Matchmaking for Women

Anita Elsani

Producer

In 2003, Anita Elsani founded the Cologne-based production company elsani film and has since successfully produced national and international film and TV productions. Since 1994, Elsani has worked for various production companies and built up the Cologne headquarters of Wüste Film West, for which she was involved in projects such as "Head-On" and "Solino." In the early 2000s, she participated in the UCLA Producers Program and the IFS International Producing Workshop. Elsani film's first feature film, "VIVERE," screened at the Tribeca Film Festival. This was followed by "Eleanor & Colette" (directed by Bille August) with Helena Bonham Carter and Hilary Swank (world sales: Sony), "Luana's Oath" (Warsaw IFF, German Screenplay Award - Nominated) and the feature film "Operation Napoleon," produced jointly with Splendid Entertainment and starring Iain Glen, among others.In 2025, "American Sweatshop," starring Lili Reinhart, celebrated its world premiere at the SXSW Festival in Austin.The German premiere will follow in May 2025 in the CineCoPro competition at the Munich Film Festival.

Melissa Graj

Executive Producer

Melissa Graj joined Warner Bros. ITVP Germany in 2017. Melissa Graj has worked for the successful ZDF crime series "Wilsberg" and "Friesland" since 2018 and for the RTL Tuesday crime series „Alpentod“ in 2024/2025. She is currently working as executive producer of the ZDF crime series "Friesland" and also develops new series concepts.

Nele Johann

Film Director

Nele Johann is starting her business with the brand Lover: Lover will be a website serving women who want to learn more about their bodies and their sexuality. The aim is to provide a wealth of information on all aspects of anatomy, physiology, and pathology to help women live out their sexuality in a safe and self-determined way. The website will provide a selection of erotic films that differs from the typical manmade mainstream porn, in which the sexual needs of women are often overlooked. The website is divided into two sections:

Lover Erotica offers women-friendly erotic films. These carefully curated, aesthetically pleasing and fairly produced films are intended to stimulate women, but people of all genders who feel addressed by the offer are also welcome!

Lover Education offers videos (animations, expert interviews, Women's Circle, etc.) that explain the female body, sexual intercourse, masturbation, contraceptive methods, and much more. The focus here is on all things related to the female body.

Anne Maschlanka

Film Producer

Anne Maschlanka was born in Düsseldorf in 1983 and grew up in Lüttelforst. After graduating from high school in 2004, she gained her first experience on a film set. Between 2005 and 2017, she worked as a script supervisor and assistant director for Connie Walther, Nicole Weegmann, Markus Imboden and Oskar Roehler, among others. During this time, she studied German language and literature, history and education at the University of Cologne from 2006 to 2007 and completed her bachelor's degree in film directing at the ifs-international film school cologne in 2012. Her short films have won awards at several festivals. Since 2017 she has been working as a producer at Warner ITVP, in collaboration with Iris Wolfinger, she supervised the crime series MARIE BRAND and TATORT DORTMUND.

She is currently producing the romcom series SCHWANZLOS (Working Title).

Amelia McCloskey

Music Supervisor

Award-nominated Music Supervisor and founder of Ultimate Sync, connecting artists with sync opportunities across film, TV, and media. Finalist for Music Supervisor of the Year (AIM Sync UK) and Best Sync in Film (Music + Sound Awards).

Placed music in ITV’s Love Island UK, Netflix’s Elite and Monarca, and supervised music for Fish Out of Water (Cannes & Tribeca). Helped Ocean’s Paradise cut over 60% of its music budget by aligning artist values with the director’s vision.

Ultimate Sync collaborates with Disney, HBO, NFL, BBC, Riot Games, and ESPN. Regular keynote speaker and panelist at Pro Music Sound Awards (Brazil), FIMPRO (Mexico), Sync Summit (US), Reeperbahn (Germany), IMPF (Dublin), Imsta Festa (UK), and Canadian Music Week (Toronto), Music Market (Colombia) sharing insights on sync licensing and industry trends.

Zoë Lustri

Composer, Music Producer

Zoë Lustri (she/her) is a UK-based film composer and music producer from Austin, Texas. She loves to write music and hates to write bios.

She began her life in music from the tender age of 5 years old--writing classic hits about playtime and the struggles of parents telling you what to do. From then the ball was rolling and it hasn't stopped.

Zoë holds a Bachelor's Degree in Film Scoring from Berklee College of Music. After graduating, she moved to Los Angeles, where she interned with Bear McCreary and Henry Jackman. She’s part of Joy Music House, where she’s contributed to score production on projects like the Emmy & Oscar-nominated documentary RBG and Emile Mosseri's Oscar-nominated, BAFTA-winning score for Minari.

Her work spans film, television, and interactive media, with credits including Blue’s Clues & You, General Hospital, and Love is Blind. She’s also a recent collaborator of The Bookish Song Collective, creating soundtracks inspired by popular novels. Her most recent score to Rabbit, Rabbit will premiere at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival in July.

Outside of scoring, Zoë explores her own artistry as a songwriter and producer, with releases like Something Good, Down the River, and Occult Sh*t.

She proudly serves on the board of the Alliance for Women Film Composers, advocating for gender equity in the screen music industry.

Eliane Oesch

Creative Sync Manager

Eliane Oesch is a Creative Sync Manager at Wise Music Creative Germany / Bosworth Music (part of international Wise Music Group).
She studied Communication and Media Studies at the Université de Fribourg and completed the Popkurs at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. With a background in music production, composition, and voice work, she bridges both creative and strategic aspects of sync.
The sync department at Wise Music Creative Germany focuses on music for film, series, and advertising in the GSA region, representing a diverse roster of internationally acclaimed composers - including Oscar and BAFTA-winning composer Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave,Dune: Prophecy), Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables,Nomadland), Freya Arde (Mädchen Mädchen!Hot Girl Summer,Riefenstahl), Lisa Morgenstern (The Empress), Hania Rani (Sentimental Value), Niklas Paschburg (The Six Billion Dollar Man), Högni Egilsson (Touch,Katla) and Bowen Liu (Bibi & Tina).
The Wise Music catalogue also features iconic works and contemporary songs in international productions, such as Messiaen’s Fête des belles eaux (The Ice Tower, 2025), Ólafur Arnalds (Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, 2025), and Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra (Barbie, 2023).

Luisa Prinz

Director Artists & Repertoire

Luisa Prinz has been Publishing Director Artists & Repertoire at Enterprises Sonor Music Publishing since January 2023. She moved from TV rights distribution to film music publishing in 2022, which perfectly combines her interests in film and music. Her academic background includes a master's degree in American literary history from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and a bachelor's degree in North American Studies.

Regina Reis

Music Supervisor

After completing her Bachelor of Arts in Applied Media Studies at the University of Applied Sciences Mittweida, Regina Reis began her professional career at Alex TV as a Content Scout. There, she discovered TV Noir and helped develop it into a television format together with the team.

Regina volunteered for five years at TV Noir, as an editorial team member and as production manager, continuing her involvement even as the show transitioned to ZDF Kultur.

In 2011, Regina worked at tape.tv as a Producer and Creative Producer, where she produced formats such as Auf den Dächern. In 2012, she moved to BMG Rights Management, where she initially served as a Music Supervisor for daily soaps and as a Manager for Release Coordination in the label division.

In 2017, Regina took on the role of Senior Manager Music Supervision, playing a key role in the department until early 2025. Most recently, as Director Music Supervision, she was responsible for numerous productions including Ku’damm 59 and Ku’damm 63 (ZDF), Sam – A Saxon (Disney+), Where is Wanda (Apple TV+), All About Me (Der Junge muss an die frische Luft, feature film), Maxton Hall (Amazon), among many others. In addition to her work as a Music Supervisor, she was also content lead of the team.

Since June 1, 2025, Regina has been working as Head of Music at UFA Fiction GmbH, where she is responsible for building and leading the company’s new in-house Music Supervision department.

Sarah Roche

Publicist

Sarah Roche is a publicist at White Bear PR, where she joined in early 2023. With a foundation in classical piano, a degree in performance from Leeds Conservatoire (UK) and a postgraduate degree in International Business from Maynooth University (Ireland), Sarah brings a unique blend of artistic insight and strategic expertise to her work in film and TV music publicity. Her deep-rooted passion for music, combined with a global business perspective, allows her to craft campaigns that amplify the voices of composers and songwriters across the entertainment industry.

She has worked on high-profile Emmy campaigns for acclaimed composers including David Fleming (Jim Henson Idea Man, Disney+), Jeff Toyne (Palm Royale, Apple TV), and Carlos Rafael Rivera (Lessons   in Chemistry, Apple TV), all of whom secured wins under her guidance. Sarah contributed to the Oscar-winning campaign for Emilia Perez in the Best Original Song category with “El Mal,” working closely with French composers Camille and Clément Ducol. A committed advocate for inclusion in music, she works closely with the Alliance for Women Film Composers and has participated in trade missions such as the recent Irish Screen Composers Guild trip to Los Angeles, where she helped connect Irish talent with major studios like Disney, Sony, and Universal.

In addition to her publicity work, Sarah is a patron member of the Society of Composers & Lyricists and maintains strong ties with record labels including Disney Music Group, supporting their soundtrack releases and producing industry panels - most notably at the GRAMMY Museum. She leads awards campaigns for clients across the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, HMMAs, WSAs, and more. Sarah also regularly attends the Sundance Film Festival, where she champions composer clients during premieres and fosters meaningful connections within the film and television community.

Carla Schild-Kreindl

Postproduction Supervisor

Born in 1965 in Bergneustadt, Germany.

1984 – 1990:  study programme at the University of Cologne, Diploma of Education with a major in extra-curricular education and adult education

1990 – 1992:  KaRo-Team, Casting Agency Gameshows – Psst, Punkt-Punkt-Punkt, Nimm Dir Zeit, Techtelmechtel

1992 – 1993:  Production Assistent Rhewes Filmproduktion GmbH, TV-Serie „Hallo, Onkel Doc!“

1993 – 1996:  Production Assistant, Colonia Media „Die Partner“

1996 – 2013:  Postproduction Supervision Colonia Media Tatort Köln, Münster, Dortmund, Schimanski, Der Fahnder, Label 131 Der freie Wille, Deine Augen Karamuk, Prinzessin

2013 – current:  Postproduction Supervision, Eyeworks + Warner Bros Marie Brand, Wilsberg, Friesland, Besondere Schwere der Schuld, Club las Piranjas, Two Sides of the Abyss, WAPO Duisburg

Birgit Schulz

Writer, Film director, Film producer

After studying German, Biology and Philosophy at the University of Bonn and training as a photographer, Birgit Schulz worked as commissioning editor and filmmaker for German public broadcaster WDR. In 1993 she founded the film production company Bildersturm Filmproduktion. Since 1989 she has written and/or produced more than 60 documentaries for cinema and TV. Many of her films have been shown at international film festivals. The focus of Bildersturm’s productions lies on creative documentaries on socio-political, cultural and art-related issues. Birgit Schulz’s documentary The Lawyers – a German Story ranked among the top five German documentaries of 2009 and received the Phoenix Documentary Award and two Grimme Awards. As producer of the film Beyond Borders – Stories of Freedom & Friendship, Birgit Schulz was awarded the VFF Documentary Film Production Award.

In 2025 Birgit Schulz and Doris Metz were awarded the German Film Prize LOLA for the documentary film Petra Kelly – Act Now! 

Lisa-Marie Uttenlauch

Music Supervisor

Lisa-Marie Uttenlauch is a music supervisor based in Berlin.

After studying Metropolitan Culture (Bachelor of Arts) at HafenCity University in Hamburg and Musicology (Master of Arts) at Humboldt University with a focus on audiovisual culture,

Lisa started working as a music supervisor at PPG Entertainment with Thomas Binar starting 2022 on projects such as That's My Jam (RTL Plus), Boom Boom Bruno (Warner TV), Crooks (Netflix) and How to sell drugs (Netflix).

She is now working as an inhouse music supervisor at UFA Fiction since November 2024, supervising projects like Maxton Hall – Season 2 and Miss Sophie- Same Procedure as every year (both Amazon MGM Studios) and Softies (RTL Plus).

Kathleen Wallfisch

Music Supervisor and former Cellist

Eye Got U Films

Producers, Directors, Writers

EYE GOT U FILMS is a film and series production company based in Cologne, Germany. The company follows a distinctly queer-feminist approach to filmmaking and is committed to creating discrimination-free working conditions. Both in its content and its internal practices they strive to tell a diverse range of stories while fostering an environment that encourages authenticity among all team members. EYE GOT U FILMS is dedicated to amplifying voices that have traditionally been underrepresented in the film industry. In 2024, EYE GOT U FILMS has been awarded a scholarship for media producers by the Mediengründerzentrum NRW.