Volker Otte, Lawyer
Volker Otte, born in Hamburg in 1962. First and second state law examination in 1990 and 1993 respectively. Afterwards Senior Civil Servant of the City of Berlin, latterly in the Chancellery of the Berlin Senate for the Governing Mayor.
From 1995 to 1998, head of the legal department of the German Federal Film Board (FFA), then authorised signatory and founder of the film funding department at Road Movies Filmproduktion GmbH.
Independent legal office and consultancy since October 2002, specialising in the law of film, media and cultural funding. One of two CEOs of the collection agent OnTrust Inkasso- und Abrechnungsgesellschaft mbH (https://www.on-trust.de/)
Teacher of ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln (www.filmschule.de)
Member of AG Animationsfilm (www.ag-animationsfilm.de)
Member of the European Film Academy (www.europeanfilmacademy.org)
Member of the “German-French-Film Academy” (www.das-rendez-vous.org)
Member of the German Film Academy Association (www.deutsche-filmakademie.de)
Member of supporters circle of the Film and Television Museum (www.filmmuseum-berlin.de)
Working languages: German, English
Elisa Weiß
Elisa Weiß, born in March 1996, graduated from high school in Berlin in 2014. She’s been studying law at Europa Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) since 2015. In 2021 she completed her bachelor’s degree in German law. She’s been working in the office since August 2019, initially as an intern and then as a funding assistant since November 2019.
Working languages: German, English
Felix Burkhardt
Felix Burkhardt, born in February 2006, graduated from high school in Berlin in 2024. He’s been studying law at Freie Universiät Berlin since 2024 and working in the office since july 2025, initially as an intern, now as a student employee.
Working languages: German, English