Yellow Film & TV


Show of the Week: Forgiven

Laura Manninen’s best-selling, semi-autobiographical novel Kaikki Anteeksi comes to the screen in this darkly tragic four-part Finnish drama. Drawing on the author’s own experiences, the story tackles tough issues surrounding love, domestic violence, shame and the culture of silence that keeps such stories behind closed doors. “Part of what makes the novel so powerful is […]

Finland’s Yellow Film & TV hires MTV’s head of drama as chief content officer

First Responders and Arctic Circle producer Yellow Film & TV has hired the head of drama & development at Finnish channel MTV as its chief content officer. Jani Hartikainen will oversee domestic and Nordic content, working out of Yellow’s Helsinki office and reporting to CEO Olli Haikka. Hartikainen has been behind shows such as Estonia […]

Global-aiming Yellow poaches MTV3 formats boss

Finnish producer Yellow Film & TV has poached local broadcaster MTV3’s head of formats to become its head of development as an international push gears up. In his new role, Pete Paavolainen will work alongside CEO Olli Haikka, COO Milla Bruneau and CFO Jorma Reinilä to build its international presence. He will be charged with […]