corso film roelly winker gbr

What corso film roelly winker gbr does

CORSO Film- und Fernsehproduktion (legal entity: Roelly Uludağ Winker GbR) is an independent German documentary film production company headquartered in Cologne with a secondary office in Stuttgart. Founded as a civil-law partnership (GbR) and currently led by three managing directors — Martin Roelly, Ümit Uludağ, and Erik Winker — the company specializes in artistic documentary films, documentary series, and occasional animated shorts for cinema, television, and international distribution. Its production slate spans more than 40 completed and in-progress projects including theatrical features (Stasi FC, Taming the Garden, Acasă My Home), documentary series (Einzeltäter, Teenstar Dilemma, Game of Minds), and animated work (Boles).

The company's core production approach combines the Cinema Direct method with hybrid documentary techniques, and it works closely with auteur directors in languages including German, English, Hungarian, Romanian, Chinese, and Arabic. Its films have been recognized at major international festivals (Berlinale, Sundance, IDFA, Locarno) and have won the Grimme Prize, German Film Critics Prize, FIPRESCI Prize, and Sundance Special Jury Award for Cinematography among others.

Revenue is generated through professional-services project agreements: each production is financed via co-production deals with German and European public broadcasters — primarily ZDF/ZDF Kultur, WDR, and ARTE — supplemented by funding from Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, FFA, and BKM, and co-production partnerships with international houses such as Amour Fou Vienna, 100% Films, Shlam Productions, and Made in Copenhagen. Distribution is multi-channel, combining German theatrical release (Mindjazz Pictures, Real Fiction, Cineglobal), broadcast licensing, and international sales through Syndicado Film Sales, Dogwoof, and NEW DOCS. Marketing is driven by festival presence, broadcaster relationships, and limited social media activity on Facebook and Instagram.

Name

corso film roelly winker gbr

Legal name

Roelly Uludağ Winker GbR

Website

https://corsofilm.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CORSO Film is a Cologne- and Stuttgart-based independent German documentary production house producing artistic documentaries and series for German public broadcasters (ZDF, WDR, ARTE) and international co-production partners, with over 40 films and regular premieres at Berlinale, Sundance, IDFA, and Locarno.

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Product category

Documentary Film Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Feature-Length Documentaries (MPADADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Business, Politics & Current Affairs Documentaries (MPADADAJ), Short-Form Documentaries (MPADADAC)

Keywords

• Documentary film production
• Artistic documentaries
• Television co-production
• International film sales
• Broadcast documentary content

Headquarters

HQ city

Cologne

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Film Production Revenue: CORSO Film generates revenue through documentary film production, securing co-production agreements with public broadcasters (ZDF, WDR, ARTE) and international partners, along with funding from German film foundations (Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, FFA, BKM) and regional film funds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CORSO Film produces artistic documentary films and series for cinema, television, and international distribution. The company develops projects in close cooperation with authors/directors, secures co-production financing from German public broadcasters (ZDF, WDR, ARTE) and German film funds, and delivers completed documentaries for theatrical release, broadcast, and festival exhibition. Its catalog spans feature-length documentaries, documentary series, short films, and occasional animated productions.

Product overview

CORSO Film- und Fernsehproduktion is a documentary film and television production company based in Cologne and Stuttgart, Germany. The company's core product offering consists of artistic documentary films produced for national and international markets. Their portfolio includes feature-length documentaries, documentary series, short films, and animated productions. Films are regularly shown at major international festivals including Berlinale, Sundance, IDFA, and Locarno. The company works in close cooperation with authors and maintains co-production partnerships with broadcasters such as ZDF, ARTE, WDR, and various international production companies. Their documentary films have received numerous awards including the Grimme Prize, German Film Critics Prize, and FIPRESCI Prize.

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Products and services

• Einzeltäter
• Teenstar Dilemma
• Diamante
• Left Behind
• Forms of Modern Exhaustion
• TATA
• Memory Wars
• Superposition
• The Blessed
• Stasi FC
• Theatre of Violence
• Acasă, My Home
• Taming The Garden
• Who Dance With Their Belly
• More Jesus
• Happy
• Dear Brother
• Lost in Face
• Zuhurs Töchter
• Zinder
• Leaves of the Horn
• Searching Eva
• 15 Corners Of The World
• Haymatloz
• Aida's Secrets
• Fighter
• A Woman Captured
• Enjoy Your Work
• Fenstervisite
• Boles
• Game Of Minds
• Me, Myself and I
• Documentary Production Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Regular festival presence at Berlinale, Sundance, IDFA, Locarno
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• ZDF / ZDF KulturcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary commissioning broadcaster partner for documentary productions. ZDF has commissioned multiple CORSO Film productions including Teenstar Dilemma, Formen Moderner Erschöpfung, and Einzeltäter trilogy.
• WDRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor co-production partner for documentary films. WDR has co-produced works including Work Hard Play Hard, Dear Brother, and Aftermath.
• ARTEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean cultural broadcaster as co-production and broadcast partner for multiple international documentary projects.
• Amour Fou ViennacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular co-production partner based in Vienna for international documentary collaborations.
• 100% FilmsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch co-production partner for international documentary projects.
• Shlam ProductionsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIsraeli co-production partner for documentary Left Behind.
• Made in CopenhagenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish co-production partner for Theatre of Violence.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Final Cut for Real: Copenhagen-based documentary production company that is itself a CORSO co-production partner (Theatre of Violence). Comparable as a boutique artistic documentary producer with international festival pedigree and pan-European co-production network.
• if... Productions: Munich-based documentary producer with strong German public broadcaster relationships and international co-production credits. Operates in the same artistic documentary segment with similar funding structure (NRW/FFA/BKM subsidies plus broadcaster commissions).
• gebrueder beetz filmproduktion: Leading German documentary production house based in Hamburg and Berlin, producing high-end artistic and current-affairs documentaries for international broadcasters and streamers. Directly comparable to CORSO in genre, broadcaster client base, and international co-production approach, but at materially larger scale.
• Kick Film: Berlin-based documentary production company with strong festival pedigree and recurring work for German public broadcasters. Comparable genre positioning (artistic/observational documentaries) and similar reliance on co-production financing.
• Zero One Film: German production company producing documentary features and series for theatrical, broadcast, and international markets. Comparable in scale, broadcaster reliance, and festival-driven positioning.
• LICHTBLICK Film: Cologne-based documentary production company where CORSO managing director Erik Winker previously worked. Operates in the same city and same artistic documentary niche with overlapping broadcaster (WDR/ZDF/ARTE) relationships, making it a directly comparable peer.
• Autentic GmbH: Major German documentary production and distribution group producing premium factual and documentary content for broadcasters and global streamers. Comparable product (artistic and current-affairs documentaries) but materially larger scale and integrated distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Windfall Films: Established UK-based factual and documentary producer (part of ITV Studios) with comparable artistic and current-affairs documentary slate. Operates in overlapping genres at significantly larger scale with global broadcaster relationships.

Regional players

• Real Fiction Filmverleih: Independent German distributor of arthouse and documentary cinema that partners with CORSO for theatrical releases. While primarily a distributor rather than producer, it shares the German arthouse documentary ecosystem and works the same titles.
• Mindjazz Pictures: German theatrical distribution partner for several CORSO titles and itself a producer/distributor of arthouse and documentary cinema. Adjacent rather than direct peer: complementary role in the same German arthouse documentary ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CORSOFILM
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corso-film--und-fernsehproduktion

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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