Full Name
Thorsten Ritter
Company
Beta Cinema
Title
EVP Acquisitions, Sales and Marketing
Country (Address)
Germany
Biography
Thorsten Ritter co-founded the Oldenburg International Film Festival in 1994. In 1999 he joined Bavaria Film International and worked on films such as ‘The Man Without A Past’ by Aki Kaurismäki, Oscar-winner ‘Nowhere In Africa’ by Caroline Link, worldwide hit ‘Good Bye, Lenin!’ by Wolfgang Becker, Golden Berlin Bear-winner ‘Head-On’ by Fatih Akin and Tomas Alfredson’s vampire tale ‘Let The Right One In’.
In 2012, Ritter joined Beta Cinema and has been part of the international success of ‘The Happy Prince’ by Rupert Everett, Cannes break-out hit ‘Woman At War’ by Benedikt Erlingsson, or ‘Never Look Away’, the two-times Oscar-nominated film by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, director of the Oscar-winning ‘The Lives Of Others’. Current highlights are Uberto Pasolini’s Venice entry ‘Nowhere Special’ and Berlinale-winner ‘I’m Your Man’ by Maria Schrader.
What we're looking for from Ready, Steady, Pitch!
Quality feature films that combine great stories, commercial viability and artistic integrity. We are not cast-driven, unless the project requires financing via pre-sales. For us, it starts with the story and the script. As to genre, we are open, too. From accessible arthouse to commercial titles, family entertainment. And we will expand into the world of animation.
