Executive Board & Members
Documentary Campus Executive Board
Head of Board:
Dr. Patrick Hörl (Autentic, Munich)
Deputy Head of Board:
Marco Visalberghi (DocLab Productions srl, Rome)
Deputy Head of Board:
Rea Apostolides (Anemon Productions, Athens)
Treasurer:
Frank Höfling (OTTONIA Media GmbH, Leipzig)
Secretary:
Stefano Tealdi (Stefilm International srl, Turin)
Board Member:
Dr. Kristina Hollstein (ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Mainz)
Special Representative according to § 30 BGB:
Donata von Perfall, Director (Documentary Campus, Munich)
Documentary Campus Member Companies
As a charitable association registered in Munich, Documentary Campus e.V. is a strictly non-profit organisation. Launched in 1998 by German media enterprises, the association was joined in 2003 by selected European non-fiction companies. Member companies support the initiative financially and benefit by gaining access to new ideas and projects, qualified professionals and high-quality training.
Anemon Productions was founded in 2003, bringing together the expertise of five filmmakers and producers. Located in the centre of Athens, Anemon produces documentaries and television programmes for Greece and the international market. The company’s latest work includes co-productions with ARTE, ZDF, YLE, HISTORY TV, AVRO, ERT and the Greek Film Centre, film sales to BBC-2, SBS and ABC Australia, Fox Italy, SVT Sweden, VRT Belgium, Al Jazeera, YES DBS Israel, ETV Estonia, Tele-Quebec, Eurochannel USA, Schweizer Fernsehen, Documentary Channel New Zealand and collaborations with the EDUCATION & CULTURE and the MEDIA PLUS Programmes of the European Union, ESPN, the University of Cambridge, the Cyprus Ministry of Communication and the Greek Ministry of Culture.
Represented by: Rea Apostolides & Yuri Averof
Autentic invests in high quality factual content production and distribution. The company represents a broad range of factual and documentary programmes, acting as a distributor and a provider of editorial services for media companies worldwide. Being platform-neutral, Autentic delivers its services to both linear and non-linear players in the global market. Autentic’s team helps broadcasters and aggregators to bridge the gap between creative resource and the engaged viewer. Autentic was founded in 2008 by Patrick Hörl and Jan Mojto. The company is based in Oberhaching near Munich, Germany. Held by Patrick Hörl and Jan Mojto’s BetaFilm, one of Europe’s biggest distributor of TV content, Autentic offers a unique background of expertise in both the German and international market.
Represented by: Dr. Patrick Hörl, Head of Board, Documentary Campus
Discovery Networks Germany. Since June 1985, DISCOVERY CHANNEL has been a byword for successful non-fiction TV programming and has constantly emphasised the importance of conveying information in a popular form. Discovery Networks in Germany has been broadcasting DISCOVERY CHANNEL since 1996, ANIMAL PLANET since 2004 and Discovery Geschichte since 2005 in the German-speaking countries. All three 24-hour channels are available via the pay TV platform Premiere in Germany and Austria and the Teleclub in Switzerland. In February 2006 Discovery Networks launched the HDTV channel Discovery HD on Premiere. On 1 September 2006 DMAX, Germany's first factual entertainment channel targeted primarily at men for men, was launched. Since its launch DMAX has expanded its reach and more than tripled its share of the market, thus gaining a firm footing in the German TV arena. The broadcaster’s appealing home-grown productions, which make up over 50% of primetime broadcasts, and a range of international programming reflecting the interests and lifestyles of men are received by more than 31 million households. DMAX is available 24 hours a day in analog and digital satellite. It is also included in the German cable network and is available via DVB-T in metropolitan areas.
Represented by: Marc Rasmus
>> Discovery Channel Betriebs GmbH
With its headquarters in the UK, Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) is Europe's foremost provider of factual television programming. In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 12 Discovery brands reach 163 million cumulative subscribers in 108 countries with programming customized in 24 languages. DNE's philosophy is simple: to provide the highest-quality media experiences that enable people to discover and explore their world, satisfy their curiosity and fulfil their lifelong search for knowledge and understanding. Its networks include Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery Travel & Living, Discovery Real Time, Discovery Real Time Extra, Discovery Home & Health, Discovery Civilisation, Discovery Science, Discovery Geschichte and Discovery HD.
Represented by: Marian Williams & Lisa Weinbrenn
>> Discovery Networks Europe (DNE)
DocLab Productions srl. is an independent production company based in Rome, Italy. It was founded in 1999 by producer-director Marco Visalberghi on the strength of his 20 year experience producing science and natural history documentaries for the Italian and international markets. DocLab tends to focus on science, history, culture and current affairs, more recently developing a number of feature-length documentary projects. It works in partnership with Gabriel Films in the US, La Compagnie des Taxi Brousse and Bonne Pioche in France, and Ma.Ja.De in Germany.
Represented by: Marco Visalberghi
Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion was founded in 2000 by the brothers Reinhardt and Christian Beetz. Due to their success, the company structure was adapted in 2008 and transferred to a Public Limited Company. Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion is one of the few German production companies specialising in the production and distribution of documentary programmes worldwide. In collaboration with authors and international independent producers, GBF develops and produces creative, award-winning documentaries, TV theme evenings, documentary series, reports and cultural TV magazines. Besides producing documentaries for the German national market, our goal is to produce high quality TV productions for the European and international market. Accordingly, GBF has established an extensive network with coproducers worldwide. We are maintaining successful working relations with all major German and European broadcasters, such as ZDF, ARD, NDR, SWR, WDR, arte, 3-sat, BBC, YLE, DR2, SVT, NPS, ORF, etc.
Represented by: Reinhardt Beetz
>> Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion
GEDEON Programmes is one of Europe’s leading producers of high quality television programmes destined for international broadcast. Established in 1995, the company productions cover documentary films, feature films, TV magazine shows, youth and short programmes. The films produced cover a wide range of subject material from science and adventure to history, wildlife and culture. Headed by Stéphane Millière, GEDEON Programmes is also known for documenting major scientific discoveries in the realms of archaeology and palaeontology. To date, the company has delivered some 600 hours of films and received more than 250 awards throughout the world. Most of GEDEON programmes are now produced in HD and include CGI graphics as well as historic reconstitutions. GEDEON Programmes is part of the Group MILLIMAGES.
Represented by: Stéphane Millière
LE VISION, with offices in Leipzig, Germany, and Moscow, Russia, is an award-winning independent production company with an extensive track record in international co-production. The company was the product of turbulent times: it was founded by staff members of the first independent newspaper in post-communist East Germany in 1993. LE VISION produces high-quality factual programmes for both the German and international markets. With an annual output of around 15 hours, our films cover a wide range of topics and styles. We have special expertise in the fields of history programming, quality dramatic reconstruction and production in the former Soviet Union as well as Eastern Europe.
Represented by: Simone Baumann
MedienKontor FFP GmbH produces successful high-quality television programmes such as "GEO-TV". To support young motivated authors and to provide them with a training of high quality, Medienkontor is involving itself with Documentary Campus. The goal of Medienkontor is to support a multitude of highly qualified authors especially in Germany, who can produce documentaries of excellent international standards.
Represented by: Theo Baltz
Within the Bavaria Film Group, one of the largest media companies in Europe with a long tradition in the industry, OTTONIA Media GmbH is responsible for making nonfiction TV productions. With more than 7000 broadcasting minutes a year, the documentaries, reports and magazine programmes are the most important business fields of the company. The company, which was established in Magdeburg in 1998, has worked with foreign, domestic and regional partners in producing these extensive projects. The company`s shares are currently being held by the Bavaria Film GmbH (51%) and the DREFA Media Holding GmbH (49%). OTTONIA Media sees the collaboration with Documentary Campus e.V. as an opportunity to nourish qualified authors and programme makers, to smooth their way into the increasingly complex media landscape and to develop joint international marketing and collaboration strategies.
Represented by: Frank Höfling
SPIEGEL TV is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the well-known German political print magazine "Der SPIEGEL". The entry of the SPIEGEL Group into the television market began in 1988. In cooperation with the Development Company for Television Programs (dctp) the publishing house was able to secure fixed time slots on various German Private TV Stations. Today, there are five different SPIEGEL TV formats, which are aired on RTL, Sat.1 and VOX. The 270 staff members of SPIEGEL TV supply over 1200 minutes of broadcast per week. SPIEGEL TV is an award-winning producer of factual programming with a strong focus on history, current affairs, discovery, social issues, lifestyle.
Stefilm is one of the leading documentary production companies in Italy. It is committed to creating and distributing documentary programming which brings Italian themes and talent to the rest of the world and to re-establishing a thriving documentary culture in Italy. Stefilm's productions have been co-financed with over 50 broadcasting, institutional and independent partners in Europe and North America. The company produces one-offs and series on historical, social and cultural issues. Stefilm's award winning films include CITIZEN BERLUSCONI, nominated for a Grimme Award in the year 2004; PORTO MARGHERA – VENICE 59th Mostra del Cinema di Venezia 2002, SORRISO AMARO (RICE GIRLS) 60th Mostra del Cinema di Venezia 2003 and MoMA New York, International Documentary Fortnight.
Represented by: Stefano Tealdi
TANGRAM International GmbH continues in the tradition of TANGRAM Christian Bauer Filmproduktion. Since Christian Bauer’s sudden passing in 2009, the team at TANGRAM International has built on the traditional strengths and aims of the company: To work internationally in the world of creative documentaries and in the competitive market of high-end series production. With our knowledge of the market and our commitment to the adventure of making documentaries, we hope to both inspire and be inspired by the collaboration with filmmakers and producers under the umbrella of Documentary Campus.
Represented by: Dagmar Biller
West Park Pictures is part of the DCD Media Plc group based in London and specialising in the production of high-quality documentaries designed for the needs of the international marketplace and the demands of the world's leading broadcasters. West Park Pictures has concentrated on feature documentaries, history, anthropology and science programmes, and the company has collaborated with Werner Herzog over the past few years as a co-producer of "Wheel of Time", "The White Diamond", and with André Singer as producer of "The Wild Blue Yonder". Among current productions are the 5-part series “Stephen Fry’s in America” for BBC1 and an HD series on Traditional Art.
Represented by: Dr. André Singer
Wunderbox is an independent production house for factual programmes in Holland. In 2007 the Wunderbox team of eight has worked on various factual films for the international TV market and informative programmes for children for Dutch public and commercial broadcasters. Wunderbox was founded in 2005 by Jan-Pieter Stafleu. After he left Palazzina, the successful international production indie which started in 1997, he focussed on making more specialised programmes from a nice workshop in a park in the centre of Amsterdam. Apart from three successful and well received children’s series, two TV films are finished: Cultivating the Desert, a 52 documentary about the cultural ambitions of Dubai and the difficulties to build a city for real people overnight. And: In his shoes. A biopic about one of Holland’s greatest designers, recently turned 65, shoe designer Jan Jansen. Wunderbox is part of IDTV, an All3media Company.
Represented by: Jan-Pieter Stafleu
ZDF Enterprises was founded in the year 1993 as a 100% private subsidiary of ZDF, one of the biggest and most renowned television broadcasters in Europe. On behalf of ZDF, ZDF Enterprises is responsible for worldwide programme sales, the implementation of international coproductions, license purchasing for quality programmes, marketing online rights and the merchandising of strong ZDF programme brands. In addition to its commercial activities for ZDF, ZDF Enterprises has also been able to establish itself successfully as an independent market player in both national and international environments. As part of a powerful Group, the company has at its disposal the largest German-language programme collection in the world, consisting of series and mini-series, TV movies, documentaries and children’s programmes. As an internationally successful enterprise in the production and distribution of high-quality documentary films, ZDF Enterprises views Documentary Campus e.V. as an important element amidst their international strategic collaborations.
Represented by: Dr. Kristina Hollstein
