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FounderJeff Skoll
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Participant Media was a film production company.

Filmography[]

Year Film Director Distributor Ref
2004 Arna's Children Juliano Mer Khamis
Danniel Danniel
ThinkFilm
2005 Murderball Henry Alex Rubin
Dana Adam Shapiro
Good Night, and Good Luck George Clooney Warner Independent Pictures
North Country Niki Caro Warner Bros.
Syriana Stephen Gaghan
2006 American Gun Aric Avelino IFC Films
The World According to Sesame Street Linda Hawkins Costigan
Linda Goldstein-Knowlton
Participant Media
An Inconvenient Truth Davis Guggenheim Paramount Vantage
Fast Food Nation Richard Linklater Fox Searchlight Pictures and
The Weinstein Company
2007 Angels in the Dust Louise Hogarth N/A
Man from Plains Jonathan Demme Sony Pictures Classics
Darfur Now Ted Braun Warner Independent Pictures and
Participant Media
The Kite Runner Marc Forster DreamWorks and
Paramount Vantage
Charlie Wilson's War Mike Nichols Universal Studios
2008 Chicago 10 Brett Morgen Roadside Attractions
The Visitor Tom McCarthy Overture Films
Standard Operating Procedure Errol Morris Sony Pictures Classics
2009 The Soloist Joe Wright DreamWorks and
Universal Studios
Food, Inc. Robert Kenner Magnolia Pictures
The Cove Louie Psihoyos Lionsgate and
Roadside Attractions
Pressure Cooker Mark Becker
Jennifer Grausman
N/A
The Informant! Steven Soderbergh Warner Bros.
2010 Oceans Jacques Perrin
Jacques Cluzaud
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
The Crazies Breck Eisner Overture Films
Furry Vengeance Roger Kumble Summit Entertainment
Casino Jack and the United States of Money Alex Gibney Magnolia Pictures
Climate of Change Brian Hill Tribeca Film Festival
Countdown to Zero Lucy Walker Magnolia Pictures
Waiting for "Superman" Davis Guggenheim Paramount Vantage
Fair Game Doug Liman Summit Entertainment
2011 Circumstance Maryam Keshavarz Participant Media and
Roadside Attractions
Cane Toads: The Conquest Mark Lewis Pinnacle Films
The Beaver Jodie Foster Summit Entertainment
Page One: Inside the New York Times Andrew Rossi Magnolia Pictures
The Help Tate Taylor Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Contagion Steven Soderbergh Warner Bros.
2012 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John Madden Fox Searchlight Pictures [1][2]
Last Call at the Oasis Jessica Yu ATO Pictures,
Mongrel Media and
Participant Media
[3][4]
No Pablo Larraín Sony Pictures Classics [5][6][7]
Middle of Nowhere Ava DuVernay AFFRM and
Participant Media
[8]
Lincoln Steven Spielberg Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and
20th Century Fox
[9][1][2][10]
Promised Land Gus van Sant Focus Features [11]
2013 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film Aaron Aites, Audrey Ewell, Nina Krstic, Lucian Read Participant Media [12]
Snitch Ric Roman Waugh[13] Summit Entertainment and
Lionsgate
A Place at the Table Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush Magnolia Pictures [14]
State 194 Dan Setton Participant Media [15]
TEACH Davis Guggenheim CBS
The Fifth Estate Bill Condon Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures [16]
Made in America Ron Howard Phase 4 Films and
The Exchange
2014 The Unknown Known Errol Morris Radius-TWC
The Great Invisible Margaret Brown Radius-TWC
César Chávez Diego Luna Participant Media and
Pantelion Films
[17]
Ivory Tower Andrew Rossi Paramount Pictures and
Samuel Goldwyn Films
The Internet's Own Boy Brian Knappenberger Participant Media and
FilmBuff
The Hundred-Foot Journey Lasse Hallström Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures [18]
Ardor Pablo Fendrik Aya Pro,
Bac Films,
Mosaico Filmes Distribuciones,
StraDa Films,
Bac Films International, and
Sunfilm Entertainment
[19]
Out of the Dark Lluis Quilez Vertical Entertainment [20]
Merchants of Doubt Robert Kenner Mongrel Media and
Sony Pictures Classics
Citizenfour Laura Poitras Radius-TWC
A Most Violent Year J. C. Chandor A24 [21]
2015 That Which I Love Destroys Me Ric Roman Waugh N/A
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John Madden Fox Searchlight Pictures [22]
Misconception Jessica Yu N/A
Best of Enemies Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville Magnolia Pictures and
Participant Media
The Prophet Roger Allers GKIDS
The Look of Silence Joshua Oppenheimer Why Not Productions,
Koch Media,
Cinema Delictatessen, and
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
He Named Me Malala Davis Guggenheim Fox Searchlight Pictures and
National Geographic Channel
3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets Marc Silver Yle
Bridge of Spies Steven Spielberg Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and
20th Century Fox
Beasts of No Nation Cary Fukunaga Netflix and
Bleecker Street
[23]
Our Brand Is Crisis David Gordon Green Warner Bros.
Spotlight Tom McCarthy Open Road Films
Kingdom of Shadows Bernado Ruiz Matson Films
2016 The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble Morgan Neville The Orchard
The Light Between Oceans Derek Cianfrance Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and
Entertainment One
Denial Mick Jackson Bleecker Street
Deepwater Horizon Peter Berg Summit Entertainment
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life Steve Carr CBS Films (distributed by Lionsgate)
Midsummer in Newtown Lloyd Kramer Vulcan Productions and Participant Media [24]
A Monster Calls J.A. Bayona Focus Features,
Lionsgate and
Universal Studios
Neruda Pablo Larrain The Orchard,
20th Century Fox and
Wild Bunch
Zero Days Alex Gibney Magnolia Pictures and
Showtime
2017 An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Bonni Cohen and
Jon Shenk
Paramount Pictures [25]
Human Flow Ai Weiwei 24 Media Production Company,
AC Films, and
Ai Weiwei Studio
Wonder Stephen Chbosky Lionsgate
Breathe Andy Serkis Bleecker Street and
Participant Media
Shot Caller Ric Roman Waugh Saban Films
The Post Steven Spielberg 20th Century Fox [26]
2018 7 Days in Entebbe Jose Padhila Focus Features
RBG Betsy West
Julie Cohen
Magnolia Pictures and
Participant Media
Far from the Tree Rachel Dretzin Sundance Selects [27][28]
Green Book Peter Farrelly Universal Studios [29]
On the Basis of Sex Mimi Leder Focus Features
The Price of Free Derek Doneen YouTube
Roma Alfonso Cuarón Netflix [30]
2019 Foster Mark Jonathan Harris HBO
Aquarela Victor Kossakovsky Sony Pictures Classics
American Factory Steven Bognar and
Julia Reichert
Netflix
Monos Alejandro Landes NEON
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Chiwetel Ejiofor Netflix [31]
Captive State Rupert Wyatt Focus Features
Dark Waters Todd Haynes Focus Features [32]
Just Mercy Destin Daniel Cretton Warner Bros. Pictures
Slay the Dragon Barak Goodman and Chris Durrance Magnolia Pictures [33]
2020 American Utopia Spike Lee HBO Films [34]
Final Account Luke Holland Focus Features [35]
John Lewis: Good Trouble Dawn Porter Magnolia Pictures and
Participant
[36]
Totally Under Control Alex Gibney NEON [37]
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah Shaka King Warner Bros. Pictures [38]
Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen NEON and
Participant
[39]
My Name is Pauli Murray Betsy West
Julie Cohen
Amazon Studios [40]
Unseen Skies Yaara Bou Melhem [41]
White Coat Rebels Greg Barker [42]
Stillwater Tom McCarthy Focus Features [43]
The First Wave Matthew Heineman NEON and
National Geographic Documentary Films
[44]
Invisible Demons Rahul Jain [45]
Costa Brava, Lebanon Mounia Akl [46]
2022 Descendant Margaret Brown Netflix [47]
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Laura Poitras NEON [48]
2023 Nuclear Now Oliver Stone Abramorama
We Grown Now Minhal Baig Sony Pictures Classics and
Stage 6 Films
[49][50]
2024 Out of My Mind Amber Sealey Disney+ [51]
Rob Peace Chiwetel Ejiofor Republic Pictures (sales)
Shirley John Ridley Netflix [52]
White Bird Marc Forster Lionsgate [53]
  1. 1.0 1.1 Barnes, Brooks and Cieply, Michael. "'Lincoln' Tops 2013 Golden Globe Nominations." New York Times. December 13, 2012. Accessed 2013-01-10.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "SAG Awards 2013: The Complete Winners and Nominees List." Los Angeles Times. January 27, 2013. Accessed 2013-01-28.
  3. Fernandez, Jay A. "Toronto 2011: ATO Pictures Grabs 'Last Call at the Oasis'." The Hollywood Reporter. September 21, 2011.
  4. "When There Really Is Not a Drop to Drink", The New York Times, 3 May 2012. 
  5. Hopewell, John and Dickey, Josh L. "Participant Boards Spanish-Lingo 'No'." Variety. February 9, 2012.
  6. Although the film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012, the distributor will not release it until early 2013. See: Hopewell, John and Keslassy, Elsa. "'No' Tops Directors' Fortnight at Cannes." Variety. May 25, 2012.
  7. Rohter, Larry. "One Prism on the Undoing of Pinochet." New York Times. February 8, 2013. Accessed 2013-02-14.
  8. Kit, Borys. "Sundance 2012: Participant Media, AFFRM Partner for 'Middle of Nowhere'." The Hollywood Reporter. January 27, 2012.
  9. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named 2013OscarNoms
  10. McClintock, Pamela. "Participant Media Boarding Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln'." The Hollywood Reporter. October 12, 2011; "List of Golden Globe Winners." New York Times. January 13, 2013, accessed 2013-01-14.
  11. Gilbert, Daniel. "Matt Damon Fracking Film Lights Up Petroleum Lobby." Wall Street Journal. October 7, 2012.
  12. Siegel, Tatiana. "Sundance 2013: Participant Picks Up Doc '99%–The Occupy Wall St. Collaborative Film'." The Hollywood Reporter. January 28, 2013.
  13. Sneider, Jeff. "Benjamin Bratt Hitches to 'Snitch'." Variety. December 6, 2011.
  14. Anderson, John. "Sundance Reviews: Finding North." Variety. January 24, 2012. The film's former title was Finding North. See: McNary, Dave. "Magnolia Finds 'A Place at the Table'." Variety. July 27, 2012.
  15. Vlessing, Etan. "Toronto 2012: Participant Media Taps Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad to Launch 'State 194'." The Hollywood Reporter. August 28, 2012.
  16. Savage, Sophia. "WikiLeaks Drama 'The Fifth Estate' Kicks off with Director Bill Condon and Benedict Cumberbatch." IndieWire.com. January 24, 2013. Accessed 2013-01-28.
  17. McClintock, Pamela. "Participant Media Picks Up Diego Luna's Historical Drama 'Chavez' for North America." The Hollywood Reporter. June 5, 2012.
  18. McNary, Dave. "'Hundred-Foot Journey' Joined By Participant", 6 September 2013. 
  19. McClintock, Pamela. "Participant PanAmerica Teaming with Gael Garcia Bernal on 'El Ardor'." The Hollywood Reporter. April 29, 2013.
  20. McNary, Dave. "Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman, Stephen Rea Starring in 'Out of the Dark'." Variety. April 25, 2013.
  21. McNary, Dave. "Jessica Chastain-Oscar Isaac's 'A Most Violent Year' Gets U.S. Distribution." Variety. January 22, 2014. Accessed 2014-03-27.
  22. McNary, Dave. "Richard Gere, David Strathairn Check in to 'Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2'." Variety. January 10, 2014. Accessed 2014-03-27.
  23. Frater, Patrick (17 May 2014). Cannes: Participant Boarding Idris Elba-Starrer 'Beasts of No Nation' (EXCLUSIVE).
  24. Midsummer in Newtown - Vulcan Productions.
  25. McNary, Dave. "'Inconvenient Truth' Sequel Release Date Set", Variety, January 19, 2017. 
  26. "Twentieth Century Fox & Amblin Entertainment Start Production on Steven Spielberg's "THE PAPERS" Starring Meryl Streep & Tom Hanks" (Press release), Business Wire, June 6, 2017. 
  27. Far from the Tree | Participant.
  28. Film Review: 'Far from the Tree' (20 July 2018).
  29. Hipes, Patrick. "Participant Boards 'Green Book' Starring Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali & Linda Cardellini". 
  30. Vivarelli, Nick. "Netflix to Release Alfonso Cuaron's 'Roma' in Theaters Worldwide", August 30, 2018. 
  31. Kroll, Justin (August 31, 2016). Rupert Wyatt's Sci-Fi Film 'Captive State' Lands at Participant Media.
  32. Wiseman, Andreas (January 9, 2019). Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, More Join Mark Ruffalo In Todd Haynes-Participant Drama About DuPont Pollution Scandal.
  33. Tribeca Film Review: 'Slay the Dragon' (April 28, 2019).
  34. Spike Lee-Directed 'David Byrne's American Utopia' Heading to Universal Pictures CG for International (22 September 2020).
  35. Vivarelli, Nick (July 29, 2020). Submarine, Cinephil Team With Participant to Distribute Nazism-Themed Doc 'Final Account' (EXCLUSIVE).
  36. Vivarelli, Nick (12 December 2019). Magnolia Pictures, Participant Buy "John Lewis: Good Trouble".
  37. Day-Ramos, Dino (September 10, 2020). 'Totally Under Control': Neon To Release Alex Gibney Docu About White House's Failed Response To Pandemic.
  38. Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 6, 2020). Participant, Bron Creative Join Warner Bros/Macro To Co-Fi Drama On Downfall Of Black Panther Leader Fred Hampton.
  39. Day-Ramos, Dino (February 2, 2021). Participant Teams With Neon On Jonas Poher Rasmussen's Documentary 'Flee' – Sundance.
  40. My Name is Pauli Murray.
  41. Unseen Skies.
  42. Participant's 'White Coat Rebels' and 'My Name is Pauli Murray' To Screen At AFI Docs.
  43. McNary, Dave (2019-09-05). Matt Damon's Untitled Thriller Set for 2020 Awards Season Release (in en).
  44. Carey, Matthew (March 29, 2021). NatGeo Acquires Director Matthew Heineman's Covid-19-Themed Documentary 'The First Wave,' Plans 2021 Debut.
  45. PARTICIPANT DOCUMENTARY 'INVISIBLE DEMONS' TO SCREEN AT 2021 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL CLIMATE-THEMED SIDEBAR.
  46. Keslassy, Elsa (July 14, 2021). Participant, MK2 Films, Endeavor Content Team on Nadine Labaki Starrer 'Costa Brava, Lebanon' From Mounia Akl (EXCLUSIVE).
  47. Jackson, Angelique (January 29, 2022). "Netflix, Higher Ground Acquires Sundance Award Winner Descendant". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022.
  48. Carey, Matthew (2022-09-08). HBO Documentary Films Acquires Laura Poitras Oscar Contender 'All The Beauty And The Bloodshed' Ahead Of TIFF North American Premiere (in en-US).
  49. Sundance Vet and Netflix Writer Minhal Baig to Direct 'We Grow Now' in Chicago (May 3, 2022).
  50. D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 4, 2023). Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Minhal Baig's TIFF Premiere 'We Grown Now'.
  51. Petski, Denise (July 18, 2022). Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby & Judith Light Among 5 Cast In 'Out Of My Mind' Disney+ Movie Adaptation.
  52. Participant To Produce The Upcoming Feature Film Shirley Starring Academy Award® Winner Regina King | Participant.
  53. Amanda N'Duka (2019-10-01). Lionsgate, Mandeville Films Reteam With 'Wonder' Author R.J. Palacio To Turn Next Novel Into Film.
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