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May 14th, 2025
CNN Films Backs “I’m Chevy Chase And You’re Not” from Emmy® Winner Marina Zenovich for Premiere In 2026
NEW YORK – (May 14, 2025) – CNN announced today a new feature documentary from CNN Films – I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not. Directed […]
CNN Films Launches Documentary from Emmy® and Peabody Award Winner Janet Tobias Examining the Broad Rise of Early-Onset Cancer in Younger Adults for Premiere in 2026
NEW YORK – (May 14, 2025) – Today CNN announced the commission of a feature documentary from CNN Films that explores the rise of cancers in […]
January 8th, 2025
CNN Films Brings the Television Premiere of “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” to CNN on Sunday, February 2 at 8pm ET/PT
Presented by DC Studios in Association with HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films, Words+Pictures, and a Passion Pictures and Misfits Entertainment […]
December 8th, 2024
Stephen Knight Named 2024 CNN Hero of the Year
NEW YORK, NY – (December 8, 2024) – Tonight at the 18th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute, Stephen Knight was named the 2024 CNN Hero of […]
December 3rd, 2024
Elevate Prize Foundation to Match Donations for Top 5 CNN Heroes Up to $50K Each and Present $100K to CNN Hero of the Year
NEW YORK, NY – (December 3, 2024) – In its third year of collaboration with CNN Heroes, the Elevate Prize Foundation, a global nonprofit on a […]