Paul
Burger
Five-time Emmy winner, Founder of Early Days and Founding Member of EE Media Market.
Cinematic nonfiction built for the way audiences discover stories today.
Five-Time Emmy Winner | Founder, Early Days | Founding Member, EE Media Market
Paul Burger is the founder of Early Days, a premium unscripted studio building the next generation of documentary IP for YouTube-first distribution.
After 25 years producing cinematic nonfiction for the world's leading networks and streamers, he started Early Days on a simple conviction: the audience for cinematic documentary has never been larger — and a growing share of that audience is on YouTube.
Stories from the frontlines of conflict, culture and human ambition
An Emmy Award-winning producer and director, Paul most recently produced Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller for National Geographic — an ambitious, multi-season series that immersed viewers inside some of the world's most dangerous black markets.
His work has taken him to the frontlines of conflict, culture and crisis across Lebanon, Jordan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Morocco, Nepal, South Africa and beyond.
He is currently in post-production on two feature documentaries: one chronicling the daring rescue of three chimpanzees from war-torn Central African Republic, and another following a record-breaking wingsuit BASE jump attempt off Mount Lhotse in the Himalayas.
Both are being developed under the Early Days model — cinematic storytelling built for the platforms where audiences actually live.
Early Days works with brands, journalists and award-winning filmmakers to develop documentary projects that don't wait for a traditional greenlight.
Paul believes the next generation of landmark documentary storytelling can emerge through a new model in which ambitious filmmakers, audiences and brands come together around exceptional stories.
Early Days
Early Days is a premium unscripted studio developing cinematic documentary stories and formats across digital, series and feature distribution.
Working with filmmakers, brands and platforms, the studio brings together development, production, post-production and brand partnerships to create ambitious nonfiction designed for today's audiences.
Its model allows brands to help finance meaningful entertainment and become part of the storytelling ecosystem rather than simply advertising beside it.
Collaborations & Industry Experience
Paul's career in premium nonfiction has connected his work with leading entertainment, media and production brands around the world.
Producer
Selected Work
Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller
Above All Else
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Annie
Human Edge
Also Known For
EE Media Market 2027
Founding Member
Paul Burger joins EE Media Market as a Founding Member, bringing more than two decades of experience in premium nonfiction, documentary production and new models for developing and financing ambitious stories.
Through the connection between EE Screen Festival and EE Media Market, selected documentary filmmakers and projects will have the opportunity to reach experienced industry professionals who can discover new work, new collaborators and emerging talent.
Paul Burger
Five-time Emmy winner, Founder of Early Days and Founding Member of EE Media Market.