CNN Announces New Strand for Acquired Documentary
Films
March
of the Penguins, The Imposter to broadcast on CNN/U.S. in 2014
CNN is creating another
destination for extraordinary acquired documentary films in a new brand, “CNN
Films Presents,” it was announced today.
CNN Films Presents will be a
sister brand to “CNN Films,” which was launched in October 2012, and is the
network’s brand for acquired or commissioned documentary features, following
their exhibitions in theaters. All CNN Films Presents broadcasts will be acquired
films. And, the new brand will also be distinguished from CNN Films in
that its documentaries will have broadcast windows that are not
first-on-television premieres.
The first CNN Films Presents
broadcast will be the French nature documentary, MARCH OF THE PENGUINS,
produced by Ilann Girard, directed by Luc Jacquet, and stirringly
narrated by Academy award-winning actor, Morgan Freeman. Released in
2005, MARCH OF THE PENGUINS received the 2006 Oscar for Best Documentary
Feature from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the 2005 Best
Documentary award from the Broadcast Film Critics Association. The film
will air on CNN/U.S., beginning on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014.
THE IMPOSTER is a
British-American co-production, and is the story of a Frenchman who
impersonated a Texas child who went missing in 1994. Produced by Dimitri
Doganis and directed by Bart Layton, THE IMPOSTER will air on
Thursday, Jan. 23, as the second CNN Films Presents broadcast. THE
IMPOSTER was honored as the 2012 Best Documentary by the British Independent
Film Awards.
“CNN Films Presents is a curated
series of exceptional documentary feature films from the past for a new
audience to discover and for fans to enjoy again,” said Vinnie Malhotra,
senior vice president of development and acquisitions for CNN Worldwide, “We
will revisit classics like MARCH OF THE PENGUINS, and more recent
critically-acclaimed titles like THE IMPOSTER.”
CNN Films Presents films, like
CNN Films, will be curated by Malhotra and Amy Entelis, senior
vice president of talent and content development.
I watched March of the Penguins when it came out and it was a cute documentary, but that sure is old for CNN to be showing it in 2013! Really, CNN?!?!
ReplyDeleteMarch of the Penquins is a very unique look at the way penguins migrate, hybernate, and live in the Artic.
ReplyDeleteWe also see how they raise their young to fight the elements and then gradually become independent beings. Particularly interesting is the scene of the female penguin sheltering her baby.
A must see for all, adults included.
Agree that this film was great when it first came out around 05,
and most environmentalists and youngsters have seen it. But the life of a penguin will get higher ratings than anything else CNN has to offer...even breaking news.
It seems that if Jeff Zucker incorporated documentaries and special presentations in CNN primetime, they could only be on Tuesdays and Thursdays for two hours, rather than 5 days a week. I do hope that once he does incorporate them into primetime that we do get "Now In The News" headlines during commercial breaks.
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