Oscar®-nominated documentary director Robert Kenner has joined the roster at Venice-based production company Saville Productions for his first commercial representation. The director’s accolades include a Primetime Emmy for his American Experience episode “Two Days in October;” along with an Emmy, and Oscars®, Independent Spirit and DGA Award nominations for Food, Inc., among many other awards. “I’m thrilled to make nonfiction reality-based spots for agencies,” says Kenner. “I like to bring out the honesty in people — getting to the core of what is real.” Kenner feels that the type of incisive look into real life that his films offer is especially pertinent for today’s commercials. “There is a certain authenticity that is lacking in the world of advertising lately,” he adds.
The American director also writes and produces many of his projects. He is best known for the critically acclaimed documentary Food, Inc. (2008), which examines corporate farming and the unhealthy agribusiness practices that plague the overall health of Americans and is harmful to the environment, employees and animals. His other prestigious documentaries include Command and Control, Merchants of Doubt and When Strangers Click.
“Documentary filmmaking excellence easily translates into award-winning campaigns,” notes Saville Productions Executive Producer Rupert Maconick. “Robert Kenner is considered one of the best in the documentary genre and we are very pleased to have him join the roster at Saville.”
About Saville Productions
Saville Productions, founded by Rupert Maconick, is an established entertainment company that has produced hundreds of content projects for major brands with high- profile filmmakers, including: Martin Campbell (Casino Royale), Paul Haggis (Crash), Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man), Fernando Meirelles (City of God), and many others.
Saville produced the Werner Herzog feature-length documentary “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World” for NetScout. The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, was acquired for worldwide distribution by Magnolia Pictures, and has won numerous awards, including three Cannes Lions. Saville co-produced “Eddie The Eagle,” starring Hugh Jackman distributed by Fox and Lionsgate. Saville’s cinematic short film “Out There” directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis won the Cannes Gold Lion.
Saville is currently developing a slate of scripted series, documentaries and feature films in collaboration with major brands.