Sheila Nevins: Collaborating with Directors
The HBO network of channels consistently ranks among the top—if not at the top—of acquiring outlets for independently produced nonfiction television content anywhere in the world. Sheila Nevins has run the documentary programming division since 1979 and has been President of HBO Documentary Films since 2004. While she has an established team of HBO producers—including Nancy Abraham, John Hoffman, Lisa Heller, Sara Bernstein, and Jackie Glover—who she’s worked with through the years, Nevins still remains hands-on with new development and acquisition.
Over the past few decades, Nevins has built HBO’s documentary brand to a level that most find awe-inspiring. Under her tenure, HBO Documentary ...
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