Concordia Studio
{{Short description|American film and TV production company}}
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- Davis Guggenheim
- Jonathan King
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| area_served = United States
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| industry = Film industry
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| location_city = Los Angeles, California
| location_country = U.S.
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| homepage = {{URL|http://concordia.studio}}
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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), Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023), Rita (2024), and Deaf President Now! (2025).
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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/davis-guggenheim-jonathan-king-concordia-studio-emerson-collective-laurene-powell-jobs-1202835515/|title=Davis Guggenheim And Jonathan King Launch Concordia Studio With Laurene Powell Jobs|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Dino|last=Day-Ramos|date=January 20, 2020|access-date=October 10, 2023}} The company will focus on developing, producing and financing scripted and non-scripted projects.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/davis-guggenheim-jonathan-king-launch-concordia-studio-banner-1270895/|title=Davis Guggenheim, Participant Alum Jonathan King Launch Concordia Studio Banner|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Mia|last=Galuppo|date=January 20, 2020|access-date=October 10, 2023}}
The company's first projects Boys State, Time, A Thousand Cuts, and Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets all premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/business/media/sundance-festival-concordia.html|title=A New Player at Sundance, Backed by Laurene Powell Jobs|website=The New York Times|first=Nicole|last=Sperling|date=January 20, 2020|access-date=October 10, 2023}} Boys State would be acquired by A24 and Apple TV+ for $12 million,{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/apple-a24-nab-hot-doc-boys-state-12m-sundance-1273684/|title=Sundance: Apple, A24 Nab Hot Doc 'Boys State' for Record-Breaking $12M (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Tatiana|last=Siegel|date=January 27, 2020|access-date=October 10, 2023}} and Time would go on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/concordia-studio-execs-davis-guggenheim-nicole-stott-jonathan-silberberg-oscar-documentary-shortlist-interview-news-1234709369/|title=Concordia Studio Execs On Their Oscar Contenders 'Time' And 'Boys State' And Reshaping "The Future Of Storytelling"|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Matthew|last=Carey|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=October 10, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://abc.com/shows/oscars/news/nominations/oscars-2021-nominations-documentary-feature|title=Documentary Feature Oscar Nominations 2021|website=ABC News|first=Megan|last=Shaefer|date=March 15, 2021|access-date=October 10, 2023}}
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.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/awards/oscars/questlove-wins-best-documentary-for-summer-of-soul-2022-oscars/|title=Questlove wins Best Documentary Oscar for directorial debut Summer of Soul: 'I'm so happy right now I could cry'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Marcus|last=Jones|date=March 28, 2022|access-date=October 10, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/2022-nominations-winners|title=2022 EE British Academy Film Awards: The Winners|website=BAFTA|date=March 13, 2022|access-date=October 10, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/questlove-summer-of-soul-wins-best-music-film-at-2022-grammys/|title=Questlove's Summer of Soul Wins Best Music Film at 2022 Grammys|website=Pitchfork|first=Evan|last=Minsker|date=April 3, 2022|access-date=October 10, 2023}} That same year, Concordia produced its first narrative project Swan Song directed by Benjamin Cleary for Apple TV+.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/video/swan-song-trailer-apple-mahershala-ali/|title='Swan Song' Trailer: Futuristic Clone Drama Starring Mahershala Ali Tackles Big-Ticket Themes|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Tom|last=Tapp|date=November 4, 2021|access-date=October 10, 2023}}
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,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/still-a-michael-j-fox-movie-documentary-earns-7-emmy-nominations-director-davis-guggenheim-interview-news-1235435559/|title=Michael J. Fox Documentary 'Still' Grabs 7 Emmy Nominations, Most For Any Nonfiction Contender|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Matthew|last=Carey|date=July 12, 2023|access-date=October 10, 2023}} and Working: What We Do All Day for Netflix alongside Higher Ground Productions, directed by Caroline Suh.{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/barack-obama-working-docuseries|title='Working: What We Do All Day' Explores What a 'Good' Job Actually Is|website=Tudum|first=Amanda|last=Richards|date=May 17, 2023|access-date=October 10, 2023}}
In 2025, Concordia produced Deaf President Now! a documentary revolving around the 1988 student protests at Gallaudet University directed by Nyle DiMarco and Guggenheim for Apple TV+.{{cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2024/12/apple-original-films-announces-groundbreaking-new-documentary-film-deaf-president-now-featuring-the-historic-gallaudet-university-protests/|title=Apple Original Films announces groundbreaking new documentary film “Deaf President Now!” featuring the historic Gallaudet University protests|website=Apple TV+ PR|date=December 10, 2024|access-date=May 16, 2025}} That same year, they produced Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna, a documentary revolving around Halyna Hutchins, directed by Rachel Mason for Hulu.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/rust-doc-halyna-hutchins-hulu-premiere-1236298484/|title=‘Rust’ Doc Examining Halyna Hutchins Accidental Death and Aftermath to Premiere on Hulu|website=Variety|first=Carolyn|last=Giardina|date=February 6, 2025|access-date=February 26, 2025}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://concordia.studio/the-concordia-fellowship/|title=The Concordia Fellowship|website=Concordia Studio|access-date=October 10, 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/concordia-studio-selects-2023-fellowship-class-1235370259/|title=Concordia Studio Selects Its 2023 Fellowship Class|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Valerie|last=Complex|date=May 17, 2023|access-date=October 10, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/concordia-studio-selects-new-2022-fellowship-class-fellowship-includes-sundance-and-oscar-nominated-filmmakers-1234984671/|title=Concordia Studio Selects New 2022 Fellowship Class; Fellowship Includes Sundance And Oscar-Nominated Filmmakers|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Valerie|last=Complex|date=March 30, 2022|access-date=October 10, 2023}}
The fellowship has produced Burden of Proof for HBO,{{cite web|url=https://press.wbd.com/ca/media-release/hbo-0/hbo-original-docuseries-burden-proof-debuts-june-6|title=HBO Original Docuseries BURDEN OF PROOF Debuts June 6|website=Warner Bros. Discovery|date=May 25, 2023|access-date=June 4, 2023}} Mija for Disney+,{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/mija-disney-documentary-feature-free-screenings-1235334057/|title=Disney Screens 'Mija' Documentary for Free Before Oscar Qualifying Run (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Addie|last=Morfoot|date=August 4, 2022|access-date=October 10, 2023}} and Under G-d for POV,{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/pov/films/undergd/|title=Under G-d|website=POV|access-date=October 10, 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://concordia.studio}}
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Category:American companies established in 2020
Category:Film production companies of the United States