Who We Are

Soho Studios Entertainment, currently based in Glasgow and London, was set up in 2023 by Ian Lamarra as Chief Creative Officer alongside fellow directors Paul Sandler and Francis Ridley.

Prior to Soho Studios, Lamarra was co-founder and Creative Director of Alaska TV responsible for creating and selling the likes of Damian Lewis : Spy Wars,  Emilia Fox : In The Footsteps of Killers and Scottish Coastal Railways with Julie Walters as well as the reboot of classic competitive video-gaming series, GamesMaster.

Before that he held positions such as head of development Tiger Aspect and Creative Director Avalon Factual.

He also secured names such as Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, Sir Billy Connolly, Sharon Horgan, Louis Theroux and Whoopi Goldberg in his role as a talent producer with the Edinburgh Television Festival.

Sandler was previously MD of Objective Productions (Peep Show, The Cube) and Ridley also holds the role of CEO Money Group Entertainment.

Soho Studios will focus on building international premium IP with A-List talent, exclusive access and returnable formats across video, live and audio.

 Soho Studios Entertainment is represented by WME.