David Blackman
Head of Film & TV Development & Production at Universal Music Group
- Role
- Head of Film & Television Development & Production at Universal Music Group
- Location
- Santa Monica, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Head of Film & Television Development & Production
Nov 2015 — Present · Santa Monica, CA, US
Multiple Emmy nominated and Peabody Award winning producer and executive who works within the world’s largest music company to help develop, produce and manage a wide array of film and television projects across documentary, unscripted & scripted television, and feature film projects-Producer - MAN ON THE RUN - Premiered at Telluride Film Festival and acquired by Amazon/MGM for theatrical release in February 2026-Producer - SELENA Y LOS DINOS - Premiered in competition at Sundance. Winner of Sundance Special Jury Award for Archival Storytelling. Winner of SXSW Audience Award for 24 BPS section-Executive Producer - STAX (HBO)- Executive Produced 4 part docu-series alongside Oscar winner Ezra Edelman - Winner of the Peabody Award. Emmy nominated for best documentary series-Executive Producer - JAMES BROWN: SAY IT LOUD (A&E)- Executive Produced 4 part docu-series alongside Questlove and Mick Jagger-Producer - LOVE TO LOVE YOU, DONNA SUMMER (HBO)- premiered at Berlin Film Festival -Executive Producer - LOUIS ARMSTRONG: BLACK & BLUES (Apple TV+)-Executive Producer - MR. A & MR. M: THE STORY OF A&M RECORDS (Epix)-Executive Producer - ZOEY\'S EXTRAORDINARY XMAS (Roku)- nominated for 2023 Emmy for Best Television Movie-Producer - THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (Apple TV+)-Premiered at Cannes Film Festival. Shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary-Executive Producer -THE BEE GEES (HBO)- Nominated for 2022 Emmy for Best Documentary-Executive Producer - ZOEY\'S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST (NBC/Lionsgate)-Executive Producer - THE GO-GO\'S (Showtime)- Premiered at Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Showtime-Executive Producer - THE BEASTIE BOYS STORY (Apple TV+)- nominated for 5 Emmy Awards-Executive Producer - HITSVILLE: THE MAKING OF MOTOWN (Showtime)-Executive Producer - PAVAROTTI (CBS Films)-Executive Producer - THE APOLLO (HBO)- Short-listed for the best documentary Oscar, Emmy nominated
Skills
- Entertainment
- Film Production
- Screenwriting
- New Media
- Television
- Producing
- Film
- Video Production
- Feature Films
- Digital Media
- Documentaries
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