Neil and Michael Mandt are partners in the Los Angeles based production company Mandt Bros. Productions. The company was formed in 2001 and has a wealth of experience delivering award winning content in television, film and the internet.
Mandt Bros. Productions oversees all production of ESPN’s Jim Rome Is Burning. Now in its fifth season, it is the longest-running talk show currently on ESPN and will pass the 1,000 episode mark in 2009. The show is produced at Mandt Bros. in the Los Angeles area.
Mandt Bros. has been the production company of choice to direct the ESPY Awards comedy short films. These shorts have starred the likes of Will Ferrell, Jamie Fox and Samuel L. Jackson.
The company's other credits include the development and creation of the hit Sci Fi Channel series Destination Truth, which is now in its 3rd season. They also have Executive Produced shows for E!, Tru TV, PAX, and the television presentation of the EA Sports Madden Challenge.
In addition to television, Mandt Bros. produced and directed the most award winning independent film of 2007, Last Stop for Paul. The movie won over 45 film festivals and has been sold to Showtime and Starz in the U.S. as well as a number of foreign markets.
The New Media division of Mandt Bros. is actively creating content for the web, including
Fantasy Sports Girl-- site that delivers multiple videos per week keeping subscribers up to date in the world of fantasy sports. Also created by Mandt Bros is Cosmos Now--the most video intensive web site on the internet relating to horoscopes, and Tim's Dates--a web series that received a Daytime Emmy Nomination for Best Broadband Drama in 2007.
Mandt Bros. Productions is a turn-key production company. The company owns a 7,000 square foot post production facility in the heart of Hollywood, CA, as well asa10,000 square foot, HD-ready TV studio just south of Los Angeles.