MMC Movies
Your Reliable Partner for National and International Co-Productions
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Your Reliable Partner for National and International Co-Productions
MMC Movies Köln GmbH co-produces and co-finances national and international feature films for cinema and TV.
As co-producer, we participate in, and contribute financially to, film projects. If required, we can also assume the executive production in Cologne, Germany and Europe, bearing full financial responsibility—from pre-production to filming and post-production, up to execution.
As co-production partner and film financer, we make substantial contributions to your production, while offering you a wide range of financing options. These include private equity, regional, national and European funding, Gap-financing and pre-sales.
Thanks to our location in North Rhine-Westphalia, we also benefit from the support of the Film Foundation North Rhine-Westphalia—the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW—one of Germany’s largest regional film grant programs. On this basis, and together with you, we will draw up plans for a reliable and efficient financing structure for your project.
Numerous national and international film productions have already benefited from MMC Movies’ superior location and the many years of experience in the financing and realization of film projects.
A Story Worthy of a Film
MMC Movies has its roots in the MMC Independent GmbH (MMCI). With the major box office success Amélie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet) being nominated for five Oscars, MMCI established itself, in the early millennium, as co-producer on the international market.
Further film productions such as Chéri (Stephen Frears), but also German motion pictures such as 7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Wood (Sven Unterwaldt Jr.)—with nearly 7 million spectators one of the most successful German movies ever—and Hilde (Kai Wessel), and The Adventures of Huck Finn (Hermine Huntgeburth) strengthened our position at the national and international levels.
Since 2013, MMC Movies has continued this success story. The MMC Movies’ Managing Directors are Philip Borbély and Bastie Griese. MMC Movies is located in Cologne on the Coloneum studio lot. The soundstages in the Coloneum are 85 ft. high and the tallest in the world.
Recent co-productions of MMC Movies are 55 Steps (Bille August), Gladbeck aka 54 Hours (Kilian Riedhof), Un profil pour deux aka Mr. Stein Goes Online (Stéphane Robelin), The Lion Woman (Vibeke Idsøe), Lilly’s Bewitched Christmas (Wolfgang Groos), The Diary of Anne Frank (Hans Steinbichler), The Milan Protocol (Peter Ott), and Zazy (M.X. Oberg). The production of Baghdad in My Shadow (Samir) is currently underway.
Joint Ventures: MMC Zodiac
In June 2013, MMC Movies Köln GmbH and the renowned Swiss production company, Zodiac Pictures Ltd. founded the joint venture MMC Zodiac GmbH, based in Cologne. The objective of the joint venture is to develop and produce high-class film projects for the German market, on the basis of a good capitalization.
The first project realized for the German public TV broadcaster ZDF, was the great historic two-part movie, Gotthard (Urs Egger). Mr. Moll & the Chocolate Factory (Papa Moll) directed by Manuel Flurin Hendry is a real film adaptation of the famous Swiss children’s comic as a great cinematic experience for the whole family. The movie was realeased in theaters in Switzerland on December 21, 2017, and in April 2018 in Germany. International Sales for Mr. Moll & the Chocolate Factory are being handled by ARRI Media International.
Production Services
Parallel to the production activity, MMC Movies also provides services for film productions. Our production services include renting out soundstages and production offices, color grading at our color grading theater, as well as set construction, among others.
Projects in this area, in which we have been involved so far, are among others 7500 by Patrick Vollrath, A Dangerous Method by David Cronenberg, Babylon Berlin by Tom Tykwer, Bauhaus – A New Era by Lars Kraume, Benjamin the Elephant (Benjamin Blümchen) by Tim Trachte, Cunningham 3D by Alla Kovgan, Help, I Shrunk My Teacher by Sven Unterwaldt Jr., Help, I Shrunk My Parents by Tim Trageser, Young Light by Adolf Winkelmann, Last Love by Sandra Nettelbeck, Love Virtually (Gut gegen Nordwind) by Daniel Glattauer, Only Lovers Left Alive by Jim Jarmusch, Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship, Pettson and Findus 2: The Best Christmas Ever and Pettson and Findus 3: Findus Moves Out by Ali Samadi Ahadi, Pinocchio by Anna Justice, Schossgebete by Sönke Wortmann, The Cut by Fatih Akin, The Door by István Szabó, The German Lesson by Christian Schwochow, The Have-Nots by Florian Hoffmeister, The Operative by Yuval Adler, The Physician, Ich war noch niemals in New York and Brotherhood – The Legend of Winnetou Returns by Philipp Stölzl, The Reader by Stephen Daldry, The Rude by Connie Walther, and The Traitor by Marco Bellocchio.
A filmography, listing our co-productions and service productions can be downloaded here.
“We produce German and international feature films for cinema and TV with passion and from the heart of Europe.“
Bastie Griese
Managing Director
Co-Productions
FAQ – Co-Productions
Does MMC Movies contribute financially to co-productions?
Yes, MMC Movies gets involved via regional and national film funding, the acquisition of pre-sales and gap financings, and private equity for co-production projects.
Does MMC Movies assist in the realization and organization of productions?
Yes, if desired, MMC Movies takes over the execution of the film production, from filming to post-production and takes full responsibility for the realization of the production work.
Is it possible to use MMC Movies’ know-how and services for a film project, without a co-production?
Yes, MMC Movies is happy to mediate and supervise the leasing of sound stages, production offices and adjoining rooms, and if desired, the set constructions for film productions, as service provider.
Does MMC Movies also get active in the contentual development of film projects?
On a case-by-case basis, MMC Movies produces its own feature films with partners. However, when it comes to content-related inquiries, we would like to refer to our joint venture MMC Zodiac, which handles the task of contentual development of film projects.
Is it possible to realize major international productions at the location of MMC Studios?
Yes, the location of the MMC Studios with its 22 stages, as well as the film location North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is outstandingly suitable in both, qualitative and quantitative terms, in order to create major international productions. Renowned and experienced beyond the borders of Germany, the crews of filmmakers in NRW demonstrate their know-how every day. Moreover, Cologne lies in the heart of Europe and the city offers great gastronomy, hotels, and cultural progam, as well as a perfect traffic connection.
We are at your service…
Philip Borbély
Managing Director
Phone: +49 221 250 1220
Cell: +49 1522 171 1111
philip.borbely@mmc-movies.de
Bastie Griese
Managing Director
Phone: +49 221 250 1190
Cell: +49 1522 171 1100
Fax: +49 221 250 1199
bastie.griese@mmc-movies.de
Neshe Demir
Producer
Phone: +49 221 250 1193
Cell: +49 1522 171 1099
Fax: +49 221 250 1199
neshe.demir@mmc-movies.de
Daniel Mann
Producer
Phone: +49 221 250 1198
Fax: +49 221 250 1199
daniel.mann@mmc-movies.de
Marco Gilles
Producer
Phone: +49 221 250 1197
Fax: +49 221 250 1199
marco.gilles@mmc-movies.de
Carolin Springborn
Junior Account Manager Studios
Phone: +49 221 250 1194
Fax: +49 221 250 1199
carolin.springborn@mmc-movies.de
