Online
With Mario von Grumbkow (freelance production manager, e.g. filmfaust)
Date: Sat, 15.11. – Sun, 16.11.2025, 10-17 h
Registration deadline: Sun, 2.11.2025
Target group: Advanced
The two-day online seminar focuses on the digital workflow for calculating and budgeting complex (cinema) film projects. Participants will learn which steps are necessary to prepare a calculation and what needs to be considered when proceeding according to FFA schemes. Together with lecturer Mario von Gumbkow, they will delve into the functional scope of various tools, including PreProducer and Movie Magic Budgeting.
In addition, the panel takes a critical look at existing company structures and reflects on them: What do projects have to yield in order to carry the company?
The seminar is aimed at filmmakers who have already realised a project and founded a company. It is aimed at producers, production managers and project managers who are already planning their next project.
Photo: Mario von Grumbkow
Mario von Grumbkow has been working as a production manager for companies such as augenschein, filmfaust, 2 Pilots, Outside The Club and Bildersturm since 2020. As the administrative arm of the producers, he is responsible for all financial, legal and funding-related aspects of fictional and documentary cinema and TV films. This includes financing, costing, contract design, team management, filming support and project realisation. Most recently, he worked on the cinema films “Hysteria”, “Fritz Litzmann, mein Vater und ich”, “Liebe, D-Mark und Tod” and “Sirens Call” (filmfaust), among many other projects that are in the development, financing or production stage.
As an alumnus of the Mediengründerzentrum NRW, creative producer (“Luz”) and author of his own material, Mario von Grumbkow enjoys being a sparring partner in all dramaturgical and financial dimensions of filmmaking – especially when it comes to the discrepancy between artistic aspirations and profitability.
Date: Sat, 15.11. – Sun, 16.11.2025
Time: 10-17 h
Registration deadline: Sun, 2.11.2025
Costs: 240,00 € / 200,00 €. Further information on funding opportunities can be found here
Target group: Advanced
Number: min. 4 participants / max. 6 participants
Language: German
Location: Online via Zoom
