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Jeffrey Skoll

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  1. Participant boards Spanish-lingo 'No'
    Variety 4 days ago
    Gael Garcia Bernal stars in 'No.'

    Skoll's Participant Media has made its first foreign-language film investment, financing Gael Garcia Bernal starrer "No," from Chile's Pablo Larrain ("Tony Manero," "Post Mortem"). Participant has acquired worldwide rights to "No" outside Chile and...

  2. EBay founder a philanthropic powerhouse
    ABC News logo ABC News 6 days ago

    "As a philanthropist, Pierre is tackling the biggest problems in the world, and … his efforts may take many years to show their full results," says former eBay president Jeff Skoll, an Oscar-nominated producer (The Help). The Skoll Foundation, which...

  3. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago
    PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 22: Jeff Skol and Jim Burke attend The 'Finding North' Official Cast and Filmmakers Reception presented by Bing with a performance by The Civil Wars at The Bing Bar on January 22, 2012 in Park City, Utah.

    PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 22: Jeff Skol and Jim Burke attend The 'Finding North' Official Cast and Filmmakers Reception presented by Bing with a performance by The Civil Wars at The Bing Bar on January 22, 2012 in Park City, Utah. View Photo »

  4. ‘Finding North’ Shines Spotlight on Food Insecurity
    Wall Street Journal Blogs logo Wall Street Journal Blogs 2 weeks ago

    Because Silverbush was new to the documentary world, she teamed up with documentarian Kristi Jacobson to co-direct and co-produce the film. Colicchio is also on board as an executive producer, as are Participant Media’s Jeff Skoll and Diane Weyermann. ...

  5. Robin Rogers: The hidden dangers of million-dollar philanthropic donations
    Madison.com logo Madison.com 3 weeks ago

    Food pantries report growing demand. The very rich, meanwhile, have never been richer. Along with this new class of the extraordinarily wealthy comes a new kind of philanthropy, practiced by individuals such as Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Eli Broad,...

  6. Participant Media's Diane Weyermann to Receive Hot Docs Mogul Award
    Hollywood Reporter logo Hollywood Reporter 3 weeks ago

    Weyermann, executive vp of documentary films at Jeff Skoll's production and co-financing shop will receive the honor on May 1 in Toronto. Her production credits at Participant Media include the Oscar-winning An Inconvenient Truth, as well as Food Inc....

  7. Participant Media's Jeff Skoll at the 2010 EMA Awards
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 16 months ago
  8. Lions Gate to acquire Summit Entertainment in $412.5-million deal
    Chicago Tribune logo Chicago Tribune 4 weeks ago

    Burns, sold his stake. Summit was also courted by other suitors, among them private equity fund Colony Capital, which wanted to merge Summit with Miramax films, and a consortium of Chinese investors. The acquisition will provide a windfall to Summit's...

  9. Lions Gate agrees to acquire Summit Entertainment for $412.5 million
    Los Angeles Times logo Los Angeles Times 1 month ago

    The acquisition will provide a windfall to Summit's investors, among them Ebay co-founder Jeff Skoll's film company Participant Media and private equity fund operator Suhail Rizvi's Rizvi Traverse Management. Summit's investors previously received a...

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About Jeffrey Skoll

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Jeffrey Skoll (born January 16, 1965) is a Canadian born engineer and businessman who lives in Los Angeles, California. He was the first employee and also first president of internet auction firm eBay, and used the wealth this gave him to become a philanthropist and to found the independent movie production company Participant Media. Full Article

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