OUR TEAM

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Producer, Co-CEO & Co-Founder
Maite Woköck has extensive experience in animated feature film and series development, financing and production. Her credits include PETRONELLA APPLEWITCH – THE SERIES (for Akkord Film / ZDF), TWO BY TWO and NIKO 2 – LITTLE BROTHER, BIG TROUBLE (for Ulysses Film) and many more. With her company Ella Film she produced the animated feature film MY FAIRY TROUBLEMAKER. She is a graduate of EAVE, EAVE+ and the Academy for Children’s Media. In 2021 she was nominated as Producer on the Move for Germany by European Film Promotion. Since 2022 she is the chairwoman for animation in the Producer’s Alliance Germany.

Maite Woköck

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Creative Director, Co-CEO & Co-Founder
Reza Memari is a writer and director, and a CEO and co-founder of Telescope Animation. His animated feature A STORK’S JOURNEY, which he wrote and co-directed, premiered at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival and became a worldwide critical and commercial success. A sequel, co-written by Reza, was released in 2024. As a former product manager in the games industry, he has gained expertise in entertainment marketing and game development. Reza is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents and the Academy for Children’s Media, as well as a member of the European and German Film Academies.

Reza Memari

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Head of Production
Toufik has been working in the CGI computer graphics industry for almost 20 years. He studied Animation & Visual Effects Producing at the Filmakademie Baden Württemberg, afterwards he worked as project manager on notable feature films like STITCH HEAD, A STORK’S JOURNEY, ELLI AND THE GHOSTLY GHOST TRAIN. He joined Telescope Animation in 2023.

Toufik Abdedaim

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Technical Director
Johannes studied Product Design in Bolzano in the early 2000s. During his study he got more and more into 3D-CG imagery than actual product design. After that, he ventured into commercials, the film and animated film industry. Since 2008 he worked as 3D artist, visual effects supervisor, compositing supervisor, DoP and technical director at various companies before joining Telescope Animation in 2023.

Johannes Hezer

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Production Coordinator
After her studies in Media Conception, Meyrem completed her production traineeship at Claussen+Putz Filmproduktion in Munich in 2019. She supported the production of live-action films and series and has experience in documentary programs. In 2020, she joined Telescope Animation and has since been an integral part of the team in all aspects of development, financing, producing as well as post production.

Meyrem Yücel

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CG Artist / Technical Artist
Johannes is an animation and visual effects professional, having studied at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. With experience as computer graphics generalist, technical artist, and pipeline technical director, Johannes has developed a versatile skillset that has enabled him to support various clients across Europe, including Pixomondo, Eagle Eye Films, and Daywalker Studios. Since 2024, he is bringing his technical expertise to our productions.

Johannes Lübke

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CGI Generalist
As a generalist Pauli is well-versed in nearly all production steps including storyboarding, layout, asset creation, set dressing, lighting and compositing. After finishing her Bachelor of Arts in Media Design at the Münster School of Design she was involved in various 3D and 2D productions. She joined Telescope Animation in 2023.

Paulina Adass

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Production Trainee
Alina studied Media Studies and History. During and after her studies she gained first experiences as an editorial assistant for image and portrait films, and worked as a location scout trainee for the RTL+ series EUPHORIE. In 2025, she started her traineeship as production coordinator in our team.

Alina Schütte

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Legal Expert & Co-Founder
Henner is a legal expert who understands the special professional situation of creatives. He was the legal adviser of the German Screenwriters Guild (VDD) and focuses on film and copyright law. He has negotiated contracts with many producers, broadcasters and publishers, always with a focus on leading creative processes to mutual success for all contractors through well-balanced agreements. He also owns the art gallery nüüd.berlin.

Henner Merle

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Script Supervisor & Co-Founder
Ulla studied in Plymouth, UK, and Munich. From 1997, she worked as a senior script editor at Greenlight Media AG on the development of animated series and feature films. Since 2001, she works as an independent author, dramaturg and script doctor in Berlin and writes and supervises both animation and live-action projects for TV and cinema. She consulted Reza on his first animated feature script A STORK’S JOURNEY. Her first novel was published in 2014.

Ulla Ziemann

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Co-Founder
Roshanak has been working as a producer for almost 20 years. Her films have received over 30 int. awards, among them the Golden Lola & the Prix Europe. In 2012 she also launched a games company, winning the German Computer Games Award - Best Serious Game in 2016. Roshanak is also an expert to various institutions such as EAVE. She is a member of both the German & the European Film Academy, an EAVE graduate and group leader.