Rabbit Films
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| Company type | Production Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Jarno Laasala |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Olli Suominen (CEO) |
| Products | Television, distribution, motion pictures |
| Website | [1] |
Rabbit Films Ltd is a Finnish TV production and distribution company, founded by The Dudesons - Jarno Laasala, Jukka Hildén, Jarppi Leppälä and HP Parviainen.
As of 2017, it is the largest television production company in Finland. In the past years, Rabbit Films has produced 24 different primetime shows for networks. In addition to its original formats, the company also makes local adaptions of the international formats such as Saturday Night Live, Dragons' Den, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and The Lyrics Board.
The company is currently led by CEO Olli Suominen. Another key member in the innovative team is Tuomas Summanen, Creative Director, the man behind the most successful TV formats in Finland.
Rabbit Films employs over 60 people in Finland and 10 in the United States. It distributes its own formats and finished programmes through its own distribution entity, Rabbit Formats.
Productions
- King, live comedy on TV talent shows
- Posse, live TV show combining talkshow and comedy
- Comedian and 7 Wonders, comedian conquers the world
- Celebrity Home Invasion
- Pop'n'Roll, music comedy panel
- Think Thank, twisted news comedy panel
- Ultimate Expedition, docureality where 8 celebrities are given a challenge to conquer a 20.000-foot-high mountain.
- Haggle Battle, bargain battle meets comedy panel show
- The Box, a live gaming show with YouTube superstars
- Should I Be Worried?, comedy panel show
- Once Upon a Life, family quiz meets panel show
- Battle of the Hits, music entertainment
- City vs Country, game show
- Over the Atlantic, adventure reality
- Globetrotters, adventure reality
- Queen of the Day, entertainment
- Don't You Know Who I Am, game show
- The Awards Show, entertainment
- conWEBsation, comedy panel show
International distribution
- The Dudesons series, 5 season in over 150 countries
- Kill Arman, 2 seasons in over 80 countries
- Madventures, in over 150 countries
- Beyond Human Boundaries, 3 seasons
YouTube channel
Rabbit Films co-owns the first Finnish YouTube network called Troot Network, and manages The Dudesons YouTube page with nearly 5 million subscribers.
Awards
- Finnish TV Awards: The Dudesons 2010, Celebrity Home Invasion 2013, Posse 2014, Ultimate Expedition 2016, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 2018
- European Pitch Competition: Celebrity Home Invasion
- Format of the Year Competition: Celebrity Home Invasion 2012, King 2015, Globetrotters 2018