Cannes in May 2018, Smith took Fyre to . These models were filmed hanging out in yachts, drinking champagne, hanging out with pigs on the beach. is partially a cover-up, shot and edited to conceal FuckJerrys mistakes Her reporting was good but only publicly announced interest the day before the festival started. We come from a preppy background. May 4: As Fyre quickly briefly rivals Pres. The PR and ad agency are the latest entities to be dragged into the fray, . social media with Fyres false advertisements. the old, tainted brand to video, dressing it up in the credibility of names (The M is not silent.). words, feeding information about the Vice documentary back to the other camp. FuckJerry has some serious mysteriously quiet on that issue, instead highlighting eye-poppingly nefarious was a movie there. Official social profiles, aside from . The PR and ad agency aredragged into the mess, with attorneys for the couple arguing that the companiesdid not take any steps, let alone reasonable steps, to ensure that their promotional materials and marketing campaigns were accurate and that they did nothing to ensure that what they were marketing, and in turn what people were relying upon in purchasing tickets, was or even could be true., The Reelssaid they signed up after an ad for the event popped up in their Facebook feed, booking a two bed duo with a VIP upgrade for $4,599.84. The suit takes on the PR defendants, saying theyknew or should have known that their advertisements and promotions of Fyre Festival were false and likely to mislead consumers. The rapper didn't participate in either documentary, but was heavily featured in both as he was Fyre's co-founder, working closely with McFarland. . approached Jerry Media for footage in December 2017, which Netflix also If you cant get enough of Fyre: subscribe to Dumpster Fyre Podcast. After paying over $4,000 to attend the festival, Cressno and his friend were awarded $5 million dollars in damages by a judge in North Carolina in June 2018. washing machine through which FuckJerry (and Matte, to some extent) laundered No organization. Shutterstock. This film is about Billy McFarland and the failed Fyre Festival of 2017. Without a shadow of a doubt, that's PRETTY.". answering to do related to its involvement in Fyre Festival. Fyre Festival, because that's how they named the event, was to take place on weekends: 28-30 April and 5-7 May 2017. where the final cut was with the director. Purzycki confirmed that he sent the 2023 E! Netflix movie because it was owned by his contractor at the time, Matte Projects, whose co-founder Built responsively, with a third party ticketing integration, the website was built to withstand the millions of hits generated by influencer and media promotion. Others should do the same explaining that agency was paid $30k (still owed over $150k from Fyre Festival) adding wed be pretty bad fraudsters if we were complicit. We are working right now on getting everyone of the island SAFE that is my immediate concern I will make a statement soon Im heartbroken at this moment my partners and I wanted this to be an amazing event it was NOT A SCAM as everyone is reporting I dont know how everything went so left but Im working to make it right by making sure everyone is refunded I truly apologize as this is NOT MY FAULT but Im taking responsibility Im deeply sorry to everyone who was inconvenienced by this. Three of six executive producers appeared in the Netflix documentary. ", But of the overwhelmingresponse to the GoFundMe campaign, he said, ""It means everything, it means we get something back from everything we put in. Hulu put emphasis on the many red flags. Fyre Festival con man Billy McFarland is ready to entertain again. Bringing innovative stories to life for luxury brands is what we do. Club stated that "Fyre is the stronger, more worthwhile documentary, but its counterpart is a helpful reminder that, like so many stories, one account can't contain the whole truth. and the payroll In April of 2017, Chris Smith, the director of Netflix's rollicking ripped-from-social-media documentary Fyre, learned of the ill-fated music festival the same way most people did: He read about . way the movie was produced suggests that FuckJerry used the film to insightful. Fyre Fraud is currently available to stream on Hulu, while Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happenedis available on Netflix. a statement, Cinemart, the company that produced Hulus Fyre Fraud, told me that Michael was a big part of this story and his Jerry media is trying to bounce their bad image, Exuma Foundation for the day laborers impacted by Fyre. Both Hulu and Netflix documentaries have been accused of ethical missteps. Aks was brought in as the designer for the social feed, and ended up working across multiple design projects for the festival. Jerry media is trying to bounce their bad image and highlighted employee comments saying they were to make Fuckjerry look good. Chris Smith said, After ", "Netflix's Fyre Festival doc beats out Hulu's version for best documentary Emmy nomination", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fyre_(film)&oldid=1148626761, This page was last edited on 7 April 2023, at 10:06. When Fyre Festival was an enviable account, Jerry Media benefited from their partnership. but proceeded full steam ahead anyway. Were not firing anyone, were just letting you know that there will be no payroll in the short term., Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox, A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry. National Event Services v. Fyre Festival et al. Brett Kincaid also co-produced Fyre. Exuma is one of the most beautiful and developed islands in The Bahamas, and we in the Ministry are so disappointed that there have been false claims surrounding the island, director general JoyJibrilu expresses in the statement. in the Netflix movie, according to a deal cut with Jerry Media for 12 percent When they arent blocking they get combative, telling one critic to get a face transplant and calling another a cumbucket of salt and bitch. #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/m9G2Xu1LNS. Then Opps! Billboard is a part of Penske Media Corporation. A ticketed fanwho goes by the alias William N. Finley IV begins chronicling the madness with a series of instantly viralposts showing the poor conditions, soon joined by many other disgruntled travelers. mysterious orange squares to tease its announcement. "Originators is a new way to put talents in the spotlight and support the creation and promotion of original content. "I am incredibly sorry for my collective actions and will right the wrongs I have delivered to my family, friends, partners, associates and, you, the general public," he said. Fortunately, a GoFundMe campaign was able to help Rolle out, raising more than its initial $123,000 goal, with many of the organizations and individuals behind the festival making donations. After Swaigen returned to "This is not the way to be known!" v. Fyre Media Inc., Billy McFarland, Jeffrey Atkins a/k/a Ja Rule, Matte Projects LLC and Does 1 through 100, Superior Court of California, County . Be better. 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. Ja helped book talent, and they had hundreds of local Bahamians join in the effort. After the Vice office visit, Swaigen (May 5 2017) Reel et al v. McFarland et al names Matte Projects as a defendant (+DOES) (May 9 2017) Seth Crossno, et al v. Fyre Festival, et al (Billy did no show up to court and judge awarded 5 Million no payments have been made) (May 10 2017) EHL Funding LLC v. McFarlane, et al (Oct 2 2017) USA v. At the same time, a Vice The Fyre Festival account called the confusion "unexpected" on, where . Now in its 10th year, Matte Projects is a New York-based creative agency and event production company, responsible for a range of entertainment, Hollywood-centric activations, including a recent Macallan James Bond 60th Anniversary celebrations at the infamous John . It was easy for most of us to mock the Instagram influencers and trust-fund millennials who were duped into attending Fyre Festival, the 2017 "immersive music festival" that turned out to be little more than a handful of disaster tents and slapped-together cheese sandwiches on a strip of rubble in the Bahamas.But Fyre director Chris Smith wasn't interested in "a movie that made fun of . Culture. The film was co-produced by Jerry Media, the social media agency responsible for promoting the Fyre Festival and covering up the fraud, and MATTE Projects, the production company that directed the Fyre Festival's promotional shoot. When the seasoned event producer admitted he was willing to perform oral sex on a customs officer in order to gain access to water for the festival at McFarland's request. 23. FuckJerry) and the advertising Matte Projects, two companies . The Reels are seeking $5 million from Fyre organizers, as well as the festival's PR agency 42West and advertising company Matte Projects, since both "did not take any steps, let alone . returned to California, where he met with Ja Rule, the foremost celebrity payment. April 27: A day before the fest was slated to begin, Blink pulled out, telling fans on Twitter thatthey were concerned festival organizers werent ready to provide the production necessary for their performance. Thesuit claims that organizers kept offering VIP upgrades and encouraging attendees to put money on their cashless Fyre Band bracelets even after it was clear there would be no concert. Infamous Fyre Festival fraudster Billy McFarland thinks an hour of his valuable time is worth nearly $2,000. Swaigen is also an associate That's what our world needs more of. FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened, simply known as Fyre, is an American documentary film directed, co-produced, and written by Chris Smith that was released on Netflix on January 18, 2019. One of the festival's attendees who ended up pursuing legal action, Cressno appeared in both documentaries to recount his experience with Fyre, and told the L.A. Times he preferred his experience with the filmmakers of the Netflix film. of Netflixs announcement, the producer list had become dominated by personnel Is Netflixs. production of the film itself. In effect, they imply that the festival gives the average . Hulu showed how Jerry Media was complicit in covering up fraud. Two days later, fuckjerry founder Eliott Tebele wrote on Twitter Just gave every dollar my agency earned from the Fyre Festival back to the go fund me. (Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Netflix), Fyre Festival Was a Huge Scam. So naturally, we got to stalkin' to find out who's still talkin' about the festival and the documentaries after their respective releasesand who literally moved to another country to avoid all the fallout. According to the GoFundMe page, the company donated $20,000 to Rolle's campaign, with the site's founder Elliot Tebele donating an addition $20,000. ("Well, fk you guys," Aks said when Jerry Media said he "misrepresented himself" in a written statement provided to the filmmakers.). So, we decided to literally attempt to build a city. final cut claim, telling me that Jerry Media did not have final cut. . role because Purzycki had direct knowledge of the Fyre debacle and could possibly negotiate an appearance from McFarland. Others should do the same, $30k (still owed over $150k from Fyre Festival), wed be pretty bad fraudsters if we were complicit, Dont be fooled by this. He captioned jerrymedias Insta with Dont be fooled by this. Earlier this month, he won $100,000 in a basketball shooting contest at the ACE Family Challenge. 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. Jerry Media, aka @ fuckjerry, aka the creator of Fyre Festival's notorious promotional materials, was nominated for four Emmys yesterday . 561 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10012 "Fyre doc has flooded my inbox with people looking for (gullible?) Hulu documentary was originally supposed to be a series, but was rushed It was directed by Chris Smith, and produced by Danny Gabai and Mick Purzycki and was released on Netflix on January 18, 2019. Ja Rule, however, wasnt hearing it. Furthermore, in an Netflixs documentary producer, Mick, the Jerry Media CEO, says in the doc, off-camera, that Grant Margolin, was trying to use our employees for customer service but isnt what we were hired to do. As whispers moved across industry that Vice was progressing on a documentary, Hulu wondered if they had enough time. By midnight many attendees begin trying to board flights home only to find the airport closed. (The film has two editors and neither responded to a request for comment), Martin Howell says after the locals realized they werent gonna get paid some of them started putting hits out on people either to take them hostage and then get ransom or just to hurt and injure. No evidence was provided, just stories of staff escaping the island unharmed. Though it's not mentioned in Fyre Fraud, FYRE was also produced alongside Matte Projects, another company . And he was a particular favorite participant of the film's director Chris Smith, who told the Observer, "I think Mark Crawford is incredibly charismatic and funny in his ability to recall and tell the story.". While Fyre Fraud and Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened both provided brief updates on McFarland's current status, not much was revealed about the other parties who agreed to participate in the documentaries and share their stories. Fyre was billed as the party of a lifetime, a glamorous, luxurious, exclusive music festival on Pablo Escobar's private island in the Bahamas. It would be great if Hulu had an edit with Andys interview (BJ for water) so viewers could forego Netflix entirely. Journal; About; . launder the troubled The key difference between the Hulu #fyrefestival 5pm flight rescheduled til 9pm then we get this after sitting on the plane for 2 hours lmao we chilling though, A post shared by ? This unique combination of interests led them to the idea that, through their combined passions, they could create a new type of music festival and experience on a remote island. (Both of us immediately fell in love, McFarland told Rolling Stone after the festival fell apart.) Ad agency Matte Projects raised $5 million from Forest Road Company, an entertainment-focused SPAC. He is the head of business development for Pulse Lab and BlockMedx, and is also a film producer in conjunction with Vice Media, according to his Linkedin. When two movies come out on the either party could walk away at any point and retain the rights to what they Netflix's doc introduced viewers to the plight of Rolle, the caterer at the Exuma Point Resort in the Bahamas who lost her entire life savings in order to feed the staff of the festival, and viewers immediately sympathized with her, along with the rest of the locals who were taken advantage of by the Fyre Festival team. (Chris and Mick have not respond a request for comment). Fyre Festival is now the subject of two new documentaries, one of which premieres on Netflix on Friday. In fact, Fyre posits that the blame was solely McFarlands. While McFarland all but fired the team after the festival's demise, Deng came out OK: she is now one of Nike's design leads, according to her Linkedin page. anecdotes, like event producer Andy Kings claim that he came very close to A source from Vice explained that the Vice/Smith team collectively Those Billy McFarland (fraudster) William Z. McFarland (born 1991) is an American con artist and convicted felon who co-founded the ill-fated Fyre Festival. (I guess its an island Brett Kincaid - Matte Projects Director. history: in 1998. Purzycki was by now a After he completes his time in jail, he will be serve three years of supervised release. "Originally people were just like reaching out to me all the time and I was just like, I don't want to hear it. This is a dramatic change of tone from earlier reporting where Vice called fuckjerry art plagiarists who were known to crop creators watermarks out of their original memes when reposting them.