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Company profile	Based in Berlin’s creative quarter, the independent studio was launched by producer-mentor Bodo Heiss and actor-writer-director David-Jonas Frei. It develops, finances and produces premium feature films, serial drama, documentaries and live stage formats for German and international audiences. Leveraging its success with a self-organised film school in Berlin, the team is now partnering with Nigerian stakeholders to replicate the model in Lagos—designing curricula, attracting sponsors and training faculty. The company also structures cross-border co-productions that unlock German public funds, broadcaster presales and equipment sponsorship, while guiding African content through European festival, cinema, TV and streaming pipelines. Entrepreneurial mind-set, deep networks and dual-continent insight turn bold ideas into export-ready stories.
Products & Services	• Co-production of fiction features, TV series, documentaries and stage shows for European/African markets. • Concept creation, script development and packaging, including talent attachment and finance plans. • Design and launch of self-organised film schools: curriculum, faculty training, equipment sponsorship and operations. • International distribution strategy: festival positioning, broadcaster pitches, VOD deals and German theatrical booking for African content. • Financing advisory: access to German public funds, broadcaster/distributor MGs, and risk-mitigated gap finance. • Workshops, masterclasses and festival panels on production, film finance and market entry. • Market-access consulting for equipment manufacturers and music labels targeting West Africa.
References and export activities	Credits span ARD/ZDF prime-time dramas, Berlinale-screened indies and touring musicals across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In 2024 the team advised Lagos Film Festival finance panels and co-produced a Nigerian-German pilot now optioned by a major EU streamer. Training modules and curated shorts are licensed to West-African hubs and German art-house circuits.
Target group	Nigerian producers, directors and creative entrepreneurs seeking European co-production, finance or distribution. German/EU broadcasters, distributors and streamers scouting fresh African narratives. Film schools, cultural institutes and NGOs fostering South-North knowledge exchange. Equipment makers and music labels aiming to expand into West Africa.
Competitive advantages	• Integrated creative, educational, finance and distribution services under one roof. • Proven record securing German grants and broadcaster deals for African stories. • Originators of the self-organised film-school model—rapid, low-cost roll-out. • Dual-continent network: Berlin media hubs & Lagos creators. • Founder-led, lean and fast-moving.
Ideal Business Partners	• Visionary Nigerian studios ready for international co-production and skill building. • German/EU broadcasters, distributors and streamers hungry for premium African content. • Foundations and impact investors supporting creative education in emerging markets. • Equipment manufacturers and music labels exploring West African expansion.