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NBC News Studios is a full-service production company inside NBC. Our specialty is documentary storytelling, but we dabble in scripted, too. We partner with premier filmmakers and leverage the assets of our esteemed news organization to bring stories to the screen, including eight decades of television and radio archive, a global network of journalists, a world-class investigative team, and rich trove of editorial IP. Our team has decades of experience in documentary film and television and has been honored with multiple Emmy, Peabody and DuPont awards.
Recent work includes, Every Body (Tribeca Film Festival/Focus Features) directed by Julie Cohen, Leguizamo Does America (MSNBC), The Disappearance of Shere Hite (Sundance) directed by Nicole Newnham and co-produced with This Machine; Diamond Hands: The Legend of Wall Street Bets (SXSW) from Drea Cooper and Zackary Canepari; the scripted mini-series The Thing About Pam (NBC) starring Renée Zellweger and produced with Blumhouse Productions and Big Picture Co; Upcoming projects include collaborations with directors Errol Morris and Dawn Porter.
Team
Team
Partners
Directors + Collaborators
David
Belton
Zackary
Canepari
Julie
Cohen
Drea
Cooper
Bjorn
Johnson
Errol
Morris
Nicole
Newnham
Dawn
Porter
Contessa
Gayles
Sacha
Jenkins
John
Leguizamo
Partnerships
Fellowship
NBCU Academy in partnership with NBC News Studios, the NBC News documentary division, is collaborating with IF/Then Shorts to launch a national open call for archival and journalistically driven short documentaries highlighting social issues and identities.
Five teams will be invited to take the stage at the Original Voices Shorts Pitch, an inclusion focused pitch session where a curated selection of diverse filmmakers propose their documentary works in progress to a panel of industry professionals. The five pitching teams will receive a grant of $6,000 each to help further their documentary and to assist with the costs of attending the pitch event.
From the five finalists, NBCU Academy and NBC News Studios will select one winning project to commission with a $100,000 investment.
Eligible filmmakers are US-based documentarians who identify as – or showcase stories highlighting social issues affecting – women, LGBTQ+ folx, communities of color, and people with disabilities regardless of career stage.
The purpose of the Original Voices Shorts Pitch is to open doors to the NBCU newsroom and archive to diverse documentary filmmakers eager to present a more vibrant, equitable, and accurate take on American history and society today. Reaffirming the values of integrity and inclusion in order to spur innovation, the Original Voices Shorts Pitch aims to break down barriers of authorship and authority between news media networks and consumers, support diverse documentary filmmakers with the resources of a legacy news organization, and strengthen public trust in fact-based reporting and film.
The pitch will take place at DOC NYC 2023.
Press
Los Angeles Times
John Leguizamo: It took a Latinx exec to greenlight new series about ‘my culture’
Hollywood Reporter
John Leguizamo on Exploring Latin History With MSNBC’s ‘Leguizamo Does America’
Focus Features
Every Body to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
Entertainment Weekly
Take a road trip with actor John Leguizamo as he celebrates Latino culture, art, food, and contributions from coast to coast
Variety
From Drew Barrymore to Jenny Han: These NY Women Made an Impact on the Entertainment Industry the Past Year
Deadline
NBCU’s Original Voices Fellowship Announces Open Call For Documentary Shorts Pitches
Variety
‘Every Body,’ an Intersex Doc From ‘RBG’ Director Julie Cohen, to Get a Focus Release (EXCLUSIVE)
TVNewser
NBC News Studios Launches First-Ever Original Podcast Series
Vanity Fair
Did Sundance 2023 Produce Any Oscar Contenders?
Daily Beast
‘The Disappearance of Shere Hite’: a Pioneer of Women’s Sexuality Finally Gets Her Flowers
Deadline
Sundance Doc ‘The Disappearance Of Shere Hite’ Focuses On Famed Sex Researcher Canceled By Conservatives And Defensive Men
Variety
Best of Sundance: 17 Must-See Movies From the 2023 Festival
Variety
‘The Disappearance of Shere Hite’ Review: Nicole Newnham’s Gripping, Revelatory Doc Rediscovers a Forgotten Feminist Icon
IndieWire
‘The Disappearance of Shere Hite’ Review: Slighted Women’s Sexuality Pioneer Gets Her Due
The Wrap
‘The Disappearance of Shere Hite’ Review: Doc Traces the Work and Woes of a Sexual Revolutionary
Hollywood Reporter
‘The Disappearance of Shere Hite’ Review: A Vivid Portrait of a Pioneer of the Female Orgasm
TVNewser
2 NBC News Studios Films Accepted Into Sundance
Variety
John Leguizamo Fuels Documentary Ambitions at NBC News, MSNBC
Realscreen
Exclusive clip: A look behind the scenes of MSNBC’s first docuseries, “Model America”
Variety
MSNBC Films Announces ‘Model America’ Documentary Series
Los Angeles Times
How the Hillside Strangler case helped make L.A. ‘serial killer capital of America’
The New York Times
‘Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets’ Review: Is This Loss?
Variety
E! to Debut Original Rom-Com Films in 2023, Sets New Unscripted Shows From Anthony Anderson, Joel McHale
The New York Times
Want to Get Out of Prison? Listen to Inmate No. 00A2303.
Deadline
NBCU Academy, NBC News Studios Set Participants For 2nd Annual Original Voices Fellowship
Black Girl Nerds
SXSW 2022 Review: ‘Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets’ Explores the Eccentric Community of Retail Traders
Austin Chronicle
SXSW Film Review: Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets
Variety
‘The Thing About Pam’ Premiere Ratings Jump Nearly 400% With a Week of Delayed Viewing
Filmmaker Magazine
Five Questions for Drea Cooper and Zachary Canepari About Their SXSW-Premiering Documentary, Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets
Entertainment Weekly
The Thing About Pam review: Renée Zellweger goes big in NBC’s entertaining true-crime oddity
Entertainment Weekly
Renée Zellweger is a not-so-friendly neighbor in first trailer for The Thing About Pam
Deadline
Watch Clip Of MSNBC Films/NBC News Studios’ ‘Diamond Hands: The Legend Of WallStreetBets’
TODAY Show
Renee Zellweger is unrecognizable in trailer for true-crime series ‘The Thing About Pam’
Vanity Fair
Renée Zellweger Is Unrecognizable as a Midwestern Murdering Mom
IndieWire
News Orgs Are the Next Breed of Doc Heavy-Hitters; At Sundance, They’re Ready to Buy Big
POPSUGAR Latina
J Balvin to Host Docuseries With Celebs Sharing Mental Health Battles and Coping Mechanisms
The Hollywood Reporter
Telemundo to Launch Streaming Brand This Fall on Peacock
The Hollywood News
’Memory Box: Echoes of 9/11’ review: Dirs. David Belton and Bjørn Johnson (2021) [TIFF]
Variety
Why NBC News Is Going to the Movies
Yahoo!News
‘The voices of 9/11 speak again’: Raw, uncensored reactions of public after terrorist attacks revealed in documentary
Deadine
NBCU Academy and NBC News Studios Tap Seven Filmmaker Projects For Documentary Fellowships
Deadline
‘Crip Camp’ Co-Director Nicole Newnham To Helm NBC News Studios Feature Doc On Sex Researcher Shere Hite (Exclusive)
Chicago Tribune
John Wayne Gacy: New documentary argues we don’t know the serial killer’s whole story
The A.V. Club
One of the producers behind John Wayne Gacy: Devil In Disguise on why the case is still relevant
The Wrap
Peacock Orders John Wayne Gacy ‘Devil in Disguise’ Docuseries: Watch the Chilling Trailer Here (Video)
The Wrap
Renee Zellweger to Make Broadcast TV Debut as Star of NBC Limited Series ‘The Thing About Pam’
Variety
Renee Zellweger Set to Star in NBC Drama ‘The Thing About Pam’
People
Renée Zellweger to Star in NBC True Crime Series The Thing About Pam
Realscreen
NBCU Academy and NBC News Studios launch Original Voices program
Deadline
NBCUniversal News Group Launches Documentary Filmmaking Fellowships With $270,000 In Annual Grants
AwardsWatch
NEWS TV Obama doc ‘The Way I See It’ shatters MSNBC ratings records
Variety
NBC News Revives MSNBC Films to Bolster Documentary Ambitions (EXCLUSIVE)
The Hollywood Reporter
NBC News Launches New Production Studio
Deadline
NBC News Teams With Hollywood To Launch Studio For Emerging Platforms
Variety
