Founded 1994 | ||
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Type Film & TV Production Company Key people Michael Williams, Principal and Co-Owner
David Collins, Principal and Co-Owner
Rob Eric, Chief Creative Officer Products Film & Television Production Motto Important stories, well told. | ||
Scout Productions is an Emmy and Academy Award-winning film and television production company owned by Michael Williams and David Collins. David Collins created the groundbreaking television series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, which revolutionized reality television and the Bravo Network. Queer Eye aired in 120 countries and included 19 international formats. It made its mark critically and on the cultural landscape, winning an Emmy, a PGA Award, and two GLAAD Media Awards. In January 2017, it was announced Netflix and Scout were producing a reimagining of the series to air in 2018 with an all new Fab Five.
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Other series Scout has produced include Home Made Simple on OWN, Big Ideas for a Small Planet, Sox Appeal, Sordid Lives: The Series, First Person. Films include the Oscar winning documentary The Fog of War (2003) and Transsiberian (2008).
Michael Williams and David Collins founded the company in 1994 focusing on independent features, including Never Met Picasso (1996), Home Before Dark (1997), Six Ways To Sunday (1998), Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999), and Session 9 (2001). In 2003, they created their breakout hit, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and company principal Michael Williams won the Academy Award with Errol Morris for the 2003 documentary film The Fog of War.
Film & Television Productions
Scout Productions has been responsible for the following television series:
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