VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 27,
2025 /CNW/ - Network Media Group
Inc. and Network Entertainment
Inc. (TSXV: NTE) (OTC: NETWF) ("Network" or "the Company")
are proud to announce a strategic distribution partnership with
Elevation Pictures for the Canadian distribution of
Network's I AM feature
documentaries commencing with three new highly anticipated
titles: I Am Joe Frazier, directed
by Pete McCormack; I Am
Luke Perry, directed by Adrian Buitenhuis and
executive produced by Jason
Priestley; and, I Am Raquel
Welch, directed by Olivia Cheng.
"Our three new I AM films celebrate the lives
and legacies of a trio of extraordinary individuals who have made a
lasting impact on culture, entertainment, and history," said
Derik Murray, Founder and CEO of
Network Entertainment. "Partnering with Elevation ensures that
these powerful stories will reach Canadian audiences,
continuing to inspire and entertain."
Network Entertainment's I AM films are known
for their cinematic storytelling, featuring rare archival footage,
exclusive interviews, and deeply personal narratives that honour
each subject's remarkable journey.
"Elevation is thrilled to collaborate with Network Entertainment
to distribute the I AM films in Canada," said Omar Chalabi, Head of Digital & TV at
Elevation Pictures. "These documentaries offer an intimate look at
some of the most influential figures of our time, showcasing
Network's unwavering commitment to premium content and authentic
storytelling."
About Network Media Group / Network Entertainment
Inc.
Network Media Group is the parent company of
Network Entertainment Inc.
Network Entertainment is a
creatively driven boutique film and television production company
that develops, finances, and produces award-winning programming for
television networks, streaming digital platforms, and movie
audiences worldwide.
Network was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Feature
Documentary for its Muhammad Ali
documentary, Facing Ali. Upcoming and recent
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; Bernie Taupin, a
feature documentary directed by Matthew
Miele, celebrating Elton
John's legendary lyricist and their half-century
partnership; and most recently a feature doc on the ground-breaking
musical artist Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone, SLY
LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), directed by
Academy Award-winner and four-time Grammy and Sundance Film Festival Award-winner Ahmir
"Questlove" Thompson, in partnership with MRC Non-Fiction and Onyx
Collective, which debuted on January
23 at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, and premiered
February 13, 2025, on
Hulu/Disney+.
About Elevation Pictures
Founded in 2013 with finance
partner Teddy Schwarzman of Black
Bear, Elevation Pictures has become Canada's leading entertainment company
specializing in distribution and production. Elevation is known for
releasing commercial and critically acclaimed films, including
Academy Award-winning titles The Imitation Game,
Room, The Father, Moonlight, Everything
Everywhere All at Once, Anatomy of a Fall, and The Zone of
Interest. Recent box office successes include Longlegs,
starring Nicolas Cage; Anora,
starring Mikey Madison; and The
Brutalist, starring Adrien
Brody.
Elevation Pictures is also known for its strong slate of
Canadian films: French Girl starring Vanessa Hudgens, BlackBerry starring Jay
Baruchel, Irena's Vow starring Sophie Nelisse, and Elevation productions
include Bonjour Tristesse starring Chloë Sevigny, Alice,
Darling starring Anna Kendrick,
Infinity Pool starring Alexander Skarsgård, and A
Good Person starring Florence
Pugh. For more information, please
visit elevationpictures.com.
For additional information on Network Entertainment Inc.,
visit www.networkentertainment.ca
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SOURCE Network Media Group Inc.
