Our Bios
Sheryl Glubok
Sheryl is a writer, director, producer and Founding Partner of By And Large Medialabs. She oversees the development of the company's diverse project slate including films, series, and podcasts. In 2023, Sheryl will direct By And Large's flagship production, WELCOME TO THE FISHBOWL, which she also co-wrote. Sheryl is an award-winning independent filmmaker, writing and directing shorts that have played in festivals worldwide. She has her BA from Stanford University in International Relations and spent a year studying film at FAMU in Prague. She also has an MFA in Fiction from Bennington College. Sheryl spent nearly 20 years cutting her teeth as an executive recruiter for a wide-range of industries from Silicon Valley tech startups to hedge funds before devoting herself full-time to film.
To view her films visit
sherylglubok.com and lilynrosefilm.com
Iana Dontcheva
Iana is a creative producer for film and television and Founding Partner of By And Large Medialabs. She oversees the development, funding, and production of the company’s slate. She has 20+ years in the film industry as an executive producer, both in France and the United States. She was the co-founder of Pavillon Rouge, an independent production company in Paris. Prior to that, Iana worked at the renowned arthouse film company Movimento. Throughout her career, she has developed and produced narrative and documentary features, shorts, and TV programs, many of which have played festivals worldwide including Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, Locarno, New York, San Francisco, and Pusan, and have had successful theatrical releases and network runs. Iana is a wizard of international coproduction, overseeing partnerships between France, Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, Canada, and the United States. She went to the University of Paris Sorbonne, where she got her MFA in Film and pursued her doctoral degree in Cinema Studies.
The view her filmography, visit her IMDB and her LinkedIn pages .