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ABOUT NETWORK

ABOUT NETWORK

Network Entertainment is a globally recognized film and television production company that produces award-winning documentaries and documentary series - premium content that is embraced by audiences around the world on leading streaming platforms, television networks, theatres, and every imaginable digital platform.

Network made its entrance on the world stage when it produced the seminal film on the legendary Muhammad Ali, Facing Ali, in partnership with Lionsgate, which was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary. This laid the foundation for Network’s continuum of world-class productions that celebrate the lives of the world’s most iconic personalities, along with films and series that explore inspiring cultural topics from the arenas of music, film, comedy, sports, politics, and business.

 

Network projects feature world-class casts combined with visually cinematic and richly crafted storytelling that is consistently praised by both audiences and critics alike, garnering awards, record ratings, and unparalleled media coverage for Network and its partners. Recent releases include the multi-award-winning SIDNEY, a feature documentary on the life and legacy of Sidney Poitier, which premiered at TIFF and was produced in partnership with Oprah Winfrey and Harpo Productions and directed by Reginald Hudlin for Apple TV+; and BRATS, a feature documentary directed by original Brat Pack member Andrew McCarthy and based on his New York Times bestselling book Brat: An ‘80s Story, in partnership with NEON and ABC News Studios, which explores what it meant to be part of the notorious group of young Hollywood actors in the 1980s who were dubbed the Brat Pack. BRATS showcased at the Tribeca Film Festival in June of this year and premiered shortly after that on Hulu, reaching the #1 spot.

Upcoming releases include JIMI, a feature-length documentary on the meteoric rise of the legendary rock star and global icon Jimi Hendrix, the most celebrated guitar player in the history of popular music – in collaboration with Janie Hendrix, Experience Hendrix, Double Agent, ABG, and Beedie Investments, and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Bao Nguyen; a feature documentary on ground-breaking musical artist Sly Stone, of Sly and the Family Stone, directed by Academy Award-winner and four-time Grammy and Sundance Film Festival Award-winner Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, in partnership with MRC Non-Fiction, which Disney’s Onyx Collective acquired; and Bernie Taupin, a feature documentary, directed by Matthew Miele, celebrating Elton John’s legendary lyricist and their half-century partnership.

Selected past projects include The Age of A.I., an eight-part series in partnership with host and Executive Producer Robert Downey Jr., which launched on YouTube Originals; the electric four-part documentary series PUNK, executive produced by legendary fashion designer John Varvatos and punk pioneer Iggy Pop, a subscriber favorite for Amazon MGM+/EPIX; Women Who Rock, another four-part documentary series executive produced by John Varvatos for MGM+/EPIX, directed by Jessica Hopper; Network’s signature I AM series of intimate feature documentaries on globally recognized stars including Bruce Lee, Steve McQueen, Evel Knievel, Chris Farley, JFK Jr., Heath Ledger, MLK Jr., Paul Walker, and Richard Pryor; Johnny Cash: American Rebel, a feature documentary which debuted on CMT; and the acclaimed seven-part series, Facing, for the National Geographic Channel, profiling history’s most iconic figures from Saddam Hussein to Pablo Escobar to Vladimir Putin.

Network’s work has been recognized by leading industry associations around the world, including the Oscars, the Emmys, the Critics Choice Documentary Awards, the African American Film Critics Association, the NAACP Image Awards, the Leo Awards, the Realscreen Awards, and the Gemini Awards, as well as renowned festivals including Tribeca, TIFF, and SXSW, among many others.

Network’s offices, and its production and post-production facilities, are located in Vancouver and Los Angeles.

ABOUT NETWORK

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