Doug Schwalbe is the founder of The Co-Production Company, the boutique production firm specializing in finance and distribution arrangements for high end international productions.

Prior to launching The Co-Production Company, Doug Schwalbe was the Senior Vice President of Coproduction at DreamWorks Animation Television where he structured and managed coproduction arrangements for numerous properties for Netflix, TFI/CBS All Access, Nickelodeon/Teletoon, France Televisions and Universal Kids. He also structured development deals with Sky, Peacock and CBC, a live action fantasy adventure series with the BBC.

Previously, Doug was Executive Vice President, Managing Director, at Classic Media, where he executive produced series as well as films and structured the finance and distribution of series. Doug was the founder of the production and distribution company Splendid Television, where his productions won Emmy and Golden Globe awards as well as numerous Emmy nominations. He served as the international distributor for Miramax Television and headed up domestic and international sales at HBO, as well as international sales at MGM International Television and Twentieth Century Fox International in Paris.

Doug is an honors graduate of Princeton University and has served on the Board of Directors of British Academy of Film and Television Arts/NY. In 2019 he Executive Produced the Sundance/Tribeca selected documentary Film Halston for CNN and Amazon.

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