Lena Kraeber becomes the new Managing Director of Olga Film/ Laura Machutta takes over the management of the Berlin office

Munich, 27^th June 2024 – Personnel changes at Constantin Film subsidiaries: Lena Kraeber becomes the new Managing Director of Olga Film, succeeding Alicia Remirez and Viola Jäger. In addition to managing MOOVIE, Laura Machutta will also take over the management of Constantin Film in Berlin.

Lena Kraeber, Managing Director of Olga Film: „I am very happy about the trust placed in me and look forward to the new challenges with a great team at my side. It makes me proud to follow in the footsteps of such incredibly creative producers who have shaped and led Olga Film for decades, and I am full of joy and energy to lead the company into a promising future“.

Laura Machutta, Managing Director of MOOVIE and Head of Constantin Film Berlin: „Constantin Film and each of its subsidiaries have a unique portfolio. They are backed by great producers and fantastic colleagues. The expansion of our cooperation and regular exchange will strengthen the Berlin location. I am very much looking forward to this new task!

Oliver Berben, CEO of Constantin Film: „I am so happy that we have such wonderful managers at Constantin Film in Lena and Laura. Their energy and enthusiasm is contagious and they bring so much knowledge and contacts to the table, which only makes us and our projects stronger. I am very grateful to have them with us.

Lena Kraeber studied production, specializing in creative producing, at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg from 2008 after training and subsequently assisting the producer at Colonia Media Filmproduktion and teamWorx in Cologne. In 2011, she took part in the Hollywood Masterclass at UCLA Extensions in Los Angeles with a scholarship from the state of Baden-Württemberg. She completed her studies in 2014 with the documentary „War of Lies“, which won an International Emmy Award in 2016. From 2013, she worked in Berlin as a producer for producer Alicia Remirez and realized various television films with her for Ninety Minute Film. In 2015, she moved to UFA Fiction. As a producer there, she most recently oversaw the ZDF crime series „Ein starkes Team“, among others. She has been a producer at Olga Film since 2021 and is responsible for the successful TV series „Die Heiland – Wir sind Anwalt“, among others. She now heads Olga Film, together with Gwendolin Grethe.

Laura Machutta was born in Freiburg, Germany. After graduating from the Bauhaus University Weimar with a bachelor’s degree in media design and a year abroad in film studies and photography at Concordia University Montreal, Laura Machutta studied film and television production at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. Laura Machutta completed her studies with the feature film „Anderswo“, which was shot in Israel and won the „Dialogue en perspective“ award at the 2014 Berlinale. Laura Machutta already worked as a production manager at MOOVIE during her studies and since 2013 has been responsible for productions such as „Lauchhammer“ (ARD/ MDR/RBB/arte) and „Strafe – nach Ferdinand von Schirach“ (RTL+), first as project coordinator, production manager and later as production manager. Laura Machutta is currently developing her own projects as a producer, including the adaptation of the novel „Der Zopf meiner Großmutter“ (MBB-funded). Laura Machutta has been Managing Director of MOOVIE in 2020 and will continue to manage the Constantin Film subsidiary together with Friedrich Radmann. In addition, Laura Machutta is Chairwoman of the Television Section of the German Producers Alliance.

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