1
Jan Rickers
Film Distributor, Producer & Educator
Jan studied International Cultural & Business Studies at the University of Passau, Germany. Since then he has been working in brand development, live communication, and the film industry. He was responsible for restarting Kinowelt’s home-entertainment branch, publishing over 2.000 movies on DVD and Blu-ray in five years. He successfully established their Arthaus brand, developing cooperations with Der Spiegel and Süddeutsche Zeitung. After Kinowelt’s sale to Studiocanal, he has been responsible for new acquisitions, including the Hunger Games franchise. He was project leader for the UEFA Champions League Final 2015 in Berlin.