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David Linde

October 28, 2023

David Linde (born February 8, 1960) is the CEO of the Los Angeles, California-based film production company Participant, a position to which he was appointed in October 2015.[1] Prior to his role at Participant, Linde had leading roles at Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Good Machine, and Lava Bear Films, where films released during his tenures collectively earned more than $14 billion globally, with 158 Oscar nominations and 34 wins.[2]

David Linde
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Businessman, film producer
Organization(s)Participant, CEO
Notable workArrival (producer)
SpouseFelicia Rosenfeld

Early life and education edit

Linde was born and raised in Eugene, the son of law professor and Oregon Supreme Court Justice, Hans A. Linde[3] and Helen Tucker Linde. His father was Jewish and his mother is Presbyterian.[4][5] In 1978, Linde graduated from South Eugene High School.[3] After attending Swarthmore College, he moved to New York City[6] where his girlfriend (later his wife) had moved.[7] In New York, he worked as a paralegal for Paramount Pictures from 1984 to 1988[6] where he supervised sales of select international theatrical rights;[8] and then as co-head of the international department at Fox Lorber Associates from 1988 to 1991[6] where he directed the sales of more than 300 independently produced film, documentary and television titles.[9]

Career edit

Linde joined Miramax Films in 1991 as Vice President of Acquisitions before being promoted to Executive Vice President and Head of Sales as the founding executive of Miramax Films International.[10] While at Miramax, he oversaw the international distribution of Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite, Wes Craven's Scream and Anthony Minghella's multi-Academy Award-winning The English Patient.

Linde served as both co-president and partner of the production company Good Machine and President and founder of Good Machine International, beginning in January 1997.[11] GMI handled the international distribution of films including Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (of which Linde was executive producer),[12] Alfonso Cuaron's Y tu mamá también (of which Linde was executive producer).[13] Joel Coen and Ethan Coen's The Man Who Wasn't There,[14] and Todd Field's In the Bedroom.[15] Films distributed by GMI earned six Academy Awards from 22 nominations, including two for Best Picture and five Golden Globes from 18 nominations. While at Good Machine, Linde also executive produced Todd Solondz's Happiness.[16] In 2002, Linde and his partners sold the Good Machine companies to Universal Pictures and created Focus Features.[17]

As co-president of Focus Features and president of its genre production unit, Rogue Pictures.[18] Linde oversaw a slate that featured Roman Polanski's The Pianist, Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation and Fernando Meirelles' The Constant Gardener, as well as Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain.[19] During Linde's tenure at Focus, the company was honored with 53 Oscar nominations resulting in 11 Academy Awards. In 2008, Linde oversaw the sale of Rogue Pictures to Relativity Media.[20]

In 2002, Linde was promoted to co-chairman of Universal Pictures and subsequently, Chairman.[21] During his tenure, Universal significantly grew its international distribution and production platform across all media and launched Universal's family/animation banner, Illumination Entertainment.[22]

In 2011, Linde founded Lava Bear Films, a film production and financing company developing projects specifically designed for the global marketplace, and served as the company's CEO.[23]

Linde has long-lasting relationships in global filmmaking, most recently serving as executive producer of Alejandro González Iñárritu's Academy Award-nominated Biutiful,[24] producer of Fernando Meirelles' 360,[25] and as executive producer of Zhang Yimou's The Flowers of War starring Christian Bale.[26] Most recently, Linde executive produced Yimou's Coming Home which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival,[27] Jonas Cuaron's Desierto,[28] and Alfonso Cuaron's Roma.[29]

Since joining Participant as its CEO in 2015, Linde has overseen two best picture Academy Award winners — Green Book and Spotlight — along with a best documentary feature Oscar for American Factory and two best foreign-language Oscars for Roma and A Fantastic Woman. He also expanded the company's content approach to include episodic television series and digital short form video through the acquisition of SoulPancake.[30] In September 2019, Participant extended Linde's contract as CEO with a multi-year deal.[31]

Filmography edit

Executive producer

Producer

Thanks

Recognition edit

Throughout his career Linde has been recognized with numerous awards including The Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneer of the Year,[32] General Electric's chairman's Award for Performance Turnaround,[8] the Anti-Defamation League's Distinguished Entertainment Industry Award,[33] the 21st Israel Film Festival – Visionary Award,[34] New York Magazine: Best Of The Industry Award, the Gotham Award For Distinguished Achievement,[8] the EmPOWerment Award at Variety's Power of Women event,[35] among others. In 2020, Linde received an honorary degree from Swarthmore College.[36] Linde serves on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors, its Museum Foundation Board of Trustees, and the Academy Foundation Board of Trustees.[37] He also serves on Film Independent's Board of Directors[38] and on American Film Institute's Board of Trustees.[39]

Personal life edit

Linde is married to Felicia Rosenfeld.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ McClintock, Pamela (October 13, 2015). "David Linde Named CEO of Participant Media". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "Variety V500". Variety. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c The Register Guard: "His shining ‘spotlight’ David Linde, formerly of Eugene, helms the company behind the Oscar winner" By Mark Baker February 24, 2017
  4. ^ Klug, Lisa (June 23, 2016). "Who said Jews run Hollywood? Inaugural list of 100 prominent players in Tinseltown shows a lack of diversity -- and a whole lot of MOT". Times of Israel.
  5. ^ Bloom, Nate (February 13, 2017). "The tribe goes to the Oscars". J. The Jewish News of Northern California.
  6. ^ a b c Variety Magazine: "David Linde Talks About His Career, China, the Future of Film at Locarno" by John Hopewell August 5, 2016
  7. ^ The Register Guard: "His shining ‘spotlight’ - David Linde, formerly of Eugene, helms the company behind the Oscar winner" By Mark Baker March 5, 2016
  8. ^ a b c . Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  9. ^ Levine, Syndney (October 11, 2011). . indieWIRE. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  10. ^ Roman, Monica (December 16, 1996). "LINDE, GOOD MACHINE PARTNER". Variety.
  11. ^ "October Machine-ready". Variety. July 30, 1997.
  12. ^ McCarthy, Todd (May 17, 2000). "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Film Review". Variety.
  13. ^ Johnston, Sheila (September 14, 2001). "Y Tu Mama Tambien – Film Review". Screen Daily.
  14. ^ Dawtry, Adam (May 10, 2001). "'Man' tops Machine slate sales". Variety.
  15. ^ Goodridge, Mike (February 21, 2002). "GMI cleans out Bedroom, as buyers hail Hero". Screen Daily.
  16. ^ McCarthy, Todd (May 17, 1998). "Happiness – Dark Side of 'Happiness' Explores Sexual Taboos". Variety.
  17. ^ Harris, Dana (May 2, 2002). "Good Machine buy alters Focus at U". Variety.
  18. ^ Hernandez, Eugene (March 17, 2006). "With Indiewood Films Riding High, David Linde Named a Top Exec at Focus' Hollywood Parent". indieWIRE.
  19. ^ Rooney, David (March 24, 2004). "Focus widens lens with Rogue". Variety.
  20. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (January 4, 2009). "Relativity reels in Rogue". Variety.
  21. ^ Snyder, Gabriel (March 17, 2006). "Pair has Universal appeal". Variety.
  22. ^ Barnes, Brooks (April 3, 2011). "For Illumination Entertainment, Animation Meets Economic Reality". The New York Times.
  23. ^ Adler, Tim (February 16, 2010). "David Linde Resurfaces With New Company". Deadline.
  24. ^ Honeycutt, Kirk (October 14, 2010). "Biutiful – Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  25. ^ Adams, Mark (September 10, 2011). "360 Movie Review". Screen Daily.
  26. ^ Kay, Jeremy (November 8, 2011). "Wrekin Hill deal throws The Flowers of War into Oscar race". Screen International.
  27. ^ Lee, Maggie (May 21, 2014). "Cannes Film Review: Coming Home". Variety.
  28. ^ "Cannes: Im Global Boards Jonas Cuaron's Thriller 'Forsaken,' Starring Gael Garcia Bernal". News for Charles Gillibert. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  29. ^ Sharf, Zach (July 25, 2018). "Alfonso Cuarón Talks 'Roma': Why the Oscar Winner Partnered With Netflix and Became His Own Cinematographer (Exclusive)". Indiewire. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  30. ^ McNary, Dave (September 12, 2019). "Participant Extends David Linde's Contract as CEO". Variety. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  31. ^ Hipes, Patrick (September 12, 2019). "Participant Re-Ups CEO David Linde In Multiyear Deal". Deadline. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  32. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012.
  33. ^ Snyder, Gabriel (April 9, 2006). "A pro-social focus". Variety.
  34. ^ Shai, Oren (November 1, 2006). . Films in Review. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012.
  35. ^ Yang, Rachel (October 12, 2018). "Participant Media CEO David Linde: It's 'Not That Hard' to Foster Inclusion, Diversity". Variety. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  36. ^ "Neuroscientist, Cultural Historian, and Media Executive Named 2020 Honorary Degree Recipients". Swathmore College. January 21, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  37. ^ "Board of Governors". Oscars.org. September 2, 2014.
  38. ^ "David Linde". Film Independent.
  39. ^ "AFI Welcomes Six New Board of Trustees in 2020". AFI. AFI. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

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David Linde born February 8 1960 is the CEO of the Los Angeles California based film production company Participant a position to which he was appointed in October 2015 1 Prior to his role at Participant Linde had leading roles at Universal Pictures Focus Features Good Machine and Lava Bear Films where films released during his tenures collectively earned more than 14 billion globally with 158 Oscar nominations and 34 wins 2 David LindeNationalityAmericanOccupation s Businessman film producerOrganization s Participant CEONotable workArrival producer SpouseFelicia Rosenfeld Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Recognition 5 Personal life 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education editLinde was born and raised in Eugene the son of law professor and Oregon Supreme Court Justice Hans A Linde 3 and Helen Tucker Linde His father was Jewish and his mother is Presbyterian 4 5 In 1978 Linde graduated from South Eugene High School 3 After attending Swarthmore College he moved to New York City 6 where his girlfriend later his wife had moved 7 In New York he worked as a paralegal for Paramount Pictures from 1984 to 1988 6 where he supervised sales of select international theatrical rights 8 and then as co head of the international department at Fox Lorber Associates from 1988 to 1991 6 where he directed the sales of more than 300 independently produced film documentary and television titles 9 Career editLinde joined Miramax Films in 1991 as Vice President of Acquisitions before being promoted to Executive Vice President and Head of Sales as the founding executive of Miramax Films International 10 While at Miramax he oversaw the international distribution of Quentin Tarantino s Pulp Fiction Woody Allen s Mighty Aphrodite Wes Craven s Scream and Anthony Minghella s multi Academy Award winning The English Patient Linde served as both co president and partner of the production company Good Machine and President and founder of Good Machine International beginning in January 1997 11 GMI handled the international distribution of films including Ang Lee s Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon of which Linde was executive producer 12 Alfonso Cuaron s Y tu mama tambien of which Linde was executive producer 13 Joel Coen and Ethan Coen s The Man Who Wasn t There 14 and Todd Field s In the Bedroom 15 Films distributed by GMI earned six Academy Awards from 22 nominations including two for Best Picture and five Golden Globes from 18 nominations While at Good Machine Linde also executive produced Todd Solondz s Happiness 16 In 2002 Linde and his partners sold the Good Machine companies to Universal Pictures and created Focus Features 17 As co president of Focus Features and president of its genre production unit Rogue Pictures 18 Linde oversaw a slate that featured Roman Polanski s The Pianist Sofia Coppola s Lost in Translation and Fernando Meirelles The Constant Gardener as well as Ang Lee s Brokeback Mountain 19 During Linde s tenure at Focus the company was honored with 53 Oscar nominations resulting in 11 Academy Awards In 2008 Linde oversaw the sale of Rogue Pictures to Relativity Media 20 In 2002 Linde was promoted to co chairman of Universal Pictures and subsequently Chairman 21 During his tenure Universal significantly grew its international distribution and production platform across all media and launched Universal s family animation banner Illumination Entertainment 22 In 2011 Linde founded Lava Bear Films a film production and financing company developing projects specifically designed for the global marketplace and served as the company s CEO 23 Linde has long lasting relationships in global filmmaking most recently serving as executive producer of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu s Academy Award nominated Biutiful 24 producer of Fernando Meirelles 360 25 and as executive producer of Zhang Yimou s The Flowers of War starring Christian Bale 26 Most recently Linde executive produced Yimou s Coming Home which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival 27 Jonas Cuaron s Desierto 28 and Alfonso Cuaron s Roma 29 Since joining Participant as its CEO in 2015 Linde has overseen two best picture Academy Award winners Green Book and Spotlight along with a best documentary feature Oscar for American Factory and two best foreign language Oscars for Roma and A Fantastic Woman He also expanded the company s content approach to include episodic television series and digital short form video through the acquisition of SoulPancake 30 In September 2019 Participant extended Linde s contract as CEO with a multi year deal 31 Filmography editExecutive producer Great Performances 1992 TV series Happiness 1998 Ride with the Devil 1999 The King Is Alive 2000 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2000 Storytelling 2001 Y tu mama tambien 2001 They 2002 How to Deal 2003 Biutiful 2010 360 2010 The Flowers of War 2010 Coming Home 2014 Desierto 2015 The Bodyguard 2016 Shut In 2016 Roma 2018 Stillwater 2021 Producer The Rover 2014 The Forest 2016 Arrival 2016 Thanks Clerks 1994 The Tao of Steve 2000 21 Grams 2003 Agora 2009 Mama 2013 Birdman 2014 Above Suspicion 2019 The King 2019 Recognition editThroughout his career Linde has been recognized with numerous awards including The Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneer of the Year 32 General Electric s chairman s Award for Performance Turnaround 8 the Anti Defamation League s Distinguished Entertainment Industry Award 33 the 21st Israel Film Festival Visionary Award 34 New York Magazine Best Of The Industry Award the Gotham Award For Distinguished Achievement 8 the EmPOWerment Award at Variety s Power of Women event 35 among others In 2020 Linde received an honorary degree from Swarthmore College 36 Linde serves on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors its Museum Foundation Board of Trustees and the Academy Foundation Board of Trustees 37 He also serves on Film Independent s Board of Directors 38 and on American Film Institute s Board of Trustees 39 Personal life editLinde is married to Felicia Rosenfeld 3 References edit McClintock Pamela October 13 2015 David Linde Named CEO of Participant Media The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved October 13 2015 Variety V500 Variety December 17 2019 Retrieved December 17 2019 a b c The Register Guard His shining spotlight David Linde formerly of Eugene helms the company behind the Oscar winner By Mark Baker February 24 2017 Klug Lisa June 23 2016 Who said Jews run Hollywood Inaugural list of 100 prominent players in Tinseltown shows a lack of diversity and a whole lot of MOT Times of Israel Bloom Nate February 13 2017 The tribe goes to the Oscars J The Jewish News of Northern California a b c Variety Magazine David Linde Talks About His Career China the Future of Film at Locarno by John Hopewell August 5 2016 The Register Guard His shining spotlight David Linde formerly of Eugene helms the company behind the Oscar winner By Mark Baker March 5 2016 a b c David Linde Produced By Conference Bio Archived from the original on February 2 2017 Retrieved November 17 2011 Levine Syndney October 11 2011 TIFF 2011 and into AFM indieWIRE Archived from the original on November 14 2011 Retrieved November 18 2011 Roman Monica December 16 1996 LINDE GOOD MACHINE PARTNER Variety October Machine ready Variety July 30 1997 McCarthy Todd May 17 2000 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Film Review Variety Johnston Sheila September 14 2001 Y Tu Mama Tambien Film Review Screen Daily Dawtry Adam May 10 2001 Man tops Machine slate sales Variety Goodridge Mike February 21 2002 GMI cleans out Bedroom as buyers hail Hero Screen Daily McCarthy Todd May 17 1998 Happiness Dark Side of Happiness Explores Sexual Taboos Variety Harris Dana May 2 2002 Good Machine buy alters Focus at U Variety Hernandez Eugene March 17 2006 With Indiewood Films Riding High David Linde Named a Top Exec at Focus Hollywood Parent indieWIRE Rooney David March 24 2004 Focus widens lens with Rogue Variety Siegel Tatiana January 4 2009 Relativity reels in Rogue Variety Snyder Gabriel March 17 2006 Pair has Universal appeal Variety Barnes Brooks April 3 2011 For Illumination Entertainment Animation Meets Economic Reality The New York Times Adler Tim February 16 2010 David Linde Resurfaces With New Company Deadline Honeycutt Kirk October 14 2010 Biutiful Film Review The Hollywood Reporter Adams Mark September 10 2011 360 Movie Review Screen Daily Kay Jeremy November 8 2011 Wrekin Hill deal throws The Flowers of War into Oscar race Screen International Lee Maggie May 21 2014 Cannes Film Review Coming Home Variety Cannes Im Global Boards Jonas Cuaron s Thriller Forsaken Starring Gael Garcia Bernal News for Charles Gillibert Retrieved March 23 2015 Sharf Zach July 25 2018 Alfonso Cuaron Talks Roma Why the Oscar Winner Partnered With Netflix and Became His Own Cinematographer Exclusive Indiewire Retrieved July 25 2018 McNary Dave September 12 2019 Participant Extends David Linde s Contract as CEO Variety Retrieved September 12 2019 Hipes Patrick September 12 2019 Participant Re Ups CEO David Linde In Multiyear Deal Deadline Retrieved September 12 2019 The Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneer of the Year Official Winners List PDF Archived from the original PDF on April 25 2012 Snyder Gabriel April 9 2006 A pro social focus Variety Shai Oren November 1 2006 THE ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL Films in Review Archived from the original on January 26 2012 Yang Rachel October 12 2018 Participant Media CEO David Linde It s Not That Hard to Foster Inclusion Diversity Variety Retrieved October 12 2018 Neuroscientist Cultural Historian and Media Executive Named 2020 Honorary Degree Recipients Swathmore College January 21 2020 Retrieved January 27 2020 Board of Governors Oscars org September 2 2014 David Linde Film Independent AFI Welcomes Six New Board of Trustees in 2020 AFI AFI Retrieved November 20 2020 External links editDavid Linde at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David 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