Hi! My name is Stephan, and I am a freelance producer based in Berlin. Through my company Commercials To Go Consulting, I offer the full range of production services to production companies, agencies and brands for any stage of the production process:
– script & pitch consulting
– directors’ research
– agency producing
– line producing
– full service production package for international clients wanting to produce in Germany
– post production supervision
Since starting in the industry, I have worked on some 200 productions, a couple of them abroad in Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Spain, South Africa, Thailand, Ukraine and the USA. I rely on a worldwide network of creatives, of production crew & technical providers.
I started producing commercials in Cape Town, South Africa with REELEYES FILMS. They also gave me the opportunity to work as bidding producer for international feature films.
At the continent’s largest music video production company DORO, I was a producer for music videos in 1998 and ended up heading DEPARTMENT M., their music video department.
In 1995, I founded the Berlin branch of an event agency, THE LOMOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, and helped arranging exhibitions, events and trade fair shows in funky places like Havannah, Madrid, Paris or St. Petersburg.
I studied Archeology, French, Latin, Philosophy, History and German language & literature and finally graduated from FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN.
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ADC 2010 2x “Silver”, 2x “Bronze” for 13th STREET “Last Call”
ADC 2023 for Mowi “The NORway of life”
ADC 2024 2x “Gold”, 1x “Silver” for WICK “Polar Bear”
American Advertising Federation ADDY “Silver” 2012 for SMART “Love”
British Arrows Awards 2017 for UNICEF “The Story Of Ahmed & Harry”
Cannes Lions “Shortlist” 2007 for CWS “Say No to Dirt”
Cannes Lions 2x “Gold”, 1x “Silver” & 2x “Bronze” 2010 for 13th STREET “Last Call”
Cannes Lions 2x “Gold” 2013 for SMART “Offroad”
Cannes Lions “Bronze” 2017 for UNICEF “The Story Of Ahmed & Harry”
Ciclope Awards 2023 for WICK “Polar Bear”
CCA Award 2008 for AUSTRIAN AIRLINES “Fly With a Smile”
Clio Award 2024 for WICK “Polar Bear”
D&AD “Pencil” for UNICEF “The Story Of Ahmed & Harry”
Deutscher Werbefilmpreis 2019 x3 “Direction”, “Grand Prix Best TVC” “Media” for HUAWEI “Monster”
Deutscher Werbefilmpreis 2023 for MERCEDES “EQE / Garage 2”
EPICA Awards “Silver” 2017 (2x) for UNICEF “The Story Of Ahmed & Harry”
GWA Effie “Silver” 2008 for DEUTSCHE POST “Postman”
GWA “Grand Effie” 2023 for TELEKOM “Gegen Hass Im Netz”
Klappe “Bronze” 2013 for SMART “Public Transport” & “Gold” for SMART “Offroad”
LIA London International Awards “Gold” 2023 for WICK “Polar Bear” (Production / CGI Animation)
*…that I have produced or set up as a bidding producer