in development
feature film | comedy
Imagine you become a star - but your hit is only stolen. Millions can still sing along to the Prinzen hit "Alles nur geklaut" (1993). We bring the story of this theft to life in collaboration with “die Prinzen“ and tell it on - as Germany's first song adaptation.
script Marie Haas
production company MONTAVIA
funding MFG Baden-Württemberg
partner Die Prinzen
series | eco-mystery thriller
Something seems to be out of balance at Todtnauberg in the Black Forest. Bizarre suicides are becoming more frequent and the forester Marla is haunted by mysterious visions. Is it the forest that is defending itself against a new man-made threat? What is really happening in this spa town?
script Alexander Dydyna, Marie Haas, Anne Daschkey
production company MONTAVIA
broadcaster ARD Degeto
feature film | tragicomedy
FRIDOLIN (10) lives far away with his mother. That's why he only sees his father JAN (45) during the vacations, which Fridolin always looks forward to. Because there is always something going on with his adventurous father - after all, he is the best father in the world! But unfortunately Jan has a massive alcohol problem...
script Sven Serah
director Sven Serah
production company MONTAVIA
funding MFG Baden-Württemberg
broadcaster SWR
series | dramedy
After a failed soccer career full of scandals, an ex-professional finds himself stranded in his home village. The camera follows the misanthrope as he tries to make a comeback. And the village community is just as much an obstacle to him as he is to himself.
A dramedy about shattered dreams, second chances and the meaning of home.
script Andrej Sorin
director Soleen Yusef
production MONTAVIA
funding MFG Baden-Württemberg
broadcaster SWR
feature film | poetic horror
A group of young people trapped in an endless tunnel - a confrontation with a mysterious place, a strange old woman and the futile search for order in a chaotic world.
script Steffen Freckmann
director Nancy Camaldo
production company MONTAVIA
funding MFG Baden-Württemberg
completed
For us, Montavia means being on the road – breaking new ground, always having creative ideas and staying innovative and contemporary.
Life is a journey, not a destination – and our inspiration for stories.
Our focus is on careful story development above all. In doing so, we emphasize the right balance between thematic depth and entertainment.
Executive Producer
Steffen was born in Stuttgart in 1987. In his childhood, the primetime choice was "Medicopter 117", "Edel & Stark" or "Balko". As a child of Generation Y, he was faced with an even more difficult choice and a labyrinth of career options after school.
After an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk, civilian service and training as a paramedic, he caught up on his Abitur and studied "Audiovisual Media" at the Stuttgart Media University, graduating with a Bachelor's degree. During this time he wrote and realised his first short films and in parallel gained experience at various German film production companies, including Rat Pack Filmproduktion in Munich in 2013.
From 2015 to 2021 he studied at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and now works for Montavia as a producer and screenwriter.
In his free time, Steffen likes to go for walks in the forest or acquire nerdy knowledge about astrophysics.
Executive Producer
Paul was born in Starnberg in 1993. When he wasn't out in nature as a boy scout in his childhood, he used his limited "flicker time" to watch action films of the 00s like "Die Hard" or "Fast and Furious".
After graduating from high school, Paul began working on various film sets for TV and cinema productions in 2011. In 2013, he completed an internship at NEUESUPER GmbH in Munich and subsequently worked for them as a production manager for the first season of the ZDFneo sitcom "Blockbustaz", among others.
From 2015 to 2021 he studied production at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. In autumn 2020, Paul completed a further IHK training course to become a GmbH managing director.
In his free time, he is drawn up into the mountains or down into his workshop to carpenter furniture.