ABOUT US

Kloos & Co. are one of the most active players for international documentary productions for cinema and TV in Germany.

Recent award-winning films and coproductions include: LAST MEN IN ALEPPO, PRE-CRIME, A MODERN MAN, BUGS, TRANSIT HAVANA, THE OTHER CHELSEA, PUTINS KISS, PLANET GALATA, THE DAY WE DANCED ON THE MOON, AND WHO TAUGHT YOU TO DRIVE? (YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY), GANGSTER OF LOVE, AWAY FROM ALL SUNS, WALKING UNDER WATER and CHUCK NORRIS VS. COMMUNISM. The company has been producing high quality and award winning creative documentaries for TV and cinema backed by national and international film funds and major TV-channels featuring a well-balanced mix of geopolitical and investigative topics, social issues, human interest and human rights related topics, current social phenomena, pop culture and the arts.

Managing Director Stefan Kloos is a member of EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY, GERMAN FILM ACADEMY, AG DOK and EDN and an alumni of the DOCUMENTARY CAMPUS MASTERSCHOOL and the SUNDANCE DOCUMENTARY FILM PROGRAM. He is a recipient of a GRIMME AWARD and was nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award and a Cinema Eye Honors Award. He is a regular on the international circuit and lectures at events and workshops worldwide on topics related to development, production and international distribution of documentary films. Since 2016, Kloos & Co. has expanded its production activities with branches in Leipzig (Kloos & Co. OST) and Hamburg (Kloos & Co. NORD). With their partner companies RISE AND SHINE WORLD SALES, one of the most renowned sales agents for documentary film, and the theatrical distribution outlet RISE AND SHINE CINEMA, Kloos & Co. is well positioned for national and international distribution of their films.

 

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