SEVEN ELEPHANTS

Producer / Managing Director

Fabian is an alumnus of Filmuniversität Babelsberg, Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris, and ACE. He entered the international co-production arena with DETAiLFILM, co-producing numerous award-winning films that played at festivals worldwide and were sold globally. These include PERSONAL SHOPPER – which won Olivier Assayas the Best Director award in Cannes –, L’AVENIR – which won Mia Hansen-Løve a Silver Bear as Best Director in Berlinale competition –, and Léos Carax's ANNETTE, which opened the Cannes 2021 in Official Competition. To further strengthen his reach throughout Europe, he initiated a joint venture with Lars von Trier’s Zentropa Entertainments in 2015 before starting the artist-led production house, Seven Elephants, in 2018.

Fabian serves as the president of the Franco-German Film Academy and as a board member of Berlin's film school dffb. He regularly teaches at film schools and is a frequent guest speaker at international panels.

Finance & Administration

Katja obtained a master's degree in Business Communication Management before attending the post-graduate program at Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris. She gained extensive experience in the production department before specializing in financial and accounting aspects. In this role, she executed and supervised project accounting and controlling for various national and international productions.

At Seven Elephants, Katja manages finances, day-to-day operations, and oversees physical production.

Assistant to Line Producer

Jana discovered her love for film at around 10 years old through her father's old video camera and by making self-made music videos with friends, featuring dance routines to Britney Spears songs, of course. She studied journalism in Bremen and, after earning a Master’s Degree in Producing Film and Television from Royal Holloway University of London, she went on to work as a production manager in the documentary sector, primarily producing films for the German Public Broadcaster ARD. In search of new challenges, she decided to pursue her fascination for cinema and transitioned to feature film production at the beginning of 2021.