Thomas Kirchner (screenwriter)
Thomas Kirchner (* 1961 in Berlin ) is a German screenwriter .
Life
Thomas Kirchner completed a commercial apprenticeship in Berlin. From 1981 he worked as a stage technician and lacing master at the Maxim Gorki Theater . In 1989 he became an assistant director and worked with Martin Meltke , Thomas Langhoff and Rolf Winkelgrund , among others . At the same time he worked as an actor, director and author in the independent scene. He has been a freelance screenwriter since 1995 and has written scripts for films such as The Secret in the Moor , The Miracle of Berlin and Reunion with a Stranger .
In 2012 Kirchner wrote the screenplay for the literary film adaptation of The Tower . He condensed the 1000-page novel Der Turm by Uwe Tellkamp into two 90-minute television films. Tellkamp praised him for this, as he not only understood his novel, but also improved its weaknesses. So the private drama about the character of Anna was worked out more intensively. Tellkamp also stated that he would work out Anna's story better in the continuation of his novel.
Kirchner is the scriptwriter of all episodes of the Spreewald crime thriller that have been created together with editor Pit Rampelt ( ZDF ) and producer Wolfgang Esser ( aspect of telefilm production ) since 2006.
Thomas Kirchner is married and lives in Berlin.
Filmography (selection)
- 2000: The Streets of Berlin (TV series, two episodes)
- 2005: Murder by the Sea
- 2006: Spreewald thriller - The secret in the moor
- 2007: Tatort - Power of Fear
- 2007: Tatort - Creeping Poison
- 2008: Tatort - The Black Grave
- 2008: The miracle of Berlin
- 2009: Spreewald thriller - The dead man in the Spreewald
- 2010: The secret in Transylvania
- 2010: meeting a stranger again
- 2011: fateful years
- 2011: Spreewald thriller - The tears of the fish
- 2012: the tower
- 2012: Murder in Ludwigslust
- 2012: Spreewald thriller - a deadly legend
- 2013: Spreewald thriller - Angel of Fire
- 2014: Spreewald thriller - murderous heat
- 2014: Spreewald thriller - The dead in the pond
- 2015: Police call 110: turning maneuver
- 2015: Spreewald thriller - The Storm Night
- 2016: Spreewald crime thriller - playing with death
- 2017: Spreewald thriller - Between death and life
- 2018: Kruso
- 2018: Spreewald thriller - Deadly homecoming
- 2020: Spreewald thriller - Time of the Wolves
Awards
- 2006: Bronze World Medal at the New York Festival for Murder by the Sea
- 2008: Best screenplay Das Wunder von Berlin by the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers
- 2009: Gold World Medal at the New York Festival for Das Wunder von Berlin
- 2011: Best TV Movie - Seoul International Drama Awards for Fateful Years
- 2013: Grimme Prize for The Tower
- 2014: Prize of the German Academy for Television in the Script for Murderous Heat category
Web links
- Thomas Kirchner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andreas Platthaus: It's happening everywhere, not just in Dresden. In: faz.net. October 3, 2012, accessed September 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Elmar Krekeler: This is the best television thriller of the year. In: Welt Online . May 12, 2014, accessed September 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Grimme Prize 2013. Grimme Institute, accessed on December 4, 2018 .
- ↑ Details on the 2013 Grimme Prize “The Tower”. Grimme Institute, accessed December 4, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kirchner, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin , Germany |