Pearl Street Films

Pearl Street Films

Company type	Private
Industry	Film and television production
Predecessor	LivePlanet
Founded	2012;13 years ago (2012)
Founder	Ben Affleck Matt Damon
Defunct	2022;3 years ago (2022)
Successor	Artists Equity
Headquarters	Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, California, United States
Key people	Chay Carter Jennifer Todd (president)
Products	Motion pictures and television series

Pearl Street Films was an American film and television production company based at Warner Bros. Studios. ^[1]

History

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon established the company, ^[2] and Jennifer Todd became a president in October 2012. ^[3]

In March 2018, the company announced that it would adopt inclusion riders for all future projects. ^{[4] [2]}

The company was dissolved in November 2022 as Affleck and Damon focused on founding their independent production company, Artists Equity. ^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Director	Distributor	RT	Notes
2012	Promised Land	Gus Van Sant	Focus Features	52% [6]	First film produced.
2015	The Leisure Class	Jason Mann	HBO Films	0% [7]
2016	Manchester by the Sea	Kenneth Lonergan	Amazon Studios / Roadside Attractions	96% [8]	Nominated for Best Picture.
	Jason Bourne	Paul Greengrass	Universal Studios	55% [9]	Installment of the Bourne film series.
	Live by Night	Ben Affleck	Warner Bros. Pictures	35% [10]	Based on the novel of the same name.
2021	The Last Duel	Ridley Scott	20th Century Studios	86% [11]	Based on the novel of the same name.

Television

Year	Series	Creator(s)	Distributor	RT	Notes
2001–2005 2015	Project Greenlight	Alex Keledjian	HBO	—	First produced television series.
2016	Incorporated	David and Alex Pastor	CBS Television Distribution	75% [12]	Canceled on February 27, 2017.
2019-2022	City on a Hill	Charlie McLean	Showtime	73% [13]	Ended
2024	We Were the Lucky Ones	Erica Lipez	Hulu

Accolades

See also: List of accolades received by Manchester by the Sea (film)

Pearl Street Films has received numerous nominations and awards for their productions.

Year	Title	Award	Category	Result	Ref(s)
2002	Project Greenlight	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality)	Nominated	[14]
2004			Outstanding Reality Program	Nominated
2005				Nominated
2012	Promised Land	National Board of Review	Top Films	Won
			Freedom of Expression Award	Won
2013		Berlin Film Festival	Golden Bear	Nominated
		Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress Ten and Under	Nominated
		Environmental Media Awards	Ongoing Commitment Award	Won
			Feature Film Award	Won
2016	Project Greenlight	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program	Nominated	[14]
	Jason Bourne	Critics' Choice Awards	Best Action Movie	Nominated	[15]
			Best Actor in an Action Movie	Nominated
2017	Incorporated	Saturn Awards	Best Science Fiction Television Series	Nominated	[16]

References

1. Galuppo, Mia (May 22, 2018). "Jennifer Todd Signs First-Look Deal With Amblin Partners". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 28, 2019.
2. Buell, Spencer (March 13, 2018). "Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's Production Company Will Adopt "Inclusion Riders"". Boston . Retrieved July 28, 2019.
3. D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 22, 2018). "Jennifer Todd Inks Exclusive First-Look Deal With Amblin Partners". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 28, 2019.
4. Kiefer, Halle (March 12, 2018). "Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's Production Company Implements Inclusion Riders". New York . Retrieved July 28, 2019.
5. Barnes, Brooks (November 20, 2022). "Ben Affleck and Matt Damon to Start Film Production Company". The New York Times. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
6. "Promised Land (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. 4 January 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
7. "The Leisure Class (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved November 9, 2015.
8. "Manchester by the Sea (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. December 16, 2016. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
9. "Jason Bourne (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango. 29 July 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
10. "Live By Night (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. 13 January 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
11. "The Last Duel (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. 15 October 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
12. "Incorporated: Season 1 (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
13. "City on a Hill: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes (Fandango Media). Retrieved July 16, 2019.
14. "Project Greenlight". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved July 28, 2015.
15. "La La Land Leads with 12 Nominations for the 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards". Critics' Choice. December 1, 2016. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
16. McNary, Dave (March 2, 2017). "Saturn Awards Nominations 2017: 'Rogue One,' 'Walking Dead' Lead". Variety . Retrieved March 2, 2017.