{"id":2007460,"date":"2025-09-08T22:18:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2007460"},"modified":"2025-09-08T22:18:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:18:41","slug":"ben-affleck-matt-damons-artists-equity-taps-amy-baer-as-film-tv-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ben-affleck-matt-damons-artists-equity-taps-amy-baer-as-film-tv-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Affleck, Matt Damon\u2019s Artists Equity Taps Amy Baer as Film, TV President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000255\/\">Ben Affleck<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000354\/\">Matt Damon<\/a>\u2019s Artists Equity has a new president of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0269943\/\">Film &amp; Television<\/a>, with veteran executive <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1616124\/\">Amy Baer<\/a> joining the banner. She will report to co-founder and CEO Affleck and chief operating officer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm16968095\/\">Dillon West<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During her career, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm13976726\/\">Baer<\/a> spent 17 years at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0001799\/\">Sony<\/a>, which now has a three-year deal with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0961831\/\">Artists Equity<\/a> to finance and distribute its films. Baer more recently founded <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0386252\/\">Gidden Media<\/a>, serving as its president since its inception in 2012 and producing features such as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt8368368\/\">The Apprentice<\/a>, while the company also executive produced the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0144901\/\">Netflix<\/a> feature <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4614584\/\">Purple Hearts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmy is a world-class executive and producer whose track record speaks for itself,\u201d said Affleck in a statement. \u201cShe brings a wealth of experience, not only in leadership roles at major studios, including our valued partner in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0880495\/\">Sony Pictures<\/a>, but also as a successful independent producer, building a deep understanding of the evolving industry landscape. Throughout her career,&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Affleck and Matt Damon\u2019s Artists Equity has a new president of Film &amp; Television, with veteran executive Amy Baer joining the banner. She will report to co-founder and CEO Affleck and chief operating officer Dillon West. 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