Liberal Documentarians Panic as Industry Goes Trump-Friendly, but Conservatives Say ‘They’re Getting a Taste’ of Censorship and It’s ‘Satisfying’
#Variety #News #AmazonStudios #DocumentariestoWatch #DonaldTrump #JeffSkoll

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/documentary-donald-trump-liberal-conservative-maga-1236342420/

Documentaries Go Pro Donald Trump After Election, Harder to Sell

The normally liberal documentary world is panicking over the MAGA-ification of the pro-Donald Trump gatekeepers

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Participant “Gratitude & Pride”: Ava DuVernay, Martin Sheen, Regina King, Alfonso Cuarón, Matt Damon, Diego Luna & More Ask Hollywood To Embrace Shuttered Company’s Social Impact Legacy
#News #AlfonsoCuaron #AnInconvenientTruth #AvaDuVernay #GeorgeClooney #GreenBook #JeffSkoll #Oscars #Participant #ReginaKing #Roma #Spotlight #WhenTheySeeUs

https://deadline.com/2024/05/hollywood-celebrates-participant-media-1235906269/

Participant “Gratitude & Pride”: Ava DuVernay, Martin Sheen, Regina King, Alfonso Cuarón, Matt Damon, Diego Luna & More Ask Hollywood To Embrace Shuttered Company’s Social Impact Legacy

The closing of the multi-Oscar winning shingle signals a warning for Hollywood

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‘An Inconvenient Truth’ Director Davis Guggenheim Asks Who Will Replace The Social Impact Made By Participant’s Movies
#Commentary #Documentary #AnInconvenientTruth #DavisGuggenheim #JeffSkoll #Participant

https://deadline.com/2024/04/participant-davis-guggenheim-guest-column-1235891861/

‘An Inconvenient Truth’ Director Davis Guggenheim Asks Who Will Replace The Social Impact Made By Participant’s Movies

Participant founder Jeff Skoll saw something that few in Hollywood could: the dollars-and-cents of investing in a film was only part of the calculus.

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Michael Cieply: Participant Sank When Everyone Jumped In

Participant Media, the activist entertainment company, started sinking when the rest of Hollywood got active.

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How Modern Hollywood Doomed Jeff Skoll’s Participant Media Dream

When the tech billionaire announced the closure of the company behind movies like 'An Inconvenient Truth' and 'Green Book' this week, he had been trying to sell the purpose-driven studio for over a year amid changing Hollywood economics: "People knew it would be bad, but no one expected this."

The Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood Mourns Participant, the Oscar-Winning Studio that Wanted to Save the World
#Variety #News #JeffSkoll #Participant

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/hollywood-mourns-participant-studio-1235976008/

Hollywood Mourns Participant, the Oscar-Winning Studio that Wanted to Save the World

Industry players, former employees and talent respond to the shuttering of Jeff Skoll's Participant.

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Participant Media, Studio Behind ‘Green Book’ and ‘Spotlight,’ Is Shutting Down

Founder Jeff Skoll said in a note to staff, "it is the right time for me to evaluate my next chapter and approach to tackling the pressing issues of our time."

The Hollywood Reporter
Participant, Maker of 'Spotlight,' Shutting Down After 20 Years

Participant founder Jeff Skoll told staff the production company behind "Spotlight" and "Green Book" would wind down operations.

IndieWire
Participant Closing Doors After Two Decades

Participant Shutting Down After 20 Years

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Participant Shutting Down Operations After 20 Years: Film Studio Was Behind Oscar Winners ‘Spotlight,’ ‘Green Book’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #DavidLinde #JeffSkoll #Participant

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/participant-shuts-down-film-studio-1235971644/

Participant Shuts Down: Film Studio Behind Spotlight, Green Book

Jeff Skoll's Participant is shutting down after 20 years, leaving a library including Oscar winners "Spotlight and "Green Book."

Variety