CONFERENCES & CONVENTIONS
Zarges|ctc develops and produces conferences and conventions for the media, communication and entertainment industry. The spectrum of our services ranges from a comprehensive overall concept to all desired partial services – moderation of individual talks or panels, conference hosting, planning and development of individual panels or conference strands, acquisition, briefing and support of speakers or moderators – when it comes to (specialist) public events. Upon request, Zarges|ctc also offers strategic consulting on positioning, advancement and communication of conference organizers.
about
The Agency
Zarges|ctc is an agency for content production, talent & literary management, founded in 2004 in Cologne / Germany by Torsten Zarges.
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In our Content Production, we develop and
produce all kinds of professional events for the media, communications and entertainment industry. Mostly in long-term partnerships, we create conventions, conferences, seminars, workshops, presentations and lectures.
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In the Talent & Literary Management division, we represent actress and model Larima Nouveau; advise and support writers and publishers in the further advancement and exploitation of their ideas and books; develop and market projects for television, film and streaming.
Managing Partner
Founder and Managing Partner of Zarges|ctc is Torsten Zarges, born in Dortmund in 1975, graduated journalist and political scientist.
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After starting his career at »Westfälische Rundschau«, he studied at the University of Dortmund and did a traineeship at public broadcaster WDR in Cologne. He subsequently worked there for several editorial departments in television and radio.
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Parallel to setting up the agency, he worked as a freelance media journalist – from 1998 to 2013 for trade paper »kressreport«. Since 2013, he has been the chief reporter for media magazine DWDL.de. Since 2004, he is a regular jury member of the prestigious Grimme TV Award. From 2012 to 2018, he was the jury chairman of the German Radio Award, a position he has resumed since 2023.