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ESPN Films

Bristol, Connecticut(approximate location)

Outside the U. S., ESPN reaches sports fans globally through 43 linear networks across 130 countries and territories and via streaming, where ESPN live events are available on Disney+ throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Australia/New Zealand, the Philippines and select markets in Asia Pacific.

Who works there

  • Chip Deanand [producer] Tim Corrigan inspired everyon
  • Phil Dean(producer) and Mike Schwab (director)
  • Mike Schwab(director)

Listed on the company’s own site. People move on; this is not a current roster.

Contact & details

TypeProduction Company · Film
Founded2009company website
LocationBristol, Connecticut
Websiteespnpressroom.com
Phone+1 (212) 456-7777
Statusactive2026 credit i
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How their work is rated

Average rating
7.8IMDb
4.0directory 6.28.0

23 rated titles, weighted by votes

Awards
Oscars1of1nominations100%
Emmys1of9nominations11%

89 wins from 313 nominations across all awards

Box office
$6m

Combined US gross, 2 of 123 titles

The Last Dance poster
Highest rated
The Last Dance
2020
9.0169,328 votes
Tommy poster
Lowest rated
Tommy
2014
5.01,223 votes
Mostly
documentary, sport, short
Active
2002–2026
Rotten Tomatoes
76%
Best known for
The Last Dance

Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 58 of 123 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.

Their television work

Series
2013 seasons

2009–2024

Television rating
9.0IMDb

Their films average 6.8, so the television rates 2.2 higher.

Networks
  • ESPN8
  • ESPN+5
  • ESPN21
  • Hulu1
  • Disney+1
  • ACCN1

Across 14 series matched to TMDB, 223 episodes. 6 still returning or in production.

Longest running30 for 30 · 5 seasons

Series identified from OMDb, falling back to the credit type where OMDb had no match. Season counts are each show’s full run, not only the seasons this company was credited on.

Credits24 of 293

98 films · 25 TV titles

Titles per year123 titles · busiest 2014 with 11

123 titles across 25 years, averaging 4.9 a year. The last five years average 6.0 a year, above their long-run rate. 4 of those 25 years carry no credit on file.

Quality over time21 rated titles · bigger dots carry more votes
579their average 7.8200020102020

Their 2010s work is their strongest, averaging 8.8 across 7 titles. The 12 titles since 2015 average 7.8, holding at their 7.8 overall. 7 of 21 rated titles sit above their 7.8 average, which is weighted by votes: the most seen titles pull it up.

Who they work with

Directors
  • Rory Karpf3
Writers
  • Rory Karpf2
Notable cast
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
  • Larry Bird2
  • Brent Musburger2
Genres
  • Documentary45 of 56
  • Sport20 of 56
  • Short11 of 56
  • Biography9 of 56
  • History3 of 56

Names appearing on two or more of ESPN Films’s produced titles, across the 56 matched to OMDb. Cast is the top-billed few OMDb lists per title, so it is notable cast rather than a full cast list. A title can carry more than one genre, so the genre counts overlap.

Works with12 companies

Companies that appear alongside ESPN Films on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.

Film offices covering Bristol

Offices near this location, and the one covering the whole state. Proximity is not jurisdiction: confirm with the office before relying on it for permits.

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