surrounding the two documentaries centered on the timing of their release: The Culture. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows! Matte Projects got the velvet glove treatment too. We set up water and waste management, brought an ambulance from New York, and chartered 737 planes to shuttle our guests via 12 flights a day from Miami. 42West, and advertising company, Matte Projects, for $5 million. Curiously, given the lack of amenities, VF said Bahamian tourism officials were totally on board at the time. It also alleges that they told artists thatthe festival had been canceled well before attendees were informed. I don't want to be living it. Special Thanks: Joachim Johnson, MATTE IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF MATTE PROJECTS, LLC. [9], In reviewing Fyre and Fyre Fraud, a similar documentary that premiered on Hulu, The A.V. I would NEVER SCAM or FRAUD anyone what sense does that make???" Hulu showed how Jerry Media was complicit in covering up fraud. JOIN NOW. At the dawn of 2019, our twin film obsession The unattributed statement (approved director Chris Smith) said At no time did [Jerry Media, Matte Projects], or any others we worked with, request favorable coverage in our film, which would be against our ethics., Chris Smith threw shade at Hulu when he said he rejected a deal with Billy McFarland the millennial goon now in jail for fraud charges. One of the agencies did a great job: the event sold out. It just felt better than anything that I had been through Around the time Blink bailed, attendees started floodingRedditandTwitterwith complains that the grounds were not ready when they arrived on Thursday(April 27). ", But of the overwhelmingresponse to the GoFundMe campaign, he said, ""It means everything, it means we get something back from everything we put in. Chris Smith (left), the director of "Fyre," poses with Mick Purzycki, the head of Jerry Media, at the New York screening of the Netflix documentary. since it was produced in part by Jerry Media and Matte Projectstwo of the companies behind the promotion of the actual festival. The messaging was clear. Michael sought permission from Matte Projects but they rejected the idea (NOTE: imagine if someone had documented the whole Bahamas fiasco?). Official Trailer for 'Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened' Doc Fyre Festival et al. He then proceeded to give "background" on why he and his friends did this, claiming the tents were empty anyway. [7], On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 92% approval rating with an average rating of 7.7/10, based on 93 reviews. Bringing innovative stories to life for luxury brands is what we do. The company released Brett Kincaid - Matte Projects Director. Infamous Fyre Festival fraudster Billy McFarland thinks an hour of his valuable time is worth nearly $2,000. He defrauded investors of $27.4 million by marketing and selling tickets to the festival and other events. In the Netflix doc, Jerry Media CEO said they and Matte Projects didnt have any visibility into what was happening on the production side of the Fyre Festival. Rule mentioned that Hulu was in talks to make a documentary. [11], On the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Fyre earned four nominations, Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera), and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera). ?aul // HOU (@dropout.bear) on Apr 27, 2017 at 7:26pm PDT, Were currently working through the unexpected start to #FyreFestival. (Also, check out this purported 43-pagepitch deck sent out to potential Fyre investors. Yeah, I will probably. Fyre Festival Expectations Vs. Reality - Business Insider The new studios first project was Fyre, which was FuckJerrys first ever film production.