Vice Studio’s docs chief Alex Moore exits to join UK prodco Dragonfly

Alex Moore (Source: Dragonfly)

Vice Studio’s global head of documentaries, Alex Moore, has left the embattled company to join UK-based producer Dragonfly.

Moore becomes EVP of documentaries & unscripted at the Banijay-owned firm, taking up the newly created role to develop a slate targeting US and international streamer commissions.

The appointment comes five months after Dragonfly’s former head of documentaries, Tom Pullen, left the firm to become a commissioning editor at the BBC.

His exit from Vice follows its sale to its lenders last year following the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June.

Moore had been with the company since 2020, overseeing a division that was behind shows such as Netflix’s Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Right Now, Max Verstappen: Anatomy of a Champion for Viaplay and Better Angels: The Gospel According To Tammy Faye.

He joined Vice following a five-year stint as CEO at Grain Media, which was behind shows including The White Helmets.

Moore reports into Richard Bond, MD of Dragonfly, who said: “Alex has an outstanding track record in creating award winning films and series that resonate with a global audience, and I am unbelievably excited that he is coming on board to drive our international expansion.”

Moore, who takes up the role later this month, added: “Dragonfly have a history of unlocking truly ground-breaking access and finding extraordinary characters in their filmmaking. I’m beyond thrilled at the prospect of building on that legacy and working with this extraordinary team to grow new premium projects together.”

His exit from Vice comes six weeks after Hozefa Lokhandwala departed, leaving Bruce Dixon as sole CEO. The company has been cutting staff over recent months following the cancellation of its Vice On Showtime and Vice News Tonight shows, and after a previous round of lay-offs in April.

Vice had been looking for a buyer for more than a year prior to its sale to lenders, with advertising shifts and declining audiences hitting its profitability.