Meet Our Team

Team

Bernd Wilting

CEO

Bernd Wilting

bernd.wilting@taglichtmedia.de

Bernd Wilting founded taglicht media together with Uli Veith. As the CEO, he develops strategies for the company’s future and is also deeply involved with the content development and financing oft he company’s projects. Bernd Wilting represents taglicht media at national and international markets and is the one to get in touch with concerning new ideas for future projects.

Dr. Uli Veith

CFO

Dr. Uli Veith

uli.veith@taglichtmedia.de

Dr. Uli Veith founded taglicht media together with Bernd Wilting. His CEO responsibilities include making sure that taglicht media’s planning is financially sound. In many projects, he is also dealing with production management and controlling. He is the one to contact with regards to contracts and invoices.

Christoph Weber

Executive Producer

Christoph Weber

christoph.weber@taglichtmedia.de

Christoph Weber has now been working as a history and current affairs producer at taglicht media for 15 years. He develops documentary ideas for German TV but also the international market and supervises the productions’ progress closely – if he is not working on the films as an author and director himself. He is the brain behind many of our investigative history programs and has earned taglicht media a number of prestigious awards.

Dennis Wells

Executive Producer

Dennis Wells

dennis.wells@taglichtmedia.de

Dennis Wells is responsible for developing, funding and producing documentary series and one-offs for German and international audiences. He strives to find engaging stories and new ways of storytelling in the genres nature, science and history – or a blend thereof.

 

Johannes Backes

Writer & Director

Johannes Backes

johannes.backes@taglichtmedia.de

Johannes Backes is taglicht media’s most senior employee with 20 years of experience in the company, working as a script writer, director and producer on projects ranging from current affairs to nature documentaries. For some projects, he uses his ability as a film editor to work creatively and visually.

Mathias von der Heide

Executive Producer

Mathias von der Heide

vonderheide@taglichtmedia.de

Mathias von der Heide joined taglicht media as an author and producer for German and international history and current affairs productions, which he closely supervises from a structural as well as content point of view.

Thomas Langelage

Executive Producer

Thomas Langelage

thomas.langelage@taglichtmedia.de

Thomas Langelage joined taglicht media as a trainee and is now a producer for current affairs and history formats. He develops documentary ideas for German TV but also the international market, supervises the productions’ progress closely and directs some of the projects himself.

Dennis Koppetsch

Executive Producer

Dennis Koppetsch

dennis.koppetsch@taglichtmedia

Dennis Koppetsch is researcher and project developer at taglicht media. His task is to filter relevant information for many of our documentaries as well as finding interesting stories and protagonists, which he uses to write compelling treatments.

Maren Boje

Executive Producer

Maren Boje

maren.boje@taglichtmedia.de

Maren Boje is responsible for the content-related supervision of our film projects. Her tasks include working on the development of themes, finding suitable authors and directors, contacting the editorial offices of the commissioning broadcasters and supporting authors and directors from the development of the script to the acceptance of the finished product.

Anja Klisch

Production Manager

Anja Klisch

anja.klisch@taglichtmedia.de

Anja Klisch is deeply involved in the strategic development of our projects and cooperates closely with our producers and partners. She calculates budgets, is responsible for controlling our projects and drafts and negotiates contracts.

Doris Offermann

Production Manager

Doris Offermann

doris.offermann@taglichtmedia.de

Doris Offermann is deeply involved in the strategic development of our projects and cooperates closely with our producers and partners. Doris corresponds with broadcasters and editors about delivery contents and deadlines.

Lena Horn

Production Manager

Lena Horn

lena.horn@taglichtmedia.de

Lena Horn is deeply involved in the strategic development of our projects and cooperates closely with our producers and partners. Lena corresponds with broadcasters and editors about delivery contents and deadlines.

Céline Deligny

Archive Researcher / Archival Producer

Céline Deligny

celine.deligny@taglichtmedia.de

Céline Deligny is taglicht media’s archival producer and researcher. She is responsible for the company’s future oriented archive coordination with reliable archive sources and looks after postproduction archive budgets and schedules.

Jana Asmuth

Production Coordinator

Jana Asmuth

jana.asmuth@taglichtmedia.de

Jana Asmuth is responsible for the disposition of teams and for the preparation and the organization of shootings. Among other things, she obtains filming permits and draws up detailed schedules for the progress of productions and post-production. Therefore she brings editors, graphic designers, voice actors, composers and sound mixers together. Jana corresponds with broadcasters and editors about delivery contents and deadlines.

Jana Kasparek

Production Coordinator

Jana Kasparek

jana.kasparek@taglichtmedia.de

In her role as production coordinator, Jana Kasparek supports the production in various areas and on many projects. She draws up shooting schedules, obtains filming permits, hires staff, coordinates the various trades and work steps and solves unforeseen problems. Furthermore, Jana keeps an eye on the shooting schedule and the budget set by the production management.

Gero Hecker

Postproduction Manager

Gero Hecker

gero.hecker@taglichtmedia.de

Gero Hecker is the prostproduction manager for all taglicht media projects. He checks on the quality of the visual, sound and graphic elements in our documentaries and monitors them closely until their final assembly. He corresponds frequently with our camera crews and sound and graphic engineers to ensure the quality of our productions.

Jana Wilkowski

Junior Producer

Jana Wilkowski

julia.wilkowski@taglichtmedia.de

Jana Wilkowski started as a trainee at taglicht media and today, as an editor, is primarily responsible for developing and coordinating social media campaigns and online content in cooperation with our subsidiary Yellow Table. In addition, she also manages our own online presence and supports our development group in finding topics as well as designing visually appealing pitching papers

Sina Klaus

Junior Producer

Sina Klaus

sina.klaus@taglichtmedia.de

Sina Klaus started as a trainee at taglicht media and is now responsible for the content management of projects as an editor. Her responsibilities include assisting with theme development, script development and the realization of film projects.

Kasimir Marks

Junior Archive Producer

Kasimir Marks

kaismir.marks@taglichtmedia.de

Kasimir Marks supported the editorial team in various areas and projects during his traineeship. Among other things, he researched and wrote pitching papers and helped prepare for filming. Meanwhile, as Archive Producer, he is responsible for the archive research and coordination of taglicht media productions. In doing so, he takes care to work with reliable archive partners, adhere to archive budgets and schedules, and establish future-oriented archiving.

Hannah Lueg-Althoff

Production Trainee

Hannah Lueg-Althoff

Hannah.Lueg-Althoff@taglichtmedia.de

Hannah Lueg-Althoff supports the production in various areas and on many projects. She helps with the organization of shooting, editing and finishing of film projects, as well as with costing and project controlling.

Annika Esch

Editorial Trainee

Annika Esch

annika.esch@taglichtmedia.de

Annika Esch supports the editorial staff in various areas and projects. In particular, she supports the editorial department in the areas of wildlife and nature films and helps with scientific projects. She is also involved in the development of new projects.

Carmen Boles

Archive Trainee

Carmen Boles

carmen.boles@taglichtmedia.de

Carmen Boles supports the archive department in various areas and projects as part of her traineeship. This includes archive research and coordination as well as the procurement, rights clearance and licensing of material.

Miguel Kaluza

Editorial Trainee

Miguel Kaluza

miguel.kaluza@taglichtmedia.de

Miguel Kaluza is supporting the editorial team in various areas and projects as part of his traineeship. He is particularly involved in the development and research of new projects. His focus is on history and current affairs.

Sophie Dissemond

Editorial Trainee

Sophie Dissemond

sophie.dissemond@taglichtmedia.de

Sophie Dissemond supports the editorial team in various areas and projects as part of her traineeship. Among other things, she is involved in the development of new projects. In particular, she supports the editorial team in the areas of animal and nature films and participates in cross-media projects.