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American film and TV production company
Concordia Studio is an American independent
film production and
television production company. The company has produced
Boys State (2020),
Time (2020),
A Thousand Cuts (2020),
Procession (2021),
Swan Song (2021), and
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023).
History
In January 2020, it was announced
Davis Guggenheim and Jonathan King, had launched Concordia Studio in partnership with
Laurene Powell-Jobs and
Emerson Collective .
[1] The company will focus on developing, producing and financing scripted and non-scripted projects.
[2]
The company's first projects
Boys State ,
Time ,
A Thousand Cuts , and
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets all premiered at the
2020 Sundance Film Festival .
[3] Boys State would be acquired by
A24 and
Apple TV+ for $12 million,
[4] and Time would go on to be nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature .
[5]
[6]
In 2021, Concordia produced
Summer of Soul directed by
Questlove , which would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature,
BAFTA Award for Best Documentary and
Grammy Award for Best Music Film .
[7]
[8]
[9] That same year, Concordia produced its first narrative project
Swan Song directed by
Benjamin Cleary for
Apple TV+ .
[10]
In 2023, Concordia produced
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie directed by Guggenheim for
Apple TV+ , which was nominated for several
Primetime Emmy Awards including the
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special ,
[11] and
Working: What We Do All Day for
Netflix alongside
Higher Ground Productions , directed by
Caroline Suh .
[12]
Fellowship
Concordia also offers a fellowship The Concordia Fellowship for documentary filmmakers, developing and receiving financial backing for projects either feature or episodic, and career advancement.
[13] Fellows include Cinque Northern, Tracy Jarrett, Giselle Bailey, Alice Gu,
Shalini Kantayya , Christine Turner, Elizabeth Lo,
Omar Mullick , Paula Eiselt,
Cynthia Hill , Jon Kasbe, Joshua Altman,
Garrett Bradley , Isabel Castro, Nadia Hallgren, and
Bing Liu .
[14]
[15]
The fellowship has produced
Burden of Proof for
HBO ,
[16] Mija for
Disney+ ,
[17] and Under G-d for
POV ,
[18]
References
^ Day-Ramos, Dino (January 20, 2020).
"Davis Guggenheim And Jonathan King Launch Concordia Studio With Laurene Powell Jobs" .
Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ Galuppo, Mia (January 20, 2020).
"Davis Guggenheim, Participant Alum Jonathan King Launch Concordia Studio Banner" .
The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ Sperling, Nicole (January 20, 2020).
"A New Player at Sundance, Backed by Laurene Powell Jobs" .
The New York Times . Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ Siegel, Tatiana (January 27, 2020).
"Sundance: Apple, A24 Nab Hot Doc 'Boys State' for Record-Breaking $12M (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ Carey, Matthew (March 8, 2021).
"Concordia Studio Execs On Their Oscar Contenders 'Time' And 'Boys State' And Reshaping "The Future Of Storytelling" " . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ Shaefer, Megan (March 15, 2021).
"Documentary Feature Oscar Nominations 2021" .
ABC News . Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ Jones, Marcus (March 28, 2022).
"Questlove wins Best Documentary Oscar for directorial debut Summer of Soul: 'I'm so happy right now I could cry' " .
Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^
"2022 EE British Academy Film Awards: The Winners" .
BAFTA . March 13, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ Minsker, Evan (April 3, 2022).
"Questlove's Summer of Soul Wins Best Music Film at 2022 Grammys" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ Tapp, Tom (November 4, 2021).
" 'Swan Song' Trailer: Futuristic Clone Drama Starring Mahershala Ali Tackles Big-Ticket Themes" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ Carey, Matthew (July 12, 2023).
"Michael J. Fox Documentary 'Still' Grabs 7 Emmy Nominations, Most For Any Nonfiction Contender" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ Richards, Amanda (May 17, 2023).
" 'Working: What We Do All Day' Explores What a 'Good' Job Actually Is" .
Tudum . Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^
"The Concordia Fellowship" . Concordia Studio . Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ Complex, Valerie (May 17, 2023).
"Concordia Studio Selects Its 2023 Fellowship Class" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ Complex, Valerie (March 30, 2022).
"Concordia Studio Selects New 2022 Fellowship Class; Fellowship Includes Sundance And Oscar-Nominated Filmmakers" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^
"HBO Original Docuseries BURDEN OF PROOF Debuts June 6" .
Warner Bros. Discovery . May 25, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023 .
^
^
"Under G-d" .
POV . Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
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