Christoph Thoke is a German producer, manager, and film impresario with over 20 years of international experience. His 39 films, co-produced across 46 countries, have been selected by festivals nearly 1,000 times and have won over 220 awards. Collaborating with renowned directors like the Dardenne brothers, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Mohammad Rasoulof, his work has featured in the main competitions of Cannes, Venice, and Berlin. Two of his films won awards at Cannes, including Tropical Malady, which was named Best Film of the Year by Cahiers du Cinéma and ranks among the BBC’s and Sight and Sound's top 100 films of the century. Beyond producing, Christoph is an expert consultant, jury member, and since 2022, Honorary Professor at IAFM in Dhaka, Bangladesh.