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MENT - Our story in milestones

How a vision became a vibrant network of Thuringia's media and creative scene.

02.03.2026

eine Bürotür steht offen, davor eine Hand, die ein Leuchtschild "MENT to Match" in die Kamera hält

Umzug ins neue MENT-Büro!


Nach drei Jahren in der Storybox geht's für uns in den STUDIOPARK KinderMedienZentrum.

12.11.2025

auf blauem Grund die Porträts von drei Frauen und zwei Männern - der neue MENT-Vorstand

Bei unserer Mitgliederversammlung wird der neue Vorstand gewählt: Herzlich willkommen im Team Katrin Weikart, Susanne Aßmann & Mahsa Nejadfallah - außerdem wieder dabei: Henryk Balkow und Kai Schöttle.

17.10.2025

eine weiße 400 auf dunkelblauem Grund

MENT wächst weiter: Mit mittlerweile über 400 Mitgliedern aus den verschiedenen Branchen sind wir eine starke Stimme in und für Thüringen.

24.09.2025

A collage: various photos show groups of people celebrating, talking, or standing in front of a photo wall.

For the first time, we are supplementing MENT MediaNight with a full day program featuring panels and pitches. The MENT x ESH Festival is the business community festival for future makers from the East. Find out more here.

24.06.2025

Seven people stand in front of an exhibition tent and smile for the camera. Among them are Thuringian Minister-President Mario Voigt, the MENT team Tamara & Tamara, and representatives of the state government and TeleVisionale.

Full Thuringian power in the capital: MENT is participating in the summer festival of the Thuringian State Representation in Berlin for the first time. You can read about how it went here.

08.05.2025

a white 300 on dark blue gound

Our 300th member signs up: A new milestone has been reached!

04.06.2024

Four young people are standing around a bar table. They are wearing colorful clothes and chatting.

Premiere for the new training format in cooperation with the German Children's Media Foundation Goldener Spatz & the Board of Trustees of Young German Film: At the Talent Lab, young film talents come together in Erfurt to immerse themselves in the world of children's and youth film production.

29.04.2024

A two-part image: on the left, approximately 15 people looking at the camera, with the MENTogether logo in front of them; on the right, five people picnicking in the park, with the MENT Medien Café logo above them.

In April 2024, we launched two new event series: At MENTogether, we visiting companies and members directly on site and will generally focus on a specific sub-sector, while MENT Medien Café offers informal networking over coffee and cookies.

19.02.2024

Front view of rows of chairs with people dressed in plaid, looking straight ahead

MENT @ Berlinale: We are attending the State Representation of the Free State of Thuringia at the Federal Government and networking with creative professionals from our partner region Hauts-de-France.

27.09.2023

A man grins at the camera. He's wearing sunglasses with the words MEDIA NIGHT on the lenses and is spreading his thumb, index finger, and ring finger outward.

A new MENT event is launched: The first MENT MediaNight is an immediate success with around 200 visitors.Change in the MENT management: Vincent Ackermann is succeeded by Tamara Kollmeder.

01.06.2023

a young woman with red hair smiles into the camera

Change in the MENT management: Vincent Ackermann is succeeded by Tamara Kollmeder.

01.01.2023

The logo of the Thuringian State Chancellery

Since 2023, MENT has been institutionally supported by the Thuringian State Chancellery.

30.09.2022

The Logo of the MENT Media Class

Renaming 2.0: The "Spring School Thuringia" becomes the MENT Media Class - which, by the way, always takes place in late summer/autumn.

01.05.2021

vor rotem Hintergrund lächelt ein junger Mann mit braunen Haaren in die Kamera

MENT gets its first managing director: Vincent Ackermann.Renaming: The "Association for the Promotion of Network Culture" becomes "Media Network Thuringia" (MENT).

24.03.2021

The logo of the media network Thuringia

Renaming: The "Association for the Promotion of Network Culture" becomes "Media Network Thuringia" (MENT).

01.10.2019

A man with his arms crossed and wearing a denim jacket looks directly into the camera. He has brown hair and a beard.

Sven Schenk takes over the office management of the association and organizational management of the Springschool Thuringia.Founding meeting of the "Association for the Promotion of Internet Culture." This later became MENT.

16.03.2016

Das Logo des "Vereins zur Förderung der Netzkultur": Ein rotes Wesen wirft einen blauen Ball, in dem eine Flamme angedeutet ist

Founding meeting of the "Association for the Promotion of Internet Culture." This later became MENT.

10.03.2014

The Logo of the spring school Thuringia

The first Thuringia Spring School will take place in March 2014. Approximately 30 students from Thuringian universities will participate in the practical training program in film and television.

23.06.2012

a conference: many people looking at a whiteboard

Im Juni 2012 findet zum ersten Mal unser BarCamp, die „Un“-Konferenz für alle Medieninteressierten in Erfurt statt. Seitdem hat der Name öfters gewechselt, im Veranstaltungsort - dem STUDIOPARK KinderMedienZentrum - aber sind wir noch heute jedes Jahr wieder gern.

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