AMANDA HILLSBERG, Creative Executive, Participant, USA

Born and raised in NYC with a degree from NYU, Amanda works in the Documentary Division at Participant as a Creative Executive where she reviews new projects and helps production manage the slate from development through release. She started her nonfiction film career at the Original Programming Division at Pivot TV, before coming to Participant.

INSTITUTE PROFILE

Participant was founded in 2004 by social entrepreneur Jeff Skoll with a commitment to producing entertainment with socially relevant themes. As the leading media company dedicated to entertainment that inspires audiences to engage in positive social change,
Participant’s content and social impact mandate speaks directly to the rise of today’s “conscious consumer,” representing over 2 billion consumers who are compelled to make impactful content a priority focus. Through its worldwide network of traditional and digital distribution, aligned with partnerships with key non-profit and NGO organizations, Participant is positioned uniquely within the industry to engage a rapidly growing audience while bringing global awareness and action to today’s most vital issues.
The company has produced more than 100 feature and documentary films that collectively have earned 82 Academy Award® nominations and 21 wins and have highlighted some of the most pressing issues and has expanded to become a multi-platform content company, annually producing up to six narrative feature films, six documentary films, three episodic television series, and over 20 hours of digital short form programming.