Ava DuVernay Inks Multi-Year Deal With Spotify To Produce Podcasts

Oscar-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay and her arts collective ARRAY are partnering up with Spotify for a multi-year partnership to produce exclusive scripted and unscripted audio programming.

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

“Recognizing the undeniable power of voice and sound, I’m thrilled to extend ARRAY’s storytelling into the realm of podcasts,” DuVernay said in a statement. “The opportunity to work with Lydia Polgreen and her passionate team drew us to Spotify as a home for our audio narratives and we couldn’t be more excited to begin this new creative journey.”

Spotify has more than 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 amplify a variety of voices and perspectives through podcasting.

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

“Ava DuVernay and her team at ARRAY are at the forefront of telling powerful stories about the most pressing issues of our time,” said Lydia Polgreen, Managing Director of Gimlet. “We’re so excited to bring their passion for lifting up forgotten and neglected voices to life in audio.”

DuVernay and ARRAY are joining a number of creatives who have signed on to do Spotify’s podcasts. Over the last 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 its free, ad-supported offering.

DuVernay founded ARRAY back in 2011 serving as a home for both film production and distribution efforts and non-profit work. Her film credit include A Wrinkle in Time, 13th and Netflix’s limited series When They See Us.

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