EXCLUSIVE: Justin Lacob has been appointed president of XTR, the film and television studio he co-founded with Bryn Mooser. Today's announcement comes as Mooser shifts his focus to leading XTR's parent company, the newly established AI film and animation studio Asteria. "Lacob is a two-time…

EXCLUSIVE: XTR, the documentary company behind Apple's They Call Me Magic and Oscar-nominated Ascension, is launching a branded content division. Kelly Spencer, who previously oversaw campaigns for Google, Mercedes-Benz, Apple and Uber as VP, Growth at Mediamonks, will run the unit. Reporting to…

EXCLUSIVE: Sandbox Films (Fire of Love) and XTR (Ascension) have teamed to produce feature doc A Life Illuminated, exploring the life and legacy of pioneering marine biologist Edie Widder, in association with ocean exploration nonprofit OceanX. Set to direct the pic is Tasha Van Zandt, the…

FAST channel Documentary+ is partnering with Rolling Stone to present a collection of short documentaries that will begin streaming early in 2024. The featured docs, covering "a wide range of topics that reflect Rolling Stone’s heritage as the leading voice at the epicenter of entertainment, culture…

EXCLUSIVE: Documentary+, the ad-supported streaming platform launched by Bryn Mooser's XTR, is moving into distribution. The company is launching a distribution division and is looking to acquire hot non-fiction projects at industry festivals and markets. The plan is to acquire films and give…

EXCLUSIVE: The docuseries based on The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome podcast is moving a step closer to fruition. XTR, the non-fiction studio behind Apple's They Call Me Magic and Oscar-nominated Ascension, has boarded the project, which comes from Project Brazen. Deadline revealed in…

EXCLUSIVE: Documentary+, the free streaming service launched by non-fiction studio XTR, is moving into original series for the first time. The platform is preparing to launch two series – Picture Locked and In My Own Words. It will launch the pair this month, coming on the back of original doc…

If you happened to grow up in a particular section of Brooklyn in the '70s and played a game called Hot Peas and Butter with neighborhood kids, you might still have the welts to show for it. As the Oscar-contending animated short The Originals reveals, that old time-y outdoor game involved the…

EXCLUSIVE: XTR, the non-fiction studio behind Apple's They Call Me Magic and Oscar-nominated feature doc Ascension, has hired Shane Riley as Head of Sales and Distribution Strategy.  Riley will lead the distribution and sales of feature documentaries and series across both XTR Studios and its…

New York, a city responsible for bands such as The Velvet Underground, Blondie and Ramones, was a cultural wasteland by the late 90s and the wider music scene was pumping out shlock like Limp Bizkit and Hoobastank. As Adam Green says in the opening scenes of Meet Me In The Bathroom, a documentary…

EXCLUSIVE: Documentary+, the free streaming service launched by non-fiction studio XTR, has launched its latest slate of original feature docs. The service is launching three new films in October and November in addition to The Sentence of Michael Thompson, which is coming to the service after its…

EXCLUSIVE: The timely documentary The Sentence of Michael Thompson will be reaching a big audience soon, courtesy of MSNBC and XTR's streaming service Documentary+. The cable news channel will premiere the short film on October 30, with the Documentary+ debut coming on November 1. The film, directed…