"WE ARE ALL STORIES
LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO HAPPEN"
At Tatendrang Films [German: Passion for Action ], we are a Production Company with an Action based & Service oriented Focus.
We create visual storytelling through authentic and visceral cinematic exploration.
A Touch of Tatendrang
Tatendrang Films is a Fresh, Creative and yes- Stubborn Swiss Film Production Company
Our about us is really about you. We are stubborn about bringing your stories to life. We love a good challenge, we love stories that feel like misfits, we love discovering how to explore your uniqueness in the project and have it reverberate through it.
From documentaries to scripted narrative, long and short format, from experimental to corporate- the full package or just a part of it. It all boils down to the same desire:
“We are all stories looking for a place to happen”
Our solution oriented production skills, combine swiss work ethics with a multifaceted cultural background. Fine tuned to meet your unique and individual needs every step along the filmmaking process .
Although we are new on the scene our combined skillset and expertise stretches over 30 years in the film & entertainment industry.
We have sister offices and teams in Los Angeles, London, Zurich and Spain.
What We Do
Pre-Production
Production
Post-Production
We take a Concierge Approach to your production needs.
At whatever stage you and your project are right now- we will sit down with you and carve out the best suited strategy. Many projects don't cross the finish line because the filmmakers get overwhelmed - we distill budget, opportunities and skillset into tangible- action based aspects of production- and connecting it to the authenticity of the filmmaker's voice and vision.
We also offer Consultations in person and zoom:
Administrative : budget, contracts, taxes, festival submissions, translations (D, GB, F, ES)
Creative : treatments, script development/ improvement, branding, content creation (from BTS photos to visual moodboards for your Pitch deck)
Camera: lenses, camera, additional gear etc
Practical : crew, locations
Our Network:
Stretches from Europe, England to the US. Our collaborators and members of the Tatendrang family are industry professionals at the top of their game. This allows us to be fierce about having your corner and tell your story.
Co-Founder
Producer, Legal
Kemi was handed her first super 8 camera at the age of 15 and immediately proceeded to make some short films with her friends. She studied at Mountview Theatre School in London and after some acting jobs decided that she wanted to be more instrumental behind the scenes.
Never looking back she carved out her career first in key positions as assistant to the producers of companies like Limbo Film AG and Thelma Film AG in Zurich. This included navigating on a lot of foreign sets. Then in 1996 she founded the accounting company " She Accounting" in Zurich, which specialises in film accounting.,
In 1999 and 2009 further education at Business School of Zurich. From November 2017-2023 she was managing director of FAMA Film AG in Zurich.
Co-Founder
Creative Director, Camera Department
Marem, began her career in front of the camera in film, TV, Theatre and worldwide commercials.
In recent years, she has pursued her filmmaker roots as a writer and director of several short films, documentaries and TV shows and honing her craft as Camera Assistant, Operator and Focus Puller. She has won several awards for her work in front and behind the camera and has just wrapped shooting her first feature- "Love, Bees & Fuckery" .
She is the co-founder/owner of Viscus Film[US] and Prickly Pears Films [US]
As a creative nomad, she calls London and LA equally the closest to home and the world her playground.
We are a sister- team, spanning more than 30 year in the industry together. Born and raised into a family rooted in the Swiss film industry - our father is Jürg Hassler, we developed an early love and passion for filmmaking- working in and with different aspects of it. We individually walked our path, Kemi in Europe and Marem In the US -honing our skillset, curate contacts, develop sensibilities and solution driven actions, for not only the process of filmmaking but the people in it.
Tatendrang Films, is our way to help today's filmmakers to hold the line- we are in your corner and here to tell your story.
The Team
