Kai Kreuser

Director & Screenwriter

Kai Kreuser is a Grimme Award-nominated director and screenwriter from NRW. In 2018, he completed his directing studies at the International Film School Cologne with his multi-award-winning queer drama LABEL ME. The film won the Max Ophüls Preis 2019, premiered at Outfest LA - the largest queer film festival in the world - and was nominated for both the Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis and the First Steps Award. His online series KUNTERGRAU (2015-2020) is one of the most popular queer fictional formats in Germany with over 12 million views worldwide, subtitles in 16 languages, a Webvideopreis, the Engagementpreis NRW and a nomination for the Grimme Award. Other projects include his work as a screenwriter for the ZDF/funk series DRUCK. Currently he is writing a feature-length film commissioned by SWR.

Conference 2024

Opening Remarks

Wed, 05.06.24 / 10:00 - 10:15
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Gerhard Maier, Dr. Markus Schäfer

Meet The Distributors

Wed, 05.06.24 / 10:15 - 11:15
Cinenova / Theatre 2
Elliot Gustin, Alix Lebrat, Marion Camus-Oberdorfer, Charles Touboul, Lisa Fidyka, Katia Sol

SerienCampus: Visual Worldbuilding with AI – Using Image Generators for Concept & Production

Wed, 05.06.24 / 10:30 - 11:15
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Matija Dragojevic, Simon Ruschmeyer

The Future of Series? Co–Production in Europe and Beyond

Wed, 05.06.24 / 10:30 - 11:15
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Irina Ignatiew-Lemke, Robert Franke, Dr. Jan Wünschmann, Nina Peters

What do Audiences Feel?

Wed, 05.06.24 / 10:15 - 10:30
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Niels Alberg

Ask Me Anything with Christian Friedrichs

Wed, 05.06.24 / 11:00 - 11:45
Cinenova / Theatre 3
Nunnu Karpinnen, Christian Friedrichs

Pitching Session: Co–Production Pitch – Part 1

Wed, 05.06.24 / 11:30 - 12:15
Cinenova / Theatre 2
Alexandra Heidrich, Elly Vervloet, Jessica Wirdemann, Krisztina Gallo

The State of AI

Wed, 05.06.24 / 11:15 - 12:30
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Gerhard Maier, Kai Steinmetz, Pascal Schröder, Tobias M. Huber, Albert Bozesan, Franziska Hansel, Hannes Jakobsen, Nikola Kohl, Lukas Lankisch, Rémi Tereszkiewicz

SerienCampus: Daily & Weekly Soaps as Incubators for Talent

Wed, 05.06.24 / 11:30 - 12:30
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Joachim Friedmann, Luisa Hardenberg, Joe Kienast

Ask Me Anything with Sébastien Janin

Wed, 05.06.24 / 12:00 - 12:45
Cinenova / Theatre 3
Nunnu Karpinnen

SerienCampus: A Chatbot as Actor

Wed, 05.06.24 / 13:45 - 14:30
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Hannes Jakobsen, Lukas Lankisch

Pitching Session: Co–Production Pitch – Part 2

Wed, 05.06.24 / 14:15 - 15:15
Cinenova / Theatre 2
Alexandra Heidrich, Elly Vervloet, Jessica Wirdemann, Krisztina Gallo

Nostradamus Report 2024

Wed, 05.06.24 / 14:00 - 15:00
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Stewart Clarke, Johanna Koljonen, Robert Franke, Danna Stern

Talent in Progress: Filmakademie Ludwigsburg

Wed, 05.06.24 / 14:15 - 15:15
Cinenova / Theatre 3

SerienCampus: Storytellers – Fostering Talent, Promoting Creativity

Wed, 05.06.24 / 14:45 - 15:30
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Taç Romey, Aylin Kockler, Hauke Bartel

Series Accelerator Pitch: EWA Network

Wed, 05.06.24 / 15:30 - 16:30
Cinenova / Theatre 2
Nawell Amour

Pilot Peek Screenings

Wed, 05.06.24 / 15:30 - 17:00
Cinenova / Theatre 3
Jana Gißler

Case Study: Constellation

Wed, 05.06.24 / 15:00 - 16:00
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Jesse Whittock, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Daniel Hetzer, Jakob Neuhäusser, Cornelia Ott

SerienCampus: Mental Health in Series

Wed, 05.06.24 / 15:45 - 16:30
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Gerhard Maier, Simon Kurzhals, Christian Zübert, Christoph von der Goltz

Work In Progress: Part 1

Wed, 05.06.24 / 16:15 - 17:15
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Thomas Lückerath, Elsa van Damke, Jana Forkel, Solmaz Azizi, Thomas Disch, Henning Kamm, Michelle Rohmann, Rainer Matsutani, Martina Plura, Jan Bennemann, Jan Ehlert

SerienCampus: Supporting Casting Directors with AI?

Wed, 05.06.24 / 16:45 - 17:30
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Paula Essam, Nils Dünker, Cassandra Han, David Zitzlsperger

European Showrunner: Focus on...

Thu, 06.06.24 / 10:00 - 10:30
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Barbara Petronio, Miikko Oikkonen

Writers' Vision Pitch 1

Thu, 06.06.24 / 10:15 - 11:00
Cinenova / Theatre 2
Jana Gißler, Marike Muselaers, Susanne Frank, Michele Zatta

SerienCampus: The Cutting Edge of Generative AI – Storybook Studios

Thu, 06.06.24 / 10:00 - 10:45
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Albert Bozesan, Franziska Hansel, Tobias M. Huber

Ethics, Aesthetics & AI: Creativity and Art in the Age of Machine Intelligence

Thu, 06.06.24 / 10:30 - 11:15
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Jenifer Becker, Pamela C. Scorzin, Vamsi Krishna Vemuri

Writers' Vision Pitch 2

Thu, 06.06.24 / 11:30 - 12:15
Cinenova / Theatre 2
Jana Gißler, Marike Muselaers, Susanne Frank, Michele Zatta

German TV Disruptor Award 2024

Thu, 06.06.24 / 11:30 - 12:00
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Stewart Clarke, Annette Hess

SerienCampus: The Unmatched Magic of Practical Effects – SFX on DINOSAUR CLUB

Thu, 06.06.24 / 12:00 - 12:45
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Lutz Heineking, Jörn Seifert

SerienCampus: Areena Stories YLE – Finding New Voices for Public Broadcasting

Thu, 06.06.24 / 13:30 - 14:15
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Elisabeth Keinänen, Hyppe Salmi

Music in Series – How Soundtracks Shape the Way We See

Thu, 06.06.24 / 13:30 - 14:30
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Jörn Behr, Catherine Grieves

Seriencamp Conference & Festival Award Ceremony

Thu, 06.06.24 / 13:30 - 14:30
Cinenova / Theatre 2
Nunnu Karpinnen, George Anthony Gottl, Kirsten Loose, Hüseyin Tabak, Mia Spengler, Zetha Asafu-Adjaye, Paula Essam, Zero Pilnik, Anna Edelmann, Rémi Tereszkiewicz, Krisztina Gallo, Elly Vervloet, Marike Muselaers, Michele Zatta, Susanne Frank, Jessica Wirdemann

Screenwriters’ Lounge x Seriencamp: Queer Representation in Story Development

Thu, 06.06.24 / 13:45 - 14:30
Cinenova / Theatre 3
Alejandro Mathé, Beverly Stura-Cura, Kai Kreuser, Marcel-Jana Urban, Marlene Melchior

(LOST) QUEERNESS IN SERIES – Queer content in drama series

Thu, 06.06.24 / 14:45 - 15:45
Cinenova / Theatre 2
Tessa Hart, Sophya Kallista Frohberg, Marco Kreuzpaintner, Daf James, Bernd von Fehrn, Christoph Pellander

Work In Progress: Part 2

Thu, 06.06.24 / 14:45 - 16:15
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Thomas Lückerath, Jonas Melcher, Jonathan Hughes, Alex Kazamia, Nick Percy, Matthew Read, Laura Mae Harding, Solveig Cornelisen, Tobias Gerginov, Thomas Münzner, Gaspare De Pascali, Peter Meister, Kathi Possert

SerienCampus: Murder in 5 Days – Co–Creating & Co–Writing with AI

Thu, 06.06.24 / 14:30 - 15:15
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Anne-Marie Keßel, Matthias Leitner

SerienCampus: AI as an Interpreter of Cinematic Vision

Thu, 06.06.24 / 15:30 - 16:15
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Pascal Schröder, Kai Steinmetz

SerienCampus: Meet The Lab: Audience:First

Thu, 06.06.24 / 16:30 - 17:30
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Julia Mirjam Cantuária, Johannes Huth, Hans Christoph Böhringer, Matthias Leitner, Julia Zantl

European Perspectives in a Globalized Media World

Thu, 06.06.24 / 16:30 - 17:15
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Julia Weigl, Alexandra Lebret

Talent in Progress: ifs Series Showcase

Thu, 06.06.24 / 16:15 - 17:00
Cinenova / Theatre 2
Joachim Friedmann

'Next From...' Joyn

Fri, 07.06.24 / 10:00 - 10:25
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Thomas Münzner

'Next From...' Prime Video

Fri, 07.06.24 / 10:50 - 11:15
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Thomas Lückerath, Petra Hengge

'Next From...' The European Alliance

Fri, 07.06.24 / 10:25 - 10:50
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Morad Koufane, Laura Mae Harding

'Next From...' ZDFneo

Fri, 07.06.24 / 11:15 - 11:40
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Thomas Lückerath, Jasmin Maeda

Talent in Progress: New Talent Pitch

Fri, 07.06.24 / 12:00 - 13:30
Cinenova / Theatre 2

Sex in Series: Intimacy, Boundaries & Safeness on Set

Fri, 07.06.24 / 12:00 - 13:00
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus

SerienCampus: Girls Get Shit Done

Fri, 07.06.24 / 13:15 - 14:00
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Simone Schellmann, Wiebke Mercier, Zetha Asafu-Adjaye

NextGen Media: Young Talents Day

Fri, 07.06.24 / 14:00 - 19:00
Cinenova / Theatre 1
Fitore Muzaqi, Hannah-Lisa Paul, Max Breuer, Ole Heller, Annette Kärcher, Daniela Nickel, Hans Peter Heineking, Petra Machacek, Sybille Steinfartz, Dieter Hebben, Bent Evers, Daniel Brodt, Janine Hohmann, Sarah Wirtz