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{{Infobox company
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|founder = [[Jeffrey Skoll]]
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|products = Movies, [[new media]]
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*[[SoulPancake]]
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|homepage = {{Official website|http://www.participantmedia.com}}
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|location_city = [[Los Angeles, California]]
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'''Participant Media''' is an American [[Film industry|film production]] company founded in 2004 by [[Jeffrey Skoll]], dedicated to entertainment that inspires and compels social change. The company finances and co-produces films, and its digital hub, [[TakePart]] serves millions of socially conscious consumers each month with daily articles, videos and opportunities to take action.

After founding, the company was originally named '''Participant Productions''', troubled from a number of failed attempts and projects subsequently entering [[development hell]], but entered success after a series of trial and error, and went on to become one of the most well-known independent financiers. The company's name descriptively politicizes<ref>Thompson, Anne (March 10, 2008). [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117982680.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1&query=%22Participant+Media%22 "West, Atkinson Earn 'Minimum Wage'"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> its basis on currently [[topical]] subjects presented to induce awareness in problematic social aspects.<ref name="Solomon">Solomon, Lewis (2008). "Participant Productions", [https://books.google.com/books?id=jmkdbrhlfK8C ''Tech Billionaires: Reshaping Philanthropy in a Quest for a Better World'']. New Brunswick, New Jersey: [[Transaction Publishers]], 2008. p. 76-81. {{ISBN|1-4128-0847-2}}.</ref><ref name="Pinsker">Pinsker, Beth (September 7, 2004). "Millionaire Report Cards". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref><ref name="Graser">Graser, Marc (September 22, 2004). "eBay Guru in Bidness on WB Pix". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref>

The company has produced, financed, or co-produced over 75 films. Its films have been nominated for 50 Academy Awards, and have won 11, including Best Picture for [[Spotlight (film)|''Spotlight'']].<ref name="ThompsonStrauss">Thompson, Anne (September 13, 2007). [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117971963.html?categoryid=2508&cs=1 "Participant President Staying Active"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref><ref name="Gaghan">Gaghan, Stephen (April 30, 2006). [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1187298,00.html "Jeff Skoll"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''.</ref><ref name="2013OscarNoms" />

==History==

===Founding and early investments===
The company was founded in January 2004 as '''Participant Productions''' by [[Jeffrey Skoll]], the "second employee" of [[eBay]],<ref name="Stern">Stern, Stefan (June 12, 2009). [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9bdfb524-56dd-11de-9a1c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=02e16f4a-46f9-11da-b8e5-00000e2511c8.html "Lunch with the FT: Jeff Skoll"]. ''[[Financial Times]]''.</ref><ref name="Gaghan" /> to produce projects that were both commercially viable and socially relevant.<ref name="Harris">Harris, Dana (June 16, 2004). "Skoll Toasts New Shingle". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref>

[[File:Participant Media (logo).png|thumb|left|250px|The corporate logo of Participant Media from 2004 to 2007, when it was still known as Participant Productions.]]
With $100 million in cash from Skoll's personal funds,<ref name="Solomon" /> Skoll was the company's first chief executive officer, but stepped down from that position in August 2006.<ref name="Solomon" /> Participant Productions' initial plans were to produce four to six films per year, each with a budget of $40 million.<ref name="Pinsker" /><ref name="Harris" /> The company focused on films in six areas{{spaced ndash}} the environment, health care, human rights, institutional responsibility, peace and tolerance, and social and economic justice.<ref name="Solomon" /> It evaluated projects by running them past its creative executives first, assessing their cost and commercial viability second, and then analyzing their social relevance last.<ref name="Solomon" /><ref name="Shulgan">{{dead link|date=July 2012}} Shulgan, Chris (April 5, 2009). [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/article813504.ece "Mr. Skoll Goes to Hollywood"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]''.</ref> Once the decision was made to go ahead with production, the company reached out to [[non-profit organization]]s to ask them to build campaigns around the release.<ref name="Solomon" /><ref name="Pinsker" /> In some cases, the studio has spent years creating positive word-of-mouth with advocacy groups, which are often encouraged to use the film to push their own agendas.<ref>Graser, Marc (September 9, 2008). "More Pluck for Less Buck". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref>

The new company quickly announced an ambitious slate of productions. Its first film was the [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] ''[[American Gun (2005 film)|American Gun]]'' (2005), with [[equity partner]] [[IFC Films]].<ref name="Pinsker" /><ref name="Graser" /> Two weeks later, the company announced a [[Co-production (filmmaking)|co-production]] deal with [[Warner Bros.]] on two films{{spaced ndash}} the [[geopolitics|geopolitical]] [[thriller film]] ''[[Syriana]]'' (2005) and the drama film ''Class Action'' (later re-titled ''[[North Country (film)|North Country]]'' (2005).<ref name="Graser" /><ref>{{page needed|date=July 2012}} [[Peter Biskind|Biskind, Peter]] (2004). ''Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film''. New York City: [[Simon & Schuster]]. {{ISBN|978-0-684-86259-0}}.</ref> Participant Productions contributed half the budget of each film.<ref name="Graser" /> Its fourth production, a documentary film, was announced in November 2004. Titled ''[[The World According to Sesame Street]]'' (2005), the film examined the impact of the children's television show ''[[Sesame Street]]'' on world culture, focusing on [[Kosovo]], [[Bangladesh]], [[South Africa]] and [[El Salvador]].<ref name="HarrisSesame">Harris, Dana (November 22, 2004). "'Sesame' Impact Felt". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref><ref name="McClintockDocu">McClintock, Pamela (January 8, 2006). "Skoll Bankrolls 'Sesame'". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> At the same time, the company began to implement an [[environmentally friendly]] strategy: ''Syriana'' was the company's first [[Carbon neutrality|carbon-neutral]] production, and the company created [[carbon offset]]s for the documentary film ''[[An Inconvenient Truth]]'' (2006).<ref>Thompson, Anne (April 30, 2007). "Studios Go Green, Scene By Scene". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref>

===First films and financial problems, maturing growth===
[[File:George Clooney 2016.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Actor [[George Clooney]], won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] on March 5, 2006 for his role in the company's [[geopolitics|geopolitical]] [[thriller film]] ''[[Syriana]]'' (2005).]]

In 2005, the company suffered its first stumble. It again agreed to co-finance a picture with Warner Bros., this time [[Vadim Perelman]]'s second feature, ''Truce.''<ref name="HarrisTruce">Harris, Dana (January 12, 2005). "Warner Arm Calls 'Truce'". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> Although Perelman claimed he had "never been moved by a script to such an extent",<ref name="HarrisTruce" /> the film never went into production.<ref>A similar film, ''[[Joyeux Noël]]'', was produced by [[Sony Pictures Classics]] in 2005. ''Truce'' entered [[development hell]] and Perelman signed to direct ''[[The Giver#Adaptations|The Giver]]'' in December 2005. He was removed from that project and instead directed an [[MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Award]]-winning [[music video]] for [[Kelly Clarkson]] (for the song "[[Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson song)|Breakaway]]"). Perelman's next feature was the [[thriller film]] ''[[The Life Before Her Eyes]]'' (2007), starring [[Uma Thurman]] and [[Evan Rachel Wood]]. See: Gardner, Chris (December 11, 2005). "Walden Looks for Lion's Share". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.; Morfoot, Addie (August 31, 2006). "Panic!, Blunt Prized with MTV Vid Nods". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.; Fleming, Michael (June 8, 2006). "Thriller Ensnares Thurman to Star". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> ''North Country'' did poorly at the box office despite having recent Academy Award-winner [[Charlize Theron]] in the lead.<ref name="ThompsonStrauss" /> ''The World According to Sesame Street'' never found a distributor for theatrical release, and eventually only aired on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] television, ''Sesame Street'''s broadcast home.<ref name="ThompsonStrauss" />

The company announced in March 2005 that it would [[executive producer|executive co-produce]] the Warner Bros. drama film ''[[Good Night, and Good Luck]]''.<ref name="HarrisGoodNight">Harris, Dana (March 14, 2005). "'Night' Watch for Thesps". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> At the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in May, the company bought the right to distribute the forthcoming drama film ''[[Fast Food Nation (film)|Fast Food Nation]]'' (2006), directed by [[Richard Linklater]], in North America in return for an equity stake in the film.<ref name="HarrisFastFood">Harris, Dana (May 15, 2005). "Participant in 'Fast' Lane". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref><ref>"Who's Really Who in Cannes". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''. May 14, 2006.</ref> A month later, it bought the distribution rights to the documentary film ''[[Murderball (film)|Murderball]]'' in return for an equity stake in the film.<ref name="McClintockMurderball">McClintock, Pamela (June 23, 2005). "Trio Will Roll 'Murderball'". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> It also executive produced and co-financed [[Al Gore]]'s [[global warming|global-warming]] documentary, ''[[An Inconvenient Truth]]''.<ref name="McClintockDocu" /><ref>Snyder, Gabriel (December 18, 2005). "Searchlight Craves 'Food'". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref><ref name="MohrGardner">Mohr, Ian; Gardner, Chris (February 13, 2006). "Par Unit Heats Up Over Global Warming". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref><ref name="CohenKramer">Cohen, David S. (January 18, 2007). "Stanley Kramer Award: An Inconvenient Truth". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref>

As heavier production scheduling grew, the company added staff. Ricky Strauss was named first president in March 2005, with oversight of [[Film production#Production|production]], [[Film promotion|marketing]] and business development.<ref>Mohr, Ian (March 7, 2005). "Participant Picks Its Prexy". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> Attorney and former non-profit chief executive Meredith Blake was hired in June as its Senior Vice President of Corporate and Community Affairs,<ref name="McClintock">McClintock, Pamela (June 14, 2005). "Participant Taps Senior VP". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> to oversee development of awareness and outreach campaigns around the social issues raised in the company's films in cooperation with non-profit organizations, corporations, and [[earned media]].<ref name="McClintock" /> Diane Weyermann, director of the [[Sundance Institute]]'s Documentary Film Program, joined the company in October 2005 as Executive Vice President of Documentary Production.<ref>McClintock, Pamela (October 10, 2005). "Exec Joins Skoll Roll". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref>

The company's non-film-production efforts continued to grow as well. The company provided an undisclosed amount of financing in February 2005 to film distributor [[Emerging Pictures]] to finance that company's national network of [[digital cinema|digitally equipped cinemas]] (with Emerging Pictures distributing Participant's films).<ref>Mohr, Ian (February 7, 2005). "Ebay Guru Clicks with Digital Cinema". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> The company also began its first socially relevant outreach project, helping to finance screenings of the [[biographical film]] ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982) in the [[Palestinian territories]] for the first time as well as in the countries of [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]] and [[Syria]].<ref>Harris, Dana (April 5, 2005). "'Gandhi' in Mideast". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> In support of its upcoming film, ''An Inconvenient Truth,'' the studio negotiated a deal whereby distributor [[Paramount Vantage|Paramount Classics]] would donate five percent of its U.S. domestic theatrical gross box-office receipts (with a minimum guarantee of $500,000) to the [[Alliance for Climate Protection]].<ref>McNary, Dave (May 10, 2006). "Par Flexes Major Cannes Muscle". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref>

The company had a very successful 2005 awards season, with eleven Academy Award nominations and one win.<ref name="ThompsonStrauss" /> ''Good Night, and Good Luck'' garnered six nominations, including [[Academy Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]], [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] ([[George Clooney]]), [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor in a Leading Role]] ([[David Strathairn]]) and [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]].<ref name="OscarNoms2006">"Oscar Nominations". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]''. February 1, 2006.</ref> ''Murderball'' was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature)|Best Documentary Feature]].<ref name="OscarNoms2006" /> ''North Country'' was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress in a Leading Role]] ([[Charlize Theron]]) and [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]] ([[Frances McDormand]]).<ref name="OscarNoms2006" /> ''Syriana'' was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]] ([[George Clooney]]) and [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]].<ref name="OscarNoms2006" /> But of the eleven nominations, only [[George Clooney]] won for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]] in ''[[Syriana (film)|Syriana]]''.<ref>Staff (March 6, 2006). [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,186854,00.html "'Crash' Wins Best Picture Oscar"]. [[Fox News]]. Retrieved July 8, 2012.</ref>

===Film line-up addition and continued growth===
[[File:Meg Ryan and Jeff Skoll.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Jeffrey Skoll]] (pictured with actress [[Meg Ryan]] in 2007), founder and chief executive officer of Participant Media, stepped down in 2006 after appointing [[James Berk]] to be chief executive officer.]]
In June, the company announced it would partner with [[New Line Cinema]] (a subsidiary of Warner Bros.) to produce ''The Crusaders'', a drama about ''[[Brown v. Board of Education|Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka]]'', 347 U.S. 483 (1954), a landmark ruling of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] which ended [[racial segregation]] in [[Public school (government funded)|public schools]].<ref>McNary, Dave; McClintock, Pamela (June 20, 2006). "'Crusaders' March". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> But the film never got beyond the development stage.

In September, the company entered into an agreement to co-produce the drama film ''[[The Visitor (2007 drama film)|The Visitor]]'' (2008) with [[Groundswell Productions]],<ref name="McClintockVisitor">McClintock, Pamela (September 6, 2006). "'Visitor' Comes for London, Skoll". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> and two months later agreed to co-produce (with [[Sony Pictures Classics]]) a documentary film about [[Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse|the Abu Ghraib torture scandal]], ''[[Standard Operating Procedure (film)|Standard Operating Procedure]]'' (2008), directed by [[Errol Morris]].<ref name="MohrAbu">Mohr, Ian (November 5, 2006). "Morris Sets Abu Ghraib Doc". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref>

The company also took an equity position in and a co-production credit for ''[[Chicago 10 (film)|Chicago 10]]'' (2007), an [[animated documentary]] film about the 1969 [[Chicago Seven]] conspiracy trial.<ref name="McClintockZeitchik">McClintock, Pamela; Zeitchik, Steven (November 16, 2006). "'Chicago 10' Doc To Open Sundance". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref><ref>Morfoot, Addie (November 17, 2008). "Helmers Put Talking Heads Through Toon Filter". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]''.</ref>

Finally, in December, the company agreed to finance and produce the documentary film ''[[Man from Plains]]'' (2007), directed by [[Jonathan Demme]], that followed former [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Jimmy Carter]] as he promoted his [[political science|political-science]] book, ''[[Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid]]'' (2006).<ref name="McClintockPlains">McClintock, Pamela (December 4, 2006). "Demme on Carter Trail". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref>

The company also co-financed, with [[Warner Independent Pictures]], the documentary film ''[[Darfur Now]]'' (2007),<ref name="SnyderMandalay">Snyder, Gabriel (January 4, 2007). "Exec on Road to Mandalay". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> and, with [[Universal Studios]] and others, co-financed the [[biographical film]] ''[[Charlie Wilson's War (film)|Charlie Wilson's War]]'' (2007).<ref name="McGray">McGray, Douglas (January 21, 2007). "[http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jan/21/magazine/tm-philanthropy03 Network Philanthropy]". ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.</ref> The film had the biggest budget of any of the company's films since ''Syriana''.<ref name="ThompsonStrauss" />

Three major corporate events also occurred in 2006.

* In September, Skoll stepped down as the company's chief executive officer and was replaced by [[James Berk]],<ref name="McClintockBerk">McClintock, Pamela (September 7, 2006). "Berk To Top Participant". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> the founding executive director of the [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Foundation]] and former president and chief executive officer of [[Hard Rock Cafe|Hard Rock Cafe International]]. Berk's duties included daily operations and management, earned media efforts and corporate branding.<ref name="McClintockBerk" />
* In December, the company won its first significant award when the [[Producers Guild of America]] presented the 2007 [[Producers Guild of America#Stanley Kramer Award|Stanley Kramer Award]] to ''An Inconvenient Truth''.<ref name="CohenKramer" /><ref>McNary, Dave (December 5, 2006). "'Truth' Is Served at PGAs". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref>
* The company was also one of the backers in April 2006 which invested $1 billion in [[Summit Entertainment]], allowing that company to restructure itself as a full-fledged film studio.<ref>{{registration required|date=July 2012}} [[Brooks Barnes|Barnes, Brooks]] (November 20, 2008). [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/business/media/20summit.html "For Studio, Vampire Movie Is a Cinderella Story"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''.</ref><ref name="McClintockSummit">McClintock, Pamela (January 22, 2009). "Participant Reaches for the Summit". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]''.</ref> This did not become known, however, for near three years.<ref name="McClintockSummit" />

The company's success continued through the 2006 awards season. ''An Inconvenient Truth'' was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature]], and the song "I Need to Wake Up" (by [[Melissa Etheridge]]) nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]].<ref>"Academy Awards Nominations". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''. January 22, 2007.</ref> The film and song won their respective categories in February 2007.<ref>"'Departed' Takes Top Oscar". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''. February 25, 2007.</ref><ref>Gorman, Steve (February 26, 2007). [https://www.reuters.com/article/gc03/idUSN2522150720070226 "Gore's 'Inconvenient Truth' Wins Documentary Oscar"]. [[Reuters]]. Retrieved July 10, 2012.</ref>

Corporate growth continued in 2007. On January 8, the company hired motion-picture marketing veterans Buffy Shutt and Kathy Jones, both Executive Vice President of Marketing, to coordinate marketing of the company's films.<ref name="McNaryDuo">McNary, Dave (January 8, 2007). "Participant Hired Duo for Marketing Gig". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> Eight days later, the company hired [[Tony Award]]- and [[Emmy Award]]-winning event producer John Schreiber as Executive Vice President of Social Action and Advocacy to enhance the company's earned media, non-profit and corporate outreach and advocacy campaigns.<ref>McNary, Dave (January 16, 2007). "Skoll Taps Social Activist". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref>

February saw the hire of Adrian Sexton as Executive Vice President to oversee digital and global media projects,<ref>McNary, Dave (February 14, 2007). "Participant Prods. Taps New-Media Maven". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> and April saw veteran production head Jonathan King join the company as Executive Vice President of Production.<ref>McClintock, Pamela (April 12, 2007). "King Joins Participant as Exec VP". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> Lynn Hirshfield was hired in May as Vice President of Business Development to launch the company's publishing division,<ref>McClintock, Pamela (May 24, 2007). "Publishing Arm for Participant". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> and saw Bonnie Abaunza and Liana Schwarz both Vice President of Social Action Campaign Development and Operations to assist with social outreach and advocacy campaigns in mid-June.<ref>McClintock, Pamela (June 13, 2007). "Participant Taps VP Pair". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref>

===Portman deal and name change, more political outreach===
In November, the company signed a deal with actress [[Natalie Portman]]'s newly formed production company, Handsomecharlie Films, under which the two studios would co-produce socially relevant films for a two-year period. No films were produced under this agreement, however.<ref>Siegel, Tatiana (November 2, 2007). "Participant, Portman Link". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> The same month, the company hired veteran [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] producer John Moser to oversee development and production of original programs for television and home cable.<ref>Schneider, Michael (November 9, 2007). "Participant Watches TV". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> But despite the management activity and expansion, not all of the company's films did well. ''Chicago 10'' did not sell for several months after it premiered at Sundance, and only significant editing and a reduction in running time led to a distribution deal.<ref name="ThompsonStrauss" />

The company also announced additional productions. In January, it said it was co-financing the drama film ''[[The Kite Runner (film)|The Kite Runner]]'' (2007) with [[Sidney Kimmel|Sidney Kimmel Entertainment]] and [[DreamWorks]].<ref name="McNaryDuo" /> That spring, the company took an equity position in ''[[Angels in the Dust]]'' (2007), a documentary film about children orphaned by [[AIDS]], and paid the filmmaker to update the film and shoot more footage.<ref name="ThompsonStrauss" />

In April, it closed a deal with Warner Independent to turn the biographical book, ''[[The Mayor of Castro Street]]'' (1982), by [[Randy Shilts]], into a film,<ref name="FlemingMayor">Fleming, Michael; McClintock, Pamela (April 13, 2007). "Pair Want Milk Made". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> but entered development hell, as well as the feature-length documentary about the [[Live Earth (2007 concert)|2007 Live Earth]] concert later.<ref>McNary, Dave (May 2, 2007). "Doc Heats Things Up". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> Five months later, in June, Participant agreed to co-produce and co-finance (with [[Broken Lizard]]) the company's first comedy film, ''Taildraggers'', revolving around five pilots trying to stop oil extraction from an Alaskan preserve.<ref name="McClintockTail">McClintock, Pamela (June 7, 2007). "Lizard Duo, Gluck Are 'Taildraggers'". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> As of June 2009, however, the film had not been produced.<ref>The film went into development hell. In January 2008, Broken Lizard began work on ''[[The Slammin' Salmon]]'' (2009). In March 2008, the company began filming on another comedy, tentatively titled ''Tow Truck'', but this film had not been released as of March 2012. In January 2009, Broken Lizard finished casting for a third picture, the comedy ''[[Freeloaders (film)|Freeloaders]]''. ''Freeloaders'' was completed, but did not have theatrical distribution as of March 2012. See: Brownstein, Bill (June 15, 2009). [http://www.montrealgazette.com/cage+this+festival/1679658/story.html "You Can't Cage These Animals"]. ''[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]''.; Siegel, Tatiana (March 3, 2008). [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117981789.html "Raboy Takes Wheel of 'Tow Truck'"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.; Siegel, Tatiana (January 29, 2009). [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999287.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562 "Broken Lizard Gets Some 'Freeloaders'"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref>

Participant then signed a co-production deal with State Street Pictures to finance the biographical drama, ''Bobby Martinez'' about [[Bobby Martinez|the eponymous Latino surfer]] in November.<ref name="ThompsonMartinez">Thompson, Anne (November 20, 2007). "Surf's Up For Prod'n Pair". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> The film entered development hell for nearly two years, but hired Ric Roman Waugh to rewrite and direct in April 2009,<ref>Fleming, Michael (May 29, 2009). "Scribe Rides 'Bobby' Wave". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]''.</ref> with supposed production by the beginning of 2012. By the end of 2007, the company was seen as a key player in documentary production.<ref>Miller, Winter (January 25, 2008). "Doc Dance Partner". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''. January 25, 2008.</ref>

In March 2008, Participant Productions changed its name to Participant Media to reflect the firm's expansion into television and non-traditional entertainment media.<ref name="ThompsonWage">Thompson, Anne. "Duo Earning 'Wage'." ''Daily Variety.'' March 20, 2008.</ref>

The company continued to expand its social advocacy and outreach efforts in 2008. In January 2008, it joined and made a financial contribution to a $100 million [[United Nations]]-sponsored fund which would provide backing for films which combatted religious, ethnic, racial, and other stereotypes.<ref>Jaafar, Ali. "UN to Create $100 Mil Film Fund." ''Variety.'' January 16, 2008.</ref> Fueling the company's expansion was the creation of a $250 million fund with Imagination, a start-up film studio based in the [[United Arab Emirates]] which is a division of the [[Abu Dhabi Media Company]].<ref name="GraserScore">Graser, Marc. "Skoll Score." ''Variety.'' September 11, 2008.</ref> Each company contributed roughly half of the fund's total (although some funding came from loans).<ref name="GraserScore" /> Participant and Imagination agreed to produce 18 films over the next five years, which would add approximately four feature-length films per year to Participant's existing slate.<ref name="GraserScore" /><ref>"Dealmakers Impact Report '08." ''Variety.'' September 25, 2008.</ref> To boost its marketing efforts, the company also hired Jeffrey Sakson as Vice President of Publicity in April 2008.<ref>Kivel, Matt. "Participant Taps Sakson Veep." ''Daily Variety.'' April 4, 2008.</ref> In September 2008, Participant Media and [[PublicAffairs|PublicAffairs Books]] signed a deal under which PublicAffairs would publish four original paperback books designed to expand upon the social messages in Participant's films.<ref name="Deahl">[http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6665079.html?industryid=47144 Deahl, Rachel. "Participant Media Adds Book Arm." ''Publisher's Weekly.'' June 15, 2009.]</ref> The first book to be published under the pact was ''Food Inc.: A Participant Guide: How Industrial Food Is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer—And What You Can Do About It''.<ref name="Deahl" /> The company also founded a new Web site, [[TakePart|TakePart.com]], to promote Participant Media's films as well as make viewers aware of the social advocacy efforts of Participant's outreach partners.<ref name="Wilhelm">Wilhelm, Ian. "New iPhone Application Could Help Charity Fund Raising." ''Chronicle of Philanthropy.'' June 15, 2009.</ref>

In March, Participant announced a co-financing deal with Tapestry Films to produce ''Minimum Wage'', a comedy about a corrupt corporate executive sentenced to live for a year on a [[minimum wage]] salary.<ref name="ThompsonWage" /> It was not produced. A month later, the company announced it and Groundswell Productions were co-financing ''[[The Informant (2009 film)|The Informant!]]'', a comedy directed by [[Steven Soderbergh]] and starring [[Matt Damon]] about the [[lysine price-fixing conspiracy]] at [[Archer Daniels Midland]] in the mid-1990s.<ref name="Garrett">Garrett, Diane. "Bakula Lands 'Informant' Role." ''Daily Variety.'' April 1, 2008.</ref><ref name="Liquidity">Stewart, Sharon; Dawtrey, Adam; Kaufman, Anthony; and Ross, Matthew. "Got Liquidity?" ''Variety.'' May 11, 2009.</ref> July saw Participant set up a co-financing deal with three other studios to produce ''The Colony'', an eco-horror film.<ref name="McNaryColony">McNary, Dave. "'Colony' Tale Settles in at Participant." ''Daily Variety.'' July 10, 2008.</ref> It, too, was never produced.

The 2007 awards season saw several more Academy Award nominations for the company's films. Its films had a combined seven [[Golden Globe Award]] nominations, although it won none.<ref>''Charlie Wilson's War'' was nominated for Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical), and writer [[Aaron Sorkin]] for Best Screenplay (Motion Picture) for the film. For their performances in the movie, [[Tom Hanks]] was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical), [[Julia Roberts]] was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical), and [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical). ''The Kite Runner'' was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, and [[Alberto Iglesias]] was nominated for his score for the film. See: Gallo, Phil (January 13, 2008). "'Atonement,' 'Sweeney' Win Globes". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] was nominated for his [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|supporting actor role]] in ''Charlie Wilson's War'', [[Richard Jenkins]] was nominated for Best Actor in ''The Visitor'', and [[Alberto Iglesias]] was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Original Music Score|best original score]] for ''The Kite Runner.''<ref>"Oscar Nominations". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''. January 22, 2008.</ref> But the studio won no Oscars that year.{{clarify|reason=needs work. hard to keep straight - seems to commingle oscar and golden globe details.|date=July 2012}} The success during awards season did not extend into 2008. The company had only three films released during the year (''Every Little Step'', ''Pressure Cooker'', and ''Standard Operating Procedure''), and none of them was nominated for an award from a major arts organization. However, in November 2008, the Producers Guild of America gave Participant founder Jeff Skoll its Visionary Award.<ref>McNary, Dave. "Producers to Toast Skoll." ''Daily Variety.'' November 19, 2008; Stewart, Anna. "Visionary Award: Jeff Skoll." ''Daily Variety.'' January 23, 2009.</ref>

===Documentary-focused production===
[[File:Abramoff SIAC 20040929 2.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Jack Abramoff]] (''pictured''), a [[Lobbying in the United States|lobbyist]] convicted on charges of fraud and corruption, was the subject of a Participant Media film, ''[[Casino Jack and the United States of Money]]''. The role [[campaign finance]] and [[Lobbying in the United States|lobbying]] play in political corruption are among the socially relevant topics Participant Media addresses in its films.]]
2009 saw the company continue to aggressively produce both feature films and documentaries. In January it announced that it would produce [[Paul Dinello]]'s ''Mr. Burnout'' (about a [[Burnout (psychology)|burned out]] teacher seeking to rekindle his love of teaching)<ref name="GraserBurnout">Graser, Marc (January 22, 2009). "Warner Bros. Plays Cat-and-Mouse Game". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]''.</ref> and ''[[Furry Vengeance]]'' (a comedy starring [[Brendan Fraser]] about an [[Oregon]] real estate developer who is opposed by animals).<ref name="Liquidity" /><ref name="FlemingFurry">Fleming, Michael (January 27, 2009). "Fraser Letting Fur Fly For Pic". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]''.</ref> But only ''Furry Vengeance'' was produced. That same month Participant signed a five-year production and distribution deal with Summit Entertainment. The agreement, which covered titles financed by Participant's $250 million production agreement with Imagination Media, was nonexclusive (meaning Participant could seek distribution of films by other companies) and was limited to four projects a year.<ref name="McClintockSummit" /> The agreement allowed Summit to charge a distribution fee, and to co-finance titles if it wished.<ref name="McClintockSummit" /> The pact covered home video and pay-television distribution as well.<ref name="McClintockSummit" /> ''Furry Vengeance'' was the first picture produced under the agreement.<ref name="FlemingFurry" /> In April, the company hired screenwriter Miles Chapman to pen an untitled environmentally themed action-adventure script about the hunt for a mystical gem in the heart of Africa.<ref name="SiegelEco">Siegel, Tatiana (April 22, 2009). "Participant in Eco-Action". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]''.</ref> The script went into development hell. The same month, the company agreed to co-finance (with Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment) a biographical drama titled ''History on Trial''—which was intended to document the true story of [[Deborah Lipstadt]], a professor of [[Jewish studies]] who was sued by [[Holocaust denial|Holocaust deniers]] for [[libel]].<ref name="FlemingTrial">Fleming, Michael (April 24, 2009). "Producers Will Put History on 'Trial'". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]''.</ref><ref>Freedland, Jonathan (February 5, 2000). [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2000/feb/05/uk.irving "Court 73 - Where History Is on Trial"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''.<br />[[Sarah Lyall|Lyall, Sarah]] (January 12, 2000). [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/12/world/london-trial-opens-dispute-on-rewriting-the-holocaust.html "London Trial Opens Dispute on Rewriting the Holocaust"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''.<br />[[Sarah Lyall|Lyall, Sarah]] (April 12, 2000). [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/12/world/critic-of-a-holocaust-denier-is-cleared-in-british-libel-suit.html "Critic of a Holocaust Denier Is Cleared in British Libel Suit"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''.<br />Reid, T.R. (April 6, 2000). "Historians Fight Battle of the Books". ''[[The Washington Post]]''.<br />Reid, T.R. (April 12, 2000). "U.S. Scholar Is Victorious in Holocaust Libel Trial". ''[[The Washington Post]]''.</ref> The film was not produced. The company also announced a number of productions in May 2009, including: ''[[The Crazies (2010 film)|The Crazies]]'', a remake of the [[The Crazies (1973 film)|1973 film of the same name]];<ref>"Players". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]''. March 12, 2009.</ref> ''[[Casino Jack and the United States of Money]],'' a film about the [[Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal]];<ref>[http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/0509/Casino_Jack.html Mullins, Anne Schroeder. "'Casino Jack'." ''Politico.'' May 19, 2009.]</ref> ''Help Me Spread Goodness'', a comedy starring and directed by [[Ben Stiller]] about a banking executive who is caught by a [[Advance-fee fraud|Nigerian Internet scam]] (the film was not produced);<ref>Fleming, Michael. "Filmmaker to Direct Participant Pic." ''Variety.'' May 3, 2009.</ref><ref name="FlemingScam">Fleming, Michael (May 4, 2009). "Stiller Falls for Scam". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]''.</ref> and ''[[The Soloist]]'', a drama starring [[Jamie Foxx]] and [[Robert Downey, Jr.]] based on the true story of [[Nathaniel Ayers]], a brilliant musician who develops [[schizophrenia]] and becomes [[Homelessness|homeless]].<ref name="Liquidity" />

The company also expanded in non-film production as well. In March, Participant agreed to conduct outreach and social advocacy efforts on behalf of the [[Lions Gate Entertainment|Lionsgate]]/[[Roadside Attractions]] documentary ''[[The Cove (film)|The Cove]]'' about dolphin slaughters by Japanese villagers in a cove near fishing grounds.<ref>McNary, Dave. "U.S. Wave for 'Cove'." ''Daily Variety.'' March 6, 2009.</ref> The firm's TakePart website also released a new [[iPhone]] application, Givabit, which solicits charitable donations for Participant Media's nonprofit advocacy partners from iPhone users once a day.<ref name="Wilhelm" /> In June, the company established a new book publishing subsidiary, headed by Vice President of Publishing Lynn Hirshfield (who changed titles within the company).<ref name="Deahl"/><ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i6c932f87e11ed33a4cfccba7225078b9 DiOrio, Carl. "Lynn Hirshfield Upped at Participant." ''The Hollywood Reporter.'' June 8, 2009].</ref> Liana Schwarz was promoted to Senior Vice President of Campaign Development and Operations.<ref>"Liana Schwarz Upped to Senior VP Participant." ''The Hollywood Reporter.'' June 17, 2009.</ref>

In September, the company signed an agreement with Submarine Entertainment under which they would handle North American sales of upcoming documentaries, and act as a consultant on worldwide sales of its documentaries.<ref name="McNarySubmarine">McNary, Dave. "Submarine Dives Into Doc Deal." ''Daily Variety.'' September 16, 2009.</ref>

In January 2010, Participant Media co-presented director Mark Lewis' documentary film, ''Cane Toads: The Conquest'' at the Sundance Film Festival.<ref name="AvaToad">McClintock, Pamela. "Welcome to 'Ava-Toad'." ''Daily Variety.'' January 28, 2010.</ref> The film, the industry newspaper ''Daily Variety'' said, was the "first specialty doc filmed in digital 3D."<ref name="AvaToad" /> A month later, Bonnie Stylides left Summit Entertainment to become Participant's Senior Vice-President of Business Affairs.<ref>"News Briefs". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]''. February 9, 2010.</ref> The studio's hit documentary, ''[[Waiting for "Superman"]]'', garnered media acclaim, and Participant inked a worldwide distribution deal with [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shortly before its premiere at Sundance.<ref>McClintock, Pamela; Swart, Sharon (February 1, 2010). "Sundance's Roots Are Showing". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> It also sold North American distribution rights for its documentary, ''[[Countdown to Zero]]'', to [[Magnolia Pictures]],<ref>Kilday, Gregg (February 12, 2010). "Magnolia Picks Up 'Countdown to Zero'". ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.</ref> and distribution rights to its documentary ''Climate of Change'' to Tribeca Film (a division of [[Robert De Niro]]'s Tribeca Enterprises).<ref>Kilday, Gregg (March 2, 2010). "Tribeca Launches Distribution Plans". ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.</ref>

The company also received a $248,000 grant from the [[Robert Wood Johnson Foundation]] to raise awareness about access to quality food and childhood obesity.<ref name="Obesity">"Participant Media, Active Voice Combat Obesity". ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''. February 25, 2010.</ref> The studio used these funds to create a campaign linked to its promotional efforts for the documentary film ''[[Food, Inc.]]'' and signed a deal with Active Media to help run the campaign.<ref name="Obesity" /> It also signed a deal with Planet Illogica (a web site collaboratively produced by artists, filmmakers, musicians, and fashion designers) to generate a social action campaign associated with its documentary ''[[Oceans (2009 film)|Oceans]]'' (which was released by [[Walt Disney Pictures]]).<ref>Swart, Sharon (February 25, 2010).. "Creatives Network on Net for Distrib'n". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> The "Save My Oceans Tour" involved concerts, art installations, and screenings of ''Oceans'' on college campuses.<ref>Johnson, Ted (April 25, 2010). "Earth to H'Wood". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref>

In April, Noah Manduke (former president of the consulting firm Durable Good and president of the marketing firm [[Siegel + Gale]]) was named chief strategy officer of the Jeff Skoll Group.<ref name="Mand">"Noah Manduke Joins Jeff Skoll Group". ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''. April 13, 2010.</ref> Skoll created the Skoll Group to oversee his various enterprises, including Participant Media, and Manduke began working with Skoll and Participant Media's top management to begin a strategic planning process and strengthen collaboration between Participant and Skoll's other organizations and companies.<ref name="Mand" /> The following month, studio executive James Berk was one of only 180 individuals invited to join the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].<ref>"Acad's Chosen Few". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''. June 28, 2010.</ref>

===Criticism===
Based on the success of its ''[[The Twilight Saga (film series)|Twilight Saga]]'' film series, Summit Entertainment announced on March 8, 2011, that it was making a $750 million debt refinancing with cash distribution to its investors, which included Participant Media.<ref>McNary, Dave (March 19, 2011). "Summit Peek: Post-Fangs Bang?". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref>

On June 5, ''[[The New York Times]]'' ran a major about the studio, declaring: "Participant Media, the film industry's most visible attempt at social entrepreneurship, turned seven this year without quite sorting out whether a company that trades in movies with a message can earn its way in a business that has been tough even for those who peddle 3-D pandas and such."<ref name="CieplyProfile">Cieply, Michael (June 5, 2011). [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/business/media/06participant.html "Uneven Growth for Film Studio with a Message"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved June 6, 2011.</ref> Author [[Michael Cieply]] noted that ''[[The Beaver (film)|The Beaver]]'', Participant's latest released, cost $20 million but had garnered just $1 million in gross box-office sales after a month in theaters{{spaced ndash}} making the film a "[[Box office bomb|flop]]".<ref name="CieplyProfile" /> The company's biggest success to date, the newspaper noted, was 2007's ''[[Charlie Wilson's War (film)|Charlie Wilson's War]]'' ($66.7 million in gross domestic box office revenue).<ref name="CieplyProfile" /> Skoll was quoted as saying that he had poured "hundreds of millions to date [into the company], with much more to follow", and that the studio had yet to break even.<ref name="CieplyProfile" /> Skoll and Berk, however, noted that Participant Media performs slightly above-average when compared to similarly-sized peers.<ref name="CieplyProfile" /> The advantage came in three areas: home video sales, the company's long-term attempts to build social movements around its films, and its stake in Summit Entertainment (which allowed it to win more favorable distribution terms).<ref name="CieplyProfile" />

Quoting unnamed sources, the ''Times'' said that audiences may be turned off by Participant's relentless focus on upsetting issues.<ref name="CieplyProfile" /> The company hoped that it would change this attitude about its films (and make money) with 2011's ''[[The Help (film)|The Help]]'' (about racial reconciliation in the American South during the 1960s) and ''[[Contagion (film)|Contagion]]'' (a [[Steven Soderbergh]] picture about the outbreak of a virulent, deadly disease).<ref name="CieplyProfile" /> Skoll also said that Participant had purchased the rights to a ''New York Times'' article about the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill|''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 (such as climate change and the ecological health of oceans).<ref name="CieplyProfile" />

By year's end, however, there was less concern about the company's financial future. The studio's $25 million film about racial reconciliation (about a third of the production budget came from Participant),<ref>Masters, Kim (September 28, 2011). "DreamWorks' Stacey Snider Addresses Studio's Money Issues". ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.</ref> ''The Help'', cleared $100 million in late August,<ref>McClintock, Pamela (August 31, 2011). "'The Help' Crosses $100 Million Mark". ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.</ref> and was just short of $200 million worldwide by late December.<ref>Bruce, Leslie (December 18, 2011). "THR's 2011 Biggest Rule Breakers: Kim Kardashian, Netflix's Reed Hastings, Chuck Lorre and Ashton Kutcher". ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.</ref> ''The Help'' was the first film since 2010's ''[[Inception]]'' to be number one at the North American box office for three straight weekends in a row,<ref>McClintock, Pamela (September 4, 2011). "Box Office Report: 'Apollo 18' and 'Shark Night' Still in a Dead Heat". ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.</ref> and was only unseated by another Participant Media film, ''Contagion''.<ref>McClintock, Pamela (September 10, 2011). "Box Office Report: Steven Soderbergh's 'Contagion' Winning Weekend Race". ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.</ref> ''The Help'' was nominated for four [[Academy Award]]s: The film for Best Picture, [[Viola Davis]] for Best Actress, and [[Jessica Chastain]] and [[Octavia Spencer]] for Best Supporting Actress. Spencer won the Oscar for her role.<ref>"Oscars 2012: Complete Winners List"> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''. February 26, 2012.</ref>

Participant 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.<ref>McClintock, Pamela (October 14, 2011). "Participant Media's Dynamic Duo Jim Berk and Ricky Strauss". ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.</ref> As part of this plan, in November the studio hired advertising executive Chad Boettcher to be executive vice president for social action and advocacy and [[20th Century Fox]] executive Gary Frenkel to be senior vice president for digital products and communities.<ref>"Insiders". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]''. November 21, 2011.</ref>

===2012===
In January 2012, Participant Media made its first investment in a non-English-language film, the forthcoming [[Pablo Larraín]] motion picture ''No'' (starring [[Gael Garcia Bernal]]).<ref name="Larrain" /> The semi-biographical film tells the story of a man who initiates an upbeat, innocuous advertising campaign that helps to unseat [[Chile]]an dictator General [[Augusto Pinochet]] during the 1988 [[plebiscite]] that led to the [[Chilean transition to democracy]]. The same month, however, it lost its president, Ricky Strauss, who departed the studio to become head of worldwide marketing at Walt Disney Pictures.<ref>Masters, Kim; Kit, Borys (January 12, 2012). "Disney Names Ricky Strauss as Marketing Chief". ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.</ref>

Three weeks later, in February 2012, Participant Media announced that it was partnering with Summit Entertainment, Image Nation (formerly Imagination Abu Dhabi), [[Spain|Spanish]] production company [[Apaches Entertainment]], and [[Colombia]]n 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. The company announced that Spanish director Luis Quilez would direct from a script by Alex and David Pastor (who developed their script with funding from Participant).<ref name="ColumbianThriller">McClintock, Pamela (February 2, 2012). "Participant Gearing Up for Colombian Thriller". ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.</ref>

In April, Participant formed Participant Television, its television division, with the naming of its president, Evan Shapiro.<ref>{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Participant Media Launches TV Division, Taps Evan Shapiro To Run It|url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/04/participant-media-launches-tv-division-taps-evan-shapiro-to-run-it/|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=deadline.com|date=April 16, 2012}}</ref> Participant also took an equity stake in [[Cineflix Media]] Canada-based TV producer and distributor.<ref>{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Participant Media Acquires Equity Stake In Cineflix Media|url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/04/participant-media-acquires-equity-stake-in-cineflix-media/|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=Deadline.com|date=April 24, 2012}}</ref> In December, Participant continued its move into television with the purchase of the [[Documentary Channel (U.S. TV network)|Documentary Channel (USA)]] and [[Halogen TV]]'s distribution assets to be combined into a new cable channel within its TV division.<ref>{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Participant Media Acquires Documentary Channel And Halogen TV, Will Combine Services To Launch Network For Millennials|url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/participant-media-acquires-documentary-channel-and-halogen-tv-will-combine-services-to-launch-network-for-millennials/|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=Deadline.com|date=December 17, 2012}}</ref>

===2013===
[[File:Pivot Logo + Tagline.png|thumb|left|150px| Participant Media's television network launched in 2013.]]
On January 10, 2013, Participant Media's ''Lincoln'' received 12 Academy Award nominations. These included Best Picture, Best Director ([[Steven Spielberg]]), Best Actor ([[Daniel Day-Lewis]]), Best Supporting Actress ([[Sally Field]]), and Best Adapted Screenplay ([[Tony Kushner]]).<ref name="2013OscarNoms">[http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/10/oscar-2013-nominations/ Cieply, Michael and Barnes, Brooks. "'Lincoln' Leads Oscar Field With 12 Nominations." ''New York Times.'' January 10, 2013.] Accessed 2013-01-10.</ref>

The following month, Participant Media launched a Latin American production division, Participant PanAmerica, to co-finance Spanish-language films with Mexican producers. The plan calls for 12 films to be made under this division over a five-year period.<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118065810/ Hopewell, John. "Participant PanAmerica Launches." ''Variety.'' February 7, 2013.] Accessed 2013-02-07.</ref>

PM's new millennial targeted cable channel, [[Pivot (TV channel)|Pivot]], launched on August 1.<ref>{{cite news|title=Participant Media Unveils Launch Date And Slate For New Cable Network Pivot|url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/participant-media-cable-network-pivot-launch-august-1/|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=Deadline.com|date=March 27, 2013}}</ref>
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===2015===
On October 13, 2015, the company announced [[David Linde]] joined Participant as CEO.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McClintock|first1=Pamela|title=David Linde Named CEO of Participant Media|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-linde-named-ceo-participant-831811|accessdate=13 October 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=13 October 2015}}</ref>

On December 16, the company and Spielberg with Reliance and Entertainment One created Amblin Partners.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Media|first1=Participant|title=DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment And Entertainment One Form Amblin Partners, A New Film, Television And Digital Content Creation Company|url=http://www.participantmedia.com/2015/12/dreamworks-studios-participant-media-reliance-entertainment-and-entertainment-one-form|publisher=Participant Media|date=16 December 2015}}</ref>

===2016===
On February 28, 2016, the company won its first Best Picture Academy Award for ''Spotlight''. The acclaimed drama also picked up the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay (Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer).

On October 13, 2016, the company acquired [[SoulPancake]], a short-form and digital brand, for an undisclosed price.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/soulpancake-participant-media-rainn-wilson-1201887151/|title=Participant Media Acquires Rainn Wilson’s SoulPancake|first=James|last=Rainey|date=13 October 2016|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> On October 31, 2016, the company shut down TV network [[Pivot (TV network)|Pivot]] due to low ratings and small viewing audiences. At the end of 2016, the company shut down [[TakePart]] as part of a shifting strategy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://labusinessjournal.com/news/2016/nov/22/participant-medias-takepart-shut-down-website-oper/|title=Participant Media’s TakePart to Shut Down Website Operations {{!}} Los Angeles Business Journal|website=labusinessjournal.com|access-date=2017-11-16}}</ref>

==Films==
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="1" |Year
! rowspan="1" |Film
! rowspan="1" |Director
! rowspan="1" |Distributor
! rowspan="1" |Ref
|-
| rowspan="1" |2004
|''[[Arna's Children]]''
|[[Juliano Mer Khamis]]<br>[[Danniel Danniel]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Thinkfilm]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2005
|''[[Murderball (film)|Murderball]]''
|[[Henry Alex Rubin]]<br>[[Dana Adam Shapiro]]
|
|-
|''[[Good Night, and Good Luck]]''
|[[George Clooney]]
|[[Warner Independent Pictures]]
|
|-
|''[[North Country (film)|North Country]]''
|[[Niki Caro]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Warner Bros.]]
|
|-
|''[[Syriana]]''
|[[Stephen Gaghan]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2006
|''[[American Gun (2005 film)|American Gun]]''
|Aric Avelino
|[[IFC Films]]
|
|-
|''[[The World According to Sesame Street]]''
|Linda Hawkins Costigan<br>Linda Goldstein-Knowlton
|Participant Media
|
|-
|''[[An Inconvenient Truth]]''
|[[Davis Guggenheim]]
|[[Paramount Vantage]]
|
|-
|''[[Fast Food Nation (film)|Fast Food Nation]]''
|[[Richard Linklater]]
|[[Fox Searchlight Pictures]] and<br>[[The Weinstein Company]]
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |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<br>Participant Media
|
|-
|''[[The Kite Runner (film)|The Kite Runner]]''
|[[Marc Forster]]
|[[DreamWorks]] and<br>[[Paramount Vantage]]
|
|-
|''[[Charlie Wilson's War (film)|Charlie Wilson's War]]''
|[[Mike Nichols]]
|[[Universal Studios]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2008
|''[[Chicago 10 (film)|Chicago 10]]''
|Brett Morgen
|[[Roadside Attractions]]
|
|-
|''[[The Visitor (2007 drama film)|The Visitor]]''
|[[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]]
|[[Overture Films]]
|
|-
|''[[Standard Operating Procedure (film)|Standard Operating Procedure]]''
|[[Errol Morris]]
|[[Sony Pictures Classics]]
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |2009
|''[[The Soloist]]''
|[[Joe Wright]]
|[[Paramount Pictures]] and<br>[[Universal Studios]]
|
|-
|''[[Food, Inc.]]''
|[[Robert Kenner]]
|[[Magnolia Pictures]]
|
|-
|''[[The Cove (film)|The Cove]]''
|[[Louie Psihoyos]]
|[[Lionsgate]] and<br>[[Roadside Attractions]]
|
|-
|''[[Pressure Cooker (documentary)|Pressure Cooker]]''
|Mark Becker<br>Jennifer Grausman
|N/A
|
|-
|''[[The Informant!]]''
|[[Steven Soderbergh]]
|[[Warner Bros.]]
|
|-
| rowspan="8" |2010
|''[[Oceans (2009 film)|Oceans]]''
|[[Jacques Perrin]]<br>Jacques Cluzaud
|[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]]
|
|-
|''[[The Crazies (2010 film)|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 (director)|Lucy Walker]]
|[[Magnolia Pictures]]
|
|-
|''[[Waiting for "Superman"]]''
|[[Davis Guggenheim]]
|[[Paramount Vantage]]
|
|-
|''[[Fair Game (2010 film)|Fair Game]]''
|[[Doug Liman]]
|[[Summit Entertainment]]
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |2011
|''[[Circumstance (2011 film)|Circumstance]]''
|[[Maryam Keshavarz]]
|Participant Media and<br>[[Roadside Attractions]]
|
|-
|''Cane Toads: The Conquest''
|[[Mark Lewis (filmmaker)|Mark Lewis]]
|Pinnacle Films
|
|-
|''[[The Beaver (film)|The Beaver]]''
|[[Jodie Foster]]
|[[Summit Entertainment]]
|
|-
|''[[Page One: Inside the New York Times]]''
|[[Andrew Rossi]]
|[[Magnolia Pictures]]
|
|-
|''[[The Help (film)|The Help]]''
|[[Tate Taylor]]
|[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]]
|
|-
|''[[Contagion (film)|Contagion]]''
|[[Steven Soderbergh]]
|[[Warner Bros.]]
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |2012
|''[[The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]''
|[[John Madden (director)|John Madden]]
|[[Fox Searchlight Pictures]]
|<ref name="GGNoms2012" /><ref name="SAG2013">[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-sag-awards-nominations-winners-complete-list,0,6175890.story "SAG Awards 2013: The Complete Winners and Nominees List." ''Los Angeles Times.'' January 27, 2013.] Accessed 2013-01-28.</ref>
|-
|''Last Call at the Oasis''
|[[Jessica Yu]]
|ATO Pictures,<br>[[Mongrel Media]] and<br>Participant Media
|<ref>Fernandez, Jay A. "Toronto 2011: ATO Pictures Grabs 'Last Call at the Oasis'." ''The Hollywood Reporter.'' September 21, 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Scott|first1=A. O.|title=When There Really Is Not a Drop to Drink|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/movies/last-call-at-the-oasis-a-documentary-about-water-supplies.html|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=30 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|''[[No (2012 film)|No]]''
|[[Pablo Larraín]]
|[[Sony Pictures Classics]]
|<ref name="Larrain">Hopewell, John and Dickey, Josh L. "Participant Boards Spanish-Lingo 'No'." ''Variety.'' February 9, 2012.</ref><ref>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.</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/movies/oscar-nominated-no-stirring-debate-in-chile.html Rohter, Larry. "One Prism on the Undoing of Pinochet." ''New York Times.'' February 8, 2013.] Accessed 2013-02-14.</ref>
|-
|''[[Middle of Nowhere (2012 film)|Middle of Nowhere]]''
|[[Ava DuVernay]]
|AFFRM and<br>Participant Media
|<ref>Kit, Borys. "Sundance 2012: Participant Media, AFFRM Partner for 'Middle of Nowhere'." ''The Hollywood Reporter.'' January 27, 2012.</ref>
|-
|''[[Lincoln (film)|Lincoln]]''
|[[Steven Spielberg]]
|[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]] and<br>[[20th Century Fox]]
|<ref name="2013OscarNoms" /><ref name="GGNoms2012">[http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/golden-globe-2013-nominations/ Barnes, Brooks and Cieply, Michael. "'Lincoln' Tops 2013 Golden Globe Nominations." ''New York Times.'' December 13, 2012.] Accessed 2013-01-10.</ref><ref name="SAG2013" /><ref>McClintock, Pamela. "Participant Media Boarding Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln'." ''The Hollywood Reporter.'' October 12, 2011; [http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/list-of-golden-globe-winners/?ref=awardsseason "List of Golden Globe Winners." ''New York Times.'' January 13, 2013], accessed 2013-01-14.</ref>
|-
|''[[Promised Land (2012 film)|Promised Land]]''
|[[Gus van Sant]]
|[[Focus Features]]
|<ref>Gilbert, Daniel. "Matt Damon Fracking Film Lights Up Petroleum Lobby." ''Wall Street Journal.'' October 7, 2012.</ref>
|-
| rowspan="7" |2013
|''[[99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film]]''
|Aaron Aites, Audrey Ewell, Nina Krstic, Lucian Read
|Participant Media
|<ref>Siegel, Tatiana. "Sundance 2013: Participant Picks Up Doc '99%–The Occupy Wall St. Collaborative Film'." ''The Hollywood Reporter.'' January 28, 2013.</ref>
|-
|''[[Snitch (film)|Snitch]]''
|Ric Roman Waugh<ref>Sneider, Jeff. "[https://variety.com/2011/film/news/benjamin-bratt-hitches-to-snitch-1118047137/ Benjamin Bratt Hitches to 'Snitch']." ''Variety.'' December 6, 2011.</ref>
|[[Summit Entertainment]] and<br>[[Lionsgate]]
|
|-
|''[[A Place at the Table (film)|A Place at the Table]]''
|Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush
|[[Magnolia Pictures]]
|<ref>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.</ref>
|-
|''[[State 194 (film)|State 194]]''
|Dan Setton
|Participant Media
|<ref>Vlessing, Etan. "Toronto 2012: Participant Media Taps Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad to Launch 'State 194'." ''The Hollywood Reporter.'' August 28, 2012.</ref>
|-
|TEACH
|[[Davis Guggenheim]]
|[[CBS]]
|
|-
|''[[The Fifth Estate (film)|The Fifth Estate]]''
|[[Bill Condon]]
|[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]]
|<ref>[http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/wikileaks-drama-the-fifth-estate-kicks-off-with-director-bill-condon-and-benedict-cumberbatch 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.</ref>
|-
|''[[Made in America (2013 film)|Made in America]]''
|[[Ron Howard]]
|[[Phase 4 Films]] and<br>The Exchange
|
|-
| rowspan="11" |2014
|''[[The Unknown Known]]''
|[[Errol Morris]]
|[[The Weinstein Company|Radius-TWC]]
|
|-
|''The Great Invisible''
|[[Margaret Brown (film director)|Margaret Brown]]
|[[The Weinstein Company|Radius-TWC]]
|
|-
|''[[César Chávez (film)|César Chávez]]''
|[[Diego Luna]]
|Participant Media and<br>[[Pantelion Films]]
|<ref>McClintock, Pamela. "Participant Media Picks Up Diego Luna's Historical Drama 'Chavez' for North America." ''The Hollywood Reporter.'' June 5, 2012.</ref>
|-
|''[[Ivory Tower (2014 film)|Ivory Tower]]''
|[[Andrew Rossi]]
|[[Paramount Pictures]] and<br>[[Samuel Goldwyn Films]]
|
|-
|''[[The Internet's Own Boy]]''
|[[Brian Knappenberger]]
|Participant Media and<br>FilmBuff
|
|-
|''[[The Hundred-Foot Journey (film)|The Hundred-Foot Journey]]''
|[[Lasse Hallström]]
|[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]]
|<ref>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=‘Hundred-Foot Journey’ Joined By Participant|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/toronto-helen-mirrens-hundred-foot-journey-joined-by-participant-1200601519/|accessdate=6 September 2013|newspaper=Variety|date=6 September 2013}}</ref>
|-
|''Ardor''
|Pablo Fendrik
|Aya Pro, <br>Bac Films, <br>Mosaico Filmes Distribuciones, <br>StraDa Films, <br>Bac Films International, and<br>Sunfilm Entertainment
|<ref>McClintock, Pamela. "Participant PanAmerica Teaming with Gael Garcia Bernal on 'El Ardor'." ''The Hollywood Reporter.'' April 29, 2013.</ref>
|-
|''[[Out of the Dark (2014 film)|Out of the Dark]]''
|Lluis Quilez
|[[Vertical Entertainment]]
|<ref>McNary, Dave. "Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman, Stephen Rea Starring in 'Out of the Dark'." ''Variety.'' April 25, 2013.</ref>
|-
|''[[Merchants of Doubt (film)|Merchants of Doubt]]''
|[[Robert Kenner]]
|[[Mongrel Media]] and<br>[[Sony Pictures Classics]]
|
|-
|''[[Citizenfour]]''
|[[Laura Poitras]]
|[[The Weinstein Company|Radius-TWC]]
|
|-
|''[[A Most Violent Year]]''
|[[J. C. Chandor]]
|[[A24 (company)|A24]]
|<ref>[https://variety.com/2014/film/news/jessica-chastain-oscar-isaacs-a-most-violent-year-gets-u-s-distribution-1201066690/ McNary, Dave. "Jessica Chastain-Oscar Isaac's 'A Most Violent Year' Gets U.S. Distribution." ''Variety.'' January 22, 2014.] Accessed 2014-03-27.</ref>
|-
| rowspan="13" |2015
|''That Which I Love Destroys Me''
|Ric Roman Waugh
|N/A
|
|-
|''[[The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]''
|[[John Madden (director)|John Madden]]
|[[Fox Searchlight Pictures]]
|<ref>[https://variety.com/2014/film/news/richard-gere-david-strathairn-check-in-to-best-exotic-marigold-hotel-2-1201043439/ McNary, Dave. "Richard Gere, David Strathairn Check in to 'Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2'." ''Variety''. January 10, 2014.] Accessed 2014-03-27.</ref>
|-
|''Misconception''
|[[Jessica Yu]]
|N/A
|
|-
|[[Best of Enemies (2015 film)|''Best of Enemies'']]
|Robert Gordon, [[Morgan Neville]]
|[[Magnolia Pictures]] and<br>Participant Media
|
|-
|[[The Prophet (2014 film)|''The Prophet'']]
|[[Roger Allers]]
|[[GKIDS]]
|
|-
|''[[The Look of Silence]]''
|[[Joshua Oppenheimer]]
|[[Why Not Productions]], <br>[[Koch Media]], <br>Cinema Delictatessen, and<br>[[Alamo Drafthouse Cinema]]
|
|-
|''[[He Named Me Malala]]''
|[[Davis Guggenheim]]
|[[Fox Searchlight Pictures]] and<br>[[National Geographic Channel]]
|
|-
|''3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets''
|Marc Silver
|[[Yle]]
|
|-
|''[[Bridge of Spies (film)|Bridge of Spies]]''
|[[Steven Spielberg]]
|[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]] and<br>[[20th Century Fox]]
|
|-
|''[[Beasts of No Nation (film)|Beasts of No Nation]]''
|[[Cary Fukunaga]]
|[[Netflix]] and<br>[[Bleecker Street (company)|Bleecker Street]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/cannes-participant-boarding-idris-elba-starrer-beasts-of-no-nation-exclusive-1201184696/|title=Cannes: Participant Boarding Idris Elba-Starrer ‘Beasts of No Nation’ (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Patrick|last=Frater|date=17 May 2014|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Our Brand Is Crisis (2015 film)|Our Brand Is Crisis]]''
|[[David Gordon Green]]
|[[Warner Bros.]]
|
|-
|''[[Spotlight (film)|Spotlight]]''
|[[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]]
|[[Open Road Films]]
|
|-
|''Kingdom of Shadows''
|[[Bernardo Ruiz (filmmaker)|Bernado Ruiz]]
|[[Matson Films]]
|
|-
| rowspan="7" |2016
|''[[The Light Between Oceans (film)|The Light Between Oceans]]''
|[[Derek Cianfrance]]
|[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]] and<br>[[Entertainment One]]
|
|-
|''[[Denial (2016 film)|Denial]]''
|[[Mick Jackson (director)|Mick Jackson]]
| [[Bleecker Street (company)|Bleecker Street]]
|
|-
|''[[Deepwater Horizon (film)|Deepwater Horizon]]''
|[[Peter Berg]]
|[[Summit Entertainment]]
|
|-
|[[Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (film)|''Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life'']]
|[[Steve Carr]]
| [[Lionsgate]] and<br>[[CBS Films]]
|
|-
|''[[A Monster Calls (film)|A Monster Calls]]''
|[[Juan Antonio Bayona|J.A. Bayona]]
|[[Focus Features]], <br>[[Summit Entertainment]] and<br>[[Universal Studios]]
|
|-
|''[[Neruda (film)|Neruda]]''
|[[Pablo Larraín|Pablo Larrain]]
|[[The Orchard (company)|The Orchard]], <br>[[20th Century Fox]] and<br>[[Wild Bunch (company)|Wild Bunch]]
|
|-
|''[[Zero Days]]''
|[[Alex Gibney]]
|[[Magnolia Pictures]] and<br>[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |2017
| ''[[An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power]]''
| Bonni Cohen and<br>Jon Shenk
| [[Paramount Pictures]]
|<ref>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=January 19, 2017 |title='Inconvenient Truth' Sequel Release Date Set|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/inconvenient-truth-sequel-release-date-1201963887/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=February 6, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Wonder (film)|Wonder]]''
| [[Stephen Chbosky]]
| [[Lionsgate]]
|
|-
| ''[[Breathe (2017 film)|Breathe]]''
| [[Andy Serkis]]
| [[Bleecker Street (company)|Bleecker Street]]
|
|-
|''[[Shot Caller (film)|Shot Caller]]''
|Ric Roman Waugh
|[[Saban Capital Group#Saban Films|Saban Films]]
|
|-
|''[[The Post (film)|The Post]]''
| [[Steven Spielberg]]
| [[Universal Pictures]]<br>[[DreamWorks Pictures]]<br>and [[Twentieth Century Fox]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Twentieth Century Fox & Amblin Entertainment Start Production on Steven Spielberg's "THE PAPERS" Starring Meryl Streep & Tom Hanks|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170606006382/en/Twentieth-Century-Fox-Amblin-Entertainment-Start-Production|accessdate=November 9, 2017|work=[[Business Wire]]|date=June 6, 2017|format=Press release}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|2018
|''[[Entebbe (film)|7 Days in Entebbe]]''
|Jose Padhila
|[[Focus Features]]
|-
| [[RBG (film)|RBG]]
| Betsy West<br>Julie Cohen
| [[Magnolia Pictures]]<br>[[CNN Films]]<br>Storyville Films
|-
|''[[Captive State (film)|Captive State]]''
|[[Rupert Wyatt]]
|[[Focus Features]] and [[Amblin Partners]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|TBA
|''[[Green Book (film)|Green Book]]''
|[[Peter Farrelly]]
|[[Amblin Partners]]
|<ref>{{cite news|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|title=Participant Boards ‘Green Book' Starring Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali & Linda Cardellini|url=http://deadline.com/2017/11/green-book-movie-viggo-mortensen-mahershala-ali-linda-cardellini-participant-media-1202217905/|website=Deadline|accessdate=November 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|''Midsummer in Newtown''
|[[Lloyd Kramer]]
|
|
|-
|''The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble''
|[[Morgan Neville]]
|
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|}

==See also==
{{portal|Companies|Film|Los Angeles}}

* [[List of California companies]]
* [[List of film production companies by country]]

{{clear}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.participant.com/}}
* {{imdb company|id=0242234|company=Participant Media}}
* {{imdb company|id=0132772|company=Participant Productions}}


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