Rabbit Films Taps NBCU Alum as Head of International

HELSINKI: Finnish indie Rabbit Films has hired Jonathan Tuovinen to lead its international distribution expansion plans.

Tuovinen takes on the newly created role of head of international and will manage global sales of the Rabbit Films formats catalog together with U.S.-based director of international sales, Jukka Hildén. Tuovinen will be actively taking the company’s original shows such as King, Ultimate Expedition, Posse and Haggle Battle out to the international marketplace.

Previously, Tuovinen was director for formats and production at NBCUniversal International Studios. Prior to NBCU, Tuovinen worked at Nordisk Film TV World and was one of the founding members of Banijay International.

Olli Suominen, the CEO of Rabbit Films, commented: “We are excited to have someone of Jonathan’s caliber join our team at Rabbit Films. His experience from the international industry is unparalleled and will be a great asset in reaching people about the fantastic content we already have. Finland is quickly becoming a hub of creativity and we can’t wait to start properly sharing our original ideas with the rest of the world!”