logoSynchron GmbH

logoSynchron GmbH is a German dubbing (Synchronisation) company headquartered in Cologne. It was originally founded in 1973 in Düsseldorf as MGS Synchron by Michael Geimer-Gründgens, a nephew of the actor Gustaf Gründgens. The company moved to Cologne in 1985, and in 1993 the then managing partner Volker Baumunk renamed it logoSynchron. Since then it has built a roughly five-decade track record in German-language dubbing of cinema films, TV films, series, documentaries, industrial films and TV commercials. The studio's core services include dialogue dubbing (Synchronisation), ADR, voice-over, audio description and barrier-free versions (Barrierefreie Fassung), casting and supervising of voice talent, and ADR coordination/supervising. It has produced German versions from a wide range of source languages, including English, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Czech, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Polish, Turkish, Chinese, Korean, Indian languages, Japanese and Amharic. It also regularly works with native speakers to reproduce foreign accents, and dubs songs, particularly for animated and children's films. logoSynchron's filmography spans arthouse and mainstream titles. Examples include Farinelli (1994), Antonia's World (1995), Land and Freedom (1995), Carla's Song (1996), Bread and Roses (2000), Hannah Arendt (2012), A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014), Nocturama (2016), 7500 (2019), About Endlessness (2019), Il Traditore (2019), Home (2020), The Masseur (2020), Ahed's Knee (2021), Lingui (2021), Onoda (2021), Fall – Fear Reaches New Heights (2022), The Unionist (2022), Seneca (2023), Harvest (2024) and September & July (2024). Series work includes Nick & Perry (2000) and Pan Tau (2020). The company received the Liliput Prize in 2003 for its German dubbing of the film Not of This World, and in the same year was recognised in the context of the Berlinale by the Bundesverband kommunale Filmarbeit and the Verband der ... (the official website text is truncated). Leadership passed from founder Michael Geimer-Gründgens to sound engineer Volker Baumunk around 1986, who moved the company to Cologne and renamed it in 1993; Baumunk was succeeded in 2009 by Bernd Lutzer, formerly recording and production manager. logoSynchron remains a privately held GmbH based in Cologne and positions itself as "das NRW Label für Filmsynchronisation" — the North Rhine-Westphalia label for film dubbing.

logoSynchron GmbH traces its origins to MGS Synchron, founded in 1973 in Düsseldorf by Michael Geimer-Gründgens, a nephew of the actor Gustaf Gründgens. The studio initially operated under the MGS Synchron name and produced German dubbing versions for cinema and television. Around 1986 the sound engineer Volker Baumunk took over as managing director from Gründgens and relocated the company's seat to Cologne. In 1993 Baumunk changed the company name from MGS Synchron to logoSynchron. For a short period Baumunk shared the managing director role with the dialogue director Cay-Michael Wolf. Under the logoSynchron name the company expanded its portfolio across cinema films, TV films, series, documentaries, industrial films and TV commercials. Its dubbing work has covered source languages including English, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Czech, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Polish, Turkish, Chinese, Korean, Indian languages, Japanese and Amharic. The studio also became known for working with native speakers to reproduce foreign accents and for dubbing songs, particularly in animated and children's films. In 2003 logoSynchron received the Liliput Prize for its German dubbing of the film Not of This World (Nicht von dieser Welt). In the same year, in the context of the Berlinale, the company was recognised by the Bundesverband kommunale Filmarbeit and the Verband der ... (the official website text is truncated at this point). In 2009 Volker Baumunk was succeeded as managing director by Bernd Lutzer, formerly the company's recording and production manager. Under Lutzer the studio continued to dub a steady stream of international arthouse and genre titles through the 2010s and 2020s, including Hannah Arendt (2012), A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014), Nocturama (2016), 7500 (2019), About Endlessness (2019), Il Traditore (2019), Home (2020), The Masseur (2020), Ahed's Knee (2021), Lingui (2021), Onoda (2021), Fall – Fear Reaches New Heights (2022), The Unionist (2022), Seneca (2023), Harvest (2024) and September & July (2024). Series work includes Nick & Perry (2000) and Pan Tau (2020). As of the 2020s logoSynchron remains a privately held GmbH based in Cologne, describing itself as "das NRW Label für Filmsynchronisation" — the North Rhine-Westphalia label for film dubbing — and offering dubbing, ADR, voice-over, barrier-free versions, voice casting and supervising services.

• 2024

  Dubs Harvest and September & July into German.

• 2019

  Dubs About Endlessness (Roy Andersson) into German, including a barrier-free version.

• 2009

  Bernd Lutzer succeeds Volker Baumunk as managing director.

• 2003

  Receives the Liliput Prize for the German dubbing of Not of This World; recognised at the Berlinale by the Bundesverband kommunale Filmarbeit and the Verband der ...

• 1993

  Company renamed from MGS Synchron to logoSynchron.

• 1986

  Volker Baumunk takes over as managing director from the founder.

• 1985

  Company moves from Düsseldorf to Cologne.

• 1973

  Founded in Düsseldorf as MGS Synchron by Michael Geimer-Gründgens.

Regional dubbing specialist for North Rhine-Westphalia with roughly 50 years of experience in German-language versions of cinema, TV, documentary, industrial and advertising productions.

• Farinelli (1994)

• Antonia's World (1995)

• Land and Freedom (1995)

• Carla's Song (1996)

• Bread and Roses (2000)

• Hannah Arendt (2012)

• A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014)

• Nocturama (2016)

• 7500 (2019)

• About Endlessness (2019)

• Il Traditore (2019)

• Home (2020)

• The Masseur (2020)

• Ahed's Knee (2021)

• Lingui (2021)

• Onoda (2021)

• Fall – Fear Reaches New Heights (2022)

• The Unionist (2022)

• Seneca (2023)

• Harvest (2024)

• September & July (2024)

• Nick & Perry (2000)

• Pan Tau (2020)

1. 1logoSynchron GmbH Köln – Das NRW Label für Filmsynchronisationlogosynchron.de
2. 2Über uns – logoSynchron GmbH Kölnlogosynchron.de
3. 3About Endlessness – logoSynchron GmbH Kölnlogosynchron.de
4. 4Forget about Nick – logoSynchron GmbH Kölnlogosynchron.de
5. 5logoSynchron – Wikidatawikidata.org
6. 6LogoSynchron – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org