Pamela Koffler is an American film and television producer and founding partner of Killer Films, an independent New York-based production company she co-leads with Christine Vachon.[1][2][3]

Koffler has produced a large body of critically acclaimed and award-winning films and television series, including Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Mildred Pierce, The Velvet Underground, Past Lives, and May December, which premiered in competition at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and was acquired by Netflix.[4][5][6][3]

Awards & recognition

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Koffler has been nominated for various entertainment awards, including Primetime Emmy Award and PGA Award nominations for Mrs. Harris[7] in 2006 and Mildred Pierce[8] in 2011, a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination for Hedwig and the Angry Inch in 2002 and win for I'm Losing You in 2000,[9] and an IDA Award win for This American Life in 2008.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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As producer, unless otherwise noted.

Year Title Director Notes
1997 Office Killer Cindy Sherman
1998 I'm Losing You Bruce Wagner
1999 Boys Don't Cry Kimberly Peirce as Executive Producer
2000 Crime + Punishment in Suburbia Rob Schmidt
2001 Hedwig and the Angry Inch John Cameron Mitchell
Women in Film Bruce Wagner
Chelsea Walls Ethan Hawke
The Safety of Objects Rose Troche as Executive Producer
The Grey Zone Tim Blake Nelson
2002 One Hour Photo Mark Romanek
2003 Camp Todd Graff
2003 The Company Robert Altman
2004 A Home at the End of the World Michael Mayer
2005 The Notorious Bettie Page Mary Harron
2007 An American Crime Tommy O'Haver as Executive Producer
Savage Grace Tom Kalin
Then She Found Me Helen Hunt
2009 Motherhood Katherine Dieckmann
2010 Dirty Girl Abe Sylvia as Executive Producer
2012 At Any Price Ramin Bahrani
2013 Kill Your Darlings John Krokidas as Executive Producer
Magic Magic Sebastián Silva
Deep Powder Mo Ogrodnik
The Last of Robin Hood Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland
Innocence Hilary Brougher
2014 Young Bodies Heal Quickly Andrew T. Betzer
Mala Mala Antonio Santini & Dan Sickles as Executive Producer
Still Alice Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland
2017 Beatriz at Dinner Miguel Arteta
Wonderstruck Todd Haynes
2018 Colette Wash Westmoreland
2019 American Woman Semi Chellas as Executive Producer
Dark Waters Todd Haynes
2020 The World to Come Mona Fastvold
2021 The Velvet Underground Todd Haynes as Executive Producer
2023 Past Lives Celine Song
She Came to Me Rebecca Miller
A Good Person Zach Braff
May December Todd Haynes

Television (as executive producer)

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Year Title Director/Creator Notes
2005 Mrs. Harris Phyllis Nagy (Director) TV Movie
2011 Mildred Pierce Todd Haynes (Series Director) Limited Series
2013 Six by Sondheim (segment 'I'm Still Here') Todd Haynes (Segment Director) TV Movie
2015-2017 Z: The Beginning of Everything Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin (Creators)
2021 Halston Daniel Minahan (Series Director) Limited Series

References

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  1. ^ "Pamela Koffler - Sundance Collab". collab.sundance.org. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  2. ^ Abramovitch, Seth (2015-09-25). "Killer Films' Co-Founders Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler on Lesbian Romance 'Carol' and Indie Resilience". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  3. ^ a b Grobar, Matt (2023-06-19). "'Past Lives' Producers Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler & David Hinojosa On Indie Film Scene's Rebound From Covid & Perpetuating "A Healthy Ecosystem For Serious Adult Dramas To Exist"". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  4. ^ Kay2023-02-21T12:19:00+00:00, Jeremy. "My Screen Life: Killer Films' Pamela Koffler talks Meryl Streep, Anna Karenina and a disastrous trip home from Fyre Island". Screen. Retrieved 2023-05-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Swoon: Ten Years of Killer Films | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  6. ^ Szalai, Georg (2023-05-23). "Cannes: Netflix Takes Todd Haynes' 'May December,' Starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  7. ^ "Mrs. Harris". Television Academy. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  8. ^ "Mildred Pierce". Television Academy. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  9. ^ "History". Film Independent. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  10. ^ "IDA's 2008 IDA Documentary Awards Announces Six Early Winners". International Documentary Association. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
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