Portfolio Entertainment has brought in Irene Weibel, who co-founded the kids\u2019 entertainment company Sutikki, as a Los Angeles-based representative for development and production.<\/p>\n
In her consulting role, Weibel will be responsible for further accelerating the company\u2019s presence in the U.S. She will work closely with the senior creative team at Portfolio\u2019s headquarters in Toronto across the company\u2019s development slate of both animated and live-action properties for kids and family audiences.<\/p>\n
Weibel will also assist in supporting Portfolio\u2019s newest endeavors in prime-time and adult animation production and service animation for the Toronto-based studio. She reports to Lisa Olfman, CEO and co-founder of Portfolio.<\/p>\n
Prior to joining Portfolio, Weibel was a successful independent producer and entrepreneur. She co-founded Sutikki in 2016, and during that time, financed and produced the preschool series Moon and Me<\/em> for the BBC. Weibel has also held senior positions in the industry as VP, head of Nelvana Studios, as well as head of international co-production and development for Corus Entertainment. She served as an executive producer on projects such as Nelvana and Sony Pictures Animation\u2019s Hotel Transylvania: The Series<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cI am excited to be in business with Portfolio. Lisa and Joy and the team at the Studio are continually innovating and their recent move into live action and primetime animation is a prime example,\u201d said Weibel. \u201cI know that delivering compelling content to the marketplace will be at the heart of our partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIrene\u2019s vast experience, wealth of contacts and success in developing and producing content for the global market will be a tremendous asset to Portfolio as we continue focusing on cultivating new creative voices, and diversifying our slate of high-quality brands and premium content,\u201d said Olfman. \u201cWe are thrilled to have someone of Irene\u2019s caliber join our team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Portfolio Entertainment has brought in Irene Weibel, who co-founded the kids\u2019 entertainment company Sutikki, as a Los Angeles-based representative for development and production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":2770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[529],"class_list":["post-2769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-portfolio-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"\n