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PRESSURE COOKER Set to Premiere at Los Angeles Film Festival June 21, 2008

Participant Media | June 17, 2008
PRESSURE COOKER premieres June 21, 2008 at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Click here to purchase tickets to the premiere and other screenings
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Darfur Now DVD Released

PRWEB | May 30, 2008
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has just released Participant Media's critically acclaimed documentary Darfur Now on DVD.
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Participant Media and Groundswell Productions' The Visitor First Specialty Hit of the Year

PRWEB | May 29, 2008
The Visitor has become the year's breakout independent film hit, and has received some of the best reviews of any film released this year.
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Darfur Now College Tour Announces The First 9 Campuses

Participant Media | March 31st, 2008
STAND and the Genocide Intervention Network are proud to partner with Participant Media in the college tour of the acclaimed documentary, Darfur Now.
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CHICAGO 10 Los Angeles Panel Featured Brett Morgen, Aaron Sorkin, Paul Krassner, Jeremy Strick and Chris Connelly

Participant Media | March 7, 2008
In celebration of the new documentary Chicago 10, Vanity Fair, Participant Media, River Road Entertainment and Roadside Attractions hosted a panel discussion and screening entitled "Speaking Your Piece; Activism Through Art."
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European Experts Debate 'Diminished Rule' at Berlin International Film Festival Following World Premiere of STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

Participant Media | February 27, 2008
Participant Media and Sony Pictures Classics hosted a lively and provocative social action discussion at the Berlin International Film Festival, “Diplomacy in the Age of Terror: The Impact of Diminished Rule of Law on International Relations.”
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The Kite Runner Inspires Gift Through One Laptop Per Child

Participant Media | December 12, 2007
In advance of the December 14 release of the film THE KITE RUNNER, Paramount Classics and DreamWorks Pictures are donating 500 XO laptops through One Laptop per Child (OLPC).
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"Angels in the Dust" to be Screened in Honor of World AIDS Day

Participant Media | November 29, 2007
In honor of World AIDS Day, December 1st, Cinema Libre Studio and Participant Productions’ critically-acclaimed documentary, ANGELS IN THE DUST, will be screened at approximately 54 universities and high schools across the U.S.
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Participant Productions & State Street Pictures to Ride the Wave of Bobby Martinez

Participant Media | November 19, 2007
Participant Productions is teaming with State Street Pictures producers Bob Teitel and George Tillman to develop the astonishing true story BOBBY MARTINEZ, one of the top professional surfers and the first Mexican-American on the world tour.
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Participant Productions Launches Television Division, Names Respected Industry Veteran John Moser as Vice President

Participant Media | November 8, 2007
Participant Productions is further expanding its content offerings by launching a television department and has hired longtime executive John Moser to serve as vice president of the division.

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'The Kite Runner Club' Becomes National Phenomena in Final Weeks

Participant Media | November 8, 2007
Paramount Classics' promotional online site 'The Kite Runner Club', in support of their upcoming film, THE KITE RUNNER, has become a phenomenon with over 14,000 people participating and over 1,000 groups formed.
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News for educators

Participant Media | November 2, 2007
Dear teachers, educators and Participants: We've got three new films set to hit theaters in the coming weeks and we want you, our community of educators, to be the first to know about the films and the accompanying classroom resources available on our website.
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