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Film is our passion.

We develop, produce and distribute national and international formats for cinema, television and VOD.

IN PRODUCTION

ARTIFICIAL PARANOIA

Dystopian Dramedy

Anne knows it’s not her day when she needs to prove to Frank that she is a carbon-based life form and not a cyber-ghost.

Starring: FRANÇOIS GOESKE,
ANNA-MARIA OKOT
Director: MICHAEL HAGEMEYER
Writers: MICHAEL HAGEMEYER
DOP: CHRIS HIRSCHHÄUSER
VFX: PETER-PAUL ALTMANN
Producers: MICHAEL S. SAUERTEIG, MICHAEL HAGEMEYER, FRANÇOIS GOESKE
Production: WOODEN CROWN PICTURES
Status: Post-Production

HALI (THE CARPET)

Black Comedy

After buying an antique silk carpet beyond his means, an office worker’s fascination with his precious possession turns in to an obsessive attachment when the carpet is threatened by a series of unfortunate incidents.

Cast: AHMET MÜMTAZ TEYLAN, MÜCAHIT KOCAK, AYCA EREN
Director: ARMAN ERTÜRÜN
VFX: PETER-PAUL ALTMANN
Producers: MATTHIAS KYSKA, ARMAN ERTÜRÜN
Executive Producers: MICHAEL S. SAUERTEIG, MICHAEL HAGEMEYER, FRANÇOIS GOESKE
Produktion: FLYING FILMS
in collaboration with
WOODEN CROWN PICTURES
Status: Post-Production

IN DEVELOPMENT

DIE FOR ME – A REVENANT SERIES

Supernatural Romance, Literature adaptation

In the City of Lights, two star-crossed lovers battle a fate that is destined to tear them apart again and again for eternity.

Serial adaptation of the international bestseller collection by author Amy Plum

Author: AMY PLUM
Producers: MICHAEL HAGEMEYER, MICHAEL S. SAUERTEIG, FRANÇOIS GOESKE
Status: packaging

CROSSING THE RUBICON

Prime Time Adventure TV Series

Thrilling story about seven friends,

thrown back 275 years in time on a cave tour in the Rocky Mountains.
Their struggle for survival begins.

Starring: SCARLET GRUBER, FRANÇOIS GOESKE, CHANTAL THUY
Writers: RICHARD C. RICHTER, RILEY ADAMS, EDGAR LYALL, LORENZO OZARI
Showrunner: RICHARD C. RICHTER
Director: RANDY BRADSHAW
Producers: RICHARD C. RICHTER, RANDY BRADSHAW, MARLON QUINTERO, MICHAEL HAGEMEYER, MICHAEL S. SAUERTEIG
Status: financing

PARASOMNIA

Paranormal Thriller

Sarah, a young american scientist plagued by recurring nightmares, is desperately looking for the source of her suffering. She is convinced to find the truth in Berlin, her birthplace. There, she uncovers a horrible secret from the darkest days of a city torn apart by the cold war.

Writers: THOMAS GLÖCKNER, SEBASTIAN STORM
Status: packaging

FRENCH DISTRACTION

Film Comedy

French-style comedy in the tradition of Jean Paul Belmondo and Pierre Richard.

Status: concept

BUNGALOW

Cerebral Road Movie

"In it the human being is nothing but his design, he exists only to the extent, in which he actualizes himself."

[Jean-Paul Sartre]

Jo on his way to Lina. She lives in a bungalow in the mountains. Secluded.

A trip into one's own self – and no return.

Starring: FRANÇOIS GOESKE
Writer: ULI BUCHNER
Director: MICHAEL BRENT ADAM
Status: development

RELEASED

KARMA IS A HITCH (2023)

Tragicomedy

On the last day of his life, Björn receives a surprise visit from his soul. The good news: it wasn't the last round. But to ensure Björn doesn't screw things up with his soulmate Vicky again in his next life, he has little time to untie the karmic knot with her.

Starring: CHRISTINA HECKE, SEBASTIAN GEROLD, RONY HERMANN, FRANÇOIS GOESKE
and others
Writer / Director: OLIVER KAHL
Producers: BEN BLASKOVIC, CLAUDE KÖNIG, FRANÇOIS GOESKE, MICHAEL HAGEMEYER, MICHAEL S. SAUERTEIG
Production: VICTUS FILMS
in collaboration with
WOODEN CROWN PICTURES
Co-production: BR
Fund: FFF Bayern
Status: released
Website: Link

WHO IS WHO

François Goeske

Co-CEO

Soloist in the children's choir of the
Bavarian State Opera
German singing voice of Mowgli in Disney's JUNGLE BOOK 2
since 2001 starring in over 40 feature films and tv series, among others THE FLYING CLASSROOM, ROCK CRYSTAL, FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS, TARRAGONA, TREASURE ISLAND, THE BRIDGE, SUMMERTIME BLUES, SLEEPING BEAUTY, LOST PLACE, BETTER THAN NOTHING, ARMAN'S SECRET, TATORT, CRO'S DREAM, BLUTIGE ANFÄNGER
various radio plays, audio books and dubbing
several awards, among others CHILDREN'S MEDIA AWARD "DER WEISSE ELEPHANT", 3 nominations for the INTERNATIONAL UNDINE AWARD, multiple winner of the CELEBRITY MAGAZINE AWARD

Michael S. Sauerteig

Co-CEO

Trainee at BAVARIA FILM (production, post-production, film lab)
PM Assistant at SILENCE LIKE GLASS, THE SAHARA PROJECT, MIT DEN CLOWNS KAMEN DIE TRÄNEN and many more
Casting Director extras/supporting roles for GO TRABI GO, SCHTONK!, BROTHER OF SLEEP and many more
1st AD / production manager at COMEDIAN HARMONISTS, THE FLYING CLASSROOM, ANNA AND LOUIS, LEO AND CLAIRE, MARLENE, NO MORE SCHOOL, ROCK CRYSTAL
TATORT, DAS FAMILIENGEHEIMNIS
and many more
Executive Producer for SPIDES
since 2004 talent manager at
united actors | agency
CEO at syscard graphics

Michael Hagemeyer

CFO

licensed bank officer
(Deutsche Bank Düsseldorf)
Production internships at Bayerischer Rundfunk and RTL, among others
Production assistant for films such as PIZZA COLONIA and SCHTONK!
Studies at UCLA Extension,
Los Angeles
Head of Acquisitions
Jugendfilm Verleih GmbH, Berlin and Los Angeles
Head of Fiction Production H5B5 AG (WELCOME TO COLLINWOOD)
Freelance sales consultant and later producer for the Apollo Media fund group (among others LIBRARIAN, TRUMP UNAUTHORIZED,
A CHRISTMAS WEDDING)
Financial advisor for international film productions (including TWO LIVES)

OUR PARTNERS

FRANÇOIS GOESKE

UNITED ACTORS

CHRIS HIRSCHHÄUSER
CINEMATOGRAPHY

CONTACT

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