Tim Crescenti has brought the world such global hits as...
Dragons' Den - Shark Tank, I Survived a Japanese Game Show - Big in Japan, Silent Library, Russian Roulette, Master of Champions, Tarrant Lets the Kids Loose — Old Enough.

From reality and game shows to world concert festivals and documentaries, Crescenti has a history of identifying the most unique and phenomenally successful projects. In the past year, Small World has stepped into several unique and untapped territories, including Thailand, Romania and Finland, acquiring long-running and award-winning hits like The Fan from Workpoint Entertainment, and Farmers' Rally from YLE in Finland. Other finds from Finland include the Rose d'Or nominated The Day Before I Die, Hide The Smile and Rescuing Santa. Small World has also forged ties in Romania, scooping up breakout ratings hit Miss Country Girl from Media Factory and Prima TV.

As one network president commented to Tim last year, "where the hell do you find this great stuff?" pretty much sums up our credo.

In 2008, Small World sold and launched the Danish paper format, Big in Japan, which aired for two seasons on the US network ABC as I Survived a Japanese Game Show, and adapted in Norway, Greece, Sweden and Denmark. The format became an international phenomenon, selling to 19 countries within a matter of weeks. Crescenti spearheaded the creation of a global turnkey production operation in Tokyo, and in May 2009, the show won the prestigious Rose d'Or Award for Best Reality Program and the Golden Rose for best overall program in 2009. At MIPCOM 2009, Small World introduced a spin-off of Big in Japan called Japan Game Show Invasion, which has aired in Portugal and sold to Argentina, Chile and Colombia.

With a flurry of new projects on the table, Small World is also exploring the world of new media and webisodes — now working (confidentially) with juggernaut romance novel company, Harlequin. The company also recently acquired the rights to the award-winning web series Diary of a Single Mom, helmed by acclaimed director Robert Townsend. This past Christmas, Small World also launched 24 3-minute holiday webisodes on Myspace in 2010, called Rescuing Santa Boot Camp.

With 20 years of television experience that encompasses producing over 145 shows in 61 countries from reality and game shows to world concert festivals to documentaries, combined with unique relationships with broadcasters and producers around the world, Small World IFT is a trusted name with broadcasters and producers the world.

Small World launched five years ago with client Nippon Television, a relationship that emerged from their format Dragons' Den, Tim's discovery and acquisition in 2002 while at Sony Int'l TV and in it's seventh season on the BBC. The show is currently airing on ABC under the new title, Shark Tank, with Mark Burnett producing. For four years, Small World worked with Nippon's format library, including their hit show Old Enough, currently airing on UKTV as "Tarrant Lets The Kids Loose," and aired on Italia Uno; the visually-riveting entertainment format Masquerade, aired in France on TF1, Italy on Canale 5 and Germany on SBS and now sold in the US; viral-video phenom Silent Library, with two seasons on MTV in the US and on-air in Spain, France, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Romania; and Train of Thought, with 52 episodes in production for the CBBC. After just five months of operation, Small World sold NTV format World Records to ABC, which aired as Master of Champions.

In scouring the globe for unique properties, Small World has also acquired a reputation as masters of the "turnkey production model" with new local show, Rescuing Santa, based in Lapland, Finland and premiering Christmas 2010. The company has also tapped into distribution of finished shows with partner Shankly Productions, with titles like My Workout from Lifetime Television, A Place of Our Own from PBS, and the two newest acquisitions, Safari Tracks and Animal Atlas.

Before launching Small World, Crescenti was Vice President of International Production for Fox World, where he covered the worldwide roll-out of Fox's expanding roster of international formats including Joe Millionaire, Simple Life, and My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiancé.

Before Fox poached him, Crescenti was based in London serving as Vice President of International Formats for Sony Pictures Television International. Tim acquired and introduced such winning formats as Russian Roulette and the BBC 2 mega-hit, Dragon's Den.

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