Our Mission
At Hess Entertainment, we empower and captivate our audience through innovative and impactful entertainment. We infuse creativity and vision to unveil untold stories – hidden narratives of courage, innovation, and resilience helping to turn dreams into realities.
Unearthing Hidden Gems
We discover and share the stories of forgotten inventors, overlooked visionaries, and misunderstood artists, ensuring their achievements are recognised and celebrated.
Bridging the Gap
Collaborating with filmmakers, screenwriters, and authors, we transform hidden narratives into compelling films, gripping series, and thought-provoking books.
Celebrating Quiet Heroes
We pay homage to the quiet heroes whose contributions deserve to be heard, shining a light on the extraordinary in the ordinary and celebrating their lasting impact.
Creativity and Vision
Our foundation is built on the synergy of creativity and vision, driving our unwavering commitment to authenticity and forward-thinking in every project.
Our Story
Hess Entertainment is part of Hess Enterprises and the inspiration stems back to the beginnings with founder Rolf Hess. From the late 1980s, he served as the president of a prominent musical production company, overseeing successful productions across the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and France for a few years. During this period, he also acted as a liaison partner German production company in New York (Broadway), facilitating key collaborations and investments in various musical productions.
He played a crucial role in analyzing investment opportunities in Hollywood for a Swiss financial institution, leveraging his expertise to identify promising ventures in the entertainment industry.
In the late 2000’s, he was actively involved in a Hollywood comedy project, contributing his insights.
It was not only the love of theatre and film that inspired Rolf to etsablish Hess Entertainment, he already as a young adult had a passion for the arts, playing the trombone throughout his early years. He also served as a trombonist in the Swiss military as well as different Brass Music and Big Band Jazz Orchestras.
Now Hess Entertainment has been established and will actively be involved in Feature film, documentaries, theatre and musical productions.
“Musicals are the perfect blend of storytelling and song, where every note and lyric brings the narrative to life in a way that words alone cannot.” Rolf Hess, Founder of Hess Entertainment
Our Team
Hess Entertainment is managed by Hess Enterprises Team.
Hess Enterprises is a family-owned company based in London, operating a portfolio of companies in sectors that include luxury goods, beauty, sports, entertainment, and beverages. We operate globally utilising a unique business model of creating, developing and building brands. The group’s activities are driven by true entrepreneurship and the belief in our partners concepts. The vision is to represent brands and teams within our portfolio that embody real innovation and sustainability, stay true to their heritage whilst being modernised, and prove positively disruptive to their specific industry.
Connect with Us
Janine Hess
Executive Producer of the Documentary ‘Hummingbird’ and worked on the Ride to Glory YouTube Docuseries.
Erica Florencio
Project Manager for Feature Film and Series.
Katie Robertson
Junior Project Manager for the documentary ‘Hummingbird’ and worked on the Ride to Glory YouTube Docuseries.
Reach out to us if you have any enquiries about our projects and to partner with us.
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