Red Line Films was founded in 2003 by long-time collaborators Peter Franchella and Al Szymanski.  Both have been honored with multiple Emmy Awards and are Peabody Award recipients.  The Red Line team has garnered 21 Emmy Awards and more than 30 additional nominations. 

Located in the Soho district of NYC, Red Line is recognized as a creative force in television production.  Its reputation is built on stunning visuals, powerful storytelling and superior craftsmanship in all aspects of production.  Red Line projects have aired on numerous networks, including: NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, ESPN, Bravo, History Channel, TLC, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel, NBC Sports Network and CBS Sports Network.   

Reality, documentaries, features, studio shows, commercial campaigns and web content are familiar territories for Red Line.  Our team includes award-winning directors, cinematographers, showrunners, line producers, producers, writers, graphic artists and video and audio editors.

Red Line is guided by a simple truth: Creative work is serious play.

OUR TEAM

Al Szymanski - Co-President

Peter Franchella - Co- President

George McTeague - SVP Development

Lisa Peters - EIC

Jonathan Fierro - Producer/Director/Showrunner

Jonathan Applebaum - Head of Post Production & Engineering

John Schwally - Post Production Supervisor

Justin Sloan - Assistant Engineer/Audio Post