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Revision as of 09:50, 15 October 2021

Diane Weyermann
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Died(2021-10-14)14 October 2021
New York City
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilm producer
OrganizationParticipant Media CCO

Diane Weyermann (1955 – 14 October 2021) was an American filmmaker who served as the Chief Content Officer of the Los Angeles, California-based film and television production company Participant Media.[1]

Career

In her role at Participant, Weyermann was responsible for the company’s documentary feature film and television productions.[2] In addition to the 2021 twice Academy Award-nominated Collective (for Best Feature Documentary as well as Best International Feature),[3] Participant’s recent documentary projects which Weyermann oversaw include the Oscar winner American Factory,[4] Emmy-nominated City So Real,[5] John Lewis: Good Trouble,[6] Sing Me a Song, Slay the Dragon, Watson, Aquarela,[7] Foster,[8] America to Me, The Price of Free, Far From the Tree, Human Flow,[9] An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,[10] The Music of Strangers: Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble,[11] and Zero Days. Previous releases include Oscar-winning films, CITIZENFOUR and An Inconvenient Truth,[12] Oscar-nominated RBG,[13] Oscar-nominated The Look of Silence, Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning Food, Inc.,[14] and Emmy-nominated The Great Invisible.[15]

Titles Weyermann was involved with before she passed away include Final Account,[16] David Byrne’s American Utopia, My Name is Pauli Murray,[17] and the upcoming releases The First Wave, Flee,[18] Unseen Skies, White Coat Rebels, and Invisible Demons.[19]

In 2018, Weyermann was named as a co-chair of the Oscars’ Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee.[20]

Prior to joining Participant in 2005, Weyermann was the founding director of the Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program. In 2001, when Weyermann joined Sundance Institute to run international activities, the Soros Fund was moved to Sundance Institute, where Weyermann began laying the groundwork for what became the Documentary Film Program. During her tenure at Sundance, she also launched two annual documentary film labs, focusing on the creative process and the use of compositions in documentary film. Before her time at Sundance, Weyermann was the director of the Open Society Institute New York’s Arts and Culture Program where she launched the Soros Documentary Fund which later became the Sundance Documentary Fund.[21]

Death

She died of cancer in New York at the age of 66 on October 14, 2021.[22][23][24][25]

References

  1. ^ Hersko, Tyler (5 September 2019). "Diane Weyermann Promoted to Chief Content Officer at Participant Media". IndieWire. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Variety's 2021 Inclusion Impact Report". Variety. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (27 October 2020). "Diane Weyermann Steps Down From International Feature Film's Exec Committee". Variety. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (1 February 2019). "Sundance: Netflix Nabs 'American Factory' Doc for $3 Million". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. ^ "National Geographic acquires Kartemquinn's City so Real". Reel Chicago. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  6. ^ Lang, Brent (12 December 2019). "Magnolia Pictures, Participant Buy 'John Lewis: Good Trouble' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  7. ^ Thompson, Anne (15 August 2019). "'Aquarela': Inside the Most Dangerous Documentary Ever Made". IndieWire. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (23 August 2018). "'Foster': HBO Acquires Worldwide Rights To Deborah Oppenheimer & Mark Jonathan Harris' Documentary". Deadline. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  9. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (1 September 2017). "Venice: David Linde on How 'Human Flow' Encapsulates Participant Media's New Course (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  10. ^ Fretts, Bruce (28 July 2017). "In Sequel-Mad Hollywood, Even Documentaries Have Follow-Ups". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  11. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (15 September 2011). "TIFF: Yo-Yo Ma Doc 'The Music of Strangers' Nabbed by The Orchard, HBO". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  12. ^ Welk, Brian (5 September 2019). "Diane Weyermann Elevated to Chief Content Officer at Participant Media". TheWrap. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  13. ^ Sperling, Nicole (13 February 2019). "Participant Media Proves the Value of Movies with Messages". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  14. ^ Honeycutt, Kirk (12 June 2009). "Food, Inc. — Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  15. ^ Thompson, Anne (24 October 2016). "Documentary, Now: Three Rock Stars Who Run The Fast-Changing Nonfiction World". IndieWire. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  16. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (27 January 2021). "Focus Features Sets Release For Luke Holland Documentary 'Final Account'". Deadline. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  17. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (25 February 2021). "Amazon Picks Up Global Rights To Participant Documentary 'My Name Is Pauli Murray' From 'RBG' Filmmakers". Deadline. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  18. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2 February 2021). "Participant Teams With Neon On Jonas Poher Rasmussen's Documentary 'Flee' – Sundance". Deadline. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  19. ^ Eslassy, Elsa (24 June 2021). "Participant, MK2 Films Team on Cannes-Bound Doc 'Invisible Demons'". Variety. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  20. ^ Pond, Steve (22 August 2018). "Larry Karaszewski and Diane Weyermann to Replace Mark Johnson as Oscars Foreign-Language Heads". TheWrap. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  21. ^ Mertes, Cara. "The History of Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Program". Sundance Institute. Sundance Institute. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  22. ^ Pedersen, Erik (14 October 2021). "Diane Weyermann Dies: 'Inconvenient Truth' Producer & Longtime Chief Content Officer At Participant Was 66". Deadine. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  23. ^ Morfoot, Addie (14 October 2021). "Diane Weyermann, Participant Executive and 'Inconvenient Truth' Producer, Dies at 66". Variety. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  24. ^ Barnes, Mike (14 October 2021). "Diane Weyermann, 'Inconvenient Truth' Producer and Participant Veteran, Dies at 66". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  25. ^ Geier, Thom (14 October 2021). "Diane Weyermann, Award-Winning Documentary Producer, Dies at 66". TheWrap. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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