Fortune Cookie Film was founded in 2006 by Ulrike Grote and Ilona Schultz. Both met while studying film at the University of Hamburg. Ulrike Grote, already an established and award-winning theatre and television actress at the time, learned the craft of directing from Hark Bohm. Her graduation film "Runaways" won the Student Oscar and earned her an Oscar nomination. Mina Avramova joined the Fortune Cookie Film. The Sofia-born producer was already enthusiastic about cinema during her studies at the Bauhaus University in Weimar. She discovered her passion for producing early on in her career and realised several formats alongside producer Ilona Schutz before replacing her as Managing Director in 2021. Fortune Cookie Film stands for sustainable production, fairness and respect in front of and behind the camera. The company has been able to prove this many times in recent years. As early as 2014 Fortune Cookie Film was honoured with the "Starker Einsatz" award from the BFFS and ver.di, followed by the Fair Film Award from crew united in 2020.

Genre: cinema film, television film, documentary, television series
Selection of productionsThe Church Remains in the Village", "The Church Remains in the Village - The Series", "Täterätää - The Church Remains in the Village 2", "The Winner in You", "What If Death Do Us Part?", "Would You Rather Be Dead?", "Stella: My Skinny Sister"

Fortune Cookie Film was founded in 2006 by Ulrike Grote and Ilona Schultz. Both met while studying film at the University of Hamburg. Ulrike Grote, already an established and award-winning theatre and television actress at the time, learned the craft of directing from Hark Bohm. Her graduation film "Runaways" won the Student Oscar and earned her an Oscar nomination. Mina Avramova joined Fortune Cookie Film in 2012. The Sofia-born producer was already enthusiastic about cinema during her studies at the Bauhaus University in Weimar. She discovered her passion for producing early on in her career and realised several formats alongside producer Ilona Schutz before replacing her as Managing Director in 2021. Fortune Cookie Film stands for sustainable production, fairness and respect in front of and behind the camera. The company has been able to prove this many times in recent years. Back in 2014, Fortune Cookie Film was honoured with the "Strong Commitment" award from the BFFS and ver.di, followed by the Fair Film Award from crew united in 2020.