ROW Pictures (formerly Rohfilm Factory) is an independent production company for feature and series projects, founded by Karsten Stöter in 2016 with offices both in Leipzig and Berlin-Brandenburg. We develop films with local and international talents and focus on excellence in storytelling.
In 2026 Markus Schleinzer's historical drama ROSE premiered at the 76th Berlinale with Sandra Hüller winning a Silver Baer for Best Leading Performance. In 2024 our comedy ZWEI ZU EINS (TWO TO ONE) was a box office hit in German cinemas with more than half a million admissions.
ROW operated before under the banner of Rohfilm Factory. In 2018 Emily Atef’s film »3 Days in Quiberon« premiered in Berlinale competition and won 7 German Film awards, including best film. 2022 »War Sailor« by Gunnar Vikene (Norway’s entry for the International Feature Film Oscar) premiered at TIFF and was released as a 3-part series on Netflix. Prior to that Karsten co-founded Rohfilm in 2005 and produced 25 films until 2016, such as »Lore« by Cate Shortland and »Lunchbox« by Ritesh Batra.