Ava DuVernay Inks Deal multi-year with Spotify to produce Podcasts

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Oscar-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay and her art collection ARRAY are partnering with Spotify for a multi-year partnership to produce non-fiction and non-written audio programs.

Under this new partnership, ARRAY will produce scripted and non-scripted podcasts in collaboration with the Spotify Gimlet-owned studio directed by ARRAY Filmworks President Sarah Bremner.

“Recognizing the undoubted power of voice and sound, I am thrilled to extend ARRAY stories into the realm of podcasts,” DuVernay said in a statement. “The opportunity to work with Lydia Polgreen and the her passionate team to Spotify as the home for our audio reports and we couldn’t have been more excited to embark on this new creative journey. “

Spotify has over 320 million monthly active users and 144 million subscribers to its Premium service. Spotify’s work aligns with ARRAY’s mission of narrative change and will increase a number of voices and scenes through podcasting.

“Spotify’s partnership with Array continues our commitment to bringing the world’s most powerful and creative voices into podcasts,” said Dawn Ostroff, Spotify’s Chief Business and Advertising Officer. “We look forward to hearing from Spotify audiences from the unique creators that ARRAY brings to our global platform.”

“Ava DuVernay and her team at ARRAY are at the forefront of telling stories about the most important issues of our time,” said Lydia Polgreen, Gimlet’s Managing Director. “We are so delighted with their passion for bringing up forgotten and forgotten voices to life in audio. ”

DuVernay and ARRAY are teaming up with several creators who have applied to make Spotify podcasts. Over the past few years, the company has locked in agreements with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Joe Rogan and Barack and Michelle Obama. All podcasts are available as part of the free, supported offer.

DuVernay founded ARRAY back in 2011 serving as home to both film production and distribution efforts and nonprofit work. Her film credits include Wrinkle in time, 13th and the limited Netflix series When they see us.

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