Richard Claus

Richard Claus studied at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin. After graduating he worked as a cameraman, directed and shot several TV documentaries and short films and wrote and directed two theatrical films. In 1986 Richard co-founded and served as the managing director of the German production and distribution company Delta Film in Berlin and produced several mostly German language theatrical feature films. In 1994 he co-founded the Cometstone companies with offices in Amsterdam and Los Angeles, which he was running until 1999. During this period he lived predominantly in Los Angeles and produced among others Mute Witness, directed by Anthony Waller and The Little Vampire directed by Uli Edel. In 2000 Richard moved back from the US to Europe, producing with his companies Comet Film in Germany Cool Beans in the Netherlands, including The Thief Lord, which Richard also co-wrote and directed, The Silent Army directed by Jean van de Velde and Black Butterflies directed by Paula van der Oest. Between 2008 and 2017 Richard produced five theatrical films in South Africa. After having co-produced several animated films Richard produced and directed the animated movies The Little Vampire 3D (2017), Ainbo - Spirit of the Amazon (2020) and Panda Bear in Africa (2023).