2023 Realscreen Awards Program

THE 13TH ANNUAL JW MARRIOTT AUSTIN

CLAIRE MACDONALD

WELCOME FROM THE PUBLISHER

It’s

so great to be able to welcome you to the 13th annual Realscreen Awards, live and in-person!

After two years of online presentations, it’s going to feel good to hug and shake hands with our award winners again. I am proud of what our team was able to pull off in a virtual setting, but the truth is that nothing can replace the IRL experience.

This year’s edition of our annual awards brought 616 submissions from 22 countries, which further attests to the fact that the Realscreen Awards have become one of the most coveted honors in the unscripted and non-fiction screen content industry. Thanks to all of the producers and broadcasters who submitted their work for consideration, and enormous thanks to our 95 jury chairs and judges — theirs is a Herculean assignment, and we are grateful for the considerable time they’ve spent screening and scoring the entries.

We are also very pleased to honor four industry trailblazers by inducting them into the 2023 Realscreen Hall of Fame.

First up is the recipient of our inaugural Action Award, Bree Frank, who has committed herself to lifting the voices of BIPOC professionals through equity, inclusion, and belonging, in the world of media and beyond. She has pursued this goal through Hue You Know, a production resource hub she founded in 2017 that allows media professionals of color to post employment opportunities and seek mentorship and community. Beginning as a Facebook group with 27 people, Hue You Know now boasts more than 16,000 members.

The next inductee to our Hall of Fame is Alex Gibney, who was called “the most important documentarian of our time” by Esquire Magazine. Some of his notable fi lms include the triple Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, the Academy Award-winning Taxi to the Dark Side , and the Oscar-nominated Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Last, but very definitely not least, we are delighted to welcome Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman, co-presidents of non-fiction entertainment at Sony Pictures Television, into the Realscreen Awards Hall of Fame. These multi-Emmy-winning executives remain among the most sought-after producers and respected management teams working in non-fiction today, with credits that include Indian Matchmaking and Night Stalker for Netflix, Selena + Chef for HBO Max, American Idol for ABC, and So You Think You Can Dance for Fox, among so many others. Join us as we celebrate excellence in non-fi ction and factual entertainment. Grab a cocktail and enjoy this year’s show, hosted by Ann Pornel.

Claire Macdonald SVP & Publisher Realscreen

ANN PORNEL

escribed by the Globe and Mail as “a right hot blast of funny,” Ann Pornel cut her comedy teeth as a regular cast member on Sunday Night Live , a weekly sketch show in Toronto, and continued creating biting satire at the venerated Second City Toronto Mainstage where she wrote three criticallyacclaimed shows. She would move on to join the cast of She The People , which has toured at Just For Laughs in Montreal, Edmonton Fringe, as well as a limited engagement with Mirvish

Productions. Ann is a Canadian Comedy Award winner and winner of the 2017 Entertainer of the Year award from My Entertainment World. Ann’s unique perspectives on diversity, body image and inclusion have garnered her spots at NBC’s Break Out Comedy Festival and JFL 42. Ann has appeared on and written for The Baroness Von Sketch Show , The Beaverton and This Hour Has 22 Minutes She is currently one of the co-hosts of the iconic Great Canadian Baking Show , and was nominated for a 2021 CSA for Best Co-Host.

ank you TO

JUDGES

Susan Boshcoff General Manager Animiki See Distribution Inc

Harriet Allen

Commercial Executive, Non-Scripted All3Media International

Amanda Culkowski Vice President, Music Program Development MTV Networks International

Allie Breslin Senior Director, Development & Production Six West Media

Lauren Appelbaum SVP, Communications, Entertainment & News Media RespectAbility

Julie Christie CEO

NHNZ

Braden Currier Agent, Non-Scripted TV WME

Rob Carey CEO Curve Media

Maria Armstrong CEO & Executive Producer Big Coat Media

Jennifer Comeau VP, Development & Production Ocean Entertainment

Tim Duffy Co-Bro

Ugly Brother Studios

Donovan Chan Creative Director Beach House Pictures

Tracy Beckett Commissioning Editor, Content PBS

Nick Contino VP, Development & Programming Eureka

Ludo Dufour Director, Partnerships & Copros, Red Bull Studios Red Bull Media House

Dolyn Chasin Sr. Director, Production & Development CNBC

Jonas Bell Pasht Principal & Executive Producer Citizen Jones

Josie Crimi

EVP, Development & Production

Scott Brothers Entertainment

Delores Edwards Executive Producer GBH

Nha-Uyen Chau Founder & CEO LGI Media

Austyn Biggers SVP, Programming & Production TV One

Nick Crowe Head, Unscripted Development Saloon Media

Jo Enyori Head of Development Woodcut Media

Shane Ertter Manager of Development, VICE TV VICE

Zachary Frank VP, Development Blue Ant Media

Maria Francesca Johnson EVP, Content Anyway Content

Kelsey Espensen

Director of Unscripted Development marblemedia

Allison Grodner Founder & Executive Producer Fly on the Wall Entertainment

Dov Freedman Founder & MD Curious Films

Rose Hughes Vice President, Sales, UK, US, Canada, Australia & New Zealand Red Arrow Studios

Michael Kagan Partner, Head of International Non-Scripted & Co-Head of Domestic Non-Scripted Range Media Partners

James Farr VP, Development Cream Productions Inc.

Cara Groom Director of Development Pilgrim Media Group

Andrea Gabourie

President & Executive Producer Forte Entertainment

Jimmy Humphrey Director Marmalade Sky TV

Brandon Killion President Bright Bay Creative

Jesse Fawcett CEO & Executive Producer Fireworks Media Group

Lynn Harvey President/Executive Producer Enter the Picture Productions Inc.

Bryan Gabourie SVP, International Sales & Partnerships Blue Ant Media

Aneka Hylton-Donelson Director of Development National Geographic Partners

Jim Kiriakakis Head of Unscripted Buck Productions

Danny Fenton CEO Zig Zag Productions

Courtney Hicks VP, Development Frantic Films

Alana Goldstein VP of Development Crazy Legs Productions

Valerie Idehen VP, Unscripted Hot Snakes Media

Maria Knight Production Executive, Original Content, Factual Corus Entertainment Inc

Lisa Fox Media Talent Development Manager USC

Naimah Holmes President Hot Snakes Media

Shade Grant Agent CAA Creative Artists Agency

Elissa Johnson Head of Development Part2 Pictures

Robyn Lattaker-Johnson Agent, Alternative Programming A3 Artists Agency

Jennifer Liang VP, Acquisitions Topic

Hetal Limbachia

Manager Fifth Season

Felicia

Ben Smith Executive Producer Red Sauce Productions

Christine Stirrat Executive Director of Development Warm Springs Productions

Janice Strangward SVP, Head of Sales & Acquisitions WAG Entertainment

Marnie Sugarman Executive Producer, HyperReality – Content Dark Slope Studios

Caley MacLennan Producer Alright Pictures

Raj Panikkar Executive Producer, SVP + Partner Fifth Ground Entertainment

Joe Rivadeneira SVP, Development & Production Beyond Productions

Anne Morrison CEO & Creative Director Nevision

Anwar Mamon Series Producer Wildstar Films

Mitchell Parness VP, Development Leopard USA

Carlotta Rossi Spencer Head of Branded Content Business Development Banijay Rights

Chris Muckle Head of Factual, US October Films

Laura Mansfield Managing & Creative Director Outline Productions

Katharine Patrick Head of Factual Programs Wonderhood Studios

Lana Salah Creative Director

Renata Lombardo SVP, Development & Current Non-Scripted Programming Scout Productions

Katie Neff SVP, Development High Noon Entertainment

Ashley McFarlin Buie Vice President, Unscripted Development WE tv

Stuart Pender Executive Producer Arrow Media

Jon Scarlett VP, Content Studios Fuse Media

Tanya Low Vice President of Development Insight Productions

Angela Neillis SVP, Non-Scripted Content, International Acquisitions FremantleMedia

Michael Mejia Development Manager World of Wonder

Teresa Potocka CEO & Founder Sensethefuture Pictures

Heidi Schorn VP of Development, Unscripted Content

Alibi Entertainment

Adam Luria Head of Documentary Impossible Factual

Daniela Neumann Managing Director Spun Gold

Isabelle Mills Manager, Program Development Paramount, Smithsonian Channel

Catalina Ramirez Co-Head, Propagate International Propagate Content

Peter Schweizer VP, Unscripted Formats Tresor TV Produktions GMBH

Deborah Williams OBE Executive Director Creative Diversity Network

Caterina Turroni Founder & Executive Producer At Land Productions

Todd Yuhanick

Producer 1844 Films

Anouk van Dijk Head of Sales & Coproductions Quintus Media GmbH

Nicole Zien TV Agent Vital Artists Agency

Natalie Vinet SVP, Global Distribution Boat Rocker Media

Vasha Wallace EVP, Global Acquisitions & Development FremantleMedia (London)

Marissa Thompson

Unscripted Creative Executive Amazon Studios

Patrick Weiland SVP, Production & Development Intuitive Content

Diane Tripp

CEO

Diane Tripp Media

Sean Wheatley Head of Acquisitions Passion Distribution

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Our 2023 NOMINEES

COMPETITION — GAME AND QUIZ

Bullsh*t

Production Company: Nobody’s Hero and ITV America for Netflix Produced for: Netflix

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To

Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend Production Company: Keller Productions, in association with 3 Ball Productions for Netflix Produced for: Netflix

COMPETITION — LIFESTYLE

Next

The

the Gameshow

Other News, Today Production Company: Panenka Produced for: VRT/Eén

Level Chef Production Company: Studio Ramsay Global and Fox Alternative Entertainment Produced for: Fox

The 1% Club Production Company: Magnum Media Produced for: ITV

The Great British Bake Off Production Company: Love Productions Produced for: Channel 4

Tell the Truth Production Company: Fremantle Produced for: ABC

Hype Production Company: HBO Max in association with Scout Productions Produced for: HBO Max

COMPETITION — REALITY

Alone Production Company: Leftfield Pictures, an ITV America company Produced for: History

Big Brother Production Company: Fly on the Wall Entertainment in association with Endemol Shine North America Produced for: CBS/Paramount+

Hunted UK Production Company: Shine Produced for: Channel 4

The One That Got Away Production Company: Amazon Studios; Fulwell 73 Produced for: Amazon Prime Video

COMPETITION — TALENT & STUDIO-BASED

Blown Away: Christmas Production Company: Marblemedia for Netflix Produced for: Netflix

LEGO Masters Australia Production Company: Endemol Shine Australia Produced for: Nine Network Australia

RuPaul’s Drag Race Production Company: World of Wonder Produced for: VH1

The Voice Production Company: MGM Television and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon and ITV Studios, The Voice USA, Inc. Produced for: NBC

LIFESTYLE — DOCUREALITY-STYLE FOOD

Cooking on the Top Production Company: Rai Produced for: Rai 2

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Production Company: Citizen Pictures, Knuckle Sandwich Produced for: Food Network

Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Production Company: Studio Ramsay/Objective Media Group (an All3Media Group Company)/National Geographic Produced for: National Geographic

The Lost Kitchen Production Company: Anchor Entertainment Produced for: Magnolia Network

LIFESTYLE — HOUSE & HOME (DESIGN, RENOVATION, ETC)

Escape to the Chateau Production Company: Two Rivers; Chateau TV Produced for: Channel 4

Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines

Production Company: Blind Nil Produced for: Magnolia Network

For the Love of Kitchens Production Company: Betty TV Produced for: Magnolia Network

Queen of Versailles Reigns Again Production Company: Ample Entertainment Produced for: Discovery+

Ugliest House in America Production Company: Big Fish Entertainment Produced for: HGTV

LIFESTYLE — STUDIO-BASED FOOD

Mary McCartney Serves It Up Production Company: Pacific Productions Produced for: Food Network

Selena + Chef Production Company: HBO Max in association with IPC (part of Sony Pictures Television) and July Moon Productions Produced for: HBO Max

Valerie’s Home Cooking Production Company: Triage Entertainment Produced for: Food Network

Life Below Zero

Production Company: BBC Studios LA Productions Produced for: National Geographic

LIFESTYLE — TRAVEL & EXPLORATION

Monty Don’s Adriatic Gardens Production Company: Alexandra Henderson Associates Produced for: BBC Two

Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy Production Company: CNN Original Series; Raw Produced for: CNN

The World According to Jeff Goldblum Production Company: Nutopia; National Geographic Studios Produced for: Disney+

Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen Production Company: BBC Studios Produced for: BBC

NON-FICTION — ARCHIVE-BASED

Muhammad Ali Production Company: Florentine Films; WETA-TV Produced for: PBS

Once Upon a Time in Queens Production Company: Kimmelot and ITV America in association with Major League Baseball and Nick Davis Productions Produced for: ESPN

Uprising Production Company: Rogan Productions, Lammas Park, Turbine Studios, and Amazon Studios Produced for: Amazon Studios

McCartney 3, 2, 1 Production Company: Hulu, Endeavor Content, A Tetragrammaton, Film 45, Kennedy/ Marshall Company, MPL Communications Produced for: Hulu

NON-FICTION — ARTS & CULTURE

Paper & Glue Production Company: Imagine Documentaries, Time Studios, Shark Island Institute, Impact Partners Produced for: MSNBC

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy Production Company: Amazon Studios; Phat Tuesdays Productions; Grammnet Productions; Original Productions Produced for: Amazon Studios

Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson Production Company: Tremolo Productions in association with Apple Produced for: Apple TV+

NON-FICTION — ENVIRONMENTAL & NATURAL HISTORY

My Garden of a Thousand Bees Production Company: Passion Planet, The WNET Group and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios in association with Ammonite Films Produced for: PBS/’Nature’

Prehistoric Planet Production Company: BBC Studios Natural History Unit Produced for: AppleTV+

Puff: Wonders of the Reef Production Company: Bioquest Studios and Wild Pacific Media Produced for: Netflix

The Green Planet Production Company: BBC Studios Natural History Unit Produced for: BBC One, PBS, bilibili, ZDF, China Media Group CCTV9, France Télévisions – BBC, The Open University – BBC

NON-FICTION — CRIME & INVESTIGATION

Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story Production Company: Hulu, Wonderburst, High Five Content Produced for: Hulu

Curse of the Chippendales Production Company: Lightbox Produced for: Discovery+

Fruitcake Fraud Production Company: ITV America’s Good Caper Content in association with Dial Tone Films Produced for: Discovery+

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey Production Company: A Netflix Documentary Series / A Participant / Ark Media Production Produced for: Netflix

The New York Times Presents: To Live and Die in Alabama Production Company: The New York Times and Left/Right Produced for: FX

The Tinder Swindler Production Company: A Netflix Documentary / A Raw Production with Gaspin Media and AGC Studios in association with VG Produced for: Netflix

NON-FICTION — HISTORY & BIOGRAPHY

9/11: Inside the President’s War Room

Production Company: Wish/Art Films in association with BBC One and Apple Produced for: Apple TV+

Dean Martin: King of Cool Production Company: CreativeChaos; VMG; Appian Way; Danny Strong Productions Produced for: Turner Classic Movies

The Invisible Pilot Production Company: Ample Entertainment, Hyperobject Industries Produced for: HBO

Turning Point 9/11 and the War on Terror Production Company: A Netflix Documentary Series / A Luminant Media Production Produced for: Netflix

Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars

Production Company: Arrow Media Produced for: BBC Two

The Future of...

Production Company: A Netflix Documentary Series / Vox Media Studios, The Verge & 21 Laps Entertainment Produced for: Netflix

‘The Nature of

Things’:

The Machine That Feels Production Company: Yap Films Produced for: CBC

The New York Times Presents: Move Fast & Vape Things Production Company: The New York Times and Left/Right Produced for: FX

NON-FICTION — SOCIAL ISSUES & CURRENT AFFAIRS

37 Words

Production Company: ESPN Films; Trilogy Films (part of Sony Pictures Television) Produced for: ESPN

A Man Named Scott Production Company: Amazon Studios; Film 45; Complex Networks/Replace; Mad Solar Productions Produced for: Amazon Studios

Jacinta Production Company: Hulu, Impact Partners, Endeavor Pictures Production, Lunamax Films, Shotglass Productions Produced for: Hulu

NON-FICTION — SPORTS DOCUMENTARY

The Hunt for the Chicago Strangler Production Company: Entertainment One Produced for: Discovery+; ID

14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible

Production Company: A Netflix Documentary produced by Noah Media Group in association with Little Monster Films Produced for: Netflix

Citizen Ashe Production Company: CNN Films, Dogwoof, Sidewinder Films, and Rexpix Media Produced for: CNN

Formula 1: Drive to Survive Production Company: Box to Box Films for Netflix Produced for: Netflix

REALITY — DOCUREALITY

Man in the Arena: Tom Brady Production Company: ESPN in association with The Religion of Sports Media, 199 Productions and NFL Films Produced for: ESPN+

Jailhouse Redemption

Production Company: Magilla Entertainment Produced for: Discovery+

Love After Lockup

Production Company: Sharp Entertainment (part of Sony Pictures Television) Produced for: WEtv

Love on the Spectrum (US) Production Company: Northern Pictures for Netflix Produced for: Netflix

The Program: Prison Detox Production Company: Big City TV (part of The Content Group) Produced for: Discovery+

90 Day Fiancé

Production Company: Sharp Entertainment (part of Sony Pictures Television) Produced for: TLC

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Production Company: Sharp Entertainment (part of Sony Pictures Television) Produced for: TLC

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked Production Company: World of Wonder Produced for: VH1

REALITY — STRUCTURED REALITY

The Kardashians

Production Company: Fulwell 73, Kardashian Family Production Company, Hulu Produced for: Hulu

Body Parts

Production Company: Lucky Dog Films Produced for: TLC

Love is Blind Production Company: Kinetic Content for Netflix Produced for: Netflix

Married at First Sight UK Production Company: CPL Productions Produced for: E4

SHORT-FORM CONTENT — LIFESTYLE

Queer Eye Production Company: Scout Productions; ITV Entertainment Produced for: Netflix

Magnolia Workshops: Techniques for Cooking Production Company: Blue Chalk Produced for: Magnolia Network

Rentfluencer Production Company: Tremendous Produced for: HGTV

The Cabin Chronicles Production Company: Blue Chalk Produced for: Magnolia Network

SHORT-FORM CONTENT — NON-FICTION

Where We Call Home Production Company: York and Wilder Produced for: Magnolia Network

Bad Natured Production Company: BBC Studios Natural History Unit Produced for: BBC Earth YouTube

Betsy & Irv

Production Company: ESPN Films, ESPN Investigative and Enterprise Unit Produced for: ESPN+

Follow the Thread Production Company: MinusL Productions Produced for: Turner Classic Movies

The Fix Production Company: Jeff Hays Films Produced for: The Roku Channel

SHORT-FORM CONTENT — REALITY

Chrissy’s Court Production Company: Huntley Productions, Alfred Street Industries, 3 Arts Entertainment Produced for: The Roku Channel

Dating Unlocked Production Company: Border2Border Entertainment Produced for: OUTtv

BEST NEW FORMAT

On Edge Production Company: Bunim/Murray Productions Produced for: Olympic Channel –International Olympic Committee

The 1% Club Production Company: Magnum Media Produced for: ITV

Limitless Win Production Company: Hello Dolly Produced for: ITV

DIALOG AWARD

That’s My Jam Production Company: Universal Television Alternative Studios, Electric Hot Dog Produced for: NBC

Queer Eye Production Company: Scout Productions; ITV Entertainment Produced for: Netflix

Citizen Ashe Production Company: CNN Films; Dogwoof; Sidewinder Films; Rexpix Media Produced for: CNN

Uprising Production Company: Rogan Productions; Lammas Park; Turbine Studios; Amazon Studios Produced for: Prime Video

37 Words Production Company: ESPN Films; Industrial Media; Trilogy Films Produced for: ESPN

ALEX GIBNEY

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Hailed as “the most important documentarian of our time” by Esquire Magazine, Alex Gibney’s acclaimed films include the triple Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief; the Academy Award-winning Taxi to the Dark Side; the Oscar-nominated Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room; the multiple Emmy Award-winning Mea Maxima Culpa; the Peabody Award-winning Zero Days; No Stone Unturned; Sinatra: All or Nothing at All; and Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge, codirected by Blair Foster.

Other notable projects include The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley; Citizen K; Crazy, Not Insane, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival; Agents of Chaos, a two-part HBO documentary about Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections; and Totally Under Control, a searing look at the Trump administration’s failure to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2021, he released a two-part documentary, The Crime of the Century, which explored the origins, extent,

and fallout of the opioid crisis. His most recent release is the Emmy-winning HBO and HBO Max documentary The Forever Prisoner

In 2013, Gibney was honored with the International Documentary Association’s (IDA) Career Achievement Award; in 2015, the inaugural Christopher Hitchens Prize; the Robert J. Flaherty Award in 2019; and the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Career Achievement Award in 2020.

“Alex Gibney’s work has consistently adhered to one of the central tenets of journalism — to ‘comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable,’ or as we would say today, ‘speak truth to power,’” says Barry Walsh, content director and editor-in-chief of Realscreen “But there’s another thread that runs through his work. Whether he’s examining the inner workings of newsmakers and icons, or unflinchingly exposing institutional injustices, he tackles every project with a journalist’s innate curiosity and a filmmaker’s visual flair. We are delighted to present him with this honor for his achievements to date, and those to come.”

ELI HOLZMAN

AARON SAIDMAN

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Realscreen is thrilled to induct producers and television production executives Eli Holzman, president of non-fiction entertainment at Sony Pictures Television, and Aaron Saidman, copresident of non-fiction entertainment at Sony Pictures Television, to its Hall of Fame.

Longtime producing partners Holzman (pictured left) and Saidman (right) started 2022 with the most high-profile deal in unscripted entertainment, with Sony Pictures Television (SPT), a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, acquiring their label Industrial Media, one of the foremost “superindie” non-fiction production companies, with such prodcos as 19 Entertainment & 19 Recordings, Sharp Entertainment, B17 Entertainment, Trilogy Films, This Machine Filmworks, Maxine, House of Non-Fiction and the team’s Intellectual Property Corporation under its umbrella.

Holzman and Saidman led Industrial Media for more than three years, doubling its size in that span to achieve a $350 million sale. Since then, these multi-Emmy-winning executives remain among the most sought-after producers and respected management teams working in non-fiction today, producing hits including Indian Matchmaking and Night Stalker for Netflix,

the GLAAD Media Award-winning We’re Here for HBO, The Curse of Von Dutch and The D’Amelio Show for Hulu, Secrets of Playboy for A&E, Selena + Chef for HBO Max, American Idol for ABC, and So You Think You Can Dance for Fox.

Holzman began his career in 1996 at Miramax Films, where he co-founded the company’s TV department, created the multiEmmy-nominated series Project Runway and produced a wide array of scripted series, movies and minis for the studio. In 2008, he co-founded Studio Lambert USA, where he launched and executive produced Undercover Boss, the highest-rated reality premiere of all time. In 2013, Studio Lambert USA was fully acquired and changed its name to All3Media America, with Holzman serving as president of the super-indie’s U.S. operations. Prior to launching IPC, Saidman was the EVP, development & current programming, for All3Media America. In that role, he was the head of creative for the company, overseeing all shows for broadcast and cable networks, including The People’s Couch, The Million Second Quiz, and Declassified: The Untold Stories of American Spies, which he created. Prior to that, Saidman was the head of development and current programming for Studio Lambert USA, where he helped grow the company into a major supplier of unscripted content.

BREE FRANK

THE ACTION AWARD

Asan accomplished television executive and advocate for people of color in media, Bree Frank is passionate about creating opportunities for professionals of all backgrounds.

With over 20 years of professional production experience, she has produced nearly 300 hours of unscripted television, including MTV’s Room Raiders, TLC’s A Makeover Story, and the award-winning television format Wife Swap. She has also contributed to a number of series during a 10-year run in production management for Zodiak Media’s New York office.

In 2018, Bree took a leap of faith and moved her family to Los Angeles to begin a new chapter of life. She quickly landed at Matador Content and served as the executive in charge of production, where she managed a robust

development slate as well as projects for Disney+, Apple TV+, Crackle, and Showtime. Recently, Bree has transitioned to Hello Sunshine (Reese Witherspoon’s media company), where she currently serves as its SVP of physical production Bree’s ultimate goal is to lift the voices of BIPOC professionals through equity, inclusion, and belonging in the world of media and beyond. This is seen through her work with Hue You Know, a production resource group for media professionals of color that she founded in 2017. Starting as a Facebook group with 27 people, Hue You Know now boasts more than 16,000 members comprised of international members of multiple ethnicities. Hue You Know’s principal focus is to create a safe space for professionals of all levels to post employment opportunities, seek mentorship and community.