Participant Media, LLC is an American film production company founded in 2004 by Jeffrey Skoll, dedicated to entertainment intended to spur social change.
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16 Facts About Participant Media
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Participant Media, which earned B Corp certification in 2017, is the largest company that exclusively produces and finances social impact entertainment.
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In March 2008, Participant Productions changed its name to Participant Media to reflect the firm's expansion into television and non-traditional entertainment media.
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That same month Participant Media signed a five-year production and distribution deal with Summit Entertainment.
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In January 2010, Participant Media co-presented director Mark Lewis' documentary, Cane Toads: The Conquest at the Sundance Film Festival.
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The studio's hit documentary, Waiting for "Superman", garnered media acclaim, and Participant inked a worldwide distribution deal with Paramount shortly before its premiere at Sundance.
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Skoll said that Participant Media had purchased the rights to a New York Times article about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010, and that the film would likely focus not simply on oil drilling but on a number of critical issues .
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Participant Media executives said in October 2011 that the studio would expand its production to make seven to twelve films a year, would begin producing features and series for television, and expand its online presence.
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In January 2012, Participant Media made its first investment in a non-English-language film, the forthcoming Pablo Larrain motion picture No .
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Three weeks later, in February 2012, Participant Media announced that it was partnering with Summit Entertainment, Image Nation, Spanish production company Apaches Entertainment, and Colombian production company Dynamo to produce a supernatural horror film about an American oil company executive who moves his family into a house in a small city in Colombia only to find the home is haunted.
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On January 10,2017, Participant Media announced its partnership with Lionsgate to distribute films internationally.
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In 2018, Participant Media expanded its virtual reality experience, “Melting Ice” featuring Al Gore, into a four-part series titled, This is Climate Change.
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In 2019, Participant Media received a company-record 17 Academy Award nominations including ten for Roma, five for Green Book and two for RBG.
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In collaboration with the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's Skoll Center for Social Impact Entertainment, Participant Media published the "State of SIE" report, similar to what it had done a few years earlier with USC when it published the "Participant Media Index" report.
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On September 8,2019, Participant Media debuted its rebrand and logo at the Toronto Film Festival which coincided with the company's 15th anniversary.
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In November 2020, Participant Media terminated its equity stake in Amblin Partners, ending its relationship with the company.
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