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Killer Films

American independent film production company

Summary

American independent film production company

FieldValue
nameKiller Films
logo[[File:Killer Films logo.pngframelessclass=skin-invert]]
industry{{Plainlist
founded1995
founder{{Plainlist
location_cityNew York City, New York
location_countryUnited States
homepageKiller Films
  • Film
  • Television
  • Christine Vachon
  • Pamela Koffler

Killer Films is a New York City-based independent film production company founded in 1995 by film producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler. The company has produced many acclaimed independent films over the past two decades including Far From Heaven (nominated for four Academy Awards), Boys Don't Cry (Academy Award winner), One Hour Photo, Kids, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Happiness, Velvet Goldmine, Safe, I Shot Andy Warhol, Swoon, I'm Not There (Academy Award nominated), Kill Your Darlings, Still Alice (Academy Award winner) and Carol (nominated for six Academy Awards). Killer Films also executive produced Todd Haynes' five episode HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce, which went on to win five Emmys, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

In 2014, Killer Films merged with Glass Elevator Media to form Killer Content, Inc. Their logo consists of a rabbit with a dartboard for a body.

Awards and recognition

Killer Films productions have received multiple awards and nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Emmy Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the Independent Spirit Awards. On the occasion of Killer's 10th anniversary in 2005, the company was feted with a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art.

Christine Vachon's first feature production, Poison, directed by Todd Haynes, won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival. Poison was one of the defining films of the emerging New Queer Cinema. For her work on Far From Heaven, another Todd Haynes collaboration, Vachon was honored by the New York Film Critics Circle, and received the Producer of the Year Award from the National Board of Review.

Vachon produced the Showtime television adaptation of the public broadcasting radio program, This American Life, for which she won an Emmy. In 2011, Christine was invited to give the State of Cinema Address at the San Francisco Film Society's 54th San Francisco International Film Festival.

Vachon has also written two books on her life and career, Shooting to Kill (1998), and A Killer Life (2006).

One of Killer's most recent films, Kill Your Darlings, directed by John Krokidas, and starred Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan, was selected for the Sundance Film Festival and went on to be nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. After producing Magic Magic, which debuted at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival to wide acclaim, Killer re-teamed with writer-director Sebastián Silva on his new feature, Nasty Baby.

In 2015, Julianne Moore won the Best Performance by an Actress Oscar for her part in the 2014 Killer film Still Alice, directed by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer, based on the novel of the same name, written by Lisa Genova. That same year, Killer re-teamed with director Todd Haynes on Carol, based on the 1952 romance novel, The Price of Salt, written by Patricia Highsmith. The film stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.

In 2017, the company produced Janicza Bravo's Lemon starring Brett Gelman and Judy Greer; Beatriz at Dinner starring Salma Hayek and Chloë Sevigny; and Dina directed by Dan Sickles & Antonio Santini, the latter of three winning the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

In May 2017, the company signed a two-year first look deal with Amazon Studios.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleWorldwide box officeNotesPoisonSwoonGo FishPostcards from AmericaSafeKidsStonewallPlain PleasuresI Shot Andy WarholBad Bosses Go to HellOffice KillerHappinessVelvet GoldmineI'm Losing YouDark HarborBoys Don't CryCrime + Punishment in SuburbiaSeries 7: The ContendersWomen in FilmThe Safety of ObjectsStorytellingHedwig and the Angry InchThe Grey ZoneChelsea WallsOne Hour PhotoFar From HeavenParty MonsterCampThe CompanyA Home at the End of the WorldA Dirty ShameThe Notorious Bettie PageInfamousAn American CrimeSavage GraceI'm Not ThereThen She Found MeGiganticMotherhoodCracksCairo TimeLulu at the Ace HotelLoop PlanesVirginiaDirty GirlDragonslayerShut Up and Play the HitsAt Any PriceMagic MagicKill Your DarlingsDealin' with IdiotsDeep PowderThe Last of Robin HoodWildLikeBluebirdYoung Bodies Heal QuicklyElectric SlideStill AliceMala MalaNasty BabyCarolBig SkyWoman in DeepGoatWiener-DogWhite GirlFrank & LolaA Kind of MurderLondon TownDinaLemonWhere Is Kyra?Beatriz at DinnerWonderstruckMy Days of MercyFirst ReformedColetteVox LuxAmerican WomanInside the RainDark WatersZolaShirleyThe World to ComeBrothers by BloodThe Velvet UndergroundUnder the InfluenceAnything's PossiblePast LivesShe Came to MeBleeding LoveA Good PersonMay DecemberA Different ManMad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)MaterialistsLate FameThe Last DayLone Wolf
1991$787,280
1992
1994$2.4 million
1995$512,245
$7.4 million
$692,400
1996
$1.9 million
1997Short film
$76,054
1998$2.8 million
$1.1 million
$13,996
1999$11.5 millionWon one Academy Award
2000$26,394
2001$195,065
$319,299
$2 million
$3.6 million
$517,872
$60,902
2002$52 million
$29 millionNominated for four Academy Awards
2003$742,898
$2.6 million
$6.4 million
2004$1.5 million
$1.9 million
2005$1.8 million
2006$2.6 million
2007$1.3 million
$1.4 million
$11.7 millionNominated for one Academy Award
$8.4 million
2008$165,888
2009$726,354
$29,683
$2 million
2010Short film
Short film
$12,728
$55,125
2011
2012$629,107
$380,594
2013
$2.1 million
$17,909
$288,545
2014
$44 millionWon one Academy Award
$10,761
2015$80,828
$40.3 millionNominated for nine British Academy Film Awards
Nominated for six Academy Awards
Nominated for five Golden Globe Awards
2016Short film
$23,020
$716,633
$200,242
$9,188
$89,899
$1,126
2017$96,524
$29,528
$59,717
$7.4 million
$3.3 million
$18,766
$3.9 millionNominated for one Academy Award
2018$13.8 million
$1.4 million
2019$245,416
$8,140
$23.1 million
2020$4.5-5 million
$305,805
$204,797
$104,744
2021
2022
2023$42.5 millionNominated for two Academy Awards
$1.2 million
$7,042{{cite webtitle=Bleeding Love (2023)publisher=Box Office Mojo. IMDbaccess-date=April 30, 2024}}
$3.1 million
$5.3 millionNominated for one Academy Award
2024$1.5 millionNominated for one Academy Award
2025
$108 million
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Television

YearTitleNotesMrs. HarrisThis American LifeThe Neistat BrothersMildred PierceZ: The Beginning of EverythingThis CloseHalstonPride
2005TV movie
Nominated for twelve Emmy Awards
2007–2009TV series
Won three Emmy Awards
2010TV series
2011TV miniseries
Won five Emmy Awards
2015–2017TV series
2018–2019TV series
2021TV miniseries
2021TV miniseries

References

References

  1. (May 27, 2014). "Killer Films Merges With Glass Elevator Media to Form Killer Content". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. "Swoon: Ten Years of Killer Films".
  3. (September 25, 2015). "Killer Films' Co-Founders Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler on Lesbian Romance 'Carol' and Indie Resilience". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. Levy, Emanuel. (June 27, 2015). "Gay Pride 2015: Celebrating Todd Haynes' Poison".
  5. Dillard, Clayton. (April 3, 2013). "Hearth of Darkness: Rob White's Todd Haynes". [[Slant Magazine]].
  6. "Christine Vachon Bio". HBO.
  7. "Shooting to Kill".
  8. (December 21, 2006). "Christine Vachon's 'A Killer Life'".
  9. (September 9, 2013). "'Kill Your Darlings' slays Venice".
  10. Sneider, Jeff. (August 14, 2013). "Kristen Wiig in Talks for Indie 'Nasty Baby' With TV on the Radio Singer Tunde Adebimpe (Exclusive)".
  11. Dove, Steve. (February 26, 2015). "Julianne Moore Wins Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role".
  12. McGovern, Joe. (July 30, 2015). "Todd Haynes' Carol changes its release date".
  13. Hipes, Patrick. (August 17, 2016). "Brett Gelman-Starring Indie 'Lemon' Wraps; Janicza Bravo's Feature Directorial Debut".
  14. Jafaar, Ali. (August 1, 2016). "Chloe Sevigny, Salma Hayek & Jay Duplass Join 'Beatriz At Dinner'".
  15. Patten, Dominic. (December 5, 2016). "Sundance 2017: Robert Redford, New Rashida Jones Netflix Series, 'Rebel In The Rye' & More On Premiere, Docu, Midnight & Kids Slates".
  16. Billington, Alex. (January 29, 2017). "Sundance 2017 Awards: 'Dina' & 'Chasing Coral' Are Big Doc Winners".
  17. Lang, Brent. (May 2, 2017). "Amazon Signs First Look Deals with Bona Fide Productions, Killer Films, and Le Grisbi Productions (EXCLUSIVE)".
  18. {{mojo title. poison. Poison
  19. {{mojo title. gofish. Go Fish
  20. {{mojo title. safe. Safe
  21. {{mojo title. kids. Kids
  22. {{mojo title. stonewall. Stonewall
  23. {{mojo title. ishotandywarhol. I Shot Andy Warhol
  24. {{mojo title. officekiller. Office Killer
  25. {{mojo title. happiness. Happiness
  26. {{mojo title. velvetgoldmine. Velvet Goldmine
  27. {{mojo title. imlosingyou. I'm Losing You
  28. {{mojo title. boysdontcry. Boys Don't Cry
  29. "Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000)".
  30. {{mojo title. series7. Series 7: The Contenders
  31. {{mojo title. safetyofobjects. The Safety of Objects
  32. "Storytelling (2002)".
  33. {{mojo title. hedwigandtheangryinch. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
  34. {{mojo title. greyzone. The Grey Zone
  35. {{mojo title. chelseawalls. Chelsea Walls
  36. {{mojo title. onehourphoto. One Hour Photo
  37. {{mojo title. farfromheaven. Far From Heaven
  38. {{mojo title. partymonster. Party Monster
  39. {{mojo title. camp. Camp
  40. {{mojo title. company. The Company
  41. {{mojo title. homeattheendoftheworld. A Home at the End of the World
  42. {{mojo title. dirtyshame. A Dirty Shame
  43. {{mojo title. notoriousbettiepage. The Notorious Bettie Page
  44. {{mojo title. infamous. Infamous
  45. {{mojo title. americancrime. An American Crime
  46. {{mojo title. savagegrace. Savage Grace
  47. {{mojo title. imnotthere. I'm Not There
  48. {{mojo title. thenshefoundme. Then She Found Me
  49. {{mojo title. gigantic. Gigantic
  50. {{mojo title. motherhood. Motherhood
  51. {{mojo title. cracks. Cracks
  52. {{mojo title. cairotime. Cairo Time
  53. {{mojo title. virginia. Virginia
  54. {{mojo title. dirtygirl. Dirty Girl
  55. "Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012)".
  56. {{mojo title. atanyprice. At Any Price
  57. "Kill Your Darlings (2013)".
  58. {{mojo title. dealingwithidiots. Dealin' With Idiots
  59. {{mojo title. lastofrobinhood. The Last of Robin Hood
  60. {{mojo title. stillalice. Still Alice
  61. {{mojo title. malamala. Mala Mala
  62. "Nasty Baby (2015)".
  63. {{mojo title. carol. Carol
  64. {{mojo title. goat. Goat
  65. "Wiener-Dog (2016)".
  66. "Wiener-Dog".
  67. {{mojo title. whitegirl. White Girl
  68. {{mojo title. frankandlola. Frank and Lola
  69. {{mojo title. akindofmurder. A Kind of Murder
  70. {{mojo title. 1724597. London Town
  71. {{mojo title. dina. Dina
  72. {{mojo title. lemon. Lemon
  73. {{mojo title. whereiskyra. Where is Kyra?
  74. {{mojo title. beatrizatdinner. Beatriz at Dinner
  75. {{mojo title. wonderstruck. Wonderstruck
  76. {{mojo title. 5978724. My Days of Mercy
  77. {{mojo title. firstreformed. First Reformed
  78. {{mojo title. colette. Colette
  79. {{mojo title. voxlux. Vox Lux
  80. {{mojo title. 4465572. American Woman
  81. "Inside the Rain (2019)".
  82. "Dark Waters".
  83. "Zola (2021)".
  84. "Shirley".
  85. "Shirley".
  86. "''The World to Come'' (2020)". [[Box Office Mojo]]. [[IMDb]].
  87. "Brothers by Blood (2021)".
  88. "''Past Lives'' (2023)". [[Box Office Mojo]]. [[IMDb]].
  89. "''She Came to Me'' (2023)". [[Box Office Mojo]]. [[IMDb]].
  90. "A Good Person (2023)".
  91. "May December (2023)".
  92. "''A Different Man'' (2024)". [[Box Office Mojo]]. [[IMDb]].
  93. "''Materialists'' (2025)". [[Box Office Mojo]]. [[IMDb]].
  94. "Mrs. Harris". [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]].
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  96. "Mildred Pierce". [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]].
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