Dr Andreas Bareiss will be the new Director and Managing Director of Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg from May 2025. He is currently EVP Business Affairs and Operations and Producer at Gaumont Germany. Gaumont will continue to work with him on certain projects, and Bareiss will remain a freelance consultant and producer.

Sabine de Mardt, Managing Director of Gaumont Germany, congratulated Bareiss on his new position and expressed her gratitude for the successful collaboration over the past few years. She also emphasised the importance of promoting young talent, which will be a focus both at Gaumont and in his new role at the Film Academy.

Bareiss himself expressed his gratitude for the experience at Gaumont and spoke of both a positive, successful time and the personal relationships within the team.

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