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Alfonso Cuaron Sets Mexican Family Drama as Next Film
Alfonso Cuaron has set his next film. The Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Participant Media are partnering on a new untitled movie that chronicles a year in the life of a middle-class family in...
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Andy Kim Leaves Weinstein Company for Participant CFO Post
Participant Media has named Andy Kim its Chief Financial Officer following his decade-long stint at The Weinstein Company. Participant CEO David Linde made the announcement on Monday. Kim will report...
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Participant Media Acquires Rainn Wilson’s SoulPancake
Continuing to expand on its promise of offering entertainment content that aims to make the world a better place, Participant Media is acquiring the digital entertainment company SoulPancake. The...
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Mipcom: Participant Media To Expand TV Content Business, Drive Into...
CANNES, France — Jeff Skoll’s Participant Media will “double down across all formats,” expanding its TV content business and moving aggressively into short-form video, David Linde, Participant Media...
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Participant, Tribeca Developing Thriller ‘Price of Liberty’
Participant Media and Tribeca Productions are developing Michael Russell Gunn’s thriller “The Price of Liberty.” Tribeca’s Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Berry Welsh are producing with Cary...
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Participant Media Scales Back TakePart Website, Layoffs Expected (EXCLUSIVE)
Participant Media is scaling back and rebranding its TakePart division in a bid to re-orient its strategy with the changing digital landscape. Several layoffs are expected at the TakePart division as a...
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Berlin: Lionsgate to Handle International Rights for Participant Movies
In a pre-Berlin Film Festival move, Participant Media has selected Lionsgate to represent the international rights to Participant’s upcoming slate of narrative feature films and select documentaries....
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Berlinale: Ai Weiwei Teams With Participant Media and AC Films on Refugee...
Participant Media and AC Films have partnered with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei on his latest documentary “Human Flow,” it was announced Friday at the Berlin Film Festival. Ai has been working on the...
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With Funding From Universal, Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Looks for Reinvention
Steven Spielberg cleared the way for the latest iteration of DreamWorks Studios a year ago, shifting distribution from Disney to Universal and announcing new investment from Jeff Skoll’s Participant...
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Participant Inks Output Deal With Nordisk Film on Amblin Partners’ Films
Jeff Skoll’s Participant Media has entered an output deal with leading Scandinavian distributor Nordisk Film Distribution for titles produced by Amblin Partners. The multi-year deal further expands...
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Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Talks Migrant Crisis Doc ‘Human Flow’ Ahead of...
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will world premiere his documentary “Human Flow,” about massive human displacement and migration caused by the current refugee crisis, at the upcoming Venice Film Festival....
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Venice: David Linde on How ‘Human Flow’ Encapsulates Participant Media’s New...
VENICE, Italy — Participant Media’s David Linde and Diane Weyermann made the trek to Venice for the world premiere Friday of Ai Weiwei’s migrant crisis doc “Human Flow,” which they say encapsulates...
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Participant Promotes Jonathan King, Diane Weyermann to Lead Film, TV Initiatives
Participant Media has promoted Jonathan King and Diane Weyermann to the newly established roles of presidents, with King overseeing narrative film and television projects, and Weyermann handling...
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Participant Media Hires Girl Rising Co-Founder Holly Gordon
Participant Media has appointed Holly Gordon, a co-founder of the Girl Rising movement, to the newly created role of chief impact officer. Gordon will expand the company’s social impact strategy...
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Linda Cardellini Joins Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen in Drama ‘Green Book’
Linda Cardellini has joined Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen in the historical drama “Green Book” and Participant Media is coming on board to produce and finance. “Green Book” is planned for release...
View ArticleParticipant Media Hires Nicole Quenqua for PR Post
Participant Media has hired former Weinstein Company spokesperson Nicole Quenqua as its senior vice president, communications, effective immediately. Quenqua exited TWC earlier this month after a...
View ArticleVenice: Participant Launches ‘Aquarela’ Sales; ‘Price of Free’ Goes to...
Participant Media has sealed deals for Endeavor and Lionsgate to handle U.S. and international sales, respectively, on high-profile ecological documentary “Aquarela,” which is world-premiering at the...
View ArticleVenice: ‘Aquarela’ Director Victor Kossakovsky Follows Up with ‘Krogufant’...
Victor Kossakovsky, whose high-profile ecological documentary “Aquarela” was made with Participant Media and is world premiering at Venice, is currently shooting “Krogufant,” a documentary conveying...
View ArticleParticipant Media Boosts Exec Ranks With Jim Hu, Melinda Arons (EXCLUSIVE)
Participant Media is hiring veteran media executives Jim Hu and Melinda Arons as senior vice presidents to bolster its executive team, Variety has learned exclusively. The company, which made the...
View ArticleJay-Z’s Roc Nation Joins BBC’s ‘Noughts & Crosses’ Series (EXCLUSIVE)
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and Participant Media have joined the eagerly anticipated TV adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s popular novel series “Noughts & Crosses” as exec producers. Roc Nation will also...
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