100 Films & A Funeral
Winner: Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series - Roderick Deogenes
Nominee: Best History Documentary Program - Judy Holm and Michael McNamara
“I’m going to tell you a story that will make your balls shrink to the size of raisins”
-Spike (Rhys Ifans), Notting Hill
Directed by Michael McNamara, 100 Films & A Funeral captures a seminal period in modern independent filmmaking as it chronicles the rise and fall of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (PFE), the company that made and distributed over 100 feature films that collected 14 Academy Awards. Some of these hits include Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Dead Man Walking, The Usual Suspects, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Elizabeth, Trainspotting and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Inspired by PFE CEO Michael Kuhn’s memoir of the same name, McNamara had the advantage of an insider’s first hand knowledge of the history and intimate workings of this upstart European film studio that changed Hollywood. Judy Holm, producer of 100 Films & A Funeral is also the former VP of Distribution for PFE Canada, and was aboard the tumultuous and often heady roller coaster ride that marked the company’s history from 1991 – 1999.
More than a business story, 100 Films & A Funeral is a love letter to the art and magic of the cinema.
For further information, please go to http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500257980
Running Time: 84 minutes
Language: English
Broadcasters: Sundance Channel, Documentary Channel & AVRO
Distributor: MGM
Awards: 2008 Gemini Award for Best Editing in a Documentary Program or Series
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