David Linde served as CEO of Participant, chairman of Universal Pictures, a co-founder of Focus Features, a partner of Good Machine, and owner of Lava Bear Films, where he produced Arrival.
12 Facts About David Linde
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David Linde's father was Jewish and his mother is Presbyterian.
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David Linde was both co-president and partner of the production company Good Machine and President and founder of Good Machine International, beginning in January 1997.
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David Linde oversaw a slate that featured Roman Polanski's The Pianist, Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation and Fernando Meirelles' The Constant Gardener, as well as Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain.
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In 2008, David Linde oversaw the sale of Rogue Pictures to Relativity Media.
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In 2002, David Linde was promoted to co-chairman of Universal Pictures and subsequently, Chairman.
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In 2011, David Linde founded Lava Bear Films, a film production and financing company developing projects specifically designed for the global marketplace, and was the company's CEO.
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David Linde has long-lasting relationships in global filmmaking, most recently as executive producer of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Academy Award-nominated Biutiful, producer of Fernando Meirelles' 360, and as executive producer of Zhang Yimou's The Flowers of War starring Christian Bale.
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In 2022, David Linde oversaw the reorganization of Participant's operations to create a campaigns and engagement department that extended the reach and impact of the company's films through a combination of impact campaigning integrated with marketing, digital resources, and social media.
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In 2020, David Linde received an honorary degree from Swarthmore College.
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David Linde served two terms on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Board of Governors and as a Treasurer, its Museum Foundation Board of Trustees, and the Academy Foundation Board of Trustees.
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David Linde serves on the Board of Directors of the British Academy of Film And Television Arts, Film Independent's Board of Directors, American Film Institute's Board of Trustees, and the advisory council of Brooklyn College's Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema.