After 20 years, 21 Academy Awards and 18 Emmys, socially conscious film production company Participant is shutting down. The Culver City company told its employees Tuesday morning that it would be winding down operations. In a letter to staff, founder and former EBay President Jeff Skoll wrote that the decision was "difficult," but that it was "the right time" for him to evaluate his next chapter and approach to "tackling the pressing issues of our time." "I founded Participant with the mission... Read this story
