Carousel Film is an independent production company founded in 2022 in Potsdam-Babelsberg. The company is led by Maritza Grass and Vincent Edusei.

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 producer with Dutch roots. 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 an 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. The animated short I AM A FLOWER celebrated its world premiere at the 28th Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn. Her feature-length graduation film ABOUT THEM premiered at the 58th Hof IFF 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. In 2022 she founded Carousel Film. In 2024 she took part in Match Me! Locarno, the Cutting Edge Talent Camp and the Tallinn Industry Days programme Breaking into the Industry.

Vincent Edusei

Producer

Vincent Edusei is a German-Ghanaian producer. He was born and raised in Berlin, studied Film and TV Producing at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF and is currently pursuing an MBA in European Film Business and Law at Erich Pommer Institut. 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 Germany’s Black Filmmakers’ Association. Since 2024, he has been managing Carousel Film together with Maritza Grass. In 2024, he took part in the EFM Visitors Programme, the ACE Training Days NL and the Cutting Edge Talent Camp.