Orlando, FL – October 9, 2014 – CelebrityFilms™, headed by Emmy Award Winning Director, Nick Nanton, has recently signed on to produce a documentary film on Chairman and CEO of the XPRIZE Foundation (www.xprize.org), and Best-Selling author, Peter Diamandis.  Several leading entrepreneurs from various industries have joined CelebrityFilms™ as Executive Producers, to help the film come to fruition. The as yet unnamed documentary film will focus on Peter Diamandis and his approach to taking on the world’s biggest problems through philanthropy and innovation.

Executive Producers of this film include Nick Nanton, JW Dicks, Richard Seppala,

Mike Conlon, Josh Felber, Peter D’Arruda, Chuck Boyce, John Pollock, Clay Dugas and Craig Lack.

Peter Diamandis was recently recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders. Diamandis’  XPrize Foundation leads the world in designing and launching large incentive prizes to drive radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. Best known for the $10 million Ansari XPRIZE for private spaceflight which led to the formation of Virgin Galactic with visionary entrepreneur and billionaire, Richard Branson. The Foundation is now launching prizes in Exploration, Life Sciences, Energy, and Education. Diamandis is also the co-Founder and Executive Chairman of the Singularity University, a Silicon Valley based institution teaching graduates and executives about exponentially growing technologies and their potential to address humanity’s grand challenges. He is coauthor of the New York Times best selling hardcover book Abundance—The Future Is Better Than You Think (www.AbundanceTheBook.com) that was #2 on the NYTimes List and #1 on Amazon.  Learn more about Peter Diamandis at http://www.diamandis.com/

3-TimeEmmy® Award Winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton, Esq., will be leading the film team as Director of the documentary. Principal photography began in July 2014 and will continue filming throughout the year at various locations.

To learn more about CelebrityFilms™, please visit https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com

About CelebrityFilms™:

CelebrityFilms™ is led by Emmy® Award Winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton and Emmy® Award Winning Producer, JW Dicks. Dicks and Nanton have produced multiple syndicated television shows and award winning documentaries focused on successful enterprise and philanthropy.  Their productions have been nominated for eight Emmys and they have been awarded 25 Telly Awards for excellence in television and film production.  Combined, they have produced and directed more than 300 television episodes and dozens of films.

Dicks and Nanton’s goal is to bring the uniqueness of entrepreneurs and their stories to the big screen as a means of encouraging a new generation of entrepreneurs and strengthening the economy.

Learn more at https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com