Stefan Kloos (*1968) is the managing director of both, the documentary distribution company RISE AND SHINE WORLD SALES and KLOOS & CO. MEDIEN, one of the most active German production companies for international coproductions for cinema and TV. Recent award-winning films and current coproductions of Kloos & Co. Medien include: CHUCK NORRIS VS. COMMUNISM, BUGS, I DIDN´T CROSS THE BORDER – THE BORDER CROSSED ME,  HOLY COW, TRANSIT HAVANA, WALKING UNDER WATER, YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY, GANGSTER OF LOVE, THE OTHER CHELSEA, AWAY FROM ALL SUNS and others.
 
RISE AND SHINE WORLD SALES is one of the leading boutique sales agents for documentaries. With an average of 15 new films per year, they take an exquisite catalogue of award-winning films and directors to all markets and platforms incl. TV, theatrical, non-theatrical, DVD and VOD. Recent films include RAVING IRAN, HOLY COW, GAYBY BABY, GIRLS DON´T FLY, HIP HOP-ERATION, WAITING FOR AUGUST, NEULAND, EVERY FACE HAS A NAME, and others.
 
Kloos is a Grimme Award-winner, a member of the German Film Academy and of the European Film Academy. He is a member of EDN and AG DOK and an alumni of the DOCUMENTARY CAMPUS MASTERSCHOOL. He has a strong track record as a creative producer on international documentaries and regularly teaches and tutors internationally on documentary film production and distribution. He additionally recently founded RISE AND SHINE CINEMA, a theatrical distribution company for documentaries in German cinemas.