Red Pony Pictures / Saxonia Media
Key facts
- Operator / parent
- Red Pony Pictures is the vertical label of Saxonia Media, owned 51% by Bavaria Film and 49% by MDR Media
- Origin
- Germany
- Headquarters
- Leipzig, Germany
- Category
- Production / IP
Red Pony Pictures is the vertical label of the Leipzig producer Saxonia Media, which is owned 51% by Bavaria Film and 49% by MDR Media. Its vertical work includes 'Between the Beats' for ARD, 'Ghostwriter' for TikTok and 'Zimmermädchen', produced entirely with AI. It is a production partner on the German microdrama app Badaboom.
Profile
- Content
- German vertical production: 'Between the Beats' (ARD), 'Ghostwriter' (TikTok), 'Zimmermädchen' (fully AI-produced); production partner on Badaboom.
People
- Gregor Sauter — Head of Emerging Content; leads Red Pony
- Beliban zu Stolberg — Microdrama executive; technology strategy and content operations
- Sven Sund — CEO, Saxonia Media
- Daniela Zentner — Producer