Yoko Higuchi-Zitzmann is one of Germany’s most internationally experienced media executives and producers. Before founding DREAMKITE Studios, she served as CEO of Telepool, then part of Will Smith’s Westbrook, Managing Director of Matthias Schweighöfer’s Pantaleon Films and Head of International Acquisitions, Sales & Co-Productions at Constantin Film.

Her career includes internationally successful titles including the Oscar-winning LA VIE EN ROSE, ASTERIX AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES, MY BLIND DATE WITH LIFE, sold to 54 countries, and the RTL+ event series HERZOGPARK. Higuchi-Zitzmann has been recognized three times by The Hollywood Reporter among the world’s most powerful women in international film and television and has served as an International Emmy jury member. In April 2026, she co-initiated and co-hosted the AI & MEDIA Conference at Medientage München, bringing more than 300 international AI leaders and filmmakers to Munich.

With DREAMKITE, she combines her international industry network, production and distribution expertise and early-mover position in AI to build a new generation of European entertainment.