Author: Jigsaw Productions

By Peter White EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, who has made films about Enron, Scientology and Russian President Vladmiri Putin, has set his sights on another controversial figure: Luigi Mangione. Gibney, who has been working on the project since the end of last year, has now sold the project to Hulu. The streamer has greenlit the untitled project with… Continue reading Hulu Lands Alex Gibney’s Luigi Mangione Documentary

By Elsa Keslassy Alex Gibney‘s anticipated Elon Musk documentary will be released theatrically in the U.S. by Bleecker Street. “Musk” is an incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk. Gibney has been continuously expanding the film’s scope to unveil a rich portrait, even as history unfolds in real-time. Bleecker Street will roll out “Musk” in theaters… Continue reading Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk Documentary to Be Released Theatrically in the U.S. by Bleecker Street

By Addie Morfoot Robert Kessel has joined Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions as executive vice president of scripted content. Kessel will be responsible for expanding Jigsaw’s film and TV scripted projects. He will also oversee Gibney’s narrative feature debut, “Two Wolves.” The Vietnam thriller tells the story of helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson and General Ray Peers, who exposed a massive… Continue reading Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Names Robert Kessel Exec VP of Scripted Content (EXCLUSIVE)

By Addie Morfoot Documentaries about journalists Seymour Hersh, Lynsey Addario, and the late Fatma Hassona are heading to the 50th edition of the Toronto Intl. Film Festival. TIFF‘s Docs program gets underway Sept. 4 and will feature 23 feature docs from 18 countries. The program will open with the world premiere of two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Ben… Continue reading TIFF Documentary Lineup Includes Films From Laura Poitras, Raoul Peck, Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi

By Matthew Carey Harlem’s Maysles Documentary Center is giving recognition to three of this year’s top nonfiction films with Oscar potential – Orwell: 2+2=5 from director Raoul Peck, The Perfect Neighbor directed by Geeta Gandbhir, and Sundance winner Seeds, directed by Britanny Shyne. The center will honor the films at the 6th annual Albie Awards dinner on September 24 at Ginny’s Supper Club @… Continue reading Albie Awards To Honor Oscar-Contending Documentaries From Raoul Peck, Geeta Gandbhir, and Brittany Shyne

By: Matthew Carey EXCLUSIVE: DC/DOX, the prestigious documentary film festival in the nation’s capital, today announced the full slate for its third edition. The cinematic event will include a dozen world premieres including The Last Class, a documentary about former Secretary of Labor – and ardent Trump opponent – Robert Reich; the sex trafficking documentary The Right Track,… Continue reading DC/DOX To Showcase A Dozen World Premieres, Oscar Contenders, Films On Barbara Walters, Robert Reich, Deepfaked Sam Altman

By: Brooks Barnes The Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney has sold a majority stake in his Jigsaw Productions to the philanthropist Wendy Schmidt. At a time when the documentary film business is atrophying, one of the world’s leading documentarians, Alex Gibney, has taken on a powerful partner: Wendy Schmidt, a billionaire philanthropist by way of Google. “We’ve been… Continue reading A Top Documentary Director Finds a Billionaire Backer

By: Clayton Davis If the Oscars shortlist is the equivalent of mid-term exams for awards contenders, then Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez” and Universal Pictures’ “Wicked” just received passing grades. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlists in 10 categories for the upcoming 97th Oscars ceremony. The preliminary voting applies to animated short film,… Continue reading Oscars Shortlist Announced in 10 Categories: ‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘Wicked’ Lead the Charge

By: Tatiana Siegel It was a story that rocked the nation. And now, the first project about the brazen, broad daylight killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is on the way. Anonymous Content and Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Prods. are teaming up to develop and produce a documentary about the Dec. 4 fatal shooting that took place in… Continue reading Luigi Mangione Documentary in the Works From Alex Gibney, Anonymous Content

By: Katie Kilkenny The film has opted to distribute in an untraditional manner in the latest example of mainstream distributors avoiding risky nonfiction plays. The Bibi Files, the explosive documentary containing leaked footage of interrogations in the ongoing corruption trial of Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, is set to stream on the new platform Jolt. The film from… Continue reading Alex Gibney’s ‘The Bibi Files’ to Distribute on Jolt: “A Lot of the Major Outlets Just Were Nervous”