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Jannat Gargi Joins VICE Studios as VP, Head of Documentaries

(Los Angeles, CA) June 29, 2020-- VICE ​ ​ Studios, the global production division of VICE Media Group, is adding award-winning creative producer and film executive Jannat Gargi to the newly created role of VP, Head of Documentaries in the U.S. Based in , Gargi reports ​ to Danny Gabai, EVP, Head of VICE Studios U.S.

Gargi will be the creative force behind VICE Studios’ documentary projects and lead programming strategy and content development focusing on docuseries, limited doc series and feature documentaries.

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“I’m honored to be joining the talented, global team at VICE Studios especially when documentaries are more essential than ever to build a sense of a shared humanity,” said Gargi. “I’m excited to expand upon VICE’s commitment of subverting the familiar by working with diverse filmmakers who bring unique and fearless perspectives to telling stories that are transformative.”

Gargi joins at a time when VICE Studios has seen incredible success in documentaries with acclaimed projects such as FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened and 1994 both ​ ​ ​ ​ for and the recent debut of FX’s first documentary feature film AKA Jane Roe. In ​ ​ ​ ​ addition, VICE Studios has over 70 projects in development and production in the US and this year had 3 documentaries (AKA Jane Roe, Looking for Eva and Flee debuting at ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Cannes) and 3 scripted feature films (Judy and Punch, Mogul Mogwli and Goldie) premiere. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

“We’ve always been documentary fanatics over at VICE Studios, and with many of our greatest creative and commercial successes over the years occurring in the documentary side of our slate, our commitment to making ambitious documentaries is stronger than ever, and bringing on a dedicated, experienced executive with amazing filmmaker relationships like Jannat to head up docs is a testament to that,” said Danny Gabai, EVP, Head of VICE

Studios US. “With her at the helm, VICE Studios will continue to build on our successful history of producing bold documentaries that break through to make a cultural impact.”

Most recently, Gargi has been producing a soon to be announced documentary series set to debut on a major streaming service as well as producing several independent projects. Previously, Gargi served as head of documentary films for Vulcan Productions, where she developed and produced a wide range of acclaimed, cause-based documentary feature films and series including The Reason I Jump (2020 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award ​ ​ winner), Ghost Fleet (2018 Telluride Film Festival), STEP (Sundance Jury Special Jury Prize ​ ​ ​ ​ Winner) and the Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award winning Body Team 12. In her work as ​ ​ an independent producer, Gargi co-executive produced the Academy Award-nominated short documentary Knife Skills and produced the Emmy-nominated feature documentary ​ ​ CIRCO. ​

Prior to joining Vulcan Productions in 2014, she served as Vice President of Alpha Cine Labs, leading the growth of the boutique film lab and supporting the theatrical releases of Beasts of the Southern Wild, Born Into Brothels, Taxi to the Dark Side, Jesus Camp, Iraq in ​ ​ Fragments, among others. Earlier, Gargi was Vice President of Acquisitions and ​ ​ ​ Development for AtomFilms and held positions in marketing at New Line Cinema and Fox . She serves on the Board of Directors for the International Documentary Association and Washington FilmWorks and is the Co-Chair of The Redford Center, a non-profit that harnesses the power of media to engage people and galvanize environmental action.

Gargi joins the VICE Studios U.S. creative team which includes Shannon Gibson, VP Head of Scripted; Natalie Farrey, VP Head of Film; Jon Bulette, VP Head of Non-fiction; and Andrew Freston, VP Head of Content Partnerships.

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ABOUT VICE STUDIOS VICE Studios is a global production division within VICE Media Group delivering premium original programming across documentary, scripted and film. With outposts in the USA, Canada, UK, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, VICE Studios cuts through culture, delivering stories that are popular, human and spotlight the unexpected for audiences around the world.

VICE Studios upcoming projects include Pride for FX and Last Looks for Quibi. Launched in 2017, VICE Studios productions include Chris Smith's Emmy-nominated Jim & Andy: The ​ Great Beyond and Fyre: The Greatest Party that Never Happened (Netflix); feature film The ​ Report starring Adam Driver and Annette Bening (Amazon); Diego Osorno's 1994 (Netflix), Dark Side of the Ring (VICE TV), AKA Jane Roe (FX), out of Australia, feature film Judy and Punch starring Mia Wasikowska and Damon Herriman, and in the UK Satanic Verses (BBC).