Our mission
Origin Film Productions LLC is a Los Angeles-based international film and television production company with deep creative and production ties across Germany. We specialize in service production for international broadcasters, streamers, and production companies working in the U.S., while also developing and producing our own narrative and documentary projects.
Lea Mende
CEO / Producer
Lea Mende is the founder and CEO of Origin Film Productions, leading the company’s international development, financing strategy, and cross-border productions between Europe and the United States. With dual German-American citizenship and strong ties to both markets, she bridges continents by connecting creative vision with global production infrastructure, strategic partnerships, and funding opportunities.
Lea brings over a decade of on-camera experience to her work as a producer and cinematographer. Her background informs a performance-driven, character-focused approach across documentary and narrative formats. Her production and cinematography work includes collaborations with broadcasters and platforms such as ZDF, ProSieben, RTL, ARTE, and National Geographic, alongside scripted television and feature film development.
As both a creative and executive producer, Lea combines artistic instinct with technical expertise, ensuring Origin Film Productions delivers internationally positioned projects with clarity, depth, and operational precision.
Pasquale Roedel
Head of Live Broadcast / Producer
Pasquale Roedel is highly experienced in multi-camera live productions, with a strong track record across Europe’s leading entertainment formats. He has contributed to a wide range of global franchises such as Idol, The Voice, The Masked Singer, Let’s Dance, and Ninja Warrior, as well as major live premieres for Porsche, Audi, and BMW.
In Germany’s production landscape, Pasquale’s role combines creative and technical direction with broader production leadership. He routinely works across budgeting, staffing, technical planning, and live execution — responsibilities that in the U.S. system are often divided between director, producer, and technical production roles. This hands-on, cross-disciplinary approach gives him a holistic understanding of live and unscripted production workflows.
As Head of Live Broadcast & Producer for Origin Film Productions, Pasquale oversees live-broadcast and multi-camera projects on a project basis, strengthening Origin’s capabilities for international broadcasters and global brands producing in the United States and abroad.
Celina Szczesniak
Operations & Media Relations Assistant
Celina Szczesniak supports operations and media relations for Origin Film Productions, assisting with project coordination, communications, press outreach, and promotional support. Based in Los Angeles and raised in Germany, she brings cultural fluency across U.S. and European markets and helps support Origin’s cross-border production workflows.