Following the recent greenlight announcements of Rebuilding Paradise from Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard and The Untitled Thai Cave Rescue Project (wt) from Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald, National Geographic has announced it will continue to expand its feature documentary slate with The Cave— a powerful new film about a hidden secret underground hospital in Syria and the unprecedented female-led team of civilians and medical professionals who are risking their lives … [Read more...] about National Geographic announces new documentary
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National Geographic greenlights its first-ever global adventure competition series
National Geographic announced Race to the Centre of the Earth, an adrenaline-fuelled global competition that pits four teams against one another in a nonstop sprint across the globe for a USD$1 million prize. The eight-part series, created by the producers behind the hit show The Amazing Race, is an extreme nonelimination competition that follows four groups of adventurers, each starting from different corners of the earth as they race to a buoy in the middle of the ocean that holds a … [Read more...] about National Geographic greenlights its first-ever global adventure competition series
Tim Pastore joins all3media America as CEO
LOS ANGELES – all3media America, the US arm of global indie all3media, has appointed former National Geographic President of original programming and production Tim Pastore as CEO. Pastore will report to all3media CEO Jane Turton when he joins the Discovery Communications and Liberty Global joint venture on October 1. He replaces former CEO Greg Lipstone, who exited in January. During his four-year tenure at Nat Geo, Pastore oversaw all development, production and … [Read more...] about Tim Pastore joins all3media America as CEO
The Story of a Face: National Geographic unveils youngest full-face transplant recipient in American history
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a world that seems increasingly obsessed with image, National Geographic has unveiled an exclusive and powerful new story, over two years in the making, that asks the question: “Are we our faces?” To follow the story of Katie Stubblefield, the youngest face transplant recipient in U.S. history, a team of National Geographic journalists was given unprecedented access by the Cleveland Clinic to document Katie’s journey and detail a full-face transplant procedure … [Read more...] about The Story of a Face: National Geographic unveils youngest full-face transplant recipient in American history
FOX and National Geographic release exclusive first look at “Cosmos: Possible Worlds”
SAN DIEGO – At the recent San Diego Comic-Con 2018, FOX and National Geographic released a first look at the highly anticipated return of the Emmy award-winning worldwide phenomenon Cosmos, where show producers were on hand to share the sneak peek during their panel. On the panel were executive producer, writer and director Ann Druyan (who won an Emmy Award for writing the 2014 series and a Peabody Award for producing it) and executive producers Seth MacFarlane, Brannon Braga and … [Read more...] about FOX and National Geographic release exclusive first look at “Cosmos: Possible Worlds”
Encore turns to Baselight to colour the story of Picasso
LONDON — The second series of National Geographic’s popular series Genius focuses on the extraordinary life of painter Pablo Picasso. Colourist Pankaj Bajpai at Encore in Hollywood was charged with creating the look that evoked the time and place as well as the art. Bajpai was the colourist on the first series of Genius, which featured Einstein and was set in Germany. Series two inhabits the much warmer climes of Spain and Paris. Working with Director of Photography Mathias Herndl, … [Read more...] about Encore turns to Baselight to colour the story of Picasso