Bavaria Film GmbH
Bavaria Film GmbH Bavariafilmplatz 7 82031 Geiselgasteig
Managing Directors
Dr. Matthias Esche, Achim Rohnke
Company profile
Bavaria Film GmbH is one of the biggest media companies in Europe and one of the most rich in tradition. Filmstadt Geiselgasteig, to the south of Munich and for over 80 years the head office of Bavaria Film, is the centre of an international network of subsidiaries and co-operation partners.
Developed from the tradition of a studio company founded in 1919, Bavaria Film, with more than 30 subsidiaries and shareholding companies in important media locations in the German speaking part of the world, has developed into a worldwide operating production and service group encompassing all sectors of the audio-visual industry.
ShareholdersWDR Mediagroup GmbH, Köln 33,35 %
Bavaria Filmkunst GmbH, München 16,67 %
LfA – Gesellschaft für Vermögensverwaltung mbH, München 16,67 %
SWR Holding GmbH, Stuttgart 16,67 %
DREFA Media Holding GmbH, Leipzig 16,64 % Supervisory CouncilProf. Dr. Norbert Seidel (Chairman)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Gruber (Deputy Chairman)
Ulrich Müller (Deputy Chairman)
Prof. Dr. Udo Reiter (Deputy Chairman)
Michael Schneider (Deputy Chairman)
Herbert Tisler (Deputy Chairman)
Gerhard Abramowski
Peter Boudgoust
Anne-Christiane Feddern
Dr. Karl Gerhold
Reinhard Grätz
Dr. Herbert Huber
Martin Hülskamp
Marianne Hundsöder
Bernd Lenze
Prof. Dr. Gisela Losseff-Tillmanns
Gabriela Reichelt
Alfred Spitzer
(02/2008) Company FiguresIn 2008/09, the Bavaria Film Group employed 740 permanent employees and up to 1,500 stuff hired for specific projects.
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2003/04 |
2004/05 |
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2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
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Performance
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249.3 |
255.5 |
281.7 |
282.8 |
249.1 |
250.0 |
223.5 |
| Turnover** |
253.8 |
290.2 |
318.9 |
310.1 |
285.2 |
285.9 |
255.3 |
| Cash Flow *** |
15.9 |
22.4 |
16.6 |
17.1 |
15.8 |
20.7 |
13.4 |
| Investments |
13.4 |
12.9 |
8.1 |
8.7 |
5.5 |
9.7 |
8.9 |
Business year: February 1 - January 31
Global turnover includes sales profits, changes in book value and other operative earnings.
Cash flow is ascertained from annual surplus and depreciation.
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