Fall 2022/ Spring 2023 – SERIEN.lab is a writers’ workshop for quality fictional series. It is already in its sixth year. On the one hand, the participants have the opportunity to advance their own series project – preferably an Treatment – in the SERIEN.lab and to develop it into a marketable concept. In addition, they […]
The Art of Scriptdevelopment The new age of streaming not only means an upheaval in the audience’s viewing habits, the development of stories has also changed radically. Series carry out their narratives over hours and are more complex and diverse. Films are not only produced for the national market, but open up to a worldwide […]
Deutschlandfunk has published a feature by Julian Ignatowitsch in which I explain the background to the third audiovisual revolution. Worth listening to for anyone who wants to get more information about the future. https://www.hoerspielundfeature.de/wie-netflix-und-co-die-welt-veraendern-die-streaming-100.html
January 2022 saw the publication of the fourth edition of this best-selling book on the art of dialogue writing. In this updated version, new examples are used to explain and make usable the important elements of writing screenplays. The new edition is completely revised to meet the demands of the new decade.
At the 13th Berlin Filmfestival “Achtung Berlin”, the film “Die Hannas” (a production of tellfilm Germany) won the prize for Best Film. And the prices for the Best Screenplay, Best Actress (Anna König) and Best Actor (Till Butterbach).