Helge Jürgens
Managing Director of media business development and funding at Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission
Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany
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Managing Director of media business development and funding
Helge Jürgens is Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg's managing director of media business development and funding. A business-administration graduate, Jürgens has held leadership roles in the film and TV industry for more than 20 years.
In recent years, Jürgens held the position of managing director at ARRI Film & TV. Among other functions, his duties included management of the company's strategic realignment. Previously, he served for six years as managing director of Berlin Union-Film, with primary responsibility for the modernisation of the historic company. Prior to this time he held a number of management positions at Endemol Deutschland, serving variously as authorised representative, general production manager, and head of resources management.
Jürgens was a member of the German Association of Technical Film and Television Companies (vtff) from 2006 to 2015, serving on the board of directors for six of those years. As part of his work for the association, he served as a jury member for the BKM Innovation Award and as deputy head of the bargaining commission, among other activities. In addition, he served as a lecturer on production economics at the Filmhaus Köln and the Filmhaus Babelsberg.
During his career, he has overseen the development of more than 200 entertainment, film and serial productions. In recent years, Jürgens has also worked as a business consultant, advising high-profile production companies as well as start-ups.
In recent years, Jürgens held the position of managing director at ARRI Film & TV. Among other functions, his duties included management of the company's strategic realignment. Previously, he served for six years as managing director of Berlin Union-Film, with primary responsibility for the modernisation of the historic company. Prior to this time he held a number of management positions at Endemol Deutschland, serving variously as authorised representative, general production manager, and head of resources management.
Jürgens was a member of the German Association of Technical Film and Television Companies (vtff) from 2006 to 2015, serving on the board of directors for six of those years. As part of his work for the association, he served as a jury member for the BKM Innovation Award and as deputy head of the bargaining commission, among other activities. In addition, he served as a lecturer on production economics at the Filmhaus Köln and the Filmhaus Babelsberg.
During his career, he has overseen the development of more than 200 entertainment, film and serial productions. In recent years, Jürgens has also worked as a business consultant, advising high-profile production companies as well as start-ups.