Christoph Thoke

Christoph Thoke is a German film and television producer.
Thoke has primarily worked as on-air promotion producer for German broadcaster RTL 2 and German-French broadcaster Arte. From 1996 until 2002 he has been part of the management at German production and service companies Bavaria Film, TaunusFilm and CineMedia, where he started as assistant to general manager and later became executive for production and acquisition.
At Taunusfilm, he oversaw all international production activities including the LA office of Taunusfilm International while at Cinemedia he was involved in acquisition of films such as What Women Want starring Mel Gibson.
Christoph's producing credits at that time included:
Little Senegal (film) directed by Rachid Bouchareb, official entry for Algeria for Best Foreign Language Film category at the 72nd Academy Awards, Lubov and other Nightmares, Sundance 2002, as well as Planet B: The Antman and , both Berlin 2002, Official Selection, Perspective of German Cinema.
In 2003, Christoph joined forces with Axel Moebius to produce through their own company Thoke + Moebius Film. At TMF Christoph has been able to produce or coproduce a slate of nine titles such as Tropical Malady from Apichatpong Weerasethakul, a major arthouse sensation which got Jury Price in Cannes 2004 and was regarded as best film of the year 2004 by Cahiers du cinéma.
Other titles at TMF include Bruno Dumont’s Twentynine Palms (film), Venice 2003, Official Competition, The Buffalo Boy, official entry from Vietnam for Best Foreign Language Film category at the 78th Academy Awards and Wedding Chest, official entry from Kyrgyzstan for Best Foreign Language Film category at the 79th Academy Awards.
2007 Christoph moved on and founded production outfit Mogador Film, from where he is going to produce for the local and international market.
First project has been Lorna's Silence directed by Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne.
Film got selected for official competition in Cannes 2008 and was awarded Price for
Best Script.
So far, Lorna's Silence has been sold to more than 30 countries including U.S., where Sony Classics is going to distribute the movie theatrically.
In total, Christoph’s movies have been invited to about 500 festivals and garnered more than 100 awards around the globe.
His films have been widely sold internationally; five titles got a U.S. release.

Tutoring, panels and consultancy

Furthermore, Christoph has an extensive experience as moderator, tutor and consultant
to name f.e.:
Moderator, Producers Network, Festival de Cannes 2007, 2009
Tutor , MedaFilmsDevelopment, Euromed II, Marrakech 2006–2008,
Tutor , Film Business School, Ronda 2008,
Project Consultant , Babylon Feature Film Project Development Workshop, Rotterdam, Cannes 2007–2009
as well as Panelist at the Rotterdam Lab with Jani Thilgtes, Rotterdam International Film Festival 2005 and Panelist on “International Producers in Europe” with Karl Baumgartner and Marco Müller, eDit 8. Filmmaker's Festival, Frankfurt 2005.
Christoph is both member of the European Film Academy and the German Film Academy
and just recently he has served on the international jury of the Muhr Awards for Excellence in
Arab Cinema of the 5th Dubai International Film Festival.

Selected filmography

Christoph Thoke has served as producer or co-producer on a wide range of international feature films. His productions have premiered at major film festivals including Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Sundance, and Tribeca, and several were selected as official Oscar entries for Best International Feature Film.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Little Senegal	Co-producer	Directed by Rachid Bouchareb; Algeria's official Oscar entry.
2002	Lubov and Other Nightmares	Co-producer	Directed by Andrei Nekrassov; premiered at Sundance.
2002	Planet B: The Antman	Producer	Berlinale 2002, Perspektive Deutsches Kino section.
2002	Detective Lovelorn and the Revenge of the Pharaoh	Producer	Berlinale 2002, Perspektive Deutsches Kino.
2003	Twentynine Palms	Co-producer	Directed by Bruno Dumont; Venice competition film.
2004	Tropical Malady	Co-producer	Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul; Jury Prize at Cannes.
2004	The Buffalo Boy	Co-producer	Vietnam’s official Oscar entry.
2005	Love	Executive Producer	Directed by Vladan Nikolic; Tribeca Film Festival selection.
2006	The Wedding Chest	Co-producer	Kyrgyzstan’s official Oscar entry.
2008	Lorna’s Silence	Co-producer	Directed by Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne; Best Screenplay, Cannes.
2009	9:06	Producer	Slovenian psychological drama.
2010	Bedways	Producer	Directed by Rolf Peter Kahl; Panorama Special, Berlinale.
2013	Of Horses and Men	Co-producer	Icelandic tragicomedy; multi-award winner.
2018	Erased	Associate Producer	Directed by Miha Mazzini; Slovenian social drama.
2019	Jolsobi	Executive Producer	Directed by Jaicheng Jai Dohutia; Assamese-language drama.
2021	My Mother's Girlfriend	Executive Producer	Indian LGBTQ+ short film, awarded internationally.
2024	The Tower of Strength	Associate Producer	Drama, Montenegro, Serbia, Germany, Croatia.

Awards and recognition

Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival
Best Screenplay, Cannes Film Festival
Over 120 international film awards
Multiple Oscar submissions through co-produced films