The Film Funding division supports films and film-related projects in the categories of script and project development, production, and distribution and sales, as well as additional projects. It provides advice for filmmakers on financial questions, works to ensure the film industry’s further artistic and business development, represents Berlin-Brandenburg as a key media location at markets and festivals in Germany and abroad and supports cross-border and cross-industry networking.
Team
Kirsten Niehuus
CEO Film Funding
Telephone: +49 331743 87 10
E-mail: k.niehuusoffice@medienboard.de
Daniel Saltzwedel
Head of Film Funding
Telephone: +49 331 74387 80
E-mail: d.saltzwedel@medienboard.de
Veronika Grob
Deputy Head of Film Funding
Development, Production, High-End Series
Telephone: +49 331743 87 21
E-mail: v.grob@medienboard.de
Christian Berg
Funding Executive, Commissioner for Cinemas
Commissioner for Cinemas, Distribution, International Co-Productions, Animation
Telephone: +49 331743 87 23
E-mail: c.berg@medienboard.de
Anja Dörken
Funding Executive
Development, Production, Experimental Film, Newcomers, Professionalisation
Telephone: +49 331 74387 24
E-mail: a.doerken@medienboard.de
Dr. Teresa Hoefert de Turégano
Funding Executive
Development, Production, Experimental Film, German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund, BERLIN AiR-Programmes
Telephone: +49 331743 87 25
E-mail: t.hoefert-de-turegano@medienboard.de
Jan-Eike Michaelis
Funding Executive, Commissioner for Cinemas
Development, Production, Experimental Film, Festival Presentations, Distribution
Telephone: +49 331 74387 37
E-mail: j.michaelis@medienboard.de
Lilla Puskas
Funding Executive
Development, Production, Experimental Film, Newcomers, German-Polish Film Fund, Professionalisation
Telephone: +49 331 74387-19
E-mail: l.puskas@medienboard.de
Benedikt Saggel
Funding Executive
Development, Production, High-End Series, Digital Film Production, Distribution, Festival Presentations
Telephone: +49 331 74387 34
E-mail: b.saggel@medienboard.de
Oliver Zeller
Funding Executive
Development, Production, Digital Film Production, High-End Series, Production, Children's Film, Distribution
Telephone: +49 331743 87 86
E-mail: o.zeller@medienboard.de
Jessica Knop
Head of Backoffice
Telephone: +49 331 74387 20
E-mail: j.knop@medienboard.de
Katharina Biedert
Backoffice
Telephone: +49 331 74387 14
E-mail: k.biedert@medienboard.de
Julia Schneider
Assistant to CEO Film Funding
Telephone: +49 331743 87 10
E-mail: k.niehuusoffice@medienboard.de