Audiovisual & Interactive Project Management
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Hi my name is Christoph Menardi. I'm a Film, TV and Interactive producer from Munich.
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Dissertation "History of the Bavaria Film Studios"
April 2013 - Current
The four-year diploma program Production and Media Business is one of the most distinguished in Europe. It provides comprehensive training for the full range of production-related and media-scholarly careers, as well as for the requirements of TV programming. The core curriculum is tailored to the target career of creative producer.
Diploma October 2004
International Economic and Business Studies is a four-year diploma program with a compulsory year abroad. Specialization on Marketing and international Business Administration.
Diploma January 2001
Development, financing, production management, co-production for feature films, documentaries, commercials and games
August 2000 - Current
Post-production management for theatrical feature film "Seitenwechsel"
July 2014 - Current
Editorial consultant for fictional programs and co-productions
October 2013 - January 2015
Managing director for the feature film production shingles of the Odeon Film Group
September 2007 - August 2009
Development and Project Management for fctional TV-Series, Event Movies for RTL, ProSieben, Sat.1 and ZDF and feature Films
December 2005 - June 2009
Some projects I worked on
Feature Film | Production
Henrik thinks France is really un-cool, in particular his finicky French teacher Monsieur Nouvelleville, who is always hassling him. But when Henrik meets Valerie, it’s love at first sight. He is so much in love with her that he can hardly speak when she is around. And as if that weren’t enough, it turns out that Henrik doesn’t like France. And Valerie is half French. Oh no! His chances for a date are not looking good, and then along comes the German-French exchange program. Not much later, Henrik finds himself in a bus on the way to France together with his best friend Johannes, Valerie and a group of weird chanson-singing and guitar-playing nerds. Upon arrival, Henrik gets bitten by the savoir-vivre bug: wild parties, a crazy host family, night-time outings, the ups and downs of his first big love and his lack of knowledge of the French language make what first looked like an undesired holiday suddenly the most unforgettable summer in his life.
NEOS Film
Ratpack Filmproduktion
Hector Film
Open Art Productions
GFP Medienfonds
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Category: Feature Film
Format: 93min, 35mm
Distributed by Constantin Film
Release: June 2006
starring François Göske, Paula Schramm, Lennard Bertzbach, Élodie Bollée, Thaddäus Meilinger and Christian Tramitz
Written & directed by Christian Ditter
Produced by: Christoph Menardi
Co-Producers: Christian Becker, Anita Schneider, Julien Auger-Ottavi, Gérad Despouy, Marc-André Brunet
Feature Film| International Coproduction
The search for a legendary treasure turns an ordinary summer into a thrilling adventure.
Since the mysterious death of his mother 7 years ago, 11-year-old Jeff has lived alone with his father in their campground next to the ruins of a medieval castle that belongs to his family. When Jeff's father announces that they will have to sell the castle, the boy is heartbroken; not only is the castle his favorite place in the world, it is also all he has left to remind him of his mother.
Thank goodness school's out for summer, and Jeff's best friends soon arrive to spend their vacations at the campground. When the gang finds clues about where the legendary treasure of the mermaid Melusina is hidden, they decide to look for it. Legend has it that Melusina was cursed, and can still be seen in all the rivers. If they find the treasure, they can free Melusina from the curse and help Jeff keep the castle.
Then the children learn that Jeff's mother was a Treasure Knight. The Order of the Treasure Knights has vowed to protect Melusina's treasure until the appearance of the chosen one who will recover the treasure and thus deliver Melusina from the curse. Jeff is now following in his mother's footsteps.
Meanwhile, however, a group of thugs led by the evil Duc de Barry has also set off in pursuit of the treasure.
In a race against time, the treasure hunt leads the kids through cathedrals, museums, rivers, forests and castles. An adventure that proves to be the challenge of a lifetime.
Lucil Film
NEOS Film
Bavaria Film Partners
Screenvest
Perathon Medien
Genre: Family Enterainment - Adventure
Category: Feature Film
Format: 90min, digital 2K
Distributed by Farbfilm
Release: August 2012
starring Anton Glas, Thirttx Koob, Lana Welter, Tun Schon, Luc Feit, Clemens Schick and Alexandra Neldel
Directed by Laura Schroeder
Written by Olivier Kahl, Eileen Byrne, Stefan Schaller and Martin Dolejs
Produced by: Bernard Michaux
Co-Producers: Christoph Menardi, Philipp Schall,Markus Vogelbacher, Sven Klement, Frank Gebhardt, Michael Gebhardt, Klaus Höfert
Adventure Game| Interactive Story Development
It should be the happiest day of her life, but Nina’s anticipation of the upcoming marriage with Max is being clouded by terrible nightmares of an apocalypse. Could this be related to the events that took place in Tunguska? As further incidents transpire and Nina comes across some major secrets, she realizes that she has just stumbled onto a new epic adventure …
Animation Arts
NEOS Film
Genre: Adventure Game
Category: PC - Retail
Publisher: Deep Silver
Release: August 2012
Feature Film | Funding management | Producer Post-Production | Coproduction
Whoever saves a life saves the entire world.
Based on actual events, John Rabe tells the story of a German businessman who rescued more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanking Massacre in China by courageously negotiating a safety zone to protect innocent civilians from the Japanese Army. Drawing from John Rabe s 1937 diaries as source material, Academy Award® Winner Florian Gallenberger has crafted a portrait of a man revered as a saint in China to this day and yet never rewarded for his courage during his lifetime.
H & V Entertainment
EOS Entertainment
Majestic Filmproduktion
Huayi Brothers
Pampa Production
ZDF
Lunaris Film & Fernsehproduktion
Genre: Drama, War
Category: Feature Film
Format: 134 min, 35mm
Distributed by Majestic
Release: May 2010
starring Ulrich Tukur, Daniel Brühl, Anne Consigny, Dagmar Manzel, Jingchu Zhang,Gottfried John and Steve Buscemi
Directed by Florian Gallenberger
Written by Florian Gallenbergber
Produced by: Mischa Hofmann, Benjamin Hermann, Jan Mojto
Co-Producers: Nicolas Traube, Zhongjun Wang, Zonglei Wang, Caroline von Senden, Georg Gruber, Christoph Menardi
Feature Film | Production
After Italy declared war on Germany in 1943, there are parts of the fifth division of German mountaineers in the Austrian-Italian Alps. Small units guard a 260 kilometer long mountain front at 3000 meters above sea level and under most difficult replenishment conditions. Cold Void tells the story of a group, who under extreme climatic conditions, are cramped together and faced with dwindling rations. The fight for survival puts the men’s camaraderie to the test and the situation among them escalates. It’s not matter of the heroic deeds of the characters, but rather a search for humanity in personal and moralistic failure.
NEOS Film
Unimedia
Genre: Drama - War
Category: Feature Film
Format: 84min, HD
Release: November 2005
starring Florian Panzner, Rainer Strecker, Peter Kremer, Christoph Bach, Bastian Trost
Written & directed by Philip Haucke
Produced by: Philip Haucke, Claudius Lohmann, Christoph Menardi
Co-Producers: Michael Waldleitner
Documentary | Associate Producer
“If we are the most intellectual creature that has ever walked on the planet, how come we are destroying that planet?” (Jane Goodall)
Almost 25 years ago famed primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall gave up her career in order to devote her entire time and energy to the mission of saving our planet. As this charismatic woman tells us about her life, she is shown among her beloved chimpanzees in Africa, as well as on her travels around the globe to spread her message that there is still hope for future generations.
With its unhurried pace and unobtrusive camera, this documentary shows the charismatic and eloquent Jane Goodall as she has never been seen before. Intimate conversations with Goodall alternate with spectacular footage of her and her beloved chimpanzees as well as revealing comments by her son, her colleagues and even Hollywood celebrities. The definitive film on the ardent advocate for the protection of the earth!
NEOS Film
CC Medienproduktion
Sphinx Media
in association with Animal Planet, Discovery Communications, Cinepostproduction, SWR, ARTE, Licht & Ton
Genre: Inspirational portrait
Category: Documentary feature
Format: 105 min, digital 2k
Distributed by Universum Film
Release: September 2010
with Jane Goodall, Pierce Brosnan, Angelina Jolie, Hugo van LAwick, Dale Peterson, a.o.
Directed by Lorenz Knauer
Produced by: Philipp Schall, Philipp Wundt, Michael Halberstadt
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