Berlin’s Studio Babelsberg, one of Europe’s largest studio complexes, has revealed that its senior management has been rejigged. Recent movies to shoot at the studios include “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” “John Wick: Chapter 4” and “The Matrix Resurrections.”
Founded in 1912, Babelsberg is one of the oldest studios in the world. Among the films it has hosted are “Metropolis,” “The Blue Angel,” “The Pianist,” “The Bourne Supremacy” and “Bridge of Spies.” Babelsberg comprises 21 studios and sound stages, various backlots and exterior sets across more than 42 acres.
Babelsberg revealed Tuesday that Carl “Charlie” Woebcken and Christoph Fisser, who have run the studios since 2004, have stepped down from their positions on the board of directors at their own request and in mutual agreement.
At the end of 2021, they sold their majority stake in Babelsberg to Tpg Real Estate Partners. Last year, Babelsberg was integrated into the production facilities company Cinespace Studios,...
Founded in 1912, Babelsberg is one of the oldest studios in the world. Among the films it has hosted are “Metropolis,” “The Blue Angel,” “The Pianist,” “The Bourne Supremacy” and “Bridge of Spies.” Babelsberg comprises 21 studios and sound stages, various backlots and exterior sets across more than 42 acres.
Babelsberg revealed Tuesday that Carl “Charlie” Woebcken and Christoph Fisser, who have run the studios since 2004, have stepped down from their positions on the board of directors at their own request and in mutual agreement.
At the end of 2021, they sold their majority stake in Babelsberg to Tpg Real Estate Partners. Last year, Babelsberg was integrated into the production facilities company Cinespace Studios,...
- 1/16/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Charlie Woebcken and Christoph Fisser have resigned from the management board of Germany’s Studio Babelsberg in the wake of their sale of the storied German backlot to Tpg Real Estate, owner of Cinespace Studios.
Their resignation, announced Tuesday, comes 20 years after Woebcken and Fisser acquired ´ Babelsberg in 2004. Under their guidance, the legendary German backlot was transformed into a modern international studio, attracting such blockbuster productions as Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, Wes Anderson’s The Budapest Hotel or Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies. More recently, Keanu Reeves-starrers The Matrix Revolutions and John Wick: Chapter 4 both shot there.
In late 2021, Woebcken and Fisser sold their majority stake in the studio to Tpg Real Estate Partners, which folded Studio Babelsberg into its Cinespace Studios network of backlots, encompassing some 109 active stages with additional operations in Chicago, Toronto, Atlanta and Wilmington.
Former Pinewood and APA International executive Andy Weltman took...
Their resignation, announced Tuesday, comes 20 years after Woebcken and Fisser acquired ´ Babelsberg in 2004. Under their guidance, the legendary German backlot was transformed into a modern international studio, attracting such blockbuster productions as Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, Wes Anderson’s The Budapest Hotel or Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies. More recently, Keanu Reeves-starrers The Matrix Revolutions and John Wick: Chapter 4 both shot there.
In late 2021, Woebcken and Fisser sold their majority stake in the studio to Tpg Real Estate Partners, which folded Studio Babelsberg into its Cinespace Studios network of backlots, encompassing some 109 active stages with additional operations in Chicago, Toronto, Atlanta and Wilmington.
Former Pinewood and APA International executive Andy Weltman took...
- 1/16/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Cinespace Studios has made leadership changes at Germany’s Studio Babelsberg, including installing former Pinewood International executive vp Andy Weltman as co-ceo and co-chairman.
Weltman, a veteran of Hollywood deal-making, is also a former managing director of APA International, where he oversaw the U.S. talent agency’s U.K. and European operations. Weltman, Ashley Rice, co-managing partner and president of Cinespace, and André Bleeker, CFO of Germany’s A&o Hotels and Hostels, will also join co-ceo Carl L. Woebcken and COO Christoph Fisser in running the German film studio via its management board.
Marius Schwarz, former CFO of Studio Babelsberg, stepped down on June 30, 2022 and will continue to serve the studio as an advisor. And Ty Warren, former head of global production at Netflix and recently installed on the Cinespace board, joins Studio Babelsberg’s supervisory board alongside existing members Michael Abel and Maria Terzini.
Cinespace Studios has made leadership changes at Germany’s Studio Babelsberg, including installing former Pinewood International executive vp Andy Weltman as co-ceo and co-chairman.
Weltman, a veteran of Hollywood deal-making, is also a former managing director of APA International, where he oversaw the U.S. talent agency’s U.K. and European operations. Weltman, Ashley Rice, co-managing partner and president of Cinespace, and André Bleeker, CFO of Germany’s A&o Hotels and Hostels, will also join co-ceo Carl L. Woebcken and COO Christoph Fisser in running the German film studio via its management board.
Marius Schwarz, former CFO of Studio Babelsberg, stepped down on June 30, 2022 and will continue to serve the studio as an advisor. And Ty Warren, former head of global production at Netflix and recently installed on the Cinespace board, joins Studio Babelsberg’s supervisory board alongside existing members Michael Abel and Maria Terzini.
- 9/2/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Apa has promoted all four co-heads of its physical production department to partner, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.
The department was established in August 2013 by Jay Gilbert and Gil Harari, who hailed from Paradigm, and four months later were joined by Matt Birch and Ralph Berge from Montana Artists as fellow co-heads. Other agents in the department include ex-Montana reps Brady Torgeson and Julian Savodivker, as well as Paradigm and ICM Partners alum Michael Kirschner (who now oversees the commercial and music video business), former British Film Commission and Pinewood Studios exec Andy Weltman (who joined the agency in 2016 ...
The department was established in August 2013 by Jay Gilbert and Gil Harari, who hailed from Paradigm, and four months later were joined by Matt Birch and Ralph Berge from Montana Artists as fellow co-heads. Other agents in the department include ex-Montana reps Brady Torgeson and Julian Savodivker, as well as Paradigm and ICM Partners alum Michael Kirschner (who now oversees the commercial and music video business), former British Film Commission and Pinewood Studios exec Andy Weltman (who joined the agency in 2016 ...
- 10/18/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Apa has promoted all four co-heads of its physical production department to partner, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.
The department was established in August 2013 by Jay Gilbert and Gil Harari, who hailed from Paradigm, and four months later were joined by Matt Birch and Ralph Berge from Montana Artists as fellow co-heads. Other agents in the department include ex-Montana reps Brady Torgeson and Julian Savodivker, as well as Paradigm and ICM Partners alum Michael Kirschner (who now oversees the commercial and music video business), former British Film Commission and Pinewood Studios exec Andy Weltman (who joined the agency in 2016 ...
The department was established in August 2013 by Jay Gilbert and Gil Harari, who hailed from Paradigm, and four months later were joined by Matt Birch and Ralph Berge from Montana Artists as fellow co-heads. Other agents in the department include ex-Montana reps Brady Torgeson and Julian Savodivker, as well as Paradigm and ICM Partners alum Michael Kirschner (who now oversees the commercial and music video business), former British Film Commission and Pinewood Studios exec Andy Weltman (who joined the agency in 2016 ...
- 10/18/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alexandra Bentley wins with thriller based around a hostage crisis on the London Underground.
UK Trade & Investment (Ukti) has announced the winner of a competition aimed at giving the UK’s finest creative talent access to Hollywood heavyweights.
Alexandra Bentley, who co-founded the Philm Company, won an all-expenses paid visit to the Us in the Talent Goes to Hollywood competition 2015 with her spec trailer for the new film she is producing, Baptism.
The action thriller, about a hostage crisis on the London Underground, is based on a novel by Max Kinnings and will be directed by Phil Hawkins.
The visit to the Us will see her attend the Britannia Awards in Los Angeles at the end of this month and be connected to leading industry figures.
Ukti staff will also arrange for one-to-one meetings and mentoring sessions to help Bentley get the most out of her visit.
The judges included Ian Livingstone, the former...
UK Trade & Investment (Ukti) has announced the winner of a competition aimed at giving the UK’s finest creative talent access to Hollywood heavyweights.
Alexandra Bentley, who co-founded the Philm Company, won an all-expenses paid visit to the Us in the Talent Goes to Hollywood competition 2015 with her spec trailer for the new film she is producing, Baptism.
The action thriller, about a hostage crisis on the London Underground, is based on a novel by Max Kinnings and will be directed by Phil Hawkins.
The visit to the Us will see her attend the Britannia Awards in Los Angeles at the end of this month and be connected to leading industry figures.
Ukti staff will also arrange for one-to-one meetings and mentoring sessions to help Bentley get the most out of her visit.
The judges included Ian Livingstone, the former...
- 10/29/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The American Film Market (Afm®) presented the Finance Conference on Friday, November 2, 2012, at the Fairmont Hotel in Santa Monica. The Conference consisted of 2 panels.
Panel 1: “Current Issues in Film Finance,” brought leading CEOs, filmmakers, financiers and executives together to explore the state of independent film financing, emerging trends, where the money is and what the future holds. Moderated by P. John Burke, partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Llp, panelists included Nigel Sinclair, Co-chairman and CEO, Exclusive Media, Tom Ortenberg, CEO,Open Road Films, and Graham Taylor, Head, Global Finance and Distribution Group, William Morris Endeavor.
Panel 2: “Building Your Global Film Financing Strategy,”moderated by Joseph Chianese, Evp, Ep Financial Solutions, Entertainment Partners, featuredJean-Luc DeFanti, Managing Partner, Hemisphere Capital Management, Micah Green, Co-Head, Film Finance Group, CA, Bahman Naraghi, Independent Film Producer and former COO of Gk Films, David Rubin, Evp, CBS Films, Andy Weltman, Evp, Pinewood Studios Group
Where’s the money and how quickly can you get it? All you need to know about U.S. and international incentives and subsidies and how to monetize them. Plus private equity and additional sources of financing from the Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and other emerging markets.
Below are some key quotes from panel 1 the series.
Tom Ortenberg, CEO,Open Road Films:
"It is not a one size fits all formula for films. Not every title should go out wide theatrically. Some will benefit economically and on an exposure basis by going day and date."
"There is still a viable art house market, but overall the margins are being challenged by increasing media costs, audience fragmentation, increased P & A and shrinking circulations. For an art house film, newspaper reviews are very important. So, the art house theatrical distribution business is as challenged now as it has ever been."
Nigel Sinclair,Co-chairman and CEO, Exclusive Media:
"The difficulties we currently face are the changes in taste, digital disruption, and the decline of sales in certain international territories, but there is still an equity market that is buoyant and vibrant for the right projects."
"Exhibition and distribution must converge. That is the only way to solve the problem."
"If you treat talent as equity contributors it can help bring them on board and make them feel a certain ownership of the film."
"China is a very important, strategic market for us and an important long-term partner."
Graham Taylor, Head, Global Finance and Distribution Group, William Morris Endeavor:
"There are different ways to go about releasing a film. Going to the theaters as a family can be expensive and to have that rush of feeling like you are an early adopter of a movie through a VOD option is attractive to people."
"For art house titles, social media gives me hope as a way of marketing without relying on TV spots or newspaper spots."
"Digital conversions can help level the playing field by avoiding the costs of physical prints and help the art house division."...
Panel 1: “Current Issues in Film Finance,” brought leading CEOs, filmmakers, financiers and executives together to explore the state of independent film financing, emerging trends, where the money is and what the future holds. Moderated by P. John Burke, partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Llp, panelists included Nigel Sinclair, Co-chairman and CEO, Exclusive Media, Tom Ortenberg, CEO,Open Road Films, and Graham Taylor, Head, Global Finance and Distribution Group, William Morris Endeavor.
Panel 2: “Building Your Global Film Financing Strategy,”moderated by Joseph Chianese, Evp, Ep Financial Solutions, Entertainment Partners, featuredJean-Luc DeFanti, Managing Partner, Hemisphere Capital Management, Micah Green, Co-Head, Film Finance Group, CA, Bahman Naraghi, Independent Film Producer and former COO of Gk Films, David Rubin, Evp, CBS Films, Andy Weltman, Evp, Pinewood Studios Group
Where’s the money and how quickly can you get it? All you need to know about U.S. and international incentives and subsidies and how to monetize them. Plus private equity and additional sources of financing from the Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and other emerging markets.
Below are some key quotes from panel 1 the series.
Tom Ortenberg, CEO,Open Road Films:
"It is not a one size fits all formula for films. Not every title should go out wide theatrically. Some will benefit economically and on an exposure basis by going day and date."
"There is still a viable art house market, but overall the margins are being challenged by increasing media costs, audience fragmentation, increased P & A and shrinking circulations. For an art house film, newspaper reviews are very important. So, the art house theatrical distribution business is as challenged now as it has ever been."
Nigel Sinclair,Co-chairman and CEO, Exclusive Media:
"The difficulties we currently face are the changes in taste, digital disruption, and the decline of sales in certain international territories, but there is still an equity market that is buoyant and vibrant for the right projects."
"Exhibition and distribution must converge. That is the only way to solve the problem."
"If you treat talent as equity contributors it can help bring them on board and make them feel a certain ownership of the film."
"China is a very important, strategic market for us and an important long-term partner."
Graham Taylor, Head, Global Finance and Distribution Group, William Morris Endeavor:
"There are different ways to go about releasing a film. Going to the theaters as a family can be expensive and to have that rush of feeling like you are an early adopter of a movie through a VOD option is attractive to people."
"For art house titles, social media gives me hope as a way of marketing without relying on TV spots or newspaper spots."
"Digital conversions can help level the playing field by avoiding the costs of physical prints and help the art house division."...
- 11/4/2012
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
LONDON -- The U.K. Film Council has installed indie producer Andy Weltman in its L.A. outpost to help build relationships with U.S. filmmakers looking to make movies here.
Weltman most recently oversaw Saltire Film and Television's feature film division in Los Angeles and Glasgow, Scotland.
"Outside of Hollywood, there is no place that matches the U.K. in terms of quality of filmmaking, depth of crew and variety of locations," Weltman said.
Weltman most recently oversaw Saltire Film and Television's feature film division in Los Angeles and Glasgow, Scotland.
"Outside of Hollywood, there is no place that matches the U.K. in terms of quality of filmmaking, depth of crew and variety of locations," Weltman said.
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