Iconic German film and TV executive Jan Mojto is launching a partnership with longstanding friend and UFA head Nico Hofmann that will produce German and European series and films for the international market.
They are joined in the unnamed venture by Beta producer Jan Wünschmann.
The partnership was announced Wednesday, on the eve of the annual Berlin Film Festival. No projects were disclosed.
Hofmann and Mojto are connected by half a lifetime of producing. With “The Tunnel”, the duo pioneered the TV event genre in Germany in the early 2000s. Since then, two dozen collaborative and internationally successful television and film productions have followed. These include hits “Generation War,” “Dresden,” “The Tower” and “The Same Sky.”
“This partnership is the fulfillment of a long-held wish. Nico Hofmann is one of the best German producers; He is a gifted storyteller. His professional and personal qualities, which I have known for more than 25 years, are the ideal foundation for many projects to come – stories for Europe from Germany,” said Mojto, CEO of Beta Film.
“The current production environment for fictional storytelling is challenging and characterized by rising costs and complex financing structures. I am convinced that with our combined efforts, Nico Hofmann and Beta will produce outstanding projects,” said Wünschmann, producer at Beta Film.
Mojto, who started his career with Leo Kirch in the 1970s, took over
Beta Film in 2004. Beta now produces, co-produces, and distributes around 1,000 hours of new programming annually, including feature films, series, documentaries, and classical music productions. Its titles include “Babylon Berlin”, “The Swarm”, “Sisi”, “The Sea Beyond”, and “Gomorrah.”
Hofmann achieved worldwide success with his company teamWorx and, together with Beta, created global hits like “The Tunnel.” Notable limited series followed, including “Dresden,” “March of Millions,” “Hindenburg,” “The Tower,” and “Generation War.” He collaborated with UFA on “The Physician,” starring Sir Ben Kingsley, and served as CEO of UFA from 2017 to 2023.
Wünschmann is executive VP for co-production and business affairs at Beta and MD of Intaglio Films (Beta/ZDFStudios). Together with multiple Emmy winner Frank Doelger, he co-produced “The Swarm,” which premiered at the Berlin festival and won several awards.
