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Work

Consulting and financing, story development and project support, teaching and format development.

Filmgespräch Stoffentwicklung — D IS FOR DISTANCE, Story Forum Basel
Story development talk on D IS FOR DISTANCE, Bildrausch Filmfestival, Story Forum Basel 2026 · © Alessandra Leta
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Strategy · Applications · Innovation Funding

Consulting & Financing

Structuring, positioning and financing innovation projects in the audiovisual market — from conceptual direction to final submission. Around €3m in third-party funds raised, several company formations enabled.

Illumina Twin Lux AI / K5 · München

AI-driven synchronisation of physical and virtual lighting for virtual production — from in-camera VFX to greenscreen. Supported by Creative Europe MEDIA, developed alongside partners such as ARRI, HFF Munich and Penzing Studios.

Laxity Lux AI / K5 · München

Lux AI's second development project: intelligent tools that streamline production workflows in the virtual studio — supported from funding strategy through implementation.

Cinetune Bacon Lab

Tool development for film production from Bacon's experimental lab — consulting on positioning, funding eligibility and financing.

Storyworld Explorer Artefacto Films

Digital tool for building and exploring story worlds — supported from first idea to fundable concept.

Taledeck Inlusio Interactive · Zürich

Browser-based platform aiming to make interactive storytelling as natural for writers, directors and producers as the screenplay — consulting within the Swiss funding context.

Funders & Partners Creative Europe MEDIA FFF Bayern ARRI HFF München Penzing Studios K5 Media Group XR Hub Bavaria
Maskenbild — Konzeption Theaterakademie August Everding
Stage make-up — concept Theaterakademie August Everding
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Dramaturgy · Development · Support

Story Development & Project Support

Dramaturgical consulting for projects and production companies — interdisciplinary and multilingual, from Munich to Switzerland.

The Antwerp Six Reiner Holzemer Film

Documentary on the six Antwerp designers who conquered international fashion 40 years ago — from Dries Van Noten to Ann Demeulemeester. Supporting the project in development and financing.

Langfilm Lang Film · Schweiz

Collaboration with one of Switzerland's most established production companies — story development and dramaturgical consulting for cinema and television projects.

Associations & Network VeDRA DAE — Documentary Association of Europe Reiner Holzemer Film Langfilm Inlusio Interactive
Industry Training — DOK.forum München
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Formats · Moderation · Mentoring

Teaching, Moderation & Format Development

Formats that connect industries — and teaching that brings the next generation closer to practice.

Story Forum Basel Since 2023 · Director since 2026

Trinational industry meeting for story development at Bildrausch Filmfest Basel, in cooperation with CinEuro and Balimage — conceived and realised bilingually in 2023, under his direction since 2026. Including moderation of the public talks with the nominees of the Basel Film and Media Art Awards.

DOK.forum München 2010–2018

Conceived, built and directed the film market of DOK.fest Munich — today one of the defining industry events in European documentary. Co-productions, financing, careers: European reach through consistent format development. Still moderating panels on the industry's future to this day.

Story & Composition DOK.forum × German Film Composers' Union

Interdisciplinary format at the intersection of story and music: the German Film Music Award in cooperation with the German Film Composers' Union, and the Composition Development Award, which enables composers to collaborate from the story development stage onward.

DOK.digital DOK.forum · Award for innovative storytelling

Award for new storytelling formats. I curate the nominations and moderate the event.

Prix CinEuro Jury · Co-production & Development

Jury member for the Prix CinEuro, which supports story development within the cross-border co-production area of the Upper Rhine.

Future Ready International Screen Institute · Vienna, since 2026

Conceptual contribution to Future Ready, the International Screen Institute's new programme for producers — including my own programme item in Vienna.

Teaching & Mentoring Since 2010

Theaterakademie August Everding: film history and film analysis, admission and examination boards. International Screen Institute (ISI): mentor. Documentary Campus Masterschool: mentor. Bavarian Academy for Television (BAF): lecturer. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences (HSLU): lecturer.

International Associations, Networks and Markets IDFA DocLab Forum International Film Festival Rotterdam Prix CinEuro DOK.fest München
International Training Institutions and Initiatives International Screen Institute (ISI) Documentary Campus Masterschool Bayerische Akademie für Fernsehen (BAF) Theaterakademie August Everding Hochschule Luzern (HSLU)
Boards & Committees

As an expert — at national and European level.

Creative Europe MEDIA European Commission · Committees
FFF Bayern XR Awards Committee
Zurich Film Foundation Advisory board
Swiss Federal Office of Culture Switzerland · Expert
BMKÖS Austria · Ministry of Culture
International festivals Juries & Panels
Markets IDFA DocLab Forum · Prix CinEuro
Trainings International Screen Institute
Financing Development Formats