Hip hop is a multi-billion-dollar musical movement that is now at the center of mainstream culture.
It’s grown into something bigger than anyone who attended Cindy Campbell’s 1973 end of summer party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the West Bronx – widely considered ground zero for hip hop – could ever have expected. That night, Campbell’s 16-year-old brother Clive, otherwise known as DJ Kool Herc, was behind the decks and is credited with kicking off the genre.
Now, Showtime is celebrating nearly 50 years of hip hop with a three-year project that will bring together numerous films, documentaries, television series, podcasts and digital projects exploring the history, the people and the music.
It is a partnership between the ViacomCBS network and Nas-backed film, TV and music company Mass Appeal.
The project is being shepherded on the Showtime side by EVP, Non-Fiction Programming Vinnie Malhotra, who grew up listening to artists like Tribe Called Quest.
It’s grown into something bigger than anyone who attended Cindy Campbell’s 1973 end of summer party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the West Bronx – widely considered ground zero for hip hop – could ever have expected. That night, Campbell’s 16-year-old brother Clive, otherwise known as DJ Kool Herc, was behind the decks and is credited with kicking off the genre.
Now, Showtime is celebrating nearly 50 years of hip hop with a three-year project that will bring together numerous films, documentaries, television series, podcasts and digital projects exploring the history, the people and the music.
It is a partnership between the ViacomCBS network and Nas-backed film, TV and music company Mass Appeal.
The project is being shepherded on the Showtime side by EVP, Non-Fiction Programming Vinnie Malhotra, who grew up listening to artists like Tribe Called Quest.
- 12/3/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Time Studios is expanding its library of documentaries and kids and family programming. The television and film production company plans to broaden its scope by hiring new creatives and increasing its overall production spend.
The news comes as Time Studios announces it has surpassed $70 million in revenue since launching in early 2020. Within the last year, it has sold more than 20 projects to Netflix, Amazon, Paramount Plus, as well as HBO, Showtime, Nickelodeon and CNN Films. Some titles include “Big Vape” on Netflix and “John Lewis: Good Trouble” on CNN Films and “Amazing Grace” at Neon.
To support the company’s growth, Time Studios has made several executive hires. Alexandra Johnes and Loren Hammonds have been tapped to lead its documentary division, while Maria Perez-Brown has been appointed to spearhead its new kids and family programming arm, dedicated to young viewers and their families. Additional hires and promotions include Rebecca Teitel as VP of documentary,...
The news comes as Time Studios announces it has surpassed $70 million in revenue since launching in early 2020. Within the last year, it has sold more than 20 projects to Netflix, Amazon, Paramount Plus, as well as HBO, Showtime, Nickelodeon and CNN Films. Some titles include “Big Vape” on Netflix and “John Lewis: Good Trouble” on CNN Films and “Amazing Grace” at Neon.
To support the company’s growth, Time Studios has made several executive hires. Alexandra Johnes and Loren Hammonds have been tapped to lead its documentary division, while Maria Perez-Brown has been appointed to spearhead its new kids and family programming arm, dedicated to young viewers and their families. Additional hires and promotions include Rebecca Teitel as VP of documentary,...
- 11/18/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
"He caught the beauty in what we were doing." An official trailer has debuted for a documentary film titled Ricky Powell: The Individualist, a profile of the iconic NYC photographer Ricky Powell. Powell rose to unexpected fame as an unfiltered street photographer capturing the downtown New York City scene of the 80s and 90s. Eventually befriending and becoming an honorary member of the Beastie Boys entourage and joining them on tour, Powell captured some of the wildest moments in New York fashion, music, and art with his gorgeous and gritty portraits. "With his finger on the pulse of popular culture, it’s indisputable that 'The Rickster' did more than just document the scene—he was the scene. Drugs, sex, art, and hip-hop collide in Josh Swade's fascinating documentary." The film was supposed to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this year, instead it's debuting online for free as part...
- 5/29/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
There is perhaps no photographer who captured the Eighties and Nineties hip-hop scenes in New York better than Ricky Powell.
Known best for his working relationship with the Beastie Boys, Powell was a prolific shooter who captured iconic images of Run-Dmc, Madonna, Eric B and Rakim, Laurence Fishburne, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Basquiat, Sofia Coppola, Vin Diesel and other icons of the downtown Manhattan scene for the better part of a decade. His photographs ran in the New York Times, the Village Voice and this very magazine, among others.
Known best for his working relationship with the Beastie Boys, Powell was a prolific shooter who captured iconic images of Run-Dmc, Madonna, Eric B and Rakim, Laurence Fishburne, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Basquiat, Sofia Coppola, Vin Diesel and other icons of the downtown Manhattan scene for the better part of a decade. His photographs ran in the New York Times, the Village Voice and this very magazine, among others.
- 5/29/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube have announced the programming slate for We Are One (29 May-7 June), featuring over 100 films from 35 countries, co-curated by 21 prolific festivals. We Are One: A Global Film Festival, a ten-day digital gathering co-curated by 21 prolific film festivals (see the news), has announced its programme of 23 narrative and eight documentary features, 57 narrative and 15 documentary short films, and 15 archived talks along with four exclusives and five Vr programming pieces that will run exclusively on YouTube from 29 May-7 June at YouTube.com/WeAreOne. The curating festivals include Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Locarno, San Sebastián, Annecy International Animation, Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary, Sarajevo and London. Notable film presentations will include Josh Swade’s Ricky Powell: The Individualist, a documentary about legendary street photographer Powell, featuring interviews with Natasha Lyonne and LL Cool J; the online premiere of Prateek Vats’ Eeb Allay Ooo!, a unique satire about...
We Are One: A Global Film Festival, a 10-day collaboration between 21 different international festivals that will bring features and short films to YouTube for 10 days of free programming, has announced a lineup of 31 features and 72 short films from 35 different countries. The free online festival will also include television and Vr programs and a series of conversations with figures including Jackie Chan, Guillermo del Toro, Bong Joon Ho and Francis Ford Coppola.
We Are One was spearheaded by the Tribeca Enterprises in the wake of that festival’s postponement this year. The online festival will begin airing on YouTube on Friday, May 29.
The films were programmed by nearly two dozen different festivals, including the Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto, Sundance and New York Film Festivals. About half the festivals selected both features and shorts, though Cannes and the New York Film Festival submitted only short films, while Toronto, Macao, Tokyo and Berlin...
We Are One was spearheaded by the Tribeca Enterprises in the wake of that festival’s postponement this year. The online festival will begin airing on YouTube on Friday, May 29.
The films were programmed by nearly two dozen different festivals, including the Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto, Sundance and New York Film Festivals. About half the festivals selected both features and shorts, though Cannes and the New York Film Festival submitted only short films, while Toronto, Macao, Tokyo and Berlin...
- 5/26/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
MaggieVision Productions has named COO Jennifer Albanese as the company’s new president and CEO following the unexpected death Friday of founder and CEO/President Maura Mandt.
Albanese had been Mandt’s associate for the past 17 years. “We are beyond saddened by the news of Maura’s passing,” said Albanese. “She was a singular force of nature and the smartest person I have ever met. Maura didn’t simply create a company, she built a family. Jeff Smith, Rebecca Gitlitz, Josh Swade, and Jennifer Aiello will continue in their key roles for MaggieVision, and together, along with the rest of the MaggieVision family, we will carry forward Maura’s legacy.”
Mandt created MaggieVision Productions in 2005. Since then, the company has maintained partnerships with ESPN, ABC, along with the entire Walt Disney Company, the NFL, Time, Showtime, Marvel, and Meredith, among others.
MaggieVision produces the Espy Awards for ESPN and NFL Honors,...
Albanese had been Mandt’s associate for the past 17 years. “We are beyond saddened by the news of Maura’s passing,” said Albanese. “She was a singular force of nature and the smartest person I have ever met. Maura didn’t simply create a company, she built a family. Jeff Smith, Rebecca Gitlitz, Josh Swade, and Jennifer Aiello will continue in their key roles for MaggieVision, and together, along with the rest of the MaggieVision family, we will carry forward Maura’s legacy.”
Mandt created MaggieVision Productions in 2005. Since then, the company has maintained partnerships with ESPN, ABC, along with the entire Walt Disney Company, the NFL, Time, Showtime, Marvel, and Meredith, among others.
MaggieVision produces the Espy Awards for ESPN and NFL Honors,...
- 3/3/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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