LOS ANGELES, July 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Trailblazing
production company Pilgrim Media Group and the World Surf League's
(WSL) newly established studio arm, WSL Studios, have teamed up for
a landmark co-development deal to produce a variety of surf-centric
sport and lifestyle content across all formats and platforms. The
endeavor is the first to be announced by WSL Studios and will
involve live and non-live unscripted projects, as well as a range
of distinct scripted opportunities.
Pilgrim, a Lionsgate Company, and WSL Studios have two major
undertakings in the pipeline already – a feature documentary and a
fresh nonscripted competition format for which the parties
partnered with the UFC's Dana White
– with several other programs in active development. The venture
will feature traditional surf content like contests and clip shows,
and will also shed light on surf culture – spanning its roots to
the worldwide emergence of its own language and literature; music,
film, fashion and other art; lifestyle; social impact; as well as
environmental and conservation efforts.
"Partnering with Pilgrim from the onset of WSL Studios sets the
bar for the level of quality we are endeavoring to achieve," said
WSL President of Content and Media, Erik
Logan. "Their talent for producing top-notch unscripted
programming, particularly when it comes to emerging sports, and
their unmatched ability to capture the inaccessible for audiences
around the world make Pilgrim an incredible partner for the
WSL."
No stranger to producing the unproduceable, Pilgrim founder and
CEO, Craig Piligian, added, "This
collaboration embodies the true intent of media in breaking ground
and erasing boundaries. It's about bringing to new audiences a
sport and a way of life that has been geographically confined to
ocean coastlines. We're really excited to collaborate with WSL in
this truly unique space."
About Pilgrim Media Group
Pilgrim Media Group, a Lionsgate company headed by
Emmy®-winning producer Craig
Piligian, produces a diverse slate of unscripted and
scripted programming across all platforms. The company is behind
hit series and projects like "The Ultimate Fighter," "Ghost
Hunters," "American Chopper," "Fast N' Loud," the "Street Outlaws"
and "Wicked Tuna" franchises, "My Big Fat Fabulous Life," "Misfit
Garage," "Garage Rehab," "Shifting Gears," "Bring It!," and
"Battlefish." Among Pilgrim's feature documentaries are the
award-winning films Soufraand Tre
Maison Dasan, now streaming on Hulu and PBS.org
respectively, as well as The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman
Story for YouTube Premium. Global content leader Lionsgate
(NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) is a majority investor in Pilgrim.
About WSL Studios
A division of the World Surf League, WSL Studios is a content
creation engine, committed to delivering a broad range of
high-quality surf and lifestyle storylines to the world. The
content is transformative and celebrates surfing, the ocean and the
human potential.
The World Surf League (WSL) is the global home of surfing and
has been dedicated to celebrating the world's best surfing on the
world's best waves since 1976, annually running more than 180
global events across the Men's and Women's Championship Tours, the
Big Wave Tour, Redbull Airborne, Qualifying Series, Junior and
Longboard Championships, as well as the WSL Big Wave Awards. The
League possesses a deep appreciation for the sport's rich heritage
while promoting progression, innovation, and performance at the
highest levels, and in doing so crowns the undisputed Men's and
Women's World Champions across all tours.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Lionsgate
Cristina Castañeda
CCastaneda@lionsgate.com
(310) 255-5114
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