Production company Psyop is launching its first studio in Europe, opening in Berlin along with several smaller hubs across Germany. Justin Stiebel, Matthias Bauerle, Stefan Susemihl, Hans-Christoph Schultheiss and Jan Tiller have come together to form the leadership team for the new operation, guided by Psyop co-founder Marco Spier.
Psyop’s European offering features a diverse roster of local and global directorial talent rounded out by accomplished creators including Juan Pablo Brockhaus, Elizabeth Leeb, Kariem Saleh and Lou Bones.
“To better serve our European partners, we wanted to create a regionalized home for talented directors, creators, makers and artists to all work together under a collective approach that puts design and creativity at the forefront of our work, a home for our artists to influence and define culture,” said Spier.
Director of production and executive producer Tiller commented, “We are independent of technology as we are fully cloud based. This makes it easy for us to be where our teams want to be. We can focus on building a true hivemind of creativity with artists from all over the country, continent or even the world.”
Managing director Stiebel added, “Berlin is a vibrant city of skilled artists across all visual mediums and the right place for us to establish our creative studio. Psyop has always been known as more than just a production company, but as a team of artists who come up with the unexpected and break through boundaries in our mission to persuade. That cultural legacy will be the focus of our work in Europe.”
Executive creative director Schultheiss noted, “We are not only bringing a dedicated roster of superlative talent to Europe, but we are connecting our clients and partners through the cloud to a global network of Psyop creatives. It’s a seamless integration of like-minded people who are passionate and deeply committed to what they do.”
Psyop is bringing its well known roster of directors to Germany and will continue its relationship with RiffRaff in the U.K. and WIZZ in France. Psyop is also expanding its directorial roster for the local clients. Psyop’s growing footprint in Europe marks the next step towards a global network.
