Thorsten Haas

Thorsten Haas has extensive experience in the entertainment industry, currently serving as a member of the jury for the C21 International Format Awards 2023 at C21Media and as Stv. Unterhaltungschef und Leiter Strategisches Development at ZDF since 2012. Haas has been involved in various roles at ZDF from 2001 to 2012, including Deputy Head of Quiz and Format Development and Editorial Manager for Entertainment, Children, and Youth. Additionally, Haas has been a lecturer for project management and producing at Grimme Akademie since 2017 and served on the jury for the International Format Awards at C21Media from 2019 to April 2022. Education includes a Magister Artium in Theaterwissenschaft, Filmwissenschaft, and Publizistik from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and studies at Royal Holloway, University of London.