Anthony B. Sacco Set to Direct and Produce Documentary
with Josh Shader Serving as Producer
Beverly Hills, Calif., November 29, 2016
– Starz announced today
that it has greenlit the documentary film, “NUDE” from Director and
Producer Anthony B. Sacco (DGA Award Winner for the STARZ Original
series “The Chair”) and Producer Josh Shader
(Television Critics Association Award Winner for “The Chair”) following
treats! magazine founder Steve Shaw and photographer David Bellemere’s NU Muses
project.
The feature-length documentary explores
modern
perceptions of modeling, nude photography, and body image connected to
the evolving social media landscape documenting a group of women working
as professional models today.
“NUDE” chronicles the casting and creation of Shaw’s inaugural NU Muses project,
a high-end calendar photographed by Bellemere that celebrates the
forgotten art of the classic nude that will debut at Art Basel in Miami.
“We’re
excited to work with Tony Sacco and Josh Shader again who, with their
perceptive and direct cinema style, are creating an intimate film that
aims to expose the raw emotions — as well as the passion and the pain —
of individuals working to achieve their art,”
said
Carmi Zlotnik, managing director at Starz. “This documentary gives
audiences a glimpse into the exclusive world of modeling and
photography.”
Starz retains all domestic and international multiplatform rights including television, home entertainment and digital. Director
of Original Programing Patrick McDonald is the Starz executive in charge of “NUDE.”
About NU MUSES
NU
MUSES is a millennial take on the classic Pirelli calendar of the
1970’s but reimagined as something artistic, classic and inspirational.
NU MUSES aims to redefine how society
perceives nudity, reestablishing nudity as something of natural
timeless beauty to be celebrated in an elegant and sophisticated way.
Candidates
from around the world submitted photos and videos in the hopes of
becoming one of the final 12 NU MUSES. Following a top 100 selection, a
round of social media voting
and a final 30 selection, the judges and Creative Director Christianne
Brooks, made their decision in October, introducing the final 2017
models who epitomize the qualities of a NU MUSE – confidence,
inspiration, and comfort in the nude form.
The
NU MUSES 2017 calendar shoot took place in October at the beautiful
Casa Kimball, a private villa located on the north coast of the
Dominican Republic. The NU MUSE luxurious calendar
began presales in mid-November. Each of the 2017 NU MUSE’s will be a
part of the calendar launch event and dinner at Art Basel Miami.
About Steve Shaw
Steve Shaw has a background in celebrity and fashion photography, shooting for Elle, Vogue, and British Esquire.
In 2011, British-born Steve Shaw conceived and launched treats! Magazine as
a European-inspired, multi-media brand merging high fashion,
photography and sensuality as the ultimate in fine art luxury
publishing. Created without the boundaries of commercial restrictions or
censorship,
treats! goal is to provide creatives with a platform to express their “art” – from fine print to digital and premium video.
treats! is designed to give the world’s best photographers,
writers and artists a sophisticated, creative outlet with the freedom to
have their work published without restriction. Shaw focuses on
celebrating the beauty of women as nature made them, which
can be seen throughout his work.
About David Bellemere
David Bellemere was born and raised in Paris, France. He discovered
photography during his high school years, which led him to study visual
arts after his Baccalaureate. While in college, Bellemere caught the eye
of various French magazines that commissioned
him in his early 20s. Over the next few years he traveled throughout
Asia regarding his time there as the most influential in his
photographic style to this day. Bellemere is recognized for his unique
light, colors, and composition, always celebrating beauty.
The adjectives most often used to describe his pictures are sensual,
delicate, and feminine. Bellemere currently contributes to the following
magazines: Marie Claire Italy, Vogue Paris, Vogue US, Vogue China, Nippon Vogue, Vogue Spain, Elle US, GQ UK,
LUI, Porter Magazine, MUSE, treats! and Harper’s Bazaar UK.
About Starz
Starz
(NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) is a leading integrated global media and
entertainment company with operating units that provide premium
subscription video programming on domestic U.S. pay
television networks (Starz Networks) and global content distribution
(Starz Distribution),
www.starz.com. The Starz Networks operating unit is home to the flagship STARZ® brand with 24.5
million subscribers in the United States as of September 30, 2016, with the STARZ ENCORESM
network at 31.5 million subscribers. Through STARZ, the company
provides high quality, entertaining premium subscription video
programming with 17 premium
pay TV channels and associated on-demand and online services. STARZ is
sold through U.S. multichannel video distributors, including cable
operators, satellite television providers, telecommunications companies,
and other online and digital platforms. Starz
offers subscribers more than 5,000 distinct premium television episodes
and feature films every year and up to 1,500 every month, including
STARZ Original series, first-run movies and other popular movie and
television programming. The Starz Distribution operating
unit is home to the Anchor Bay Entertainment, Starz Digital, and Starz
Worldwide Distribution divisions. In addition to STARZ Original series,
Starz Distribution develops, produces and acquires movies, television
and other entertainment content for worldwide
home video, digital, and television licensing and sales.
About Art Basel
Founded
in 1970 by gallerists from Basel, Art Basel today stages the world’s
premier art shows for Modern and contemporary art, sited in Basel, Miami
Beach, and Hong Kong. Defined by its
host city and region, each show is unique, as reflected in its
participating galleries, the artworks presented, and the parallel
programming produced in collaboration with local institutions for each
edition. In recent years, Art Basel’s art-world engagement
has expanded beyond art fairs. In 2014, Art Basel launched its
Crowdfunding Initiative, in collaboration with Kickstarter, which has
helped catalyze much-needed support for outstanding non-commercial art
projects, resulting in pledges over $1 million to creative
projects from all over the world. For Art Basel Cities, launched in
2016, Art Basel will work with selected partner cities to develop
vibrant and content-driven programs specific to the individual city.
Connecting them to the global art world through Art Basel’s
expertise and network, Art Basel Cities supports its partner cities in
developing their unique cultural landscape. The first city Art Basel is
partnering with for Art Basel Cities is Buenos Aires. For further
information please visit artbasel.com.