Violet Pictures was founded in 2011 by Alexis von Wittgenstein. The company focuses on the production of feature films and high-end TV series. Violet Pictures sees itself as a creative boutique with a strong focus on development, which realizes its projects either itself or in strong partnerships. The company's aim is to produce from Germany for the international market.Under the sub-label Ultraviolet, the company develops and realizes crazy and unconventional projects with young writers and directors.
TEAM
Alexis von Wittgenstein
Managing Director and Producer
Alexis von Wittgenstein completed his degree in business administration with a thesis on “International Film Co-Financing in Europe”. During his studies in Berlin, London and Bali, he produced his first short films and showed them together with others at the specially founded Berlin underground film festival BANANINALE. After completing a post-graduate course in film production at the Film Academy in Ludwigsburg and FEMIS in Paris, he worked for two years as an assistant to the management at Beta Film. There he was particularly involved in film license trading and business development. Alexis von Wittgenstein then worked as CEO assistant at Universum Film in the areas of feature film acquisition, commercial management and cinema distribution. In 2011, he founded Violet Pictures with the support of Beta Film, where Alexis von Wittgenstein acquired extensive know-how in the assessment of film projects with regard to their international and national exploitation potential during his four years in world sales and cinema distribution. Due to the proximity of his position to the decision-makers, he was also able to gain valuable experience in the area of corporate management. Alexis von Wittgenstein has been managing director and producer of Violet Pictures since January 2011.
Gilda Weller
Producer
Gilda Weller first realized several art installations and experimental films as a director during her art and film studies at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach am Main. She exhibited her work in various galleries and museums such as the Frankfurter Kunstverein, the Satellit im Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin and at the B3 Biennale des Bewegten Bildes in Frankfurt.
After graduating, she decided to focus for a while on the organizational activities of a film in order to gain experience in international productions. She worked for four years as a production assistant and production manager for various cinema and TV productions as well as series productions such as Bad Banks, Labaule and Erben, Eden or Greyzone.
After the instructive experience as a creative during her studies but also as an organizer on set, Gilda decided to take the path of production to combine the mixture of both. She completed the one-year producer masterclass “Atelier Ludwigsburg Paris” at the Filmakademie Baden Württemberg, La Femis in Paris and the National Film and Television School in London and has been working at Violet Pictures ever since
Torben Müllers
Management Assistant & Controlling
Torben Müllers joined the company in 2018 and is responsible for post-production coordination at Violet Pictures. His first project was the German-Greek co-production A Pure Place. He also works as CEO assistant to the managing director and producer. As a classic career changer, Torben Müllers studied business administration in Berlin at a young age and worked part-time at Siemens. Before joining Violet Pictures, he worked in project management for Ludhardt GmbH in Berlin and Iraq.
PIA SIEGERT
Production Assistent
Pia Siegert has been studying psychology at the University of Kassel since 2018 and is currently in the final stages of her master's degree in economics, psychology and management. Parallel to her studies, Pia gained valuable experience in project management and personnel development at the Berlin start-up KoRo.
Her great passion for film and television already accompanied her during her studies, which finally motivated her to take the step into film production as a career changer.she completed an internship in the production department in fall 2023 and supported Violet Pictures on the 8-part medical series KRANK BERLIN. Here she was able to deepen her strong interest in the processes both in front of and behind the camera. This successful collaboration led to Pia working as a production assistant at Violet Pictures and actively supporting the ongoing projects with her commitment and expertise.