Worldview Pictures
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Worldview Pictures is an independent film and television production founded in 1989. Its work includes single documentary films such as the Emmy Award
winning Nuremberg and the eight-part television series War & Civilization narrated by Walter Cronkite
. In 2010 the company's production slate expanded to include science
and lifestyle factual entertainment
.
in 1989. The company was headquartered in London
, England
until 2003, when it moved its operations to New York
. The company’s first theatrical release was The Execution Protocol (1992), which The New York Times
compared to Frederick Wiseman’s Titicut Follies http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F0CE2DB1431F93BA15757C0A965958260&scp=1&sq=stephen%20trombley&st=cse.It won Germany’s top prize the Adolf Grimme Award along with many other honors. In 1994 Bruce Eadie joined Worldview as producer and managing director. Together with Trombley, he was responsible for over a dozen films and television series in the period 1994-2001. Their first collaboration was The Lynchburg Story (1993), on the forced sterilization of 8,000 children at a Virginia
state facility. This was followed by Drancy: A Concentration Camp in Paris 1941-1944, an account of French government complicity in the deportation of 72,500 Jews to Nazi death camps. Raising Hell (1995) is an account of the life of A. J. Bannister, a Missouri death row inmate who had featured in The Execution Protocol. Research gathered in the making of the film led to a last-minute stay of execution. Nuremberg (1996) marked the 50th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials. Told exclusively from the points of view of participants in the trials, it won an Emmy for Outstanding Historical Programming in 1997. Also in 1997 War & Civilization, an 8-part series narrated by Walter Cronkite, aired on The Leaning Channel. Martin Sheen
narrated Worldview Pictures’ 2001 feature, Stockpile: The New Nuclear Menace, which is the result of two years of research “inside the fence” at Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory and the Russian nuclear city of Arzamas-16 (Sarov). In 2008 Worldview moved into theatrical production with the musical review Adirondack Awakening. In 2010 it released the DVD Spitzer Uncut, an interview with Stephen Trombley that explores the childhood, education, and political career of the former governor of New York.
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
winning Nuremberg and the eight-part television series War & Civilization narrated by Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was an American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years . During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll...
. In 2010 the company's production slate expanded to include science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and lifestyle factual entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
.
Company history
Worldview Pictures was founded by Stephen TrombleyStephen Trombley
Stephen Trombley is an American author and filmmaker. He is president of the independent film and television production company Worldview Pictures.-Early life:...
in 1989. The company was headquartered in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
until 2003, when it moved its operations to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. The company’s first theatrical release was The Execution Protocol (1992), which The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
compared to Frederick Wiseman’s Titicut Follies http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F0CE2DB1431F93BA15757C0A965958260&scp=1&sq=stephen%20trombley&st=cse.It won Germany’s top prize the Adolf Grimme Award along with many other honors. In 1994 Bruce Eadie joined Worldview as producer and managing director. Together with Trombley, he was responsible for over a dozen films and television series in the period 1994-2001. Their first collaboration was The Lynchburg Story (1993), on the forced sterilization of 8,000 children at a Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
state facility. This was followed by Drancy: A Concentration Camp in Paris 1941-1944, an account of French government complicity in the deportation of 72,500 Jews to Nazi death camps. Raising Hell (1995) is an account of the life of A. J. Bannister, a Missouri death row inmate who had featured in The Execution Protocol. Research gathered in the making of the film led to a last-minute stay of execution. Nuremberg (1996) marked the 50th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials. Told exclusively from the points of view of participants in the trials, it won an Emmy for Outstanding Historical Programming in 1997. Also in 1997 War & Civilization, an 8-part series narrated by Walter Cronkite, aired on The Leaning Channel. Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez , better known by his stage name Martin Sheen, is an American film actor best known for his performances in the films Badlands and Apocalypse Now , and in the television series The West Wing from 1999 to 2006.He is considered one of the best actors never to be...
narrated Worldview Pictures’ 2001 feature, Stockpile: The New Nuclear Menace, which is the result of two years of research “inside the fence” at Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory and the Russian nuclear city of Arzamas-16 (Sarov). In 2008 Worldview moved into theatrical production with the musical review Adirondack Awakening. In 2010 it released the DVD Spitzer Uncut, an interview with Stephen Trombley that explores the childhood, education, and political career of the former governor of New York.
Filmography and awards
- The Execution Protocol (1992) Adolf Grimme Award, Best Documentary, 1994; Silver Hugo Award, Chicago International Film Festival 1992; nominated Grierson Award for best documentary, British Film Institute Awards 1992; Sesterce d'Argent, Festival International du Film Documentaire, Nyon, 1992.
- The Lynchburg Story (1993) Certificate of Merit,San Francisco Film Festival Golden Gate Awards 1994; Banff Television Festival 1994.
- Drancy: A Concentration Camp in Paris 1941-1944' CableACE Award, 1995; USA Film Festival 1995.
- Raising Hell: The Life of A. J. Bannister (1995) Silver Plaque, Chicago Film Festival 1995; International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam, 1995.
- Nuremberg (1996) Emmy Award Outstanding Historical Programming category (1997)
- Project X: The Castration Experiment (1998)
- War & Civilization 8 x 60' (1998) Gold World Medal, New York Festivals, 1999.
- a death in the family (1999)
- 99% Woman (2000)
- Stockpile: The New Nuclear Menace (2001) Hollywood Film FestivalHollywood Film FestivalThe Hollywood Film Festival is an annual Film festival which is located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Festival was established in 1997 by Carlos de Abreu and his wife, model Janice Pennington....
2001. - Spitzer Uncut (2010)
- Sigrid Close: Space Investigator. 8 x 44' popular science series.
External references
- Worldview Pictures Corp. http://worldviewpicturescorp.com/home.html
- Stephen Trombley http://stephentrombleyproductions.com/home.html