René Bastian is the founder of Belladonna Productions Inc., which he established in 1994 to produce independent feature films, TV series and commercials of the highest creative standard and with international perspective in their commercial appeal.

Throughout his career, he has enjoyed the privilege of working with iconic directors, such as Abel Ferrara,, Michael Haneke, Amos Kollek, and Wim Wenders (“Buenavista Social Club”) and of producing the first films of some of our generation’s most exciting new talents, such as Michael Cuesta, Dito Montiel and Jim Mickle. His films have won awards at the Sundance, Berlin, Venice and Toronto film festival and have garnered a Golden Globe, as well as two Academy Award nominations.  René continues to produce television, films and commercials with a particular focus on international co-productions combining the creative forces of different regions of the world.

He is also a founder of Cinelytic, an intelligence-driven digital service that provides easy-to-use online data and analytics resources to film industry professionals.