The production company a group therapy was founded in 2023 by Laurian-Luis Schymura in Hamburg, Germany. Since 2024, it is transformed on the principles of steward-ownership (Purpose Economy) and is jointly managed in collaboration with Josephine Hasenjäger.
While our focus lies primarily on the international co-production with Germany’s many neighbouring countries and in general on the creative support of film projects, we see ourselves as a holistic creative studio. Our emphasis is on collaborative working methods and space for new ideas beyond film storytelling.
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Laurian-Luis Schymura is a filmmaker with focus on production, screenwriting and acting.
Bio- and filmography (selection)
Producer - Hygge (Feature Drama/Satire - dir. Lena Fakler & Zarah Schrade), 2026
- 47th Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis (MOP)
Producer - When We Saw Each Other More Often (Feature Drama - dir. William Wrubel), 2025
- The Downtown Festival (New York, 2025)
Associate Producer - Tender Cords (Short Drama - dir. Rosana Cuellar - star. Hanna Schygulla), 2024
- 26th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) - Aesthetica Short Film Festival York (ASFF) - Carmarthen Bay Film Festival (CBFF) - BAFTA & BIFA Qualifying
Distributor - Muxmäuschenstill X (Feature Mockumentary/Political Satire - dir. Jan Henrik Stahlberg), 2024
- 41st Filmfest München (Munich Film Festival) - 46th Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis (MOP)
Creative Producer - Those Who Follow / Mitläufer (Short Drama - dir. Frederic Kau), 2023
- 50th Student Academy Awards Finalist (Student Oscar) - 20th Filmfestival Münster Short Film Competition Winner
Creative Producer - Pandas in Love / Von Friesen und Pandabären (Short Romance - dir. Elena Pilar Nyffeler), 2022
- 24th Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival (TISFF) - 16th Five Lakes Film Festival (FSFF)
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Josephine Hasenjäger is a multidisciplinary creative professional with a focus on location, set design, production, and social change.
Bio- and filmography (selection)
Campaign Coordinator (full-time) - Hamburg testet Grundeinkommen, 2023-2025
Consulting Producer - One dances, the Other doesn't (Feature Drama - dir. Emilie Girardin), 2024
- 14th FEMCINE Santiago Women’s Film Festival - 58th Internationale Hofer Filmtage (Hof)
Locations, 2nd AD - Zeit Verbrechen: Gelbe Nacht (Paramount+ Series - dir. Mariko Minoguchi), 2024
- 74th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Berlinale)
Locations - Love Addicts (Amazon Prime Series - dir. Various), 2023
Junior Producer - Am Ende der Worte (Feature Drama - dir. Nina Vukovic, NDR ), 2022