MOONLET is a German service film production that specializes in producing, production management and post-production supervision. It was founded in 2020 by Marius Ehlayil after he had previously supervised and realized numerous projects as a producer at wirFILM. The name derives from the free translation of Ehlayil's surname from the Arabic, which means „small moon". MOONLET has set itself the goal of advising production companies in all phases of project development and supporting them in the implementation of their projects.
Marius Ehlayil, (founder and CEO) has been working in the film industry since 2011. From 2013 to 2017, he studied "Production and Media Economics" at the University of Television and Film in Munich. Already in addition to his studies, he worked for Paramount and Universum Film, among others. In 2015, he joined wirFILM as a producer. During this time, multi-award-winning projects such as „sooner or later" and "rules of the assemblyline, at high speed" were produced.Since 2018, he has continued to work as a freelance producer and UPM on numerous television and features films, including WEISSBIER IM BLUT, DER BOANDLKRAMER UND DIE EWIGE LIEBE as well as BERLIN NOBODY.
Ehlayil was awarded the "No-Fear Award" at First Steps in 2018 and is a member of the German Film Academy.