O.J.: Made in America (ESPN/Laylow Films) topped the inaugural Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards this evening (11/3), winning four categories: Best Documentary Feature, Best Direction of a Documentary Feature for Ezra Edelman, Best Limited Documentary Series, and Best Sports Documentary. The awards gala was held at BRIC in Brooklyn.
Also scoring impressively was 13th (Netflix/Kandoo Films), which took honors for Best Documentary Feature (TV/Streaming), Best Political Documentary and Best Director (TV/Streaming) for Ava DuVernay.
Here’s a full rundown of winners:
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
30 For 30: O.J.: Made in America (ESPN/Laylow Films)
BEST DIRECTION OF A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Ezra Edelman – 30 For 30: O.J.: Made in America (ESPN/Laylow Films)
BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg – Weiner (Sundance Selects/Motto Pictures/Edgeline Films)
BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY
13th (Netflix/Kandoo Films)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (TV/STREAMING)
13th (Netflix/Kandoo Films)
BEST DIRECTOR (TV/STREAMING)
Ava DuVernay – 13th (Netflix/Kandoo Films)
BEST FIRST FEATURE (TV/STREAMING)
TIE BETWEEN:
Everything is Copy – Jacob Bernstein and Nick Hooker (HBO/Loveless)
Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four – Deborah Esquenazi (Investigation Discovery/Motto Pictures/Naked Edge Films)
BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES
30 For 30: O.J.: Made in America (ESPN/Laylow Films)
BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES
30 for 30 (ESPN)
BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
30 For 30: O.J.: Made in America (ESPN/Laylow Films)
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years (White Horse Pictures/Imagine Entertainment/Apple Corps/ Hulu)
MOST INNOVATIVE DOCUMENTARY
Tower (Kino Lorber/ITVS/Meredith Vieira Productions/GTS Films/Diana DiMenna Film
BEST SONG IN A DOCUMENTARY
“I’m Still Here” – Miss Sharon Jones! – Written by Sharon Jones – Performed by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (Cabin Creek Films/Starz Digital Media)
SCHROM x Yacht Club and Be Electric Studios Launch Electric XR for Virtual Production
SCHROM x Yacht Club, a full-service live-action, tabletop, and postproduction company, has teamed with Be Electric Studios, a soundstage, equipment rental, and virtual production company, to launch Electric XR, a virtual production collective.
Industry veteran Thomas Rossano will lead the new venture, which provides advanced virtual production solutions across multiple facilities. He brings over 25 years of experience in live-action, tabletop, postproduction and talent curation to enhance Electric XR’s offerings as a resource for brands and agencies, as well as other production companies in need of virtual production solutions. Additionally Rossano continues to serve as EP at XR New York (XR-NY), a role he’s held since December 2022. SCHROM x Yacht Club originally established XR-NY to help provide XR services for third-party rentals. While XR-NY will continue to function independently for SCHROM X Yacht Club, it now operates under the Electric XR umbrella.
Rossano’s expertise spans producing live-action commercials, branded content, interactive and experiential content. In addition to leading Electric XR, he holds responsibilities at SCHROM x Yacht Club which include driving business development, collaborating with sales reps and expanding the company’s creative talent network. Rossano’s career includes serving as an exec producer at Hungry Man for about 11 years, right from that company’s inception. He then went on to become a partner at Station Film where he also had a lengthy tenure. Later he was a partner at PRISM. Then after the pandemic hit, he became a freelance EP for nearly two years, looking into opportunities in virtual production, which led him to XR NY and now Electric XR. Over the years, he has produced high-profile... Read More