Yellow Bird, a Banijay Group company, today announces the appointment of Stefan Baron as Head of Business Affairs. Also fulfilling the role of Executive Producer, he will join the business on 1 December 2018.
Baron previously served as Head of International Co-Productions and Executive Producer at Sweden’s Nice Drama, where he was responsible for the international financing of the business’ drama projects and long-term international collaborations. His EP credits there included Alone in Space, Midnight Sun, Hassel and Thicker Than Water. Prior to that, he held a number of positions at Swedish public broadcaster, SVT, including Head of Drama.
Established in Sweden in 2003, Yellow Bird has gone on to become a prolific, internationally-recognised production company. Building its reputation initially by taking Henning Mankell’s renowned fictional detective, Kurt Wallander to screen, the business has rapidly built a reputation as a leading film and television production entity. And, to date, it has been responsible for a number of global hits including Occupied, Asa Larsson’s Rebecka Martinsson, and Stieg Larsson’s Millenium Trilogy. The company is also bringing new title Hidden to MIPCOM.
The latest appointment supports Yellow Bird’s ongoing expansion efforts both in the Nordics and internationally following its recent launch in the U.K.. Baron will report to Yellow Bird Sweden’s CEO, Johannes Jensen.