who we are.
We believe in the uniqueness of the projects we choose to develop, accompanying our writers from their very first idea to the red carpet. We support them in their aesthetic, thematic, and emotional journeys, while placing great importance on the financial and production feasibility of each project.
We are deeply committed to the visibility and diversity of all artistic and political voices, as we consider them essential to the cultural and social fabric of society. Our projects are designed to contribute meaningfully to societal and political discourse, and we firmly believe in fostering dialogue between even the most contrasting perspectives. And we aim to do all this through the power of cinema!
MEHMET AKIF BÜYÜKATALAY
born in Bad Hersfeld in 1987
Mehmet studied Media Arts at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne. He was fellow of the “Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes”. Since 2017 he works as writer, director and producer. For writing and directing ORAY he was awarded with Best First Feature Award at Berlinale 2019.
CLAUS HERZOG-REICHEL
born in Friedberg/Bavaria in 1986
Claus studied Latin American Studies and worked as unit and production manager for international cinema projects. For producing ORAY he was awarded with Best First Feature Award at Berlinale 2019. He is alumnus of Rotterdam producers lab, Berlinale Talents and Mediengründerzentrum NRW.
Mario von grumbkow
born in wuppertal in 1989
Mario has produced several films working as a freelance producer and project leader, i.a. LUZ (Berlinale 2018). He studied Media Arts at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne and worked as an assistant of in-house line producer for augenschein Filmproduktion and since 2020 as an in-house line producer for filmfaust.