Carousel Film is an independent production company founded in 2022 in Potsdam-Babelsberg. The company is led by Vincent Edusei and Maritza Grass.
We develop and produce feature films with a focus on international co-productions and series that we realize with larger partners.
Our projects are the result of trustful collaboration. We value a bold cinematic film language and tell stories that cultivate diverse perspectives in front of and behind the camera. We strive to continuously break down barriers for BIPOC, FLINTA*, LGBTQIA+ and parents.
Carousel films and series are centered around characters who navigate between worlds, cultures, views and realities. With a mission to redefine prevailing narratives, we want to expand traditional images of thinking, creating new spaces in a constantly faster spinning world that shape us beyond the film experience.
Carousel Film is a member of the German Producers Association (Produzent*innenverband e.V.) and is supported by the STARTBÜRO Babelsberg initiative by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB), Business Promotion Bank of Brandenburg (ILB) and Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF.
Maritza Grass
Producer
Maritza Grass is a German-Dutch producer. She was born in Saarland and grew up in Bavaria. She holds a B.A. in Cultural and Media Studies from the Humboldt-University of Berlin and a M.A. in Film and TV Producing from the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. Her short film FREE NIGHTS was selected for the NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER and shown at festivals worldwide. Her feature-length graduation film ABOUT THEM – in co-production with Carousel Film – was showcased at EUROPEAN WORK IN PROGRESS COLOGNE and won Best Cinematography at IFFF Dortmund+Köln. Maritza was a scholarship holder of the German Film and TV Producers’ Collecting Society (VFF) and is a member of ProQuote Film and the German Producers Association (Produzent*innenverband e.V.). In 2022 she founded the production company Carousel Film.
Vincent Edusei
Producer
Vincent Edusei is a German-Ghanaian producer. He was born and raised in Berlin and studied Film and TV Producing at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. His short film I WAS NEVER REALLY HERE was nominated for the GERMAN SHORT FILM AWARD. His graduation film ASH WEDNESDAY celebrated its world premiere at the 73rd Berlinale in the section PERSPECTIVE GERMAN CINEMA. His short films have won several awards and are shown at festivals worldwide. His long documentary film FISSION will be released soon. Vincent was a scholarship holder of the German Film and TV Producers’ Collecting Society (VFF) and is a member of the Alumni Association of the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF and Germany’s Black Filmmakers’ Association. Vincent joined Carousel Film in 2024 as partner and producer.