Entertainment One has appointed Paola Tonella as Director, International Sales.
Based in the company’s London office, Tonella will report to Dan Gopal, Executive Vice President, Sales, Emea, on Benelux countries, and Patrick Roberts, Vice President, International TV Sales, on Nordic markets. She will also work closely with Wilco Wolfers, Managing Director, Benelux on film sales across Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Before joining eOne, Tonella worked at BBC Worldwide for 15 years overseeing multiple territories. She sold factual, drama, comedy and kids programming. Most recently she served as the Content Television Manager for the Netherlands and Denmark overseeing content sales in Belgium and Finland.
The Peppa Pig firm merged film and TV sales operations last year.
“As eOne continues to grow our distribution business across Emea, we are constantly evolving our sales teams to ensure we can spend more time with our clients and maximize every opportunity across our film and TV slate,...
Based in the company’s London office, Tonella will report to Dan Gopal, Executive Vice President, Sales, Emea, on Benelux countries, and Patrick Roberts, Vice President, International TV Sales, on Nordic markets. She will also work closely with Wilco Wolfers, Managing Director, Benelux on film sales across Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Before joining eOne, Tonella worked at BBC Worldwide for 15 years overseeing multiple territories. She sold factual, drama, comedy and kids programming. Most recently she served as the Content Television Manager for the Netherlands and Denmark overseeing content sales in Belgium and Finland.
The Peppa Pig firm merged film and TV sales operations last year.
“As eOne continues to grow our distribution business across Emea, we are constantly evolving our sales teams to ensure we can spend more time with our clients and maximize every opportunity across our film and TV slate,...
- 8/1/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Wilco Wolfers takes over role as Jan Kouwenhouven retires from post.
International production and distribution outfit Entertainment One (eOne) has promoted Wilco Wolfers into a role that will see him head up the company’s film business across Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.
He takes over the position of managing director, Benelux, from eOne executive Jan Kouwenhoven following the latter’s retirement.
Wolfers joined eOne in 2014 as COO of eOne Benelux having previously served as CEO of film distributor A-Film Benelux and chairman of organisation Nederlandse Vereniging van Filmdistributeurs. He has also held roles as managing director for Warner Bros Pictures and commercial director for Disney’s Buena Vista Home Entertainment branch.
Alex Hamilton, eOne managing director, film, Emea, commented: “Wilco is a dynamic and insightful leader with a strong understanding of the film marketplace, both locally and globally. He is well-known and trusted by our partners and has a talented team behind him as he formally...
International production and distribution outfit Entertainment One (eOne) has promoted Wilco Wolfers into a role that will see him head up the company’s film business across Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.
He takes over the position of managing director, Benelux, from eOne executive Jan Kouwenhoven following the latter’s retirement.
Wolfers joined eOne in 2014 as COO of eOne Benelux having previously served as CEO of film distributor A-Film Benelux and chairman of organisation Nederlandse Vereniging van Filmdistributeurs. He has also held roles as managing director for Warner Bros Pictures and commercial director for Disney’s Buena Vista Home Entertainment branch.
Alex Hamilton, eOne managing director, film, Emea, commented: “Wilco is a dynamic and insightful leader with a strong understanding of the film marketplace, both locally and globally. He is well-known and trusted by our partners and has a talented team behind him as he formally...
- 6/1/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
AMSTERDAM -- Karel de Vries, sales director of Warner Bros. Holland, has been appointed managing director of Universal Pictures International's Dutch operation. He replaces Max Van Praag, UPI's general manager for the Netherlands, who is leaving after 23 years.
In his new position, De Vries will be responsible for the theatrical marketing and distribution strategies and activities for all theatrical titles under the Universal banner throughout Holland.
De Vries is the second director to leave Warner Bros. Holland in 2008. Three months ago, managing director Wilco Wolfers left the company for independent distributor A-Film.
In his new position, De Vries will be responsible for the theatrical marketing and distribution strategies and activities for all theatrical titles under the Universal banner throughout Holland.
De Vries is the second director to leave Warner Bros. Holland in 2008. Three months ago, managing director Wilco Wolfers left the company for independent distributor A-Film.
- 6/18/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
AMSTERDAM -- STER, the body responsible for advertising across Dutch public television channels, said that revenue has rocketed 75% in the first two weeks of June, compared with the same period in 2007.
The sharp uptick is being attributed to the success of the Dutch national soccer team at the Euro 2008 tournament.
Companies are lining up to advertise on the public network, broadcasting all the games live on Nederland 1 and 3. A 30-second advertising spot during a Dutch match costs about 90,000 euros ($139,000).
And theaters in the Netherlands are facing a severe downturn at the boxoffice as the tourney continues.
Exhibition industry body NFC chairman Wilco Wolfers said it is not all about Dutch team's success.
"Soccer always has a big impact on cinema attendance in the Netherlands. Mainly because we also watch, more than other nations, the matches of the other countries," Wolfers said.
The sharp uptick is being attributed to the success of the Dutch national soccer team at the Euro 2008 tournament.
Companies are lining up to advertise on the public network, broadcasting all the games live on Nederland 1 and 3. A 30-second advertising spot during a Dutch match costs about 90,000 euros ($139,000).
And theaters in the Netherlands are facing a severe downturn at the boxoffice as the tourney continues.
Exhibition industry body NFC chairman Wilco Wolfers said it is not all about Dutch team's success.
"Soccer always has a big impact on cinema attendance in the Netherlands. Mainly because we also watch, more than other nations, the matches of the other countries," Wolfers said.
- 6/17/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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