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Karsten Günther

Among Karsten Guenther’s productions is the series Things We Fear, which received multiple award nominations and wins, including the Grimme Prize, the German Television Award, and the DafFNE from the German Television Academy. Karsten Guenther is a graduate of the University of Television and Film Munich.

In 2014, he was awarded the “Transmedia Prize” at the Munich Film Festival for a cross-media entertainment concept addressing civil courage. During this time, he worked in the scripted development department at Lionsgate Entertainment in the United States. From 2015 onwards, he was responsible for building new creative units in the digital division of Axel Springer SE, and most recently led the development of cross-platform content strategies and partnerships as Head of Creative Content Strategy & Business Development.

Karsten Günther
Head of Innovation, Executive Producer

Filmography

Awards

2025
Things We Fear Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen Schauspieler Nebenrolle Alessandro Schuster
2024
Things We Fear Grimm-Preis Youth nominated
Things We Fear BUNTE New Faces Award Best Upcoming actress Mina-Giselle Rüffer nominated
Things We Fear Der Deutsche Fernsehpreis Best Montage Fiction Linda Bosch nominated
Things We Fear Der Deutsche Fernsehpreis Best Music Fiction Anna Kühlein
Things We Fear Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen Best film editing Linda Bosch nominated
2023
Things We Fear Jupiter Award Best Series national nominated
Things We Fear Jupiter Award Best Actor (TV & Streaming) national Paul Ahrens nominated