Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany – Following Jörg Bachmaier’s recent appointment as CEO, Studio Babelsberg is announcing another strategic addition: producer Marcus Loges will assume the role of Managing Director for Studio Babelsberg AG subsidiaries focused on production services and co-productions as of January 1, 2025. He will succeed Henning Molfenter, who is leaving the company at the end of the year when his contract ends.
Marcus Loges will oversee international business as well as German and European co-productions and production services, working closely with Jörg Bachmaier and other members of the management team, in particular Eike Wolf, responsible for studio operations and the acquisition of German and international clients, and Michael Düwel, Managing Director of Art Department Studio Babelsberg GmbH, which offers extensive services in the field of set construction and decoration. Marcus Loges will report directly to the board of directors of Studio Babelsberg AG, which includes Jörg Bachmaier (CEO), Ashley Rice, Eoin Egan, and Keith Gee.
With a career in the film industry since 1989, Marcus Loges has managed a wide array of German and international productions, initially as a freelance unit manager and production manager, later as line producer and producer. As a producer of the Netflix series THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT, Loges received the Golden Globe, the Primetime Emmy Award and the PGA Award. At Studio Babelsberg, he previously worked as line producer and executive producer on projects such as ENEMY AT THE GATES (directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud), THE BOURNE SUPREMACY (Paul Greengrass), V FOR VENDETTA (James McTeigue), ANONYMOUS (Roland Emmerich), CLOUD ATLAS (Lana and Lilly Wachowski, Tom Tykwer), SENSE 8 (Lana and Lilly Wachowski), A HIDDEN LIFE (Terrence Malick), and most recently BABYLON BERLIN (Henk Handloegten, Achim von Borries, Tom Tykwer).
About Studio Babelsberg Production Services
The production services division, comprising Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures GmbH and Babelsberg Film GmbH (wholly-owned subsidiaries of Studio Babelsberg AG), offers comprehensive production services for international and local film and TV projects. As an experienced partner, the production services unit covers the entire production process – from planning and location scouting to logistical, technical and personnel support on set, to funding administration or the development of co-production structures.
With a robust network of highly skilled local professionals and decades of experience, Studio Babelsberg Production Services has become known worldwide for its contributions to acclaimed and award-winning films and series, including V FOR VENDETTA, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, THE READER, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, BRIDGE OF SPIES, HOMELAND and most recently UNCHARTED, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 and THE HUNGER GAMES – THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES.