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ESPN Films Announces First Sports Documentary Filmmaking Grant with Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program(Comments Off)

January 10, 2012

ESPN Films today announced the first sports documentary filmmaking grant to be awarded through the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program. The funds granted to the Institute are intended to provide financial support to one Documentary Film Program filmmaker with a sports-focused, contemporary-issue themed project, as well as year round support for the Program’s Labs other activities. The first grant recipient, chosen from a pool of nominees, is Town of Runners from award-winning U.K.-based director Jerry Rothwell.

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ESPNU Premieres Nolan Richardson Documentary 40 Minutes of Hell

Third SEC “Storied” Film Explores the Coach Behind the Arkansas Men’s Basketball Dynasty of the Early 1990s, including his Bond with Former President Bill Clinton On Saturday, Feb. 11, at 9 p.m. ET, ESPNU will debut 40 Minutes of Hell, the latest installment in the new SEC “Storied” documentary series. The film explores the rise, [...]

ESPN Presents ‘ESPN Films Collection’ DVD Gift Set on November 22

ESPN Home Entertainment, in conjunction with Team Marketing, will release “ESPN Films Collection” Gift Set on Tuesday, November 22. Arriving on the heels of the critically acclaimed and Emmy-nominated ’30 for 30’ series on DVD, the new offering from ESPN Films will include selections from the Fall 2011 film roster…

ESPN Films’ Roll Tide/War Eagle to Premiere on November 8 on ESPN

Documentary Examines One of the Most Contentious Rivalries in College Sports Photos Great rivalries abound in both college and professional sports but few compare to the venomous and consuming in-state college football rivalry that is Alabama-Auburn.  With no professional sports in the state of Alabama, football fans focus their attention on one game every year: [...]


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