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Erik Felderhof is an award-winning producer of TV and film.
In addition, Erik serves as the co-founder, alongside Alexander Woronovich, at Original Bear. where he develops and funds underdog stories; backing creators before it’s safe, closing the gaps that others leave open, and helping meaningful projects get made with real creative partnership and aligned capital.

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CURRENT PRODUCTION OVERVIEW:

  • Creator → The Unexpected Champion, Los Angeles, 2025–present → In development. Pre-production started June 2026.

  • Executive Producer → Diamond Heist, Amsterdam, 2024–present → Release scheduled for October 2026.

  • Executive Producer → Bleeding Hearts, Los Angeles, 2024–present → Release scheduled for Q1 2026.

  • Creator → The Journey, Ojai, 2023–present → In development and executive produced by SIA. 2024 people's voice 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗕𝗬 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 in the category of video documentary: longform.

  • Executive Producer → DIFFERENCE MAKERS, New York & Amsterdam, 2025–present → Filming season 1.

  • Executive Producer → Laughing Stock, Los Angeles & Tonga, 2025–present → In development.

  • Executive Producer → Mob Chef, New York, 2025–present → Release scheduled for Q1 2027.

  • Executive Producer → The Walk, Los Angeles, 2025–present → In development.

  • Executive Producer → The Bayesian Theory, Sicily, 2025–present → In active production.

  • Producer → The Alzheimer Code, Los Angeles, 2022–present → In post-production.

  • Executive Producer → The Eighth Continent, Amsterdam, 2025–present → Active production.

  • Executive Producer → Face Off, Amsterdam, 2024–present → Pitching.

  • Executive producer → Polo: Un Solo Latido, Buenos Aires, 2025–present → Pre-production started November 2025.

  • Executive producer → Heir Hunters, Los Angeles, 2025–present → Podcast season 1 is in development.

  • Executive Producer → Holy Smoke, Jamaica & USA, 2024–present → Active production.

  • Executive Producer → Give us the Key to your Airbnb, Los Angeles, 2024–present → pre-production.

  • Executive Producer → The Way Out with Jurriaan Kamp, Santa Barbara, 2019–present → Season 3 released January 2024. 5-time 𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥.

  • Executive Producer → Teofilo: Boxing’s Most Revolutionary Champion, Los Angeles, 2021–present → Released February 2025. Official selection at PAFFNOW 2025

  • ExecutiveProducer → In The Eye of The Storm | The political odyssey of Yanis Varoufakis, London (UK), 2022–present → released March 2024. Official selection at HOTDOCS 2022.

  • Executive Producer → MEANINGFUL, a Typeform original series, San Francisco, 2020–2022 → released September 2022. A 2022 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗕𝗬 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗 honoree (variety & reality).

  • Founder →Original Bear, Santa Barbara, 2019–present.

THE JOURNEY IS A WEBBY AWARD WINNER 🏆

THE JOURNEY IS A WEBBY AWARD WINNER 🏆

The Journey is a 2024 People's Voice’s 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗕𝗬 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 in the category of video documentary: longform.

Alternative poster for the documentary series "the journey"
Black and white photo of a man playing the guitar in a room with large potted plants, a woman sitting on a couch, and the text 'Bleeding Hearts' in yellow and 'Summer 2026' at the bottom.
Poster for "The Unexpected Champion," a sports series featuring various athletes including basketball and tennis players, a golfer, boxer, race car, and text highlighting "For the Love of the Game" and "A Six Episode Sport Series About Underdogs Who
Image of outer space showing Earth in the lower part, stars scattered across the black background, with the words 'The Eighth Continent' at the top center and 'Coming Soon' at the bottom center.
A snow-covered mountain landscape with the words "COMING SOON" at the bottom.
A chef slicing a large cut of raw beef on a wooden cutting board, with kitchen knives nearby, summer 2026.
A sailboat illuminated at night, with the text 'The Bayesian Theory' and 'Summer 2026' overlaid on the image.
Documentary poster for "In the Eye of the Storm" featuring a close-up of a man's face, with text: "The Political Odyssey of Yanis Varoufakis," "Power, Capitalism and the Rise of Fascism." Includes film festival selection and critic quote.
Promotional poster for "The Way Out" TV series featuring a man in a white hat with text: "Interviews worth taking your hat off for."
Promotional poster for the film 'TeĂłfilo' featuring a Cuban boxer in red, historical figures, vintage cars, and palm trees, highlighting a revolutionary theme. The text reads "Boxing's most revolutionary champion."
A man riding a white horse on a grassy field, playing polo with a mallet, under a bright blue sky with the sun shining brightly. Text on the image reads: "Unrivaled Access, Groundbreaking Action," and "Polo the Real Game".
Movie poster for 'The Journey' featuring two men framed within a guitar silhouette. Text at the top reads: "The first make-over show that uses music instead of make-up." The poster notes it's from executive producer Sia and says "Coming Soon." Logos
Profile of a person wearing sunglasses and a cap, overlaid with the text "Meaningful by Typeform." Additional names and roles are listed at the bottom as credits for a series.
Promotional poster for 'Founders on Bikes Getting Coffee,' a Spinn original series. Features coffee beans and a cityscape line drawing.
Teal textured background with text: 'created by DAVID FIENE, SHIFT /, a search for change, ONLY ON Typeform.'

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