Mario Giordano
Mario Giordano (born May 30, 1963 in Munich ) is a German writer .
Life
Giordano studied psychology and philosophy at the University of Düsseldorf . He writes novels , short stories , books for children and young people, screenplays and radio plays .
His novel Black Box (1999), which is based on a true story ( Stanford Prison Experiment ), was filmed under the title The Experiment under the direction of Oliver Hirschbiegel . The film received the script award at the Bavarian Film Prize .
He gives screenwriting seminars at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy and the Stuttgart Animated Film Festival (ITFS). Giordano has worked as a mentor for TV series at the Academy for Children's Media since 2007. Since October 2014 he has been Head of Content Development for the Cologne media company Bastei Lübbe AG.
Giordano is a member of the PEN Center Germany and lives in Cologne .
Art books for children
In a series of art books for children, Giordano tries to introduce children to art through pictures and texts. So he devotes himself z. B. in the book The Lion in the Atelier depictions of animals in the history of art. In the book Angels and Monsters , paintings by famous painters from Raphael to Paul Klee are shown and discussed. Other art books deal with the life story and works of individual famous painters such as Pablo Picasso ( Pablo's story ), Paul Klee ( The man with the twittering machine ), Leonardo Da Vinci ( Leonardo's cat ) and Emil Nolde ( Emil Nolde for children ). In 2001 Giordano received the LUCHS of the month for November for the Klee book The Man with the Twitter Machine . Emil Nolde for children received the lynx of the month June in 2006 and was selected for the best 7 list in August 2006 .
Works (selection)
picture books
- A chicken, an egg and a lot of shouting . Picture book with illustrations by Sabine Wilharm . Fischer Schatzinsel Verlag, 1999, ISBN 978-3-596-85046-4 .
Stories for children
- Karakum
- The one from the docks (Adventure in the harbor)
- The Black Box experiment
- Pangea (together with Andreas Schlüter )
- The wild Charlotte
- Franz Ratte cleans up
- Franz Ratte goes into hiding
- Oliver's game
Novels
- Trilogy: Apocalypsis I , Apocalypsis II , Apocalypsis III
- Cotton reloaded
- Aunt Poldi and the Sicilian Lions (2015), detective novel
- Aunt Poldi and the Fruits of the Lord (2016), detective novel
- Aunt Poldi and the beautiful Antonio (2018), detective novel
- Aunt Poldi and the Black Madonna (2019), detective novel
- Aunt Poldi and the Song of the Sirens (2020), detective novel
Scripts
- 2000: Lilalu in Schepperland , after Enid Blyton
- 2001: The Experiment , based on his novel Black Box
- 2001: At the next coup everything will be different, TV children's series (together with Christian Matzerath )
- 2004: Schimanski - The Secret of the Golem
- 2004: Tatort : betrayed and sold
- 2005: Tatort: Freischwimmer, (together with Andreas Schlüter )
- 2007: Tatort: Fettkiller, (together with Andreas Schlüter)
- 2007: Tatort - Revenge Angel , (together with Andreas Schlüter)
- 2008: crime scene: death penalty , (together with Andreas Schlüter)
- 2011: Crime scene: old iron
- 2012: snow white and rose red
- 2012: Tatort: Gunman (together with Andreas Schlüter)
- 2014: From someone who set out to learn to fear
Awards
- 1996 Town clerk of Otterndorf
- 1998 Hans-im-Glück-Preis (for the youth novel Der aus den Docks )
- 2000 Eulenspiegel Prize - together with Sabine Wilharm for the picture book A chicken, an egg and a lot of shouting
Web links
- Literature by and about Mario Giordano in the catalog of the German National Library
- Mario Giordano in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage of Mario Giordano
- Interview with Mario Giordano on Audible Magazine (June 14, 2017)
Individual evidence
- ^ Börsenblatt , accessed on February 24, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giordano, Mario |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |