Documentary Film Producer & President of HBO Documentary Films
January 30, 2014 - 6:00pm to 7:15pm
International Festival of Arts & Ideas 4th Annual Visionary Leadership Award
Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
About Sheila Nevins
Sheila Nevins is an American television producer and the President of HBO Documentary Films. She has produced over one thousand documentary films for HBO and is one of the most influential people in documentary filmmaking.[1] She has worked on productions that have been recognized with 65 Emmy Awards, 46 Peabody Awards,[2] and 26 Academy Awards.[3] Nevins has won 29 individual Primetime Emmy Awards, more than any other person.