Munich, 19 August 2025. PAL Next AG (Xetra-Symbol: PAL; ISIN: DE000A12UPJ7) today presented four major productions during its successfully held Annual General Meeting that will premiere in the 2025 release year and contribute to revenues.
Particularly highlighted was the anti-war film DER TIGER (The Tiger), produced in collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios. It marks the first German Amazon Original film the will premiere first in German theaters on 18 September 2025, followed by a worldwide release on Prime Video at year-end. DER TIGER is one of only five films currently shortlisted by German Films as Germany’s official submission for the “Best International Feature Film” category at the 98th Academy Awards.
Shareholders were also given a preview of two additional PANTALEON Films productions set to hit theaters later this fiscal year. NO HIT WONDER, produced for Warner Bros. and starring Florian David Fitz and Nora Tschirner, will open in theaters on 30 October 2025. DAS LEBEN DER WÜNSCHE (The Life of Wishes), co-produced with ProU Producer United in collaboration with Seven Pictures, will hit theaters on 13 November 2025. The film, starring Matthias Schweighöfer in his first leading role in a German feature film in seven years, will celebrate its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival at the end of September.
The second season of the successful series ASBEST will again be available in the ARD Mediathek, with the launch date yet to be announced.
In addition, CEO Stephanie Schettler-Köhler provided insights into the Company’s future prospects in AI-generated content. PAL Next subsidiary Storybook Studios has successfully expanded its activities and refined its business model, moving beyond the research and development phase to create commercially viable projects.
Stephanie Schettler-Köhler, CEO of PAL Next AG: “With our release lineup across theaters, streaming platforms, and media libraries, we are showcasing the strength of our production pipeline. At the same time, through our subsidiary Storybook Studios, we are developing new business opportunities in the field of AI-generated content. This positions PAL Next as an innovative and future-oriented media company for the long term.”
Shareholders approved all agenda items unanimously and expressed their confidence in CEO Stephanie Schettler-Köhler as well as in the members of the Supervisory Board of PAL Next AG for fiscal year 2025. The proportion of share capital entitled to vote at the time of the resolutions amounted to 71.28%.
Further information on the Annual General Meeting as well as the detailed voting results is available on the Company’s website under Investor Relations at www.pal-next.com.