Gernot Gricksch

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Gernot Gricksch (* 1964 in Hamburg ) is a German book author , screenwriter , former journalist and film critic .

life and work

Gernot Gricksch writes mainly tragicomic stories from life in a narrative style. In 2009 he published his first children's book The Paulis out of hand . He also worked for the film magazine Cinema from 1990 to 2008 , first as an editor and later as a regular author.

His novel Robert Zimmermann wonders about love was filmed in 2008 by Leander Haussmann under the same title . Gricksch wrote the script and can be seen in a small guest role. Since then he has mainly worked as a screenwriter.

He is a signatory of Contract 18 and has undertaken to only work on film projects in which a. He must authorize all editing of the script and he has a say in the selection of the director.

Gricksch lives in Hamburg, is married and has two children.

Awards

  • 2006 DeLiA literary award for the novel Robert Zimmermann wonders about love
  • 2008 North German Film Award for the best screenplay Robert Zimmermann wonders about love
  • 2008 Bavarian Film Award 2008 - Script award for Robert Zimmermann wonders about love
  • 2017 CIVIS Media Prize for "The Hodscha and the Piepenkötter" (nomination)

Works

Books
  • Godzilla. From Japan to Hollywood: everything about the most famous monster in film history, Heyne TB 2007, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-453-13836-8 .
  • Kaiserschmarren and coitus. Unusual recipes for every situation, Knaur TB 72815, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-426-72815-X .
  • Messrs. Hansen conquer the world. Knaur TB 61467, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-426-61467-7 .
  • When the most wonderful woman in the world said: "We are pregnant"! Nine very special months in a man's life. Schneekluth, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-7951-1762-3 .
  • The little lexicon of knowledge that the world doesn't want. Lists and laughs to smile and tell on Knaur TB 72849, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-426-72849-4 .
  • The memorable story of the Kirschkernspuckerband [Roman], Knaur TB 61892, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-426-61892-3 and as an audio book : read by Detlev Buck and Andreas Fröhlich. Text editing: Tanja Weimer. Director: Sven Stricker, 5 CDs, Droemer-Audio, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-426-64043-0 .
  • The bank of small miracles [Roman], Knaur TB 62680, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-426-62680-2 .
  • Robert Zimmermann wonders about love [Roman], Knaur TB 62512, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-426-62612-8 (as audio book : Max Trüffel reads “Robert Zimmermann wonders about love” by Gernot Gricksch . 1 MP3 CD , 588 minutes, unabridged audio book version. Berliner Hörspiele, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-940530-69-1 ).
  • Free running men. Knaur TB 63213, Munich, 2006, ISBN 3-426-63213-6 (new edition as the “book about the film”: Knaur TB 51004, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-426-51004-9 ).
  • The Paulis out of control [children's book]. Dressler , Hamburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-7915-0722-4 .
  • King's Children [novel]. Droemer , Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-426-19872-8 .
  • In the valley of the alphabet noodles [children's book], Dressler, Hamburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-7915-0723-1 .
  • Life is not for cowards. Droemer, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-426-19892-6 .
  • Don't press (children's book) Dressler, Hamburg 2012, ISBN 978-3791507248
  • The heroic years of the cherry stone spitting gang Knaur, Munich 2013
  • The Paulis in Tatukaland (children's book), Dressler, Hamburg, 2014
  • In the morning in our kingdom , Knaur, Munich, 2014
  • Ghetto Bitch , Dressler, Hamburg, 2016
Movies

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Contract 18. Accessed June 11, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Screenwriters' Association welcomes the "Kontrakt '18" initiative. DWDL, accessed on June 11, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Cover text of the book "Freewheeling Men"
personal data
SURNAME Gricksch, Gernot
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist, film critic and book author
DATE OF BIRTH 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg