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Project Greenlight

Project Greenlight

Description: After a 13-year absence, "Project Greenlight" returns to HBO to provide an aspiring filmmaker the chance to take a Hollywood-vetted script from pre-production and casting through principal photography and post-production. Mentored by a team of industry professionals, including filmmaking duo Peter and Bobby Farrelly ("There's Something About Mary") and actors/producers Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, the fledgling director must deal with pressure from the studio and producers, survive on-set politics, and lead a veteran cast and crew while trying to deliver a viable movie -- on schedule and on budget.
Genre: Reality-TV
Year Released: 2001
Number of seasons: 4
Number of episodes: 46
First episode air date: December 2, 2001
Awards: Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program
Latest Winner: Jason Mann
Executive Producers: Chris Moore, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, MORE
Nominations: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program, MORE
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