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Amplify Pictures recruits Impact Partners alum Lauren Haber as documentary head

LA prodco Amplify Pictures has appointed veteran factual producer Lauren Haber to head up the documentary slate at the firm behind HBO’s 100 Foot Wave. Based in New York, Haber will report to Rachel Eggebeen, Amplify Pictures’ Amsterdam-based chief content officer, and, in the newly created role, will be responsible for overseeing and expanding the […]

Netflix buys online bullying doc

Netflix has acquired Audrie & Daisy, a feature doc about two girls who were bullied after being sexually assaulted. The doc parallels the two unrelated stories of the titular girls, one of whom committed suicide after being attacked. Netflix acquired the film at Sundance and it will run on the SVOD platform under the Netflix […]

News brief: Showtime buys Dreamcatcher

US premium cable network Showtime has bought Dreamcatcher, a documentary about the fight against human trafficking that debuts at the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday. The film comes from director Kim Longinotto (Salma), and follows the efforts of the anti-trafficking organisation Dreamcatcher Foundation, focusing on a former Chicago prostitute that helps women and teenage girls […]