Marika Makaroff

Katja Marika Makaroff is a content creator, producer and creative director. She is the founder and CCO of Gutsy Animations. She was the creative director in Fremantle Media and Filmlance International and the CEO in Fremantle Media Finland and Friday TV.

Makaroff produced Finnish versions of TV shows such as The Apprentice, Dragons Den, Idols, Top Model and X Factor. She has also produced drama and sold content to over 70 countries. Marika won the One Show's Silver pencil award for branded content in 2015 for her format Buy this.Makaroff is the executive producer and creative director of the TV-series Moominvalley (2019). The series' first episode was the most watched program on Finnish national broadcaster Yle's streaming service, Yle Areena.