Sony Pictures Television Inc. is an American television production and distribution studio founded in 2002 as the successor to Columbia TriStar Television, TriStar Television, Columbia Pictures Television, Screen Gems and Pioneer Telefilms. Based in Culver City, it is a division of Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures Entertainment and a unit of the Japanese conglomerate Sony.
HBO Films is an American production and distribution company, a division of the cable television network HBO that produces feature films and miniseries. The division produces fiction and non-fiction works, primarily for distribution to their own customers, though recently the company has been funding theatrical releases.
James Allan Schamus is an American screenwriter, producer, business executive, film historian, professor, and director. He is a frequent collaborator of Ang Lee, the co-founder of the production company Good Machine, and the former CEO of motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company Focus Features, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal.
Michael Tollin is an American film and television producer/director who served as Executive Producer of the Emmy award-winning The Last Dance, a 10-part documentary series on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty. The series received rave reviews and set numerous ratings records, being seen by nearly 15 million viewers per episode on ESPN and many million more on Netflix around the world. Tollin's other career highlights include Radio, Coach Carter, Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream, and Varsity Blues. He has also produced and/or directed such movies and television shows as Arli$$, Smallville, One Tree Hill, All That, Kenan & Kel, Summer Catch, Wild Hogs, Dreamer , Good Burger, Big Fat Liar, and The Bronx is Burning. Tollin has also directed and/or produced documentaries, including The Comedy Store Documentary,Let Me Be Brave, Morningside Five, Iverson, Kareem: Minority of One, and Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?. He is currently the co-chairman of Mandalay Sports Media.
Funny-Films Oy was a Finnish film production company established by Spede Pasanen.
Ari Lohenoja is a Finnish businessperson who has made a career in the music and television businesses. Since mid-2000s, he works for the Finnish Defence Forces as their marketing communications expert.
Sonar Entertainment, Inc., formerly known as RHI Entertainment, Hallmark Entertainment, Qintex Entertainment, HRI Group and Robert Halmi Inc., is an American entertainment company specializing in television miniseries and movies and owned by Catalyst Capital Group. The company was founded in 1979 by Robert Halmi Jr. and Robert Halmi Sr. (1924–2014) as Robert Halmi, Inc. The company uses the direct-to-series model for TV series.
Erkki Karu was a Finnish film director, screenwriter and producer. He was one of the pioneers of the Finnish cinema.
Suomi-Filmi, lit. Finland-Film, is a Finnish film production and distribution company established in 1919 by Erkki Karu. Suomi-Filmi produced around 160 feature-length films and for most of its history was one of the two most important film companies in the country, along with Suomen Filmiteollisuus. The company was home for several noted Finnish film directors, mainly its founder Erkki Karu, and the later two main directors Risto Orko and Valentin Vaala. After the 'Golden Age' of Finnish cinema ended, the company's film production rate slowed down, and eventually ended with the 1980 film Tulitikkuja lainaamassa. The company still exists, but is mainly only active in the home video distribution of their catalogue of titles.
John W. Hyde is a veteran producer whose credits span feature film, television, and animation. Hyde is married to Kate Morris Hyde and lives in both Los Angeles and Badger, California.
Taavi Vartia is a Finnish Film director, script writer and writer. Taavi Vartia has since 1990 planned, directed and produced programmes for all of Finland's national television channels: YLE TV1, YLE TV2, MTV3 and Nelonen, across a range of genres including drama, entertainment, music, profiles and documentaries. He has been involved in the production of over 1100 episodes. Vartia has also written and directed several company- and image videos for the Finnish companies. In recent years he has received recognition as a writer of young adult dramas and as a documentary film maker. Vartia has published four novels. Taavi Vartia founded Taaborin kesäteatteri/ Taabori Summer Theater in Nurmijärvi 2009 and started to run the movie theatre Kino Juha 2019. Vartia is currently known to be the only Finnish film director to have his own cinema.
Joanna Haartti is a Finnish actress. She is best known for her theatrical work, but has also appeared in several films and on television.
Yellow Film & TV Ltd. is a Finnish film and television production company. It is the leading independent production company in the Nordic countries. The company specializes in movies, drama, comedy, entertainment, sports and reality TV. It has received multiple awards during the 2000s.
Tero Kaukomaa is a Finnish film producer and the winner of the 'Producer of the Year Award' in 2012 from Suomen Elokuvatuottajien Keskusliitto for Iron Sky.
Klemens Hallmann is an Austrian entrepreneur and investor. He is founder and sole owner of Hallmann Corporate Group, one of the larger Austrian group of companies, specialized in sales, renovation and development of real estate projects, in addition to a wide-ranging portfolio of investments including finance and film production. With a net worth of more than 1.2 billion Euros, Hallmann was ranked number 33 on the 100 wealthiest Austrians list made by the renowned magazine "trend" in 2020.
Petja Peltomaa is a Finnish screenwriter.
Jarkko Hentula has worked primarily as a producer or an executive producer in over 40 feature films and TV-productions. Hentula is the Head of Feature Films in Yellow Film & TV production company.
Laura Pauliina Malmivaara is a Finnish actress. Her acting career began in 1993, and includes dozens of roles in film and television productions, as well as stage appearances. In addition to acting, she has also worked as a singer, photographer, television host, blogger, and model.
Arctic Circle is a Finnish-German crime drama, which premiered on Finnish streaming service Elisa Viihde at Christmas 2018 and later on Yle. The series stars Iina Kuustonen, Maximilian Brückner, Pihla Viitala, Clemens Schick and Susanna Haavisto.
Valamis Group Ltd. is a Finnish enterprise software company headquartered in Joensuu, Finland. It is the developer of Valamis, an e-learning software used by enterprises and universities for online learning.
