Ken Follet Na Veky Vekov

Tandem Communications

TANDEM COMMUNICATIONS is located in Munich, Germany and was started in 1999 by Rola Bauer and Tim Halkin. In 2007 Jonas Bauer became a partner in the company. From the beginning, their strategy was to build a vertically integrated media company whose core business is primetime production and worldwide distribution.
2012 marks a new chapter in TANDEM’s history with STUDIOCANAL taking a majority stake in the company, effectively making TANDEM the television production and distribution arm of the European studio.
TANDEM develops, produces, markets and distributes high-quality, primetime Event TV programming of its own and third party productions for the worldwide market: from the ground-breaking Emmy® and Gemini Award-winning and Golden Globe® nominated series, The Pillars of the Earth with its record-breaking ratings and excellent critical acclaim to the award winning Ring of the Nibelungs to the Emmy® nominated Dragons’ World, to name a few.
Further high-profile titles that have garnered excellent ratings and praise from the critics include Impact, the Nora Roberts franchise, Lost City Raiders, the Patricia Cornwell franchise, The Lost Future and Treasure Guards. TANDEM has been privileged to have partnered with acclaimed producers on several of these projects. 
In the third quarter of 2012, three new projects will be ready for delivery: the eight-hour Event series World Without End, based on Ken Follett’s bestseller, Labyrinth, a four-hour Event miniseries based on the bestselling novel by Kate Mosse and Ken Follett’s Journey Into the Dark Ages, a two-hour Event documentary.

October 2012 marks the start of production on TANDEM’s first primetime series, Crossing Lines, a new 10 x 1 hour crime series shooting on location in Prague, Paris and Nice.
 

Take 5

Toronto-based TAKE 5 PRODUCTIONS was founded in 2009 to finance and produce high-quality international television, and quickly established itself as an industry leader. Led by CEO John Weber, Take 5 is the follow up venture to Dufferin Gate Productions which was successfully sold in 2007. Over the past fifteen years, Weber and his team have produced, serviced or financed over 100 film and television projects.

Within the first twelve months of operation for Take 5, the company completed and delivered the final season of the award winning series The Tudors. Building on the success of The Tudors, Take 5 successfully co-produced and delivered the first season of The Borgias for Showtime Networks and CTV, followed by the delivery of the first season of Camelot for Starz Entertainment, G-K Films and CBC in Canada. 

In March 2012, Take 5 embarked on its next international co-production, “Vikings”, which will air in Canada on Shaw and in the US on HISTORY.

Take 5 is an industry leader in deficit financing with established relationships with major broadcasters and distributors within Canada and throughout the international community. With a proven track record in Canada and abroad, Take 5 continues to develop opportunities to finance, produce and distribute high end content on all emerging platforms.

GALAFILM

For 20 years, Galafilm has been at the forefront of independent film and television production in Canada. Founded and helmed by Arnie Gelbart, the company is synonymous with high-quality production values and built its reputation by producing cutting edge documentaries along with award-winning children’s programming, features and successful television dramas, including Tripping The Wire starring Clark Johnson, Hunt for Justice: The Louise Arbour Story featuring Wendy Crewson, John Corbett, and William Hurt, Race to Mars, starring Michael Riley, Lothaire Bluteau, and Pascal Bussières, and Mordecai Richler’s classic novel St. Urbain’s Horseman. Galafilm’s latest success is the multi-generational comedy 18 to Life. Galafilm is a board member of the CMPA (Canadian Media Producers Association) as well as the APFTQ (Association des producteurs de film et de television du Québec).

Scott Free Films

Scott Free Productions was formed in 1995 and is the film and television production vehicle of acclaimed film directors, brothers Ridley and Tony Scott.  Scott Free Films recently released the international hits Robin Hood and Unstoppable, as well as the critically acclaimed films Cracks, Welcome to the Rileys, Cyrus for Fox Searchlight, and most recently the YouTube backed Life in a Day.  Next for Scott Free is Ridley Scott’s visionary epic Prometheus starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron which Fox will release in June 2012, and Joe Carnahan’s The Grey starring Liam Neeson set for January 2012.

Scott Free Television produces the Emmy®, Peabody, and Golden Globe® winning hit TV show The Good Wife for CBS, and the Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominated mini-series The Pillars of the Earth for Starz.  They also produced the hit CBS show Numb3rs, which ran for six seasons.  Scott Free is currently prepping Coma, a four-hour adaptation of the Robin Cook novel, which starts production this fall and will air Memorial Day 2012 on A&E, and also Drivers, a drama series set in the 1950's and 60's revolving around a group of young drivers competing at Le Mans with Michael Hirst writing.  In addition to scripted fare, Scott Free has firmly established its nonfiction presence by producing the epic Emmy®-winning documentary Gettysburg for History Channel.  Scott Free and Ridley Scott will premiere Prophets of Science Fiction in Fall 2011 for Science Channel, exploring legendary scientific minds, and how their work inspired future discoveries.  With offices in Los Angeles and London, Scott Free works closely with RSA Films, one of the world largest and most successful commercial production houses in the world.
 

The Mid Atlantic Group commenced business in early 2005 by two producers with a combined experience of over 55 years in the film industry worldwide.

Howard Ellis, a US citizen, began his film career in 1977. He has held a variety of positions in the industry that lead to him producing his first film in 1992. Mr Ellis has independently been involved in the production of over 600 hours of theatrical and television programming shot on 5 continents in over 20 countries.

Adam Goodman, a UK citizen, began his film career in 1982. He has also held a variety of positions in the industry that lead to him producing his first film in 1998. Mr Goodman has independently been involved in the production of over 500 hours of theatrical and television programming shot on 3 continents in over 15 countries.

Over the past 7 years the Mid Atlantic group has spent over 300 M USD on film production through its Hungarian production companies. They employ over 1000 Hungarian subcontractors to work on these productions on a yearly basis.