Aloke Devichand, Netflix’s Head of Asian Original Documentaries who commissioned docs on Blackpink and Naomi Osaka along with an Oscar-nominated short, has exited the streamer after nearly five years. Devichand joined Netflix in 2018 in the newly-created post to build…
Steven Spielberg and Imagine teaming for John Williams documentary feature
Cue the menacing tuba. And the Imperial March. And the rousing Indiana Jones theme. Five-time Oscar-winning composer John Williams is getting the feature documentary treatment, and his half-century collaborator is among those wielding the baton. Steven Spielberg and his Amblin…
Sam Bankman-Fried doc feature set at Myco
Disgraced crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried is to be profiled in a documentary feature for web3 streaming platform Myco. Produced by Decrypt Studios, the as-yet-untitled doc will chart the rise and fall of the FTX Founder once worth $24B who was…
America-based film director returns, plans documentary on Gov. Adeleke
Nigerian-America Film Director, Mr Taiwo Oduala, plans to shoot a film documentary on Gov. Ademola Adeleke, having returned home five years after a successful career exploit in the U.S. The film director, who made the disclosure in a statement issued…
Ryan Reynolds and Colin Hanks are making a documentary about John Candy
The beloved life and career of John Candy is getting the documentary treatment. Ryan Reynolds announced Monday that he and Colin Hanks are working on a nonfiction film about the late comedian’s legacy through Reynolds’ Maximum Effort production company, after…
Tom Hardy to narrate ‘‘ground-breaking’’ documentary series Predators
Hollywood actor Tom Hardy will narrate a natural history series titled Predators, co-produced by Sky and Netflix. The six-part series will follow five apex predators battling for supremacy and survival in changing environments across the globe. The programme will feature…
NBC fines Trust TV N5m over documentary
The National Broadcasting Commission has imposed a fine of N5 million on Trust Television Network (Trust TV) over the broadcast of the documentary titled “Nigeria’s Banditry: The Inside Story”, which was aired by the station on the 5th of March,…
FG: We will sanction Trust TV, BBC over documentaries on bandits
The Federal Government says it will sanction Trust TV, a television owned by Media Trust Group, and the BBC over their stories on bandits in the North. In separate documentaries, Trust TV and BBC Africa Eye exposed the activities of…
New Wham! documentary featuring Andrew Ridgeley in the works
Andrew Ridgeley, who sang alongside the late George Michael in the ’80s pop group, is working with the streaming giant to help develop the project. The documentary will provide fans with a detailed, behind-the-scenes look at the group’s ups and…
Film inspired by Guardian piece on Welsh shepherd to debut in New York
A Guardian article about a Welsh shepherd who works alone on his farm, has never left his valley and eats the same meal every day has been turned into a short documentary film which will premiere at Tribeca film festival.…