
Diane Weyermann
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‘City So Real’ and ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ Lead Cinema Eye Honors Broadcast Nominations
By Steve Pond | October 20, 2021 @ 2:15 PMThe late Diane Weyermann served as executive producer on both of the awards’ most-nominated projects
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Diane Weyermann, Award-Winning Documentary Producer, Dies at 66
By Thom Geier and Ross A. Lincoln | October 14, 2021 @ 6:15 PMWeyermann most recently served as chief content officer at Participant
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Spike Lee to Direct Film Version of Broadway Show ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’
By Ross A. Lincoln | January 31, 2020 @ 6:43 PMShow opened in October
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Here’s Why Nigeria’s Oscars Disqualification Was the Only Move the Academy Could Have Made
By Steve Pond | November 5, 2019 @ 11:38 AMBut AMPAS could have done a better job handling the Best International Feature Film submission of ”Lionheart“
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Diane Weyermann Elevated to Chief Content Officer at Participant Media
By Brian Welk | September 5, 2019 @ 8:01 AMThe 14-year veteran who served previously as president of documentary film and television will work closely with CEO David Linde
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Academy Makes More Changes to Open Up Oscars Foreign Language Voting (Exclusive)
By Steve Pond | October 5, 2018 @ 4:38 PMNew rules reduce the number of films a voter must see and eliminated the list of ”required-viewing“ films that was sent to every member who takes part in first-round balloting
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Larry Karaszewski and Diane Weyermann to Replace Mark Johnson as Oscars Foreign-Language Heads (Exclusive)
By Steve Pond | August 22, 2018 @ 6:08 PMJohnson had chaired the committee for 17 of the last 18 years, and was a driving force behind its current system of choosing nominees
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Documentary ‘RBG’ Sold to Magnolia, Participant in Worldwide Deal
By Matt Donnelly | January 24, 2018 @ 9:23 AMSundance 2018: Producer CNN Films will retain U.S. broadcast rights
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HBO Acquires Sundance Documentary ‘3 1/2 Minutes’ From Participant Media
By Joe Otterson | January 31, 2015 @ 11:42 AMThe documentary tells story of the shooting death of black teenager Jordan Davis and subsequent trial of his killer, Michael Dunn
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Laura Kim Named Head of Marketing for Participant Media
By Matthew Bramlett | May 5, 2014 @ 2:14 PMKim will join the production company, which backs socially relevant films and television shows
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Novelty Fest Deal: Sundance Doc About Internet Activist Aaron Swartz Gets Licensed Rather Than Sold
By Lucas Shaw | February 27, 2014 @ 2:59 PMThe movie will also screen on Participant’s TV network Pivot
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‘Inconvenient Truth’ Vet Courtney Sexton Joins CNN Films
By Tim Molloy | August 19, 2013 @ 10:46 AMCNN making Hillary Clinton documentary