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''This Is Paris'' was chosen as an official selection at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=This Is Paris {{!}} 2021 Tribeca Festival |url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/this-is-paris-2021 |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Tribeca}}</ref>Saidman also served as an executive producer for the HBO documentary series ''We’re Here'', which was released in 2020<ref>{{Cite web |last=Damshenas |first=Sam |date=2020-06-05 |title=Bob, Eureka and Shangela's incredible HBO series We're Here renewed for season 2 |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/bob-eureka-and-shangelas-incredible-hbo-series-were-here-renewed-for-season-2/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=GAY TIMES |language=en-GB}}</ref> and he eventually won a Peabody Award for the show in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coates |first=Tyler |date=2023-05-09 |title=Peabody Awards: ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Andor,’ ‘Severance’ and ‘We’re Here’ Among Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/2023-peabody-awards-winnners-1235482343/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=2023-04-27 |title=‘We’re Here,’ ‘Mo,’ ‘As We See It’ Among This Year’s 16th Television Academy Honors |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/were-here-mo-as-we-see-it-television-academy-honors-1235596328/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Infobox person
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In 2018, Saidman was named President of Industrial Media, following [[CORE Media Group]]’s acquisition of [[The Intellectual Property Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/american-idol-producer-core-media-rebrands-eli-holzman-lead-1132401|title=Core Media Group Rebrands as "Industrial Media" With Eli Holzman at Helm|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2018-08-06 |title=Core Media Acquires The Intellectual Property Corp; Relaunches As Industrial Media With IPC CEO Eli Holzman At Helm |url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/core-media-acquires-the-intellectual-property-corp-relaunches-industrial-media-with-ipc-ceo-eli-holzman-to-head-both-1202440644/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> Saidman is a member of the [[board of directors]] of the [[International Documentary Association|International Documentary Association (IDA)]] from 2018 to 2022<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.documentary.org/press-release/ida-appoints-new-board-members-aaron-saidman-and-vinnie-malhotra|title=IDA Appoints New Board Members Aaron Saidman and Vinnie Malhotra|date=2019-01-11|website=International Documentary Association|language=en|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref>
In 2018, Saidman was named President of Industrial Media, following [[CORE Media Group]]’s acquisition of [[The Intellectual Property Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/american-idol-producer-core-media-rebrands-eli-holzman-lead-1132401|title=Core Media Group Rebrands as "Industrial Media" With Eli Holzman at Helm|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2018-08-06 |title=Core Media Acquires The Intellectual Property Corp; Relaunches As Industrial Media With IPC CEO Eli Holzman At Helm |url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/core-media-acquires-the-intellectual-property-corp-relaunches-industrial-media-with-ipc-ceo-eli-holzman-to-head-both-1202440644/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> Saidman is a member of the [[board of directors]] of the [[International Documentary Association|International Documentary Association (IDA)]] from 2018 to 2022<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.documentary.org/press-release/ida-appoints-new-board-members-aaron-saidman-and-vinnie-malhotra|title=IDA Appoints New Board Members Aaron Saidman and Vinnie Malhotra|date=2019-01-11|website=International Documentary Association|language=en|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref>


In 2019, Saidman and Anna Chai co-directed the Netflix documentary series ''[[Living Undocumented]]'', which Saidman executive produced with [[Eli Holzman]], [[Selena Gomez]], and her mother [[Mandy Teefey]], Sean O’Grady and Anna Chai. The series follows eight undocumented immigrants living in the United States, and was nominated for a [[News & Documentary Emmy Award|News and Documentary Emmy Award]] in the category of "Outstanding Editing: Documentary" in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 41ST ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS – The Emmys|url=https://theemmys.tv/news-41st-nominations/|access-date=2020-08-06|website=theemmys.tv|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/selena-gomez-produced-living-undocumented-docuseries-a-go-at-netflix-1240299|title=Selena Gomez-Produced 'Living Undocumented' Docuseries a Go at Netflix|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=17 September 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-10-01}}</ref> In 2019, ''Living Undocumented'' was nominated for an [[IDA Award]] for "Best Episodic Series."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Feature Documentary - IDA Documentary Awards: 'Honeyland,' 'American Factory,' 'Apollo 11' Lead Nominees|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-ida-documentary-awards-nominations-list-full-1247780/item/feature-documentary-1247785|access-date=2020-07-21|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=23 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2019, Saidman and Anna Chai co-directed the Netflix documentary series ''[[Living Undocumented]]'', which Saidman executive produced with [[Eli Holzman]], [[Selena Gomez]], and her mother [[Mandy Teefey]], Sean O’Grady and Anna Chai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selena Gomez-produced immigration docuseries heads to Netflix |url=https://realscreen.com/2019/09/18/selena-gomez-produced-immigration-docuseries-heads-to-netflix/ |access-date=2024-03-16}}</ref>The series follows eight undocumented immigrants living in the United States, and was nominated for a [[News & Documentary Emmy Award|News and Documentary Emmy Award]] in the category of "Outstanding Editing: Documentary" in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 41ST ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS – The Emmys|url=https://theemmys.tv/news-41st-nominations/|access-date=2020-08-06|website=theemmys.tv|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/selena-gomez-produced-living-undocumented-docuseries-a-go-at-netflix-1240299|title=Selena Gomez-Produced 'Living Undocumented' Docuseries a Go at Netflix|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=17 September 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-10-01}}</ref> In 2019, ''Living Undocumented'' was nominated for an [[IDA Award]] for "Best Episodic Series."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Feature Documentary - IDA Documentary Awards: 'Honeyland,' 'American Factory,' 'Apollo 11' Lead Nominees|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-ida-documentary-awards-nominations-list-full-1247780/item/feature-documentary-1247785|access-date=2020-07-21|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=23 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


In 2020, Saidman was one of the executive producers for the [[Netflix]] unscripted television series ''[[Indian Matchmaking]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wagmeister|first=Elizabeth|date=2020-06-23|title=Netflix Orders Unscripted Indian Matchmaking Series and Autism Dating Show (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/netflix-dating-shows-indian-matchmaking-love-on-the-spectrum-1234646974/|access-date=2020-07-21|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref> That same year, he produced the critically acclaimed documentary ''[[This Is Paris]]'', about socialite [[Paris Hilton]] and directed by Alexandra Dean.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-15|title=This Is Paris: Hilton documentary puts the reality in reality TV|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/sep/15/this-is-paris-hilton-documentary-puts-the-reality-in-reality-tv|access-date=2020-10-12|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Saidman approached Hilton in 2018 after reading an article about her and the cultural trends she had started, wittingly and unwittingly, and grew curious about who she was as a person. After meeting, Saidman and Hilton decided to make a documentary that was "truly authentic" and could "reveal the deeper essence of who Paris really is—in a way that the public hadn’t really seen before, but also in a way that Paris herself hadn’t really come to terms with and hadn’t explored herself."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paris Hilton says making the This Is Paris doc was like therapy|url=https://film.avclub.com/paris-hilton-says-making-the-this-is-paris-documentary-1844946976|access-date=2020-10-12|website=Film|date=10 September 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref>
In 2020, Saidman was one of the executive producers for the [[Netflix]] unscripted television series ''[[Indian Matchmaking]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wagmeister|first=Elizabeth|date=2020-06-23|title=Netflix Orders Unscripted Indian Matchmaking Series and Autism Dating Show (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/netflix-dating-shows-indian-matchmaking-love-on-the-spectrum-1234646974/|access-date=2020-07-21|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref> That same year, he produced the critically acclaimed documentary ''[[This Is Paris]]'', about socialite [[Paris Hilton]] and directed by Alexandra Dean.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-15|title=This Is Paris: Hilton documentary puts the reality in reality TV|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/sep/15/this-is-paris-hilton-documentary-puts-the-reality-in-reality-tv|access-date=2020-10-12|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Saidman approached Hilton in 2018 after reading an article about her and the cultural trends she had started, wittingly and unwittingly, and grew curious about who she was as a person. After meeting, Saidman and Hilton decided to make a documentary that was "truly authentic" and could "reveal the deeper essence of who Paris really is—in a way that the public hadn’t really seen before, but also in a way that Paris herself hadn’t really come to terms with and hadn’t explored herself."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paris Hilton says making the This Is Paris doc was like therapy|url=https://film.avclub.com/paris-hilton-says-making-the-this-is-paris-documentary-1844946976|access-date=2020-10-12|website=Film|date=10 September 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref>''This Is Paris'' was chosen as an official selection at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=This Is Paris {{!}} 2021 Tribeca Festival |url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/this-is-paris-2021 |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Tribeca}}</ref>Saidman also served as an executive producer for the HBO documentary series ''We’re Here'', which was released in 2020<ref>{{Cite web |last=Damshenas |first=Sam |date=2020-06-05 |title=Bob, Eureka and Shangela's incredible HBO series We're Here renewed for season 2 |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/bob-eureka-and-shangelas-incredible-hbo-series-were-here-renewed-for-season-2/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=GAY TIMES |language=en-GB}}</ref> and he eventually won a Peabody Award for the show in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coates |first=Tyler |date=2023-05-09 |title=Peabody Awards: ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Andor,’ ‘Severance’ and ‘We’re Here’ Among Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/2023-peabody-awards-winnners-1235482343/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=2023-04-27 |title=‘We’re Here,’ ‘Mo,’ ‘As We See It’ Among This Year’s 16th Television Academy Honors |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/were-here-mo-as-we-see-it-television-academy-honors-1235596328/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 06:23, 16 March 2024

This Is Paris was chosen as an official selection at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.[1]Saidman also served as an executive producer for the HBO documentary series We’re Here, which was released in 2020[2] and he eventually won a Peabody Award for the show in 2023.[3][4]

Aaron Saidman
Born (1974-12-11) December 11, 1974 (age 50)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Television producer, documentary filmmaker
Years active2012 - Present
Notable workLeah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
Declassified
The Seven Five
Undercover Boss
The Pitch
The People's Couch
True Life
Mind Field
Free Meek
Indian Matchmaking
Living Undocumented
This Is Paris
Night Stalker: The Hunt For a Serial Killer
Websitewww.theipcorp.com

Aaron Saidman (born December 11, 1974) is an American creator-developer, documentary filmmaker and television producer known for creating or serving as an executive producer on a number of non-fiction television series and documentary feature films, including Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, Curse of Von Dutch, Mind Field, Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies, The Pitch, The Seven Five, Free Meek and Night Stalker: The Hunt For a Serial Killer.[5][6][7][8][9] Saidman is the President and co-founder of The Intellectual Property Corporation, which he created in 2016 with longtime producing partner Eli Holzman.[10]

Career

In 2017, The Hollywood Reporter named Saidman one of the "Top 10 Power Players" in reality television.[11] Later that year, Saidman won a Primetime Emmy Award for Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, in the category of Outstanding Informational Series or Special,[12][13] as well as a TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming,[14] and a Producers Guild of America Award for Best Non-Fiction Television for the first and second seasons of the series.[15] Saidman and Holzman developed the high-profile Scientology series with actress Leah Remini after Saidman heard that Remini and her agents were interested in producing a documentary about her experience in the Church of Scientology.[16]Saidman also executive produced the documentary series Active Shooter: America Under Fire, which premiered on Showtime in 2017.[17]

In 2018, Saidman was named President of Industrial Media, following CORE Media Group’s acquisition of The Intellectual Property Corporation.[18][19] Saidman is a member of the board of directors of the International Documentary Association (IDA) from 2018 to 2022[20]

In 2019, Saidman and Anna Chai co-directed the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented, which Saidman executive produced with Eli Holzman, Selena Gomez, and her mother Mandy Teefey, Sean O’Grady and Anna Chai.[21]The series follows eight undocumented immigrants living in the United States, and was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Editing: Documentary" in 2020.[22][23] In 2019, Living Undocumented was nominated for an IDA Award for "Best Episodic Series."[24]

In 2020, Saidman was one of the executive producers for the Netflix unscripted television series Indian Matchmaking.[25] That same year, he produced the critically acclaimed documentary This Is Paris, about socialite Paris Hilton and directed by Alexandra Dean.[26] Saidman approached Hilton in 2018 after reading an article about her and the cultural trends she had started, wittingly and unwittingly, and grew curious about who she was as a person. After meeting, Saidman and Hilton decided to make a documentary that was "truly authentic" and could "reveal the deeper essence of who Paris really is—in a way that the public hadn’t really seen before, but also in a way that Paris herself hadn’t really come to terms with and hadn’t explored herself."[27]This Is Paris was chosen as an official selection at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.[28]Saidman also served as an executive producer for the HBO documentary series We’re Here, which was released in 2020[29] and he eventually won a Peabody Award for the show in 2023.[30][31]

References

  1. ^ "This Is Paris | 2021 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  2. ^ Damshenas, Sam (2020-06-05). "Bob, Eureka and Shangela's incredible HBO series We're Here renewed for season 2". GAY TIMES. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  3. ^ Coates, Tyler (2023-05-09). "Peabody Awards: 'Abbott Elementary,' 'Andor,' 'Severance' and 'We're Here' Among Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  4. ^ Schneider, Michael (2023-04-27). "'We're Here,' 'Mo,' 'As We See It' Among This Year's 16th Television Academy Honors". Variety. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  5. ^ "Aaron Saidman". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  6. ^ "Realscreen West 2017 - Aaron Saidman". west.realscreen.com. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  7. ^ Gilbert, Sophie (2017-11-08). "How Should Hollywood Respond to Mass Shootings?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  8. ^ "Meek Mill Teases Upcoming 'Free Meek' Docuseries on Amazon: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  9. ^ D'Addario, Daniel (2021-01-12). "'Night Stalker' Is Just Another Gory True-Crime Misfire: TV Review". Variety. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-01-19). "Eli Holzman Launches Indie Production Company Backed By Undercover Bosses". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  11. ^ "Frances Berwick - Reality TV's Ruling Class: Top 10 Power Players of 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  12. ^ "Aaron Saidman | Television Academy". Television Academy. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  13. ^ "Creative Arts Emmys: Leah Remini Dedicates 'Scientology and the Aftermath' Win to "Brave" Contributors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  14. ^ Turchiano, Danielle (2017-08-06). "TCA Award Winners: 'The Handmaid's Tale,' 'This Is Us,' 'Atlanta,' Carrie Coon Take Top Honors". Variety. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  15. ^ "2018 PGA Awards Winners - Producers Guild of America". www.producersguild.org. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  16. ^ "Holzman, Saidman tread carefully into Scientology with Leah Remini". Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  17. ^ Gilbert, Sophie (2017-11-08). "How Should Hollywood Respond to Mass Shootings?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  18. ^ "Core Media Group Rebrands as "Industrial Media" With Eli Holzman at Helm". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  19. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2018-08-06). "Core Media Acquires The Intellectual Property Corp; Relaunches As Industrial Media With IPC CEO Eli Holzman At Helm". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  20. ^ "IDA Appoints New Board Members Aaron Saidman and Vinnie Malhotra". International Documentary Association. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  21. ^ "Selena Gomez-produced immigration docuseries heads to Netflix". Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  22. ^ "NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 41ST ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS – The Emmys". theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  23. ^ "Selena Gomez-Produced 'Living Undocumented' Docuseries a Go at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  24. ^ "Feature Documentary - IDA Documentary Awards: 'Honeyland,' 'American Factory,' 'Apollo 11' Lead Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  25. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (2020-06-23). "Netflix Orders Unscripted Indian Matchmaking Series and Autism Dating Show (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  26. ^ "This Is Paris: Hilton documentary puts the reality in reality TV". the Guardian. 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  27. ^ "Paris Hilton says making the This Is Paris doc was like therapy". Film. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  28. ^ "This Is Paris | 2021 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  29. ^ Damshenas, Sam (2020-06-05). "Bob, Eureka and Shangela's incredible HBO series We're Here renewed for season 2". GAY TIMES. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  30. ^ Coates, Tyler (2023-05-09). "Peabody Awards: 'Abbott Elementary,' 'Andor,' 'Severance' and 'We're Here' Among Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  31. ^ Schneider, Michael (2023-04-27). "'We're Here,' 'Mo,' 'As We See It' Among This Year's 16th Television Academy Honors". Variety. Retrieved 2024-03-15.


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