About us

FILMPRODUCTION
VISUAL EFFECTS

In 2017, Tobias Lohf and Marc Schießer founded Outside the Club GmbH with the goal of producing feature films and series as an independent film production company, with a strong focus on genre films. They take on a dual role as producers and key creative heads. Marc Schießer is a screenwriter and director, while Tobias Lohf is the Producer and cinematographer.

Their first joint series, WISHLIST, won the Grimme Award, the Web Video Award, and the German Television Award in 2017 and was continued with a second season in 2018.

In 2020, as a creative duo, they directed the pilot episodes of the comedy series ALMANIA for the ARD Mediathek, one of the platform’s most successful formats.

As co-producers of HAUS KUMMERVELDT, a historical crossover series by Goldstoff Filme, they helped bring the project to the ARD and ARTE Mediathek. After premiering at the Max Ophüls Film Festival, Haus Kummerveldt was screened at over 45 national and international film and web festivals, earning multiple awards, including Best Lead Actress, Best Production Design, Best Director, and Best Costume Design. In 2024, the series was honored with the Grimme Award Special.

Outside the Club went on to produce another feature film, the third German Amazon Original, TRUNK, a kidnapping drama chamber piece starring Sina Martens. The film was released in over 220 countries, thrilling genre fans worldwide.

In addition to their work as a film production company, Outside the Club operates as a visual effects studio for high-end productions, specializing in theatrical projects such as THE ASSESSMENT for augenschein Filmproduktion, starring Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander, as well as streaming projects like three seasons of HOW TO SELL DRUGS ONLINE (FAST) for Netflix, DIE WESPE for Sky, and ODERBRUCH for the ARD Mediathek.

Tobias Lohf and Marc Schießer are fellows of the Mediengründerzentrum NRW, members of Filmbüro NW, and part of the Producers Association PROG – Producers of Germany.

Filmography