Participant Media is an American film and television production company which finances, produces, and distributes socially relevant films and documentaries. The company is described as politically activist: its films are typically based on current events and topical subjects and presented in such a way to inspire viewers to advocate for social change. The studio has produced or co-produced a number of award-winning fiction films and documentaries...
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Participant Media is an American film and television production company which finances, produces, and distributes socially relevant films and documentaries. The company is described as politically activist: its films are typically based on current events and topical subjects and presented in such a way to inspire viewers to advocate for social change. The studio has produced or co-produced a number of award-winning fiction films and documentaries. By the end of its second year in business, its films had been nominated for 11 Academy Awards.
The company was founded in June 2004 as "Participant Productions" by Jeffrey Skoll, the "second employee" of eBay, to produce projects that were both commercially viable and socially relevant. Skoll had earlier co-founded Ovation Entertainment, a start-up film production company, in 2001 but quit the company in the summer of 2003. Skoll began discussions with Hollywood insiders, technical experts, and financiers in September 2003 to educate himself...
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