Dr Christoph Menardi is a German-Austrian film producer, line producer, and professor with over two decades of experience in inter- national film and television. Born in Linz, Austria, in 1974, he studied International Economics and Law at the University of Innsbruck and Production and Media Business at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF), later training at UCLA. He co-founded NEOS Film GmbH in 2000, producing shorts, commercials, and features including the German-French co-production “French for Beginners.”
His recent credits include “Der Vierer,” “Polizeiruf 110: Funkensom- mer,” “Der Bremerhaven-Krimi,” “Farm Rebellio,” and “Win-Win.” Menardi is Professor of Production Management for Film and TV at Hochschule Ansbach. His doctoral dissertation on the history of Bavaria Film (1945–1994) was published in 2022 and nominated for the Willi Haas Prize.