Ivar Leon Menger

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ivar Leon Menger (2019)

Ivar Leon Menger , (born October 25, 1973 in Darmstadt ) is a German author , director , designer , copywriter and publisher .

biography

Ivar Leon Menger was born in Darmstadt , Hesse . There he attended elementary school and subsequently the Georg Büchner School . After graduating from high school (1993), he studied graphic design at the University of Applied Science and Art ( HAWK Faculty ) in the field of design in Hildesheim ( Lower Saxony ). During his studies he discovered his passion for the medium of film.

After graduating as a designer in 1997, he worked from 1997 to 2002 as an advertising copywriter for the international advertising agency Ted Bates in Frankfurt am Main . During this time he began to write the screenplay for his short film Geiles Leid , based on an idea by Thomas Kaestle, and then to produce it. The twelve-minute thriller with leading actors Florian Lukas and Sven Wisser made it onto the DVD version of the science fiction thriller The Cell (with Jennifer Lopez , directed by Tarsem Singh ) as a bonus film . Suffering shared was honored in the framework program of the Berlinale 2002 with the Lost High-Tapes Award, which was presented for the first time in the same year, for “Germany's Best Short Film”.

Menger ended his employment with his previous employer and from 2002 worked in a video store ( video professionals - like most video stores no longer exists) as a video store in Darmstadt. At the same time he wrote and directed his second short film. The thriller with the title Tramper (with the actors Justus von Dohnányi and Fabian Busch ). In 2004 this was awarded the ProSieben Newcomer Director Award from the private TV broadcaster ProSieben . Encouraged by the success of two short films to Ivar Leon Menger screenplays decided for two feature films with the titles The Princess and Plan B to write. These were not made into a film, but later appeared as radio plays.

In 2007 Ivar Leon Menger took over his father Bernd Menger's advertising agency Creativ Concept Menger (today Menger.Design) in Darmstadt. In 2009 he founded his own audio book publisher, Psychothriller GmbH . He produced audio books until 2012 and then from 2013 e-books and print editions. Menger's Darkside Park sequel Porterville appeared here in 2013 . Half a year later this was set to music by Universal Studios and their German radio play / audiobook studio “Follow-up” as an audio book series.

Ivar Leon Menger lives today (2019) with his family near Darmstadt.

Career as a series author

Ivar Leon Menger wrote the audio book and radio play series Darkside Park in three seasons with a total of 18 episodes, Porterville with three seasons and 18 episodes and Terminal 3 with 9 episodes. 2015, followed by Mystery - Thriller Production Monster 1983 (completed after three seasons in 2015, 2016 and 2017 - each with 10 episodes and produced by Audible by Sound of Snow by Tommi Schneefuß in Berlin) together with the authors Anette Strohmeyer and Raimon Weber designed in the Writers' Room . A large number of well-known dubbing and radio play speakers were used for this purpose. Among others, Luise Helm , David Nathan , Joseline Gassen , Ekkehard Belle , Simon Jäger , Nana Spier , Benjamin Völz , Anke Reitzenstein , Martin Keßler , Charles Rettinghaus , Norbert Langer , Bernd Rumpf , Till Hagen , Udo Schenk , Hans-Georg Panczak and many more.

The first season of Monster was translated and produced in 1983 for the US and UK markets . Due to the suboptimal translation of the German language into English and the poor production by the English studio, this fell well short of expectations. The original trio of authors Menger / Strohmeyer / Weber could not influence the production of the English studio.

Beginning in 2018 began with the Menger work on its Mystery - Thriller radio drama series Ghostbox . The first season, consisting of 10 episodes, was released in January 2019 (produced by Audible ). As with the production of the three seasons of Monster in 1983 , a wealth of well-known speakers from film, TV, audio book and radio play productions were recorded for the recordings in the studio Sound of Snow by producer Tommi Snowfuss . He was also responsible for the arrangement and sound design within the entire production of the first season of Ghostbox . Henrik Cordes has been responsible for mixing and mastering at Menger's productions since 2010 , and sound maker Jörg Klinkenberg for steps and movements. For the background music , the composer and music producer Trevor U. Hurst has been working with Ynie Ray since the first season of Monster in 1983 together with the team around Ivar Leon Menger.

Currently - as of March 2019 - Ivar Leon Menger is working on the second season of his Ghostbox series on behalf of Audible Studios .

Career as a radio play author

After a semester as a lecturer at the TU Darmstadt from mid-2006 to mid-2007, Menger moved from Darmstadt to Berlin for a short time . It was there that he met the voice actors and actors Oliver Rohrbeck and Jens Wawrczeck ( Justus Jonas and Peter Shaw in the radio play series Die Drei ??? ). Rohrbeck and Wawrczeck recommended Ivar Leon Menger as the author of Die Drei ??? at Sony Entertainment . He got the contract from Sony (BMG) and then switched from the medium of film to radio plays and audio books.

Menger adapted the scripts of the two thrillers The Princess and Plan B, originally planned as feature films, to the radio play format and produced and published them with Lauscherlounge Records by Oliver Rohrbeck and Kai Schenker . The princess won the 2006 Best Adult Radio Play award in 2007 . The children's and adult radio play series Dodo followed in 2008 , also in collaboration with the Listening Lounge.

By January 2019, Ivar Leon Menger had published over 90 radio play and audio book titles.

Collaborations with other authors

As an author and producer, Ivar Leon Menger worked with several authors in the course of several productions until 2019. With John Beckmann at Dodo , with Raimon Weber , Christoph Zachariae, Hendrik Buchna ( Die Drei ??? ), John Beckmann and Simon X. Rost ( Die Playmos ) at Darkside Park . Together with Raimon Weber, Anette Strohmeyer , Hendrik Buchna, Simon X. Rost and John Beckmann at Porterville . Then again with John Beckmann and Raimon Weber at Mengers Terminal 3 . From 2015 to 2017 again with Anette Strohmeyer and Raimon Weber for the development of all three seasons of the Monster 1983 series .

Career as a publisher

With his publishing house Psychothriller GmbH , founded at the beginning of 2009, Ivar Leon Menger publishes, in addition to his own productions Darkside Park and Porterville , e-books and print editions by newcomer authors of the time in order to promote and develop them. These included, for example, Anette Strohmeyer (meanwhile author of the current 5-part Ondragon series and co-author of Porterville and Monster 1983 ), Andreas Krusch and Demian Lenz. From autumn 2013 Menger published literary classics that were no longer available in order to make them accessible to the public again. These include well-known works such as Rosemary's Baby , The Women of Stepford , The Gentle Monsters and Sliver by the author Ira Levin , Spuk in Hill House by Shirley Jackson including all other works by the author, two works by Henry Slesar , and The Goonies and Poltergeist by James Kahn .

theatre

The thriller chamber piece radio play Plan-B , written by Ivar Leon Menger, celebrated its world premiere as a play in March 2019 at the Alte Brücke Theater in Frankfurt am Main in the Sachsenhausen district . The director Alexander Beck has added Menger's original radio play to the usual length of the theater - at least 90 minutes - with a newly conceived history. Author Ivar Leon Menger was present as a guest of honor at the dress rehearsal.

Works (excerpt)

Radio play series

Dodo

Monster 1983

(Co-production with Anette Strohmeyer and Raimon Weber )

  • 2015: Season 1 - Audible 2015, download, Lübbe Audio 2017, CD box version.
  • 2016: Season 2 - Audible 2016, download, Lübbe Audio 2018, CD box version.
  • 2017: Season 3 - Audible 2017, download, Lübbe Audio 2018, CD box version.

Ghostbox

  • 2019: Season 1 - Psychothriller GmbH 2018, Audible 2019
  • 2020: Season 2 - Psychothriller GmbH 2020, Audible 2020

Audiobook series

Darkside Park

(Co-production with Hendrik Buchna , Raimon Weber , Christoph Zachariae , Simon X. Rost and John Beckmann )

Porterville

( Co-production with Anette Strohmeyer , Raimon Weber , Hendrik Buchna, Simon X. Rost and John Beckmann. Read by Simon Jäger , Martina Treger and Oliver Rohrbeck )

Terminal 3

( Co-production with Raimon Weber and John Beckmann. )

Single radio plays

author

The three ???

(In collaboration with Hendrik Buchna and Tim Wenderoth )

Graphic Novels for The Three ???

(In collaboration with John Beckmamm)

Short films

  • 1999: Ben - Fantasy Filmfest , Cinema Award short film 1999, 4-minute short film with actor Alexander Kiersch
  • 2002: Shared Sorrow - Berlinale Lost High-Tapes Award, Best Short Film 2002, 12-minute short film with Florian Lukas and Sven Wisser, based on an idea by Thomas Kaestle
  • 2003: Animal's Angels - (cinema commercial) for Animals' Angels New York Festivals , finalist 2003
  • 2005: Tramper - Short Film, Virus Magazine Award 2005 and Finalist Shocking Shorts Award 2006
  • 2005: Feine Damen - short film with Medy Wenner, 4-minute short film
  • 2011: Drive & Seek - Interactive, 10-minute short film for Mercedes-Benz , together with Alex Feil

Prizes and awards

  • 2002: Lost High-Tapes Award for Shared Suffering as "Best Short Film in Germany"
  • 2004: ProSieben First-Cut Award
  • 2006: Radio Play Award (Critics' Prize) for The Princess as Best Adult Radio Play
  • 2006: Radio play award (audience award) for Die DR3i - Hotel Luxury End as the best single radio play for children and young people
  • 2008: Ohrkanus Award for Dodo1 - Dodo's return as the best radio play for children and young people
  • 2008: Radio Play Award (Competition Award) for Dodo1 - Dodo's return as the best series for children and young people
  • 2008: Kreativ-Echo 2008 2nd place Best daily newspaper advertisement
  • 2009: Radio play award (audience award) for Plan B as the best single radio play for adults
  • 2009: Radio play award (competition award) for Plan B as "Best single radio play for adults"
  • 2009: Radio Play Award (Critics' Prize) for Darkside Park Season 1 for Best Reading
  • 2010: Ohrkanus Award for Ivar Leon Mengers - Plan B as best adult radio play
  • 2010: Ohrkanus Award for Nana Spier in Darkside Park 3 by Ivar Leon Menger as "Best Speaker"
  • 2010: Ohrkanus Award for Darkside Park with the Innovation Prize
  • 2011: Ohrkanus Award for "Psychothriller GmbH, Verlag" as the best newcomer label
  • 2011: Ohrkanus Award for Darkside Park - Season 3 for "Best Reading for Adults"
  • 2012: Ohrkanus Award for Terminal 3 - Dance of the Marionettes as "Best Adult Audio Book 2012"
  • 2017: Best radio play 2016 for Monster 1983 (1st season) - voted by the OhrCast listeners
  • 2018: Radio play of the year 2017 for Monster 1983 (3rd season) - chosen by the readers of the radio play magazine Playtaste
  • 2018: Max and Moritz Prize in the category “Best comic for children and young people” for The Three ??? - The village of the devil , together with John Beckmann and Christopher Tauber

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ / Ivar Leon Menger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  2. ↑ Suffering Shared [short film]. In: ofdb.de. Retrieved February 7, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Lost High Tapes Award 2002 for the first time . February 14, 2002, accessed on February 7, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Blickpunkt: Film about the short film nomination of Tramper by Ivar Leon Menger Blickpunkt: Film about the Shocking Shorts nomination. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ Tramper at IMDb IMDb entry on Menger's film Tramper. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  6. ↑ Official website of Psychothriller GmbH Information about the Psychothriller GmbH Verlag. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  7. ↑ Bücher-Magazin.de in an interview with Ivar Leon Menger The Bücher Magazin in an interview with Ivar Leon Menger from 2010. Accessed on February 8, 2019.
  8. ↑ Interview with Ivar Leon Menger and Raimon Weber Interview conducted by Kassettenbox.de with two of the authors. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  9. ↑ Voiceover List Monster 1983 Website Official voiceover list for all 3 seasons of Monster 1983 . Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  10. ↑ Goodreads.com on the localized version of Monster 1983, Season 1 Goodreads.com information on the English version of the 1st season of Monster 1983. Retrieved on February 8, 2019.
  11. ↑ Ghostbox Website Official list of speakers for the 1st season of Ghostbox . Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  12. ↑ The Monster 1983 Production Team Complete overview of the team behind Monster 1983. Accessed February 7, 2019.
  13. ^ Official website of Lauscherlounge GmbH Information from Lauscherlounge Records about Ivar Leon Menger. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  14. ↑ Lovelybooks.de about Ivar Leon Menger Lovelybooks.de overview about Ivar Leon Menger. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  15. ↑ Details on "The Three Question Marks and the Three Day" Official information from Sony (BMG). Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  16. ↑ Details on "The three question marks and the three-eyed skull" Official information from Sony (BMG). Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  17. ↑ Details on "The Three Question Marks The Village of Devils" Official information from Sony (BMG). Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  18. ↑ Ben at IMDb IMDb entry on Menger's film Ben. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  19. ↑ Shared Suffering at IMDb IMDb entry on Menger's film Shared Suffering. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  20. ↑ Tramper at IMDb IMDb entry on Menger's film Tramper. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  21. ↑ Drive & Seek at IMDb IMDb entry on Mengers Film Drive & Seek. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  22. ↑ Shared Suffering at IMDb IMDb entry on Menger's film Shared Suffering. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  23. ↑ Radio Play Award 2006 Critics Award Official overview of all award winners from 2006. Accessed on February 8, 2019.
  24. ↑ Ohrkanus Award 2008 Official overview of all winners of the Ohrkanus radio play and audio book award in 2008. Accessed on February 7, 2019.
  25. ↑ Radio Play Award 2008 Competion Awards Official overview of all award winners from 2008. Accessed on February 7, 2019.
  26. ↑ Radio Play Award 2009 Audience Award Official overview of all award winners from 2009. Accessed on February 8, 2019.
  27. ↑ Radio Play Award 2009 Competition Award Official overview of all prize winners from 2009. Accessed on February 7, 2019.
  28. ↑ Radio Play Award 2009 Critics Award Official overview of all award winners from 2009. Accessed on February 7, 2019.
  29. ↑ Ohrkanus Award 2010 Official overview of all winners of the Ohrkanus radio play and audio book award in 2010. Accessed on February 7, 2019.
  30. ↑ Ohrkanus Award 2011 Official overview of all winners of the Ohrkanus radio play and audio book award in 2011. Accessed on February 7, 2019.
  31. ↑ Ohrkanus Award 2012 Official overview of all winners of the Ohrkanus radio play and audio book award in 2012. Accessed on February 7, 2019.
  32. ↑ Max and Moritz Prize 2018 for "Die Drei ??? - Das Dorf der Teufel". In: buchmarkt.de. Retrieved July 20, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Menger, Ivar Leon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author, director, designer, copywriter and publisher
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Darmstadt