Mission Saves the Sandman

Genre: Family film ↓ Read more The Sandman has disappeared! When suddenly no child can sleep anymore and chaos escalates in the adult world, the dreamy outsider NOAH (9) sets off with two friends on a journey to the dream realm to find the Sandman. They realize: it wasn't monsters who drove him away, but the adults, who no longer give their children enough time and imagination in our hectic world.

Format: Film franchise | Idea: Konstantin Mayer | Genre: Family film | Screenplay: Viola M.J. Schmidt ("School of Magical Animals 1-3")

Because of You - BOY

Genre: Romance ↓ Read more A summer in paradise, three months that promise lightness yet will change everything. Three girlfriends and three brothers, who in the end all face the same questions. Who do they want to be and how far are they willing to go for love? Based on the book series of the same name by Nadine Kerger.

Format: Serie | Showrunner: Martin Schreier ("Maxton Hall") | Written for Streaming: Laura Anweiler (Academy Award winning writer) | Genre: Romance | Broadcaster: SWR, ARD Mediathek

Bali Demons

Genre: Horror ↓ Read more On Bali, the island of gods and demons, a group of tourists finds themselves trapped in a living nightmare as a masked killer hunts them. Caught between age-old traditions and modern tourism, they must uncover the true nature of the evil force before it claims them all. Is it a human killer, or are ancient demons seeking vengeance to reclaim their home?

Format: Film Franchise | Director: Peter Thorwardt | Idea: Konstantin Mayer | Genre: Horror | Screenplay: Sophia Vester | Cast: Helena Zengel, Raisa, Gianni Paolo

Himmel, Herrgott, Hirschgeweih

Genre: Village crime ↓ Read more Eichenberg: church, fire brigade, tavern. Cows in the pasture, deer in the forest. Skewered, on the deer antlers, Wimmer. It wasn’t the deer. After numerous detours, dead ends, lies, and betrayals, a pastor, a housekeeper, and a policewoman find out why Wimmer had to die. It almost costs them their lives. A crime story from Lower Bavaria somewhere between Fargo and Tuscan, Arizona.
Based on the novel of the same name by Fanny König

Format: Film franchise | Book and Director: Harald Sicheritz | Genre: Village crime | Leading Actors: Heiner Lauterbach | Distributor: TOBIS

Project David Zucker

To be announced

Welcome to the dream factory!

About

High‑end in fiction and non‑fiction

We dream big: to create films that captivate, inspire, and provoke thought all around the world. Our mission is to uncover hidden talents and provide them with a stage to tell extraordinary stories. We believe that every film can be a small miracle, with the power to build bridges and bring us closer together.

For us, it’s more than mere entertainment; it’s about real, tangible magic that resides in every frame. Get ready to explore the world of cinema anew with us—a world where every story matters, and every moment can make an impact.

News

German production company Traumfabrik Babelsberg is doubling down on its investment in international moviemaking

The company, newly independent and led by Christoph Fisser, Sebastian Fruner, and Konstantin Mayer, is also developing comedies, a crime franchise, and an AI‑driven Einstein project. Their goal is to build globally appealing, high‑profile productions across film and series.

Dream Factory Babelsberg Expands Management Team

In addition to co-founder and managing director Christoph Fisser, Sebastian Fruner and Konstantin Mayer will in the future be part of the management team of Traumfabrik Babelsberg… (German)

Projects

25 km/h

Feature Film | Buddy Film, Comedy, Road Movie | Germany

Director
Markus Goller

Screenplay
Oliver Ziegenbalg

Production
Sunny Side Up GmbH [de], Deutsche Columbia Pictures [de], Mythos Filmproduktions GmbH & Co. KG [de], Pictures in a Frame GmbH, Twenty-Sixth Babelsberg Film GmbH [de], Traumfabrik Babelsberg GmbH [de]

Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment Germany GmbH [de]

Lassie – Eine abenteuerliche Reise

Feature Film | Family, Children | Germany

Director
Hanno Olderdissen

Screenplay
Jane Ainscough, Eric Knight (Literary source)

Production
Henning Ferber Film Productions GmbH, LCH Film GmbH, MIA FILM, Traumfabrik Babelsberg GmbH

Distribution
Warner Bros. Pictures Germany

Steig. Nicht. Aus!

Feature Film | Action, Thriller | Germany

Director
Christian Alvart

Screenplay
Christian Alvart

Production
Syrreal Entertainment GmbH, Sechsundzwanzigste Babelsberg Film GmbH, Telepool GmbH, Traumfabrik Babelsberg GmbH, ZDF – Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

Distributor
NFP Marketing & Distribution

Vielmachglas

Feature Film | Coming of Age, Comedy, Road Movie | Germany

Director
Florian Ross

Screenplay
Finn Christoph Stroeks

Production
Pantaleon Films GmbH, Barefoot Films, Erfttal Film & Fernsehproduktion GmbH & Co. KG, Mr. Brown Entertainment, Sechsundzwanzigste Babelsberg Film GmbH, Traumfabrik Babelsberg GmbH, Warner Bros. Entertainment GmbH

Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures Germany

Traumfabrik

Feature Film | Love | Germany
Dreamfactory (International English Title)

Director
Martin Schreier

Screenplay
Arend Remmers, Tom Zickler (idea), Martin Schreier (idea), Sebastian Fruner (idea), Arend Remmers (idea)

Production
Traumfabrik Babelsberg GmbH [de], Herbx Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH [de], Pantaleon Films GmbH, Pharos – The Post Group (formerly Arri Media GmbH), SamFilm GmbH [de], Studio Babelsberg AG, Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures GmbH [de], Tobis Film GmbH

Distribution
Picture Tree International GmbH, Tobis Film GmbH

Die Ironie des Lebens

Feature Film | Drama, Tragicomedy | Germany

Director
Markus Goller

Screenplay
Oliver Ziegenbalg

Production
Sunny Side Up GmbH, Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany; Pictures In A Frame; Traumfabrik Babelsberg; Studio Babelsberg;

Distributor
Warner

Glas Beach

Feature Film | Drama

Director
Will Geiger

Screenplay
Will Geiger

Production
Traumfabrik, Indyca, Geiger Productions

Rental/Distribution
to be announced…

Team

Christoph Fisser

Managing Director / Producer

Christoph Fisser, the accomplished German film producer born in 1960, has recently teamed up with Sebastian Fruner and Konstantin Mayer to establish »Traumfabrik Babelsberg.« Fisser, until recently Vice-President/ COO of Studio Babelsberg AG and Managing Director of Babelsberg Film, has an impressive track record in the industry. Having acquired Studio Babelsberg in 2004 alongside CEO Charlie Woebcken, Fisser has co-produced numerous German and international films. Notable credits include »Inglourious Basterds«, »The Ghost Writer«, »The Hunger Games«, »Matrix 4«, »Uncharted« and many more. Now, in the name of the newly founded »Traumfabrik Babelsberg« Christoph Fisser, along with Fruner and Mayer, is poised to create cinematic magic that pushes boundaries and captivates audiences globally.

Sebastian Fruner

Managing Director / Producer

Sebastian Fruner (born 1988) is a master's graduate of the Pop Academy in the field of Film and Creative Industries and has an outstanding career in film and television. His work includes "Almania," the award-winning and most successful comedy series in the ARD media library. With the feature film "Traumfabrik," he achieved international award-winning success, which was sold to over 60 countries, including the USA, China, and Korea. His production portfolio also includes the feature film "Traumnovelle," the series "SWEAT," "MTV Unplugged: CRO," as well as Helene Fischer's "See You Again." Another milestone is the production "Unsere Zeit ist jetzt," realized with Til Schweiger and CRO in distribution by Warner Bros., which successfully combined cinema, music, and the spirit of the times. As part of the founding team of Traumfabrik Babelsberg, Sebastian Fruner is continuously committed to high-quality and internationally competitive film productions.

Konstantin Mayer

Producer

Konstantin Mayer studied theater studies, philosophy, and contemporary German literature at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. He founded and managed the Kammertheater Schwabing for five years and later the Kammertheater Munich. After many years in management consulting, he moved to Schwarzbild Medienproduktion GmbH as Head of Consulting and Head of Strategy, a company responsible for many non-fiction formats. Afterwards, Konstantin Mayer became COO at Construction Filmproduktion GmbH, owned by Veronica Ferres. There, he produced, among other projects, the feature film "Entführt - 14 Tage überleben" by Oscar-nominated director Marc Rothemund, starring Sonja Gerhard, Torben Liebrecht, and Jonas Nay. However, he continued to be involved in documentary topics, and was, among other things, responsible for the streaming series "Lebenslänglich Erlemann." Currently, he works as a producer at Traumfabrik Babelsberg, which produces high-quality national as well as international films.

Jutta Doberstein

Head of Non-Fiction Development

Jutta Doberstein, a freelance author, story developer, and dramaturge for film, TV, and theater, specializes in both fictional formats and the development of documentary content, covering everything in between. From 1998 to 2022, she was responsible for development at zero one film in Berlin. During this time, she worked on films such as ‘More than Honey,’ ‘Gerhard Richter – Painting,’ ‘Miles and War,’ ‘The Guantanamo Trap,’ and ‘Kulenkampffs Schuhe,’ among others. Additionally, she co-directed ‘24h Berlin – Ein Tag im Leben’ and ‘Abenteuer 1927’ (for ARD, Degeto). In her independent work, she managed projects like ‘Electroboy,’ ‘Die Rote Kapelle,’ and ‘Drei Frauen – ein Krieg.’ As an author, she wrote the scenarios for the docu-fiction series ‘Blackout’ (Swiss television). Collaborating with Andres Veiel, she co-created ‘Ökozid’ (NDR, rbb, WDR) and ‘Let them Eat Money’ (Deutsches Theater). Jutta also directed the documentary series ‘Lebenslänglich Erlemann,’ where she worked alongside Konstantin Mayer.

Nancy Block

Accounting / Film Management

Nancy Block, born in 1985, has realized an impressive professional biography in the fields of business, finance, tax law, and as a mediator in commercial law. Until 2019, she significantly shaped the foundations for strategic and operational planning and decision-making in renowned tax consulting and auditing firms. She also successfully led a business consultancy in Berlin as its managing director. In 2019, she made her debut as an assistant to the film management in the literary adaptation ‘FABIAN – Der Gang vor die Hunde,’ directed by Dominik Graf. In the same year, she took on her first project as a film manager for the TV film ‘9 Tage wach (AT),’ directed by Damian John Harper, followed by various TV series. Since January 2023, she has been working closely across projects with Sebastian Fruner. The feature film ‘Traumnovelle’ and the TV series ‘Almania,’ both produced by Sebastian Fruner, have been successful outcomes. Nancy’s expertise at Traumfabrik Babelsberg lies in internal and external accounting, controlling, and financial management.