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.