Adam Bardach has joined Ventureland as head of production. With a career spanning over two decades, he will oversee the company’s expanding portfolio of fiction and non-fiction films and series. Bardach is based in Ventureland’s London office.
Founded by Academy Award®-winning producer John Battsek (One Day in September, Searching for Sugar Man) and PRETTYBIRD partners Kerstin Emhoff, Ali Brown, and Paul Hunter, Ventureland is an independent creative studio that specializes in developing original entertainment properties that span traditional and emerging media platforms, including theatrical, streaming, podcasts, and more. Recent documentary releases include The Deepest Breath, Bobi Wine: The People’s President, Wham!, Critics’ Choice-nominated If These Walls Could Sing, and the PGA and BAFTA-nominated The Rescue.
Before joining Ventureland, Bardach held the position of executive in charge of production at Concordia Studio, where he oversaw the production of a diverse slate of non-fiction films and series, including Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie and Working: What We Do All Day, featuring former President Obama. Throughout his tenure, Bardach also held positions at RatPac Documentary Films, QD3 Entertainment, and co-founded Sputnik Pictures with award-winning documentary filmmaker Vince DiPersio. Bardach executive produced the award-winning documentary On Her Shoulders and served as the executive producer for Netflix’s White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch and the internationally acclaimed series Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami.
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTE®,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
“SMPTE’s membership has spoken,” said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann D’Amato. “These officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!”
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More