NPACT Announces Inaugural “NPACT IMPACT Awards”
with Host Bob Saget
Trade Organization Serving Nonfiction Production Community Launches its First Awards Program to Honor Producers, Buyers and Agents in Unscripted Entertainment Industry
Nominees Announced in Five Categories, with Winners to be Unveiled at Awards Ceremony on June 4 at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica
Producer Brent Montgomery to Receive NPACT’s First
“Inspiration Award for Outstanding Achievement In Nonfiction”
NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES – (April 27, 2018) – NPACT, the entertainment trade association dedicated to serving the producers of non-fiction entertainment content, today announced its first annual “NPACT Impact Awards,” created to celebrate the impact of nonfiction content and the people who make it.
Lauded stand-up comedian, actor and television host Bob Saget will emcee the inaugural event taking place the evening of June 4 at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica.
The NPACT Impact Awards will commence with a total of six honors to be presented to producers, buyers and agents working in nonfiction entertainment (the organization anticipates expanding the awards program considerably in the future). Categories and nominees for 2018 are*:
(1) Network of the Year:
(2) Agency of the Year:
(3) Production Company of the Year:
(4) Network Development Executive of the Year:
(5) Network Production Executive of the Year**:
Additionally, for his work championing the nonfiction industry and support of the production community, award-winning producer and entrepreneur Brent Montgomery will receive NPACT’s first Inspiration Award for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction.
Montgomery began his career as a producer, working on series like The Bachelor and Blind Date, before launching his own Leftfield Pictures. He sold his first series in 2008 and created the behemoth hit Pawn Stars for History the following year. Leveraging that success, he built super-indie” production house Leftfield Entertainment, which was acquired by ITV in 2014; in 2015, Montgomery was named CEO of ITV America. Earlier this year, he stepped down from his post to return to his creative and entrepreneurial roots, founding new media and marketing venture Wheelhouse Entertainment, where he currently serves as CEO. (Montgomery was a founding member of the Nonfiction Producers Association (NPA), which merged in 2017 with TV trade group PactUS to create NPACT.)
Said NPACT General Manager John Ford, “It’s been four years since eight maverick producers decided to put their money where their mouths are and launch the first-ever trade organization dedicated to growing and nurturing the nonfiction TV production industry. Now – more than 100 member companies strong – we felt the time was right for the creative voice of the industry to thank and celebrate the people whose talent, hard work and commitment keep our business thriving. From documentary and reality to competition and talk, nonfiction is a major part of the entertainment landscape, and is only getting bigger. We look forward to honoring those integral to creating content that entertains, informs and inspires viewers across the world.”
NPACT members voted to determine the nominees in each category; secondary voting to determine the winners is currently underway.
Bob Saget is repped by ICM Partners.
Bob Saget Bio
Bob Saget is a director, producer, actor, Grammy-nominated stand-up comedian and New York Times Best Selling author. It was his family-friendly roles as the neurotic Danny Tanner on Full House and as the original host of America’s Funniest Home Videos that made Saget a household name, but it is his edgy stand-up routines, comedy specials, and appearances in The Aristocrats and Entourage that solidified his reputation as a true original with an irreverent sense of humor and unique personality. Saget directed TV and film including the upcoming feature film, Benjamin, which he will star in; the critically acclaimed telefilm, For Hope, starring Dana Delany; and the feature films Dirty Work, starring Norm MacDonald and Artie Lange, and Farce of the Penguins (which he wrote, directed and produced). Saget starred in the A&E unscripted series, Strange Days with Bob Saget, starred on Broadway in two Tony Award winning shows and in 1978 he won the Student Academy Award. His new stand-up special, Bob Saget: Zero To Sixty, is streaming on Amazon Prime and available on multiple platforms. He can be seen in the hit Netflix series, Fuller House.
With 100+ member companies, including production companies of all sizes, as well as allied services companies, NPACT serves as the voice for the non-fiction creative community, helping producers tackle the challenges they face in an age of media disruption, and offering a forum for producers to address critical business issues.
NPACT members collectively produce the vast majority of all non-fiction content for US broadcast, cable television and digital platforms. NPACT maintains offices in New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
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*Categories with more than five (5) nominees are the result of ties in the voting.
**In the category of Network Production Executive of the Year, two individuals received multiple nominations (with many others receiving a single nominating entry); hence, the category includes just two (2) final nominees.
Lauded stand-up comedian, actor and television host Bob Saget will emcee the inaugural event taking place the evening of June 4 at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica.
The NPACT Impact Awards will commence with a total of six honors to be presented to producers, buyers and agents working in nonfiction entertainment (the organization anticipates expanding the awards program considerably in the future). Categories and nominees for 2018 are*:
(1) Network of the Year:
- A&E
- Bravo
- History
- Investigation Discovery (ID)
- National Geographic
- Netflix
- Oxygen
(2) Agency of the Year:
- APA
- CAA
- ICM
- UTA
- WME
(3) Production Company of the Year:
- 495 Productions
- Big Fish Entertainment
- Bunim/Murray Productions
- The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC)
- Lucky 8
- Renegade
(4) Network Development Executive of the Year:
- Elaine Frontain Bryant (A&E)
- Jane Latman (ID)
- Winona Meringolo (ID)
- Max Micallef (Discovery)
- Brandon Riegg (Netflix)
- Amy Savitsky (A&E)
(5) Network Production Executive of the Year**:
- Pamela Deutsch (ID)
- David O’Connell (Bravo/Oxygen)
Additionally, for his work championing the nonfiction industry and support of the production community, award-winning producer and entrepreneur Brent Montgomery will receive NPACT’s first Inspiration Award for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction.
Montgomery began his career as a producer, working on series like The Bachelor and Blind Date, before launching his own Leftfield Pictures. He sold his first series in 2008 and created the behemoth hit Pawn Stars for History the following year. Leveraging that success, he built super-indie” production house Leftfield Entertainment, which was acquired by ITV in 2014; in 2015, Montgomery was named CEO of ITV America. Earlier this year, he stepped down from his post to return to his creative and entrepreneurial roots, founding new media and marketing venture Wheelhouse Entertainment, where he currently serves as CEO. (Montgomery was a founding member of the Nonfiction Producers Association (NPA), which merged in 2017 with TV trade group PactUS to create NPACT.)
Said NPACT General Manager John Ford, “It’s been four years since eight maverick producers decided to put their money where their mouths are and launch the first-ever trade organization dedicated to growing and nurturing the nonfiction TV production industry. Now – more than 100 member companies strong – we felt the time was right for the creative voice of the industry to thank and celebrate the people whose talent, hard work and commitment keep our business thriving. From documentary and reality to competition and talk, nonfiction is a major part of the entertainment landscape, and is only getting bigger. We look forward to honoring those integral to creating content that entertains, informs and inspires viewers across the world.”
NPACT members voted to determine the nominees in each category; secondary voting to determine the winners is currently underway.
Bob Saget is repped by ICM Partners.
Bob Saget Bio
Bob Saget is a director, producer, actor, Grammy-nominated stand-up comedian and New York Times Best Selling author. It was his family-friendly roles as the neurotic Danny Tanner on Full House and as the original host of America’s Funniest Home Videos that made Saget a household name, but it is his edgy stand-up routines, comedy specials, and appearances in The Aristocrats and Entourage that solidified his reputation as a true original with an irreverent sense of humor and unique personality. Saget directed TV and film including the upcoming feature film, Benjamin, which he will star in; the critically acclaimed telefilm, For Hope, starring Dana Delany; and the feature films Dirty Work, starring Norm MacDonald and Artie Lange, and Farce of the Penguins (which he wrote, directed and produced). Saget starred in the A&E unscripted series, Strange Days with Bob Saget, starred on Broadway in two Tony Award winning shows and in 1978 he won the Student Academy Award. His new stand-up special, Bob Saget: Zero To Sixty, is streaming on Amazon Prime and available on multiple platforms. He can be seen in the hit Netflix series, Fuller House.
With 100+ member companies, including production companies of all sizes, as well as allied services companies, NPACT serves as the voice for the non-fiction creative community, helping producers tackle the challenges they face in an age of media disruption, and offering a forum for producers to address critical business issues.
NPACT members collectively produce the vast majority of all non-fiction content for US broadcast, cable television and digital platforms. NPACT maintains offices in New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
# # #
*Categories with more than five (5) nominees are the result of ties in the voting.
**In the category of Network Production Executive of the Year, two individuals received multiple nominations (with many others receiving a single nominating entry); hence, the category includes just two (2) final nominees.
