Tonko Soljan
- Production Manager
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Tonko Soljan is a Croatian American film and television Producer and
Production Head who has worked within development aspects of the
broadcast medium all the way to delivering to major film festivals and
television distributors. His recent projects include the hit television
series "Teen Mom" on the MTV Network and the 2007 Sundance Festival
Official Selection, "Adrift in Manhattan," starring Heather Graham,
Billy Baldwin, Dominic Chianese and Victor Rasuk. In addition, he has
also chased tornadoes through the Mid-West with the foremost scientists
and adventurers to create "Storm Chasers," one of the staples of
Discovery Channel's programming lineup. Soljan also budgeted, staffed,
and actualized multi-million dollar East-Coast segments for the hit
show "Treasure Hunters," on NBC.
In 2006 after completing filming on the first season of Discovery Channel's "Storm Chasers," NYC Production giant Original Media retained Soljan to spearhead the logistics behind some TV's current successful series such as TLC's "Miami Ink" and "LA Ink."
From late 2006 to early 2009 Soljan acted as the Head of Production and in-house Producer for NYC film outfit Entropy Films and had overseen the development, production and post production of acclaimed documentary feature Beyond Our Differences, and the development of two additional documentary films slated to start filming in mid-2010. Soljan put forth a collaborated effort in negotiating with the World Economic Forum to accept segments of that film into their programming structure at Davos, Switzerland in January of 2007, and further managed to establish two sessions at the World Economic Forum in early 2008 in efforts to produce a new socially relevant feature film with their support. Beyond Our Differences was featured on PBS's 'Bill Moyers Journal' in December 2008, and using that as a catalyst Soljan brokered a wide domestic and international home video distribution deal with PBS and PBS International. To date "Beyond Our Differences" is a top home-video seller and had received wide acclaim. Soljan still retains the post of a production consultant for Entropy Films.
Soljan holds a post as Executive in Charge of Production for Leftfield Pictures, arguably the most sought after and most successful purveyor of unscripted television properties. Soljan joined Leftfield Pictures in 2010 and continues to produce and distribute popular programming staples such as History Channel's "Pawn Stars" and "American Restoration," and Discovery Channel's "Oddities" to home audiences worldwide.
In addition Soljan runs boutique firm Moving Image Entertainment, a development, production and acquisition company dedicated to film and television as well as PanmanSoljan Produktion Haus, a creative agency built on the long-term relationship and collaboration with director Seth Panman.
In 2006 after completing filming on the first season of Discovery Channel's "Storm Chasers," NYC Production giant Original Media retained Soljan to spearhead the logistics behind some TV's current successful series such as TLC's "Miami Ink" and "LA Ink."
From late 2006 to early 2009 Soljan acted as the Head of Production and in-house Producer for NYC film outfit Entropy Films and had overseen the development, production and post production of acclaimed documentary feature Beyond Our Differences, and the development of two additional documentary films slated to start filming in mid-2010. Soljan put forth a collaborated effort in negotiating with the World Economic Forum to accept segments of that film into their programming structure at Davos, Switzerland in January of 2007, and further managed to establish two sessions at the World Economic Forum in early 2008 in efforts to produce a new socially relevant feature film with their support. Beyond Our Differences was featured on PBS's 'Bill Moyers Journal' in December 2008, and using that as a catalyst Soljan brokered a wide domestic and international home video distribution deal with PBS and PBS International. To date "Beyond Our Differences" is a top home-video seller and had received wide acclaim. Soljan still retains the post of a production consultant for Entropy Films.
Soljan holds a post as Executive in Charge of Production for Leftfield Pictures, arguably the most sought after and most successful purveyor of unscripted television properties. Soljan joined Leftfield Pictures in 2010 and continues to produce and distribute popular programming staples such as History Channel's "Pawn Stars" and "American Restoration," and Discovery Channel's "Oddities" to home audiences worldwide.
In addition Soljan runs boutique firm Moving Image Entertainment, a development, production and acquisition company dedicated to film and television as well as PanmanSoljan Produktion Haus, a creative agency built on the long-term relationship and collaboration with director Seth Panman.