Former Beta Cinema executive Thorsten Ritter has landed his next role, joining German production firm Weydemann Bros. to build a Munich office for the company.
Ritter will focus on strengthening and growing Weydemann Bros.’ international production and co-production activities.
Founded by brothers Jakob D Weydemann and Jonas Weydemmann, the company has produced or co-produced titles including Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun, Chilean Oscar entry The Mysterious Gaze Of The Flamingo and Cannes 2023 Critics’ Week entry Tiger Stripes.
Ritter was executive vice president at Beta Cinema from 2012 to 2025, during which time he oversaw a slate of films including System Crasher, Amrum, Calibre and Woman At War.
He is co-founder of Oldenberg International Film Festival and former head of Bavaria Film International, where he worked on titles including Good Bye, Lenin! and Let The Right One In.
“We and Thorsten Ritter have a long history together, not just since his successful international marketing of System Crasher,” said Jonas Weydemann. “His vast experience, creativity, and commitment to film convinced us to bring him on board as a producer, especially to further develop our international production and co-production activities, with a focus on the UK and English language films in general.”
Ritter said the Weydemann Bros. team “are as passionate as they are sharp, always finding opportunity in every challenge. I’m excited to contribute my UK contacts and sales perspective, enabling us to discover inspired talents together and collaborate with established filmmakers across a wide range of projects – from films that dare to challenge us, move us, and shift the way we see the world to films that simply put a smile on our face.
“As long as they’re never trivial and paint-by-numbers - always made with conviction and a soul. Ideally, nothing less than the kind of films we never want to end.”
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