Protozoa Pictures
American production company
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Protozoa Pictures is an American production company founded in 1997 by American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky,[2] headquartered in New York City. Protozoa has produced award-winning work that spans film, television, documentary, theater, podcasts, books, graphic novels and technology. The company’s output, including Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler, Black Swan, Jackie and The Whale, has amassed over a dozen Academy Award nominations. It also produced Postcard from Earth, an inaugural show for the Las Vegas Sphere that has sold 4 million tickets and earned over 500 million dollars.[3][4][5]
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Motion picture |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Darren Aronofsky |
| Headquarters | , United States |
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| Products | Film Production |
| Website | protozoa |
The company is named after a short film Aronofsky made in 1993, and also reflects his interest in exploring the fundamental aspects of human existence, often delving into themes of obsession, transformation, and the struggle for identity. The name also derives from the single-celled eukaryotes of the same name, which are depicted in the company's logo.
Having previously partnered with Regency Enterprises,[6] HBO[7] and Dimension Films,[8] Protozoa currently has ongoing deals with Disney/NatGeo[9] and Sony[10] for the development of film and TV content. The company has maintained a long-standing collaboration with major studios and distributors, including Searchlight Pictures,[11] Paramount Pictures[12] and A24,[13] while championing independent voices across multimedia narrative formats.
