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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 1985 (as Dakota North Entertainment) 2004 (as Dakota Pictures) |
| Founder | Troy Miller |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Website | www |
Dakota Pictures is an American film/television production company and development company created by Director/Writer/Producer Troy Miller in 1985. Early on, Miller established Dakota as a creative destination for talented writers, directors and producers. It originally known as Dakota North Entertainment until 2004, when it changed to Dakota Pictures. Dakota actively produces scripted and reality-based series and specials, with of a strong history of being a destination for alternative comedy and mainstream entertainment.
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Dakota Pictures has produced many hit comedy series including Bored to Death . Flight of the Conchords , Tenacious D , and Mr. Show for HBO, Viva La Bam for MTV, and Behind The Lines for ABC. Dakota has received over a dozen Emmy nominations for various projects. [1]
Years ago, Dakota Pictures began collaborating with Comedy Central to produce stand-up comedy specials for the likes of Brian Regan, [2] Martin Short, David Alan Grier, John Oliver, and Jim Gaffigan. The two companies also worked together on behind the scenes specials of blockbuster comedy films such as, Old School , 40 Year Old Virgin . The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou , Borat , Knocked Up , and I Love You, Man .
