SSN Awards Originals: Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Lucy Walker, Teller, Joshua Oppenheimer, Exec Shuffle, Rep Moves

AWARDS ORIGINALS

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

 

Awards Spotlight: ‘Blackfish’ Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite Talks Sundance, CNN Premiere & SeaWorld’s PR Machine

SSN spoke to Cowperthwaite about the Oscar buzz surrounding Blackfish, and the experience of having it premiere theatrically and on CNN. (SSN)

Awards Spotlight: 2 Time Oscar Nominated Director Lucy Walker on ‘The Crash Reel’ & Meeting “Life’s Biggest Challenge”

The Crash Reel is a documentary that centers around Olympic snowboarding hopeful Kevin Pearce who was critically injured during a half-pipe training run on December 31, 2009 at the age of 22. The film is directed by two-time Oscar-nominated documentarian Lucy Walker, who spoke to SSN about her time spent with Kevin and the new campaign she created as a result of working on the documentary. (SSN)

Awards Spotlight: ‘Tim’s Vermeer’ Director, Teller, Goes Behind the Scenes of Creative Obsession

Tim’s Vermeer gives the audience a peek behind the curtain of artistic creation—at turns fascinating, excruciating, and dazzling to watch. SSN spoke to Teller, one half of Penn & Teller, about capturing Tim Jenison’s journey, the overwhelming audience response, and where Tim’s Vermeer is hanging now. (SSN)

Awards Spotlight: Writer/Director Joshua Oppenheimer on His 5 Years and 1,200 Hours of Footage Shot for ‘The Act of Killing’

Oppenheimer spoke to SSN about the film, the death threats he’s received since its release and why there are so many anonymous credits on his movie. (SSN)

Oscar Insight: Underdogs Hold the Edge in the Best Documentary Feature Competition

Since 1970, about two-thirds of Best Documentary Feature winners told the story of an underdog, more than half were political exposés and more than a third chronicled the horrors of war. (SSN)

OTHER ORIGINALS

 

Executive Shuffle For 12/20/2013: IM Global, Roth Films, Roth Films, Medavoy Management

SSN’s weekly summary of the latest major corporate moves in entertainment and media. (SSN)

Rep Moves For 12/20/13: CAA, ICM, WME, Equitable Stewardship For Artists

SSN’s weekly summary of the entertainment industry’s major rep changes. (SSN)