David Buelow, President of Development, joins the BME team after serving as Creative Executive and Executive In Charge of Production for First Family Entertainment, which makes programming for the Home Entertainment market. He most recently packaged and produced with BME,INTO THE BLUE II for MGM/Fox and prior to that, “THE CUTTING EDGE 2” for MGM/Sony and has both live action and animation projects set up at Universal, Lions Gate, ABC Family and Comedy Central. David had previously been The Don Johnson Company’s Executive Vice President of Creative Affairs for 6 ½ years throughout production of the CBS series “NASH BRIDGES.” His responsibilities include being in charge of developing series, television movies and feature films to be produced by the Company.

Feature film projects that David set up include: “THE MYSTERIOUS TADPOLE” for Disney based on the children’s book by Steven Kellogg and the true family crime drama “TOP OF THE WORLD” for Producer David Hoberman and MGM. Television projects include: “THE EDUCATION OF RON MORRIS” for HBO and Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks and “LOVE IN THE END ZONE” for CBS. David also sold his original family comedypitch, “SUPER SIZED” to Disney and set up the book “IN SEARCH OF DRACULA” with Stone Village Productions.

Prior to joining The Don Johnson Company, David was the Executive Producer of a one-hour documentary, “THE VOICES OF APPALACHIA”, for PBS. Additionally, he co-created the Spanish Language Program “La Historia De Quien Soy” (The Story of Who I Am) for Family Theater Productions. He also co-created and launched The Angelus Student Film Awards an international competition, now in its 10th year at the DGA. After graduating from California State University, Northridge with a degree in Radio/TV/Film, David began his career as a story editor for Burt Lancaster. He was named Director of Development for The Arthur Company, an independent production company with a limited partnership with MCA/Universal. There, he held various posts including Production Executive on a series for both MCA Syndication and MCA-TV Films, ultimately supervising over 150 half-hour filmed and taped episodes. On a $1,000 option on a pitch, David was able to develop and sell a successful primetime series, “FBI: THE UNTOLD STORIES” for ABC. He produced the pilot and an additional 44 episodes. He also sold a half-hour comedy created by Steve Martin to CBS. Throughout his career, Daid has developed and sold pilots to ABC, CBS and NBC as well as movies-of-the-week for ABC, NBC, HBO, Showtime and USA Network.

David’s years of experience give him a thorough understanding of television and film production and post production, as well as an excellent working knowledge of the business side of the industry. He maintains excellent relationships with many talented writers and directors, as well as their influential representatives in the management and agency field. Mr. Buelow is well suited to succeed in today’s highly competitive marketplace.