The advisory board of German Films Service + Marketing GmbH was newly elected at the shareholders meeting on Monday, March 14.

The shareholders have elected Martin Moszkowicz as the new chairman of the advisory board. Martin Moszkowicz, executive board member with responsibilities for film and television at Constantin Film AG and a board member of the feature film section at the German Producers Alliance, will take over with immediate effect from Alfred Hürmer who had been the chairman of the advisory board since 1 January, 2003. The shareholders expressed their gratitude to Mr Hürmer for his active role over many years as the chairman of the advisory board.

Prof. Dr. Klaus Schaefer, managing director of FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, was also newly elected to the advsiory board. Michael Schmid-Ospach, former managing director of Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, resigned from the advisory board. FilmFernsehFonds Bayern and Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen are shareholders of German Films and traditionally take it in turns every two years to sit on the advisory board.

Sylke Gottlebe, managing director of AG Kurzfilm, is another new member of the advisory board. AG Kurzfilm e.V. has been one of German Films nine shareholders since 2004.

Peter Dinges, board member of the German Federal Film Board (FFA), Antonio Exacoustos as a representative of the Association of German Film Exporters (VDFE), and Ulrike Schauz, head of the film department at the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), were all re-elected.

Roman Paul, managing director von Razor Film, who had represented the German Producers Alliance in German Films advisory board in 2009 and 2010, resigned from the advisory board.

The newly elected advisory board will serve until 31st December 2012.