Vale: John Caldon

Producer / Distributor John Caldon, founder of Flame Media, has died aged 73.

Flame said that Caldon died of cancer on Tuesday.

“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the loss of inspirational John Caldon, chairman and CEO of Flame Media,” the company said in a statement.

Born in the U.K, Caldon emigrated to Australia in 1973. He established Flame in 2010 with partner, presenter Lyndey Milan.

The best-known part of the Flame group is Flame Distribution, a TV production and distribution company specialising in high-end factual and documentary content. The group also includes Flame Productions in Australia, Wildflame Productions in the U.K., Flame Media GmbH in Germany, and Flame Corporate which advised the media industry on funding, government assistance, mergers and acquisitions.

“John was a gift to factual content creators everywhere — a master of the business world who inspired and supported new ideas with generosity, kindness, insight and respect. He was a joyful gentleman, tireless and even tempered, capable and visionary. And with Flame, he was just getting started. John’s passing comes far too soon for all of us who knew him,” said Colette Beaudry, MD of SeaLight Pictures.

“John was a truly unique person. A ‘Renaissance Man’ with a deep and broad intellect that he deftly combined with a generous and warm soul. His passing is a loss to all that knew him,” said Brad Danks, CEO of OUTtv Network and OMG Media Group.

Source: Variety