Teddy Schwarzman, founder and CEO of independent studio Black Bear Pictures, is joining the board of directors of the Gotham Film & Media Institute (formerly IFP), while Mark D’Arcy, Facebook’s former chief creative officer, is stepping down to become the organization’s first Director Emeritus.Black Bear, the company behind The Imitation Game and I Care A Lot, launched in 2011.

It’s grossed over $350 million worldwide, been nominated for thirteen Academy Awards, ten BAFTAs and launched a television arm, Black Bear Television, last year.

Schwarzman is currently producing Academy Award winning duo Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s narrative directorial debut, Nyad, starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster for Netflix, and exec producing the Amazon TV series Exciting Times from director Cooper Raiff and starring Phoebe Dynevor.Upcoming releases include Dave Franco’s Somebody I Used to Know at Amazon, Neil Burger’s The Marsh King’s Daughter starring Daisy Ridley and Ben Mendelsohn for STX Films, and Martin Campbell’s Memory, starring Liam Neeson and Guy Pearce.Schwarzman, through Black Bear, also owns leading Canadian independent film distributor Elevation Pictures.D’Arcy exited as chief creative officer and global head of business marketing for Facebook – now called Meta – in Sept.

of 2021 after a decade at the social media giant. His team produced several thousand projects across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Oculus for a diverse client base including 80% of the world’s top 100 advertisers.

Black Bear Pictures’ Teddy Schwarzman Joins Board Of Gotham Film & Media Institute

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