[k]ein podcast

We have a podcast. By now in its fourth episode, available wherever you listen to podcasts. The reason is simple: so much of what really makes up our profession is hardly ever talked about openly. There are beautiful images, finished films, glittering premieres, but rarely the part before and behind them. That is exactly the part we want to tell.

What matters to us in particular is talking about the numbers. About the fact that we don’t have much. That a lot of our own money goes into this company. Talking about money is seen as bad form, especially in an industry that likes to look bigger than it is. We do it anyway, because the honest answer to the question „How do you build a production company?” isn’t only made of ideas, it’s made of invoices, of nerve and of a bank balance you check every month.

We don’t mince our words and we describe the reality as it is: with everything that’s hard, and everything that’s worth it anyway. Anyone who is building something themselves should hear from us that they’re not alone with the doubts. And anyone looking in from outside should understand what really goes into a production.

So far it’s always been the three of us at the table. That’s how it should stay, but not only. In future, guests will join: people whose view of the industry we find interesting, and who bring their own numbers, detours and experiences. We’ve already taken the first step in that direction. We took the podcast with us to Cannes and recorded a special episode there.

That’s how it should carry on: out of the same old room, towards the places and conversations where this industry is actually happening. You can listen wherever you find podcasts. If you like what you hear, pass it on. And if you have a question you’d like us to talk about, send it to us.