Martin Moszkowicz Stepping Down As Chairman Of Constantin Film; Veteran Exec To Be Replaced By Oliver Berben

Melanie Goodfellow
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Respected German industry veteran Martin Moszkowicz is stepping down as chairman of Resident Evil producer Constantin Film.

The independent film and TV production company announced that Moszkowicz will let his contract expire as planned and at his own request on February 29, 2024. He will continue to work as a producer for Constantin Film from March 1, 2024.

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Current Deputy Chairman Oliver Berben has been appointed as his replacement in the chairman role with effect as of March 1 2024. In other board news, Hanns Beese (Member of the Board, Finance) has extended his contract.

“We are very grateful to Martin Moszkowicz for his many years of professional and loyal leadership and cooperation. Under his guidance, Constantin Film has developed sustainably into one of the most successful independent film and television production companies in Europe,” said Bernhard Burgener, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Constantin Film.

“We wish him the very best for his future and are delighted that he will continue to be a part of Constantin Film in his future role as a producer. We are certain that we have found the ideal successor as Chairman in Oliver Berben and are firmly convinced that he will continue and further develop the successful history of Constantin Film. We wish him all the best and every success in his new role.”

Martin Moszkowicz spoke warmly of his three decades at Constantin Film.

“In the last 30 years I have had the privilege of further expanding the position of Constantin Film to make it one of the leading players in the international film industry. This time was characterized by enthusiasm, sacrifice, creative discovery and major successes,” he said.

“I would like to express my gratitude to all those who have helped. With every film, every series we have produced we have tried to realize our mutual vision and passion. We’ve been planning this for a long time – now the time has come for a new generation to run the company. While I’m looking forward to my new position as producer for Constantin Film, I’m proud of what we have achieved together.”

Moszkowicz has been part of the company management since 1990, taking on the role of Chairman of the Executive Board of Constantin Film AG in 2014.

In this position, he has been responsible for the company’s film business, including worldwide production and distribution, world sales, marketing and publicity as well as corporate communication and legal affairs.

As a producer, executive producer and co-producer, Martin Moszkowicz has been responsible for numerous nationally and internationally successful films and television productions and has been involved in more than 300 productions.

Films produced during his time at the helm of the company include Monster Hunter, Fack Ju Goehte 1-3, Das Perfekte Geheimnis, How About Adolf?, Family Affairs, The Collini Case, the Resident Evil and Eberhofer franchises and most recently the Nibelung adaptation Hagen and Those About to Die.

Under Moszkowicz’s watch, Constantin Film has received a total of twelve Branchentiger awards from the German Federal Film Board for Germany’s most successful production and distribution company.

Moszkowicz has also received a number of individual cawards such as Cinemacon’s Career Achievement in Film Award.

He is a member of the Board of the Alliance of German Producers. He has been involved with promoting up-and-coming filmmakers for many years and he has been in charge of Department V (Production and Media Economics) as a professor at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF) since 2019.

Oliver Berben, Deputy Chairman since 2021, is responsible for the TV, Entertainment & Digital Media division at Constantin Film AG.

He was previously head of Production at Constantin Film Produktion GmbH. In 1996, Oliver Berben founded MOOVIE GmbH in Berlin, which became a subsidiary of Constantin Film AG three years later.

Oliver Berben has produced more than 200 films and series for TV and cinema. His most recent projects include The Typist (2018), Perfume (2018), Playing God (2020), The Un-Word (2020), Ferdinand von Schirach: Enemies (2021), We Children from Bahnhof Zoo (2021), The Allegation (2021), KaDeWe – Our Time Is Now (2021), The Palace (2022), The Conference (2022) and the Netflix hit Dear Child (2023).

Most recently he is producing the Nibelung adaptation Hagen and Those About to Die.

Berben pledged to continue the legacy of late company co-founder Bernd Eichinger and Moszkowicz.

“This is a massive opportunity for me to continue such a visionary and creative company in the tradition of Bernd Eichinger and Martin Moszkowicz and at the same time being able to make a small mark of my own,” he said.

“Together with my colleagues I look forward to meeting the challenge of the worldwide developments of the industry and seizing new chances to thrill our audiences with innovative ideas and great stories.”

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