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Diane Weyermann
Birth Name:Diane Hope Weyermann
Birth Date:September 22, 1955
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Death Date:October 14, 2021 (age 66)
Death Place:New York City, U.S.
Occupation:Film producer
Organization:Participant Media CCO

Diane Hope Weyermann (September 22, 1955 – October 14, 2021) was an American film producer who was the chief content officer of Participant Media, a film and television production company.[1]

Early life

Diane Hope Weyermann was born in St. Louis, Missouri,[2] on September 22, 1955.[3] She graduated from George Washington University in 1977, and received a Juris Doctor degree from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1981. After working in legal aid, she returned to school and obtained a Master of Fine Arts in film at Columbia College Chicago in 1992.[2]

Career

In her role at Participant, Weyermann was responsible for the company’s documentary feature film and television productions.[4] In addition to the 2021 twice Academy Award-nominated Collective (for Best Feature Documentary as well as Best International Feature),[5] Participant’s recent documentary projects which Weyermann oversaw include the Oscar winner American Factory,[6] Emmy-nominated City So Real,[7] ,[8] Sing Me a Song, Slay the Dragon, Watson, Aquarela,[9] Foster,[10] America to Me, The Price of Free, Far from the Tree, Human Flow,[11] ,[12] The Music of Strangers: Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble,[13] and Zero Days. Previous releases include Oscar-winning films, CITIZENFOUR and An Inconvenient Truth,[14] Oscar-nominated RBG,[15] Oscar-nominated The Look of Silence, Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning Food, Inc.,[16] and Emmy-nominated The Great Invisible.[17]

In 2018, Weyermann was named as a co-chair of the Oscars’ Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee.[18] Prior to joining Participant in 2005, Weyermann was the founding director of the Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Program. In 2001, when she joined Sundance Institute to run international activities, the Soros Fund was moved to Sundance Institute, where she began laying the groundwork for what became the Documentary Film Program. During her tenure at Sundance, she launched two annual documentary film labs, focusing on the creative process and the use of compositions in documentary film. Before her time at Sundance, she was 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.[19] Titles with which Weyermann was involved before her death include Final Account,[20] David Byrne’s American Utopia, My Name is Pauli Murray,[21] and the upcoming releases The First Wave, Flee,[22] Unseen Skies, White Coat Rebels, and Invisible Demons.[23] The 2022 Netflix four-part docuseries , which examines convicted rapist Warren Jeffs' rise in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, along with aspects of the lives of FLDS members, is dedicated to Diane Weyermann. Diane served as an executive producer on the series.

Personal life

Weyermann had suffered from lung cancer prior to her death at age 66 on October 14, 2021, in New York City. She was survived by her sister and brother-in-law and three nephews.[24] [25] [26] [27]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hersko . Tyler . Diane Weyermann Promoted to Chief Content Officer at Participant Media . September 5, 2019 . IndieWire . September 5, 2019.
  2. News: Participant executive Diane Weyermann dies. Josh. Rottenberg. October 15, 2021. October 15, 2021. Los Angeles Times.
  3. News: Green. Penelope. 2021-10-21. Diane Weyermann, Executive Who Championed 'An Inconvenient Truth,' Dies at 66. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-10-21. 0362-4331.
  4. News: Variety's 2021 Inclusion Impact Report . June 16, 2021 . Variety . June 16, 2021.
  5. News: Keslassy . Elsa . Diane Weyermann Steps Down From International Feature Film's Exec Committee . October 27, 2020 . Variety . October 27, 2020.
  6. News: Siegel . Tatiana . Sundance: Netflix Nabs 'American Factory' Doc for $3 Million . February 1, 2019 . The Hollywood Reporter . February 1, 2019.
  7. News: National Geographic acquires Kartemquinn's City so Real . August 6, 2020 . Reel Chicago . August 6, 2020.
  8. News: Lang . Brent . Magnolia Pictures, Participant Buy 'John Lewis: Good Trouble' (EXCLUSIVE) . December 12, 2019 . Variety . December 12, 2019.
  9. News: Thompson . Anne . 'Aquarela': Inside the Most Dangerous Documentary Ever Made . August 15, 2019 . IndieWire . August 15, 2019.
  10. News: Petski . Denise . 'Foster': HBO Acquires Worldwide Rights To Deborah Oppenheimer & Mark Jonathan Harris' Documentary . August 23, 2018 . Deadline . August 23, 2018.
  11. News: Vivarelli . Nick . Venice: David Linde on How 'Human Flow' Encapsulates Participant Media's New Course (EXCLUSIVE) . September 1, 2017 . Variety . September 1, 2017.
  12. News: Fretts . Bruce . In Sequel-Mad Hollywood, Even Documentaries Have Follow-Ups . July 28, 2017 . The New York Times . July 28, 2017.
  13. News: Siegel . Tatiana . TIFF: Yo-Yo Ma Doc 'The Music of Strangers' Nabbed by The Orchard, HBO . September 15, 2011 . The Hollywood Reporter . September 15, 2011.
  14. News: Welk . Brian . Diane Weyermann Elevated to Chief Content Officer at Participant Media . September 5, 2019 . TheWrap . September 5, 2019.
  15. Sperling . Nicole . Participant Media Proves the Value of Movies with Messages . February 13, 2019 . Vanity Fair . February 13, 2019.
  16. News: Honeycutt . Kirk . Food, Inc. — Film Review . June 12, 2009 . The Hollywood Reporter . June 12, 2009.
  17. News: Thompson . Anne . Documentary, Now: Three Rock Stars Who Run The Fast-Changing Nonfiction World . October 24, 2016 . IndieWire . October 24, 2016.
  18. News: Pond . Steve . Larry Karaszewski and Diane Weyermann to Replace Mark Johnson as Oscars Foreign-Language Heads . August 22, 2018 . TheWrap . August 22, 2018.
  19. Web site: Mertes . Cara . The History of Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Program . Sundance Institute . July 13, 2011.
  20. News: D'Alessandro . Anthony . Focus Features Sets Release For Luke Holland Documentary 'Final Account' . January 27, 2021 . Deadline . January 27, 2021.
  21. News: D'Alessandro . Anthony . Amazon Picks Up Global Rights To Participant Documentary 'My Name Is Pauli Murray' From 'RBG' Filmmakers . February 25, 2021 . Deadline . February 25, 2021.
  22. News: Ramos . Dino-Ray . Participant Teams With Neon On Jonas Poher Rasmussen's Documentary 'Flee' – Sundance . February 2, 2021 . Deadline . February 2, 2021.
  23. News: Eslassy . Elsa . Participant, MK2 Films Team on Cannes-Bound Doc 'Invisible Demons' . June 24, 2021 . Variety . June 24, 2021.
  24. News: Pedersen. Erik. October 14, 2021. Diane Weyermann Dies: 'Inconvenient Truth' Producer & Longtime Chief Content Officer At Participant Was 66. Deadine. October 14, 2021.
  25. News: Morfoot. Addie. October 14, 2021. Diane Weyermann, Participant Executive and 'Inconvenient Truth' Producer, Dies at 66. Variety. October 14, 2021.
  26. News: Barnes. Mike. October 14, 2021. Diane Weyermann, 'Inconvenient Truth' Producer and Participant Veteran, Dies at 66. The Hollywood Reporter. October 14, 2021.
  27. News: Geier. Thom. October 14, 2021. Diane Weyermann, Award-Winning Documentary Producer, Dies at 66. TheWrap. October 14, 2021.

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