Concordia Studio

Concordia Studio
IndustryFilm industry
Founder
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
U.S.
Area served
United States
Websiteconcordia.studio

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), and Rita (2024).

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

  1. ^ Day-Ramos, Dino (January 20, 2020). "Davis Guggenheim And Jonathan King Launch Concordia Studio With Laurene Powell Jobs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Galuppo, Mia (January 20, 2020). "Davis Guggenheim, Participant Alum Jonathan King Launch Concordia Studio Banner". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Sperling, Nicole (January 20, 2020). "A New Player at Sundance, Backed by Laurene Powell Jobs". The New York Times. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Shaefer, Megan (March 15, 2021). "Documentary Feature Oscar Nominations 2021". ABC News. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "2022 EE British Academy Film Awards: The Winners". BAFTA. March 13, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  9. ^ Minsker, Evan (April 3, 2022). "Questlove's Summer of Soul Wins Best Music Film at 2022 Grammys". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  10. ^ Tapp, Tom (November 4, 2021). "'Swan Song' Trailer: Futuristic Clone Drama Starring Mahershala Ali Tackles Big-Ticket Themes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Richards, Amanda (May 17, 2023). "'Working: What We Do All Day' Explores What a 'Good' Job Actually Is". Tudum. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  13. ^ "The Concordia Fellowship". Concordia Studio. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  14. ^ Complex, Valerie (May 17, 2023). "Concordia Studio Selects Its 2023 Fellowship Class". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "HBO Original Docuseries BURDEN OF PROOF Debuts June 6". Warner Bros. Discovery. May 25, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  17. ^ Morfoot, Addie (August 4, 2022). "Disney Screens 'Mija' Documentary for Free Before Oscar Qualifying Run (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  18. ^ "Under G-d". POV. Retrieved October 10, 2023.