''XTR'' is an American

film production Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, casti ...

company founded in 2019 by

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. The company is best known for producing films '' Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado'' (2020), ''

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'' (2020), '' The Fight'' (2020), ''

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'' (2020), and '' Ascension'' (2021).

History

In September 2019, it was announced

had launched ''XTR'' a film and television production company specializing in

documentaries A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in term ...

. Apart from financing and producing films, XTR through ''XTR Film Society'' a non-profit division of the company, that offers grants to filmmakers making documentaries with less commercial value. In October 2020, it was announced

Tony Hsieh Anthony Hsieh ( ; December 12, 1973November 27, 2020) was an American internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He retired as the CEO of the online shoe and clothing company Zappos in August 2020 after 21 years. Prior to joining Zappos, Hs ...

had invested $17.5 million dollars in the company, which would be used to finance and produce films, and offer grants to filmmakers. Documentary+, XTR's free streaming platform for nonfiction film and TV, was launched in January 2021. In April 2022, the company's first television series ''They Call Me Magic'' was released on

Apple TV+ Apple TV is a digital media player and microconsole developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is a small network appliance hardware that plays received media data such as video and audio to a television set or external display. Since its secon ...

. In October 2022, XTR Studios opened a 35,000-square-foot production facility and headquarters in

Echo Park Echo Park is a neighborhood in the east-central region of Los Angeles, California. Located to the northwest of Downtown, it is bordered by Silver Lake to the west and Chinatown to the east. The culturally diverse neighborhood has become known fo ...

Filmography

2020s

Upcoming

References

External links

* {{Film Studio American companies established in 2019 Film production companies of the United States Entertainment companies established in 2019 American independent film studios