Team of tremendous4 Films
“Tremendous for films. In every sense.”
We are tremendous4 Films - an independent film production company.
As filmmakers, we have very different backgrounds. What unites us is the distinctive character of our films: poetic, quirky, lighthearted and entertaining – in short: unconventional yet accessible.
In 2023, we launched tremendous4 Films to combine our strengths and create a space for our creative ideas.
Alexander Hahn
Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Alexander was born in Riga, Latvia (then part of the USSR), the son of Olga Hahn, a textile specialist, and Waldemar Hahn, an X-ray engineer, former wrestling champion and passive dissident.
At the age of 10, Alexander left the Soviet Union together with his parents and his large family - the ice hockey coach Georg Hahn (uncle), the fishmonger Paula Hahn (grandmother), the asthmatic railroad gardener Erwin Hahn (grandfather) and his one-toothed great-grandmother.
In 1989 he emigrated again, to Austria, where he graduated from the Vienna Film Academy in 1996.
His first feature film “Far Away From St. Petersburg” won the Gold Special Jury Award at the Houston International Film Festival in 1993 and was shown at the AFI Film Festival in Los Angeles.
In the course of his career, he has worked with Maria de Medeiros, Chulpan Khamatova, Birgit Minichmayr, Tobias Moretti, Detlev Buck, Dominique Pinon and many others.
Feature film:
| 2024 | Taurins Junior |
| 2023 | Taurins Senior – Artdocfest Riga, Audience Award 2024, nominated – Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Best Baltic Film 2023, nominated |
| 2011 | Monsieur Taurins |
| 2007 | Midsummer Madness – Latvian Film Award 2009, nominated for best screenplay |
| 2005 | Schön, dass es dich gibt (TV) (co-writer) |
| 2003 | The Last Soviet Movie – European Film Awards, Selection 2004 |
| 1992 | Far Away From St. Petersburg – Houston International Film Festival, Gold Special Jury Award 1993 – Best First Feature, Alexandria 1993 |
Maiga Werner
Screenwriter
Maiga was part of the founding team at tremendous4 Films and continues to serve as a consultant to us to this day.
Her stories stem from careful observation, attentive listening, and a keen sense of people, relationships, and subtle changes.
She doesn’t view characters in isolation, but rather as part of a larger context.
She finds inspiration and a place of retreat in the nature of the Hunsrück, where she tends her “natural herb garden.”
Scripts (feature film):
Satyrikon, The Glade, Orgeluse, The Chauffeur
Novels:
Terre Marveile (Trilogie)
Alex Taube
Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Alex is a passionate and creative filmmaker who explores both linear and non-linear narrative styles. His expertise extends to storytelling and design for games, where he collaborates with scriptwriters and directors to craft cinematic gaming experiences, such as designing cutscenes. Additionally, he conducts workshops on film and games and provides coaching sessions.
Feature films:
| 2024 | Taurins Junior (producer) |
| 2023 | Taurins Senior (co-producer) – Artdocfest Riga, Audience Award 2024, nominated – Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Best Baltic Film 2023, nominated |
Marco Maria Dresen
Managing Director, Producer
Marco has been working as a photographer and filmmaker for many years. His work is characterized by a keen sense of visual aesthetics.
His career began behind the camera. He later moved into production, expanding his experience to include the conceptual and organizational aspects of filmmaking.
His focus is on feature films—ranging from arthouse cinema to sophisticated mainstream cinema—as well as corporate and advertising films.
He has collaborated with renowned film production companies and TV networks and is also a certified Green Consultant for Film & TV.
Feature films:
| 2024 | Taurins Junior (producer) |
| 2023 | Taurins Senior (co-producer) – Artdocfest Riga, Audience Award 2024, nominated – Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Best Baltic Film 2023, nominated |
| 2013 | Herbstflattern (DoP) – 47. Hof International Film Festival, New German Film Prize 2013, nominated |
| 2009 | Atemlos (DoP) – Max Ophüls Prize 2012, Selection Medium-length Film, nominated |
| 2008 | Crazy Times (DoP) |
| 2006 | Fragments (DoP) |
| 2004 | The Farewell (DoP) – New York International Independent Film & Video Festival, Best Feature 2005, nominated |
Awards and nominations
Sustainability and responsibility
Sustainability is very important to us. From storytelling and planning to filming and post-production, we take care to conserve resources, reduce emissions, and achieve lasting positive impacts. For each project, we develop customized, sustainable concepts that enable creative visions without losing sight of the environment.
In the end, we don’t just benefit from a smaller ecological footprint — each project makes a positive contribution that reaches beyond the film itself. This is how we unite creativity and responsibility — for the environment, for our team, and for society.