About MDM
Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung GmbH (MDM) awards funding to promising film and media projects realised in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. Funding schemes are available for all phases, starting from idea development through to production and distribution.
To be eligible, production companies must spend at least the awarded funds in the region of Mitteldeutschland. In general, the funds must be paid back unless the projects's revenues fall short of a certain minimum.
Staff
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Evelin Becker
assistant to CEO
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 21
M: +49 (0) 174 - 333 65 51
evelin.becker@mdm-online.de -
Dr. Markus Görsch
production, international co-productions
delegate of Free State of Saxony
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 12
M: +49 (0) 174 - 333 65 52
markus.goersch@mdm-online.de -
Dana Messerschmidt
production, newcomers, script, multimedia
delegate of Saxony-Anhalt State
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 22
M: +49 (0) 172 - 798 42 51
dana.messerschmidt@mdm-online.de -
Alrun Ziemendorf
production, documentaries
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 24
M: +49 (0) 174 - 333 65 54
alrun.ziemendorf@mdm-online.de -
Britta Marciniak
production, childrens' film
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 37
M: +49 (0) 172 - 347 79 14
britta.marciniak@mdm-online.de -
Elisabeth Hauck
production, animation
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 36
M: +49 (0) 172 - 347 79 12
elisabeth.hauck@mdm-online.de -
Simone Wenzel
contract conception and supervision
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 34
F: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 63
simone.wenzel@mdm-online.de -
Christiane Strobel
contract conception and supervision
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 25
F: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 65
christiane.strobel@mdm-online.de -
Daniel Watzke
contract conception and supervision
EDV-Administrator
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 35
F: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 65
daniel.watzke@mdm-online.de -
Julia Simon
contract conception and supervision
T: +49 (0) 341 269 87 39
F: +49 (0) 341 269 87 71
julia.simon@mdm-online.de -
Johannes Selle
delegate of Free State of Thuringia
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 13
M: +49 (0) 172 - 347 79 13
johannes.selle@mdm-online.de -
Bea Wölfling
Film Commissioner
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 16
M: +49 (0) 174 - 333 65 50
bea.woelfling@mdm-online.de
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Oliver Rittweger
Press/PR
German-Polish Co-Development Fund
German-Russian Co-Development Fund
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 14
M: +49 (0) 174 - 333 65 53
oliver.rittweger@mdm-online.de -
Sabine Busch
reception
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 15
F: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 65
sabine.busch@mdm-online.de -
Anne King
on maternity leave
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Claudia Schwarz
on maternity leave
Panels
Shareholders of Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung GmbH (MDM):
the state of Saxony, the state of Saxony-Anhalt, the state of Thuringia, the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (public broadcasting association of the three above states) and the Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (national public television channel)
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members of the MDM board of directors
President: Peter Zimmermann
State Secretary, Thuringian State Chancellery, Government Spokesman
Vice President: Prof. Dr. Thomas Deufel
State Secretary, Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture
Dr. Johannes Beermann
Chief of the State Chancellery of Saxony State, State Minister for Federal and European Affairs
Dr. Henry Hasenpflug
State Secretary, Saxon State Ministry for Science and the Arts
Rainer Robra
State Minister, Head of the State Chancellery of Saxony-Anhalt State
Michael Richter
State Secretary, Ministry of Finance of Saxony-Anhalt State
Grit Wißkirchen
Mitteldeutscher Film- und Fernsehproduzentenverband (association of film and TV producers)
Wolf-Dieter Jacobi
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
(public broadcasting association of the three states)Elke Lüdecke
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
Peter Weber
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (national public television)
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members of the fund allocation committee of MDM
Katharina Ribbe
State Chancellery of Saxony State
Cosima Stracke-Nawka
State Media Authority of Saxony (Landesmedienanstalt)
Claas Danielsen
director DOK Leipzig film festival
Jakob von Weizsäcker
Ministry of Economics, Employment and Technology of Thuringia State
Nils-Jonas Greiner
Thuringian State Chancellery
Claus-Peter Boßmann
State Chancellery of Saxony-Anhalt State
Dr. Thomas Hertel
Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs of Saxony-Anhalt State
Dr. Arnold Seul
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
André Naumann
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
Dagmar Ungureit
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Dr. Klaus Spieler
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