Vulcan Productions

Vulcan Productions
Company typePrivate
IndustryMotion picture
FounderPaul Allen and Jody Allen
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
Key people
Jody Allen (Founder and Interim Chairman)
ProductsMovies, documentaries, television films and specials

Vulcan Productions produced documentary films, television programming and virtual reality experiences that drove awareness around environmental and social issues. The company was founded in 1997 by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and his sister Jody Allen. It closed in 2021.

The company financed and co-produced films with directors such as Martin Scorsese,[1] Clint Eastwood[2] and Robert Redford.[3] Its films and TV series had aired on video on-demand services like Netflix, HBO and Hulu and across networks like The Discovery Channel and National Geographic.[4] Films produced by Vulcan Productions won Peabody Awards[5] and received Academy Award nominations.[6] The company focused on raising awareness on issues like mental health, girl's education, veterans, parenting, wildlife conservation, ocean health, climate change and modern-day slavery.

  1. ^ "The Blues | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  2. ^ "Martin Scorsese's The Blues - Vulcan Productions". www.vulcanproductions.com. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  3. ^ Petski, Denise (2016-11-14). "Robert Redford & Animal Planet Team On Ocean Conservation Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  4. ^ "Four Vulcan Productions Films You Can Stream At Home". Paul Allen. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  5. ^ "Vulcan Productions Wins First Peabody Award". www.spaceref.com. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  6. ^ "Body Team 12 Oscar Nomination - Vulcan". www.vulcan.com. Retrieved 2019-06-20.