Biography
Beginning his career in advertising at McCann-Erickson in 1983, he moved to Ogilvy & Mather's Frankfurt office to produce TV commercials the following year. By he had joined Maysles Films, where he worked his way up to executive producer. At Maysles, Berlinger learned about documentary filmmaking and also met his future collaborator. Berlinger did publicity for Maysles' "Christo in Paris" (1990), among other projects.
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Career Milestones
2004 | Directed the documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" which followed the band for the better part of 2001-2003 | |
2000 | Helmed "Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows" | |
2000 | Produced and directed the VH1 series "Fanclub" | |
2000 | Executive produced and co-directed "Paradise Lost 2: Revelations", a follow-up to the acclaimed original documentary | |
1996 | With Sinofsky, co-produced, co-directed and co-edited "Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills"; film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival prior to airing on HBO (June); subsequently received theatrical release | |
1995 | First original program for TV, "The Begging Game", aired as a segment of PBS' "Frontline" | |
1994 | Formed commercial offshoot, Gray Matter Productions, with Sinofsky | |
1992 | First feature length documentary, "Brother's Keeper" | |
1991 | Sinofsky joined Berlinger in partnership in Creative Thinking International | |
1989 | Produced and directed first film, short "Outrageous Taxi Stories," edited by Bruce Sinofksy (first collaboration) | |
1988 | Formed Creative Thinking International, Ltd., a freelance film marketing and PR consulting company | |
| Worked at Maysles Films, first as director of marketing, then promoted to executive producer in 1989 | ||
1984 | Worked as commercial producer at Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, Frankfurt, Germany | |
1983 | Worked at McCann-Erickson Advertising at assistant account executive | |
Awards
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming in Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory |
2012 | South by Southwest Film Festival for 24 Beats Per Second Audience Award in Under African Skies |
2011 | Academy Award for Documentary (Feature) in Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Series in Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America |
2005 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary in Metallica: Some Kind of Monster |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special in Paradise Lost 2: Revelations |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Informational Programming in Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special in Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills |
1997 | Independent Spirit Award for Truer Than Fiction Award in Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills |
1996 | Directors Guild of America Award for Documentary Film and Television in Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills |
1992 | Directors Guild of America Award for Documentary Film and Television in Brother's Keeper |