Rabbit Films Explained

Rabbit Films
Type:	TV production and distribution company
Founded:	2000
Founder:	Jarno Laasala
Hq Location Country:	Helsinki, Finland
Key People:	Olli Suominen (CEO)
Products:	Television, distribution, motion pictures

Oy 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.^[1] In the past years, Rabbit Films has produced 24 different prime-time shows for networks.^[2] In addition to its original formats, the company also makes local adaptions of international formats such as Saturday Night Live, Dragons' Den, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and The Lyrics Board.

Currently, the company is led by CEO Olli Suominen.^[3] Other executives and directors include Jaana Pasonen, Tuomas Summanen, Jasmine Patrakka, Suvi Valkonen, and Minna Haapkylä.

As of 2021, Rabbit Films is listed in 56 people's profiles on LinkedIn.^[4] It distributes its own formats and finished programs through its own distribution entity, Rabbit Formats.In 2023, Monday Media acquired Rabbit Films.

Productions

• King, live comedy on TV talent shows
• Posse, live TV show combining talk show 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 over 3 million subscribers.^[5]

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

External links

• Rabbit Films website
• An article on a Finnish newspaper about Kill Arman's distribution deal to 104 countries.
• Madventures sold to National Geographic
• Dudesons In America on MTV
• Jonathan Tuovinen joins Rabbit Films as Head of International

Notes and References

1. Web site: Feldman . Dana . Top Production Company In Finland, Rabbit Films, Makes It Big Stateside . 2024-04-25 . Forbes . en.
2. Web site: Advanced search . 2024-04-25 . IMDb . en-US.
3. Web site: People . Rabbit Films . 23 October 2022.
4. Web site: Rabbit Films . LinkedIn . 23 October 2022.
5. Web site: Dudesons - YouTube . 2024-04-25 . www.youtube.com.