas Jose Antonio Vargas
Lady Valor: The Kristin Beck Story September 4, 2014 Mark Herzog
Sandrine Orabona		 Mark Herzog
Christopher Cowen
Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger September 18, 2014 Joe Berlinger Joe Berlinger
Caroline Suh
More than a Game October 24, 2014 Kristopher Belman Kristopher Belman
Brad Hogan		 Kristopher Belman
Harvey Mason, Jr.
Kevin Mann
Matthew Perniciaro
Ivory Tower November 20, 2014 Andrew Rossi Andrew Rossi Andrew Rossi
Kate Novack
Dinosaur 13 December 11, 2014 Todd Douglas Miller TBA Todd Douglas Miller
Life Itself January 4, 2015 Steve James TBA Garrett Basch [17]
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me June 28, 2015 James Keach N/A James Keach
Trevor Albert
Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie August 20, 2015 Seth Kramer
Daniel A. Miller
Jeremy Newberger		 Daniel A. Miller Seth Kramer
Daniel A. Miller
Jeremy Newberger
Fresh Dressed September 3, 2015 Sacha Jenkins Sacha Jenkins Nasir Jones
Marcus A. Clarke		 [18]
The Hunting Ground November 22, 2015 Kirby Dick Kirby Dick Amy Ziering
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine January 3, 2016 Alex Gibney Alex Gibney Alex Gibney
Sunshine Superman January 17, 2016 Marah Strauch Marah Strauch Marah Strauch
Eric Bruggemann
Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent 2016 Lydia Tenaglia N/A Susan Porretta

References

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