HBO Films is an American production and distribution company, a division of the cable television network HBO that produces feature films and miniseries.
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12 Facts About HBO Films
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HBO Films then joined with Columbia Pictures and CBS to form TriStar Pictures, which was expected to become a major film studio, in 1983.
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HBO Films canceled a dozen projects in development and was reassessing star vehicle productions as being done as vanity projects.
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HBO Films Pictures started winning Emmy Awards in 1993 with two for Barbarians at the Gate and Stalin.
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Around November 1996, John Matoian was appointed as president of HBO Films Pictures reporting to HBO Films chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes.
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HBO Films formed its theatrical distribution division, HBO Films Domestic Theatrical Releasing, that month with a distribution label partnership pact with Fine Line Features and the hiring of Dennis O'Connor, United Artists marketing vice-president, as division head.
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HBO Films exited the theatrical film market with Picturehouse's closure.
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HBO Films produced by the company have garnered hundreds of Primetime Emmy Awards, 694 nominations with 162 wins, and Golden Globe Awards.
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HBO Films productions have won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie every year from 1993 to 2015, except for four years.
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Life According to Sam is a 2013 documentary film produced by HBO Films and based on the life of Sam Berns and has been shown at film festivals, including Sundance, and it was broadcast on HBO in October.
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HBO Films Showcase was started as a second film banner for HBO Films in 1986 to expand the boundary of drama.
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In 1996, HBO Films Showcase was expanded and given a new name HBO Films NYC Productions.
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