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Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to writer and director Ted Braun's documentary ¡Viva Maestro!  from Participant Media. A theatrical release is planned for later this year. Cinephil is also repping foreign sales on the pic at EFM. ¡Viva Maestro! explores the artistry, beliefs and…

Amazon Studios has acquired worldwide rights to My Name Is Pauli Murray, the Participant, Drexler and Storyville Films documentary which made its world premiere at Sundance. Fifteen years before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat, a full decade before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned separate-but-equal…

Oscar winner Regina King will portray America’s first Black Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm in the John Ridley written and directed feature Shirley which Participant will produce. King has expressed publicly for some time her desire to play Chisholm, and that opportunity is finally happening. Cameras will roll later…

Former Endeavor Content Partner and EVP Liesl Copland is joining Participant in the newly created role of EVP Content and Platform Strategy. Copland will start at Participant on March 15. Copland, a 25-year entertainment industry veteran in the specialty space, led Endeavor’s Non-Scripted Advisory practice, overseeing…

Participant, known for bolstering positive social change, said Tuesday it has partnered with Neon to co-distribute Jonas Poher Rasmussen's animated documentary Flee. Neon acquired the film after its debut on opening night of the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary Competition lineup in a reported…

UPDATED with video: Romanian director Alexander Nanau joined Deadline’s Contenders International awards-season event to talk about his searing documentary Collective, one of the year's most acclaimed films as winner of the European Film Award for documentary. It is also Romania’s official entry to the International…

Amblin Partners has signed a new multi-year film distribution partnership with Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, as well as a series of new agreements that chart a clear course for the next phase of growth for one of the world's leading independent film and TV studios. As part of the announcement Monday, Amblin…

Participant and Oscar winning Parasite director Bong Joon Ho have teamed up for a new adaptation of Sea Fog, a feature based on Bong’s 2014 Korean film Haemoo, which will be written and directed by Matt Palmer (Calibre). The original film, which was directed by Shim Sung Bo and written by Bong and Shim, was adapted…

EXCLUSIVE: In an America once again facing the raw realities of racism and injustice, the voice of John Lewis seems more poignant than ever. Those strong tones of the Representative from Georgia's 5th congressional district will be distinctly heard by viewers of the new documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble in more…

Green Book producer Participant has entered a multi-year output agreement with Japanese distributor Gaga Corporation. The tie-up, announced at the AFM, strengthens a relationship that saw Gaga release Participant's Oscar-winning Green Book in Japan in March, grossing a chunky $20m. Now, Gaga will release all of…

Green Book producer Participant has entered a multi-year distribution deal with sales outfit Kew Media Distribution to handle TV and digital rights on a selection of its future projects and library titles. Participant works in the deal include the Oscar-nominated documentary Food, Inc.; the Emmy nominated Pressure Cook…

Participant said Thursday that is has extended David Linde's contract as chief executive officer, inking a multi-year deal. Linde joined the company in 2015 and has overseen a film slate that has won 10 Oscars including Best Pictures Green Book and Spotlight while realigning its core content around social impact…