After many years of experience in the film and advertising film industry, We - Jacques Steyn, Jan Hellstern and Joaquin Aparicio-Staubach - founded the concept factory ALL ABOUT STORIES.
ALL ABOUT STORIES is created in a time of constant movement and change. The future belongs to storytelling. In all its different formats and channels.
In the world of advertising, this primarily means flexibility and adjustment to market conditions. It means recognizing the needs and desires of the customer with foresight and an unerring sense of the Zeitgeist.
The visual abundance of the digital age awakens a longing for real substance, for profound clarity and authentic themes. As ALL ABOUT STORIES we offer our customers these topics.
We are passionate about writing and developing good stories with social relevance and a positive message. For feature films. For series. For documentaries. For commercials. For brand communication.
With our work, we want to help make our world a better place to live in and keep it in the best possible condition for our children and grandchildren.
Director / DoP
Awards Feature Film
Deutscher Filmpreis / “German Oscar” - best cinematography OUT OF ORDER, best cinematography Madrid Film Festival TRISTAN AND ISOLDE
Awards Documentary
Kölner Filmpreis THE POTEMKIAN CITY
Awards Commercials / Corporate Film
Ottocar Autovision 2x Gold & 1xSilber, 4 New York Festival Silver World Medal, Bronze World Medal, 2 Intermedia Globe Silver, US International Film Festival Silver, Silver World Medal
Writer / Director
Awards Literature
Uwe-Johnson-Preis (nom.), Friedrich-Glauser-Preis (nom.), Klaus-Michael-Kühne-Preis (nom.), ZDF Aspekte Kulturpreis (nom.)
Awards Feature Film
Prädikat Wertvoll der FBW LULALAND; Finalist Palm Sprngs Film Festival LULALAND, Finalist Film Fest Dresden LULALAND
Awards Commercials / Corporate Film
New York Festival Finalist Award, ITVA “Gold”, New Media Award Master of Excellence, Saarländischer Staatspreis für Design, EDI “SILVER”
Executive Producer
Joaquin is a senior production executive with extensive experience and strong background in production management, line-producing, production finance, VFX, CGI and post production. Breaking new ground with a creative team and making possible what seems impossible.
Mastering challenges of the whole spectrum of production:
advertising, TV, social media, events or cultural life-entertainment for clients like McKinsey & Company, Disney, Warner Bros., MCI, RTL, ZDF, ARD, EM, MME, ARRI, Pro Sieben Sat 1, EADS, UEFA, FIFA, WRC, WEC, Williams, Mercedes, AMG, Audi, Porsche, Toyota, BMW, MINI, Red Bull Racing, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Sauber, Allianz, RBS, Philips, Panasonic, Banco do Brasil, Yello, Deichmann, VELUX, Lanxess, VW, KIA, Ford, Motorola, Champions League, Europa League, Barilla, Tengelmann, Dachser, DETECON, TikTok, DFB, Amazon, and others