Tobias Pausinger was trained in international film production and financing in Ludwigsburg, Los Angeles and Rome and holds an MBA from TU Munich. Since 2002, he was responsible for the acquisition of a variety of multi-award-winning films for international sales at Bavaria Film International and The Match Factory. Throughout the years, Tobias continuously advised various film festivals and industry initiatives on content and strategic matters. In 2011, he co-founded the Art:Film initiative to enhance and nurture highly artistic cinema and visual arts. 2017 - 2019, Tobias worked as an industry advisor for the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media of Germany in the department for International Affairs and Film Economics and served as the German delegate on the Board of Management at Eurimages. In 2019, Tobias returned to The Match Factory as Head of Development and Acquisitions. He left TMF end of 2022 to focus more extensively on development, packaging and supporting talent. He connects and liaises with relevant stakeholders to creatively and strategically develop projects and brings them to life.