UFA has created unforgettable images over the past 100 years. It is the holding company for all German production activities of the international media and entertainment company Fremantle, which operates the global production business of the RTL Group, which belongs to Bertelsmann.

In 2017, UFA celebrated its 100th anniversary, making it one of the oldest entertainment brands in the world. With more than 3,500 hours of programming broadcast annually, today’s UFA Group presents itself as a powerful program creator that has continuously expanded its market leadership as a film and television producer in Germany in recent years. UFA programs excite and inspire millions of viewers every day. UFA has developed from a program creator and TV producer into a content specialist that offers solutions for digital and multimedia content exploitation – for all major broadcasters in Germany as well as for numerous other partners.

The production units UFA Fiction, UFA Serial Drama, UFA Show & Factual and UFA Documentary operate under the umbrella of UFA. The wide-ranging product portfolio offers a unique variety of complementary programs. UFA Fiction realizes high-quality fictional productions such as TV movies, series, serials and TV events. First-class shows of all genres, from talent and game shows, quiz, panel and dating shows to comedy and music shows, as well as high-quality factual programs, emotional, journalistic and documentary, are created in UFA Show & Factual. UFA Serial Drama is the leading provider of industrial series productions. UFA Documentary focuses on documentaries, documentary hybrids and serial features. With the founding of UFA Mitte, existing successful program brands will be continued and new content for broadcasters and streamers will be developed and produced originally in Central Germany. The goal of the newest label UFA.GG is the development of cross-platform entertainment concepts and the combination of exciting talents and digital communities from the esports, games and creator industry with UFA’s many years of expertise in the development and production of all genres.

With currently more than 30 serial program brands, UFA has more long-running formats on the market than any other producer. With its programs, UFA sets and develops trends, but is also committed to proven ideas and traditions. The impressive track record includes ratings successes in series, serials and shows such as “SOKO Leipzig”, “GZSZ”, “Alles was zählt”, “Unter Uns”, “Ein starkes Team”, “Wer weiß denn sowas?”, “Deutschland sucht den Superstar”, “Take Me Out” and “Sag die Wahrheit”. Outstanding high-end drama series, TV events and TV movies such as “Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter”, “Ku’damm 56/59/63”, “Charité1/2/3”, “Deutschland 83/86/89”, “Hackerville”, “Altes Land” or “8 Zeugen” and feature films such as “Der Junge muss an die frische Luft” or “Ich war noch niemals in New York” as well as successful factual entertainment such as “Bauer sucht Frau” or social documentaries such as “Hartz und herzlich”.

Management: Sascha Schwingel (CEO), Christian Rohde.