Jürgen Seidler

juergen

filmmaker, script writer, script consultant
languages: German, English

email: juergen.seidler@scripthouse.de
mobile: +49 176 240 866 67

filmmaker and script writer
    • Die Urne im See, novel, 432 pages, 2024, Kampa Verlag Zürich
    • Schmutziges Licht, novel, 448 pages, 2023, Kampa Verlag Zürich
    • Ein Mai in Konstanz, novel, 360 pages, 2019, Stadler Verlag Konstanz
      Buchcover mit Straßenbild aus den 1960er Jahren mit Eiswagen unter einem Baum und Titel: Ein Mai in Konstanz
    • Reise nach Algier, feature film, 2018, script writer, script development funding from BKM 2016
    • Tief im Wald, documentary, 2014/2015, writer, co-producer, project development funding from FFA and Media Programm
    • Die jungen Ärzte, TV series, 2014 /2015, ARD, production: Saxonia, writer in the writer’s room and writer for episodes
    • Der Kreis, feature film, 2014, director: Stefan Haupt, Teddy Award Berlinale 2014, co-writer
    • Der Landarzt, TV series, 2012, 22nd season, senior producer for novafilm Fernsehproduktion GmbH
    • Herzspezialisten, documentary, 2008, produced for Kompetenznetz angeborene Herzfehler, Bundesministerium für Gesundheit and Friede Springer Stiftung, producer
    • Fluke, feature film, 2008, Hungarian- French- German coproduction, co-producer
    • Love Me Forever, feature film, 2007, Danish-French-German coproduction, co-producer
    • Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis unterwegs, 2005 – 2007, Annual film tour of nominees and award winners of the German Short Film Award, in cooperation with 3Rosen Filmverleih for the BKM
    • Goodfilmfood, 2003, 18 short films and documentaries about organic farming, produced for the Bundesministerium für Verbraucherschutz, producer. cinema and DVD release in cooperation with edition Salzgeber.
    • Die Galapagos Affäre, short film, 10 min, writer, director, producer
    • Hans im Glück, documentary, 1994, 45 min. for MDR and BR, writer, director, producer
    • Freiheit und Glück, Feature, 1993, 30 min. for ZDF/arte, writer, director, producer
    • Zwei Männer, documentary, 1992, 87 min., Berlin Film Fund, Kuratorium junger deutscher Film. producer/line producer
    • Letztes Jahr in Deutschland, documentary, 1989-1991, 100 min., produced for Channel 4, London and Bayrischer Rundfunk, Berlin Film Fund, co-director and producer
script consultant
    • Vom Lokführer, der die Liebe suchte, feature film 2019, director: Veit Helmer
    • Marie fängt Feuer, TV series, ZDF, 2017/2018
    • Taxi, feature film, 2015, director: Kerstin Ahlrichs, script consultant
    • Dora oder die sexuellen Neurosen unserer Eltern, feature film, 2015, director: Stina Werenfels, script consultant
    • Tibetian Warrior, documentary, 2014, director: Dodo Hunziker, editing consulting
    • Ein Hells Angel unter Brüdern, documentary, 2014, director: Marcel Wehn, editing consulting
    • Dawn, feature film, 2014, director: Romed Wyder, script consultant
    • Quatsch, children’s film, 2014, director and production: Veit Helmer, script consultant
    • Der Deutsche Freund, 2012, writer and director: Jeannine Meerapfel, Geissendörfer Film, script consultant
    • Baikonur, feature film, 2011, director and production: Veit Helmer, script consultant
    • Die Stein, TV series, 2010, production: Nova Film, ARD, head of development
    • Der Landarzt, TV series, 2009/2010, producer: Nova Film und Fernsehproduktion, ZDF, script consultant
    • Im Sog der Nacht, feature film, 2009, writer: Moritz Gerber, Hesse Greutert Film, Zürich, script consultant
    • Räuberinnen, feature film, 2009, writer: Carla Lia Monti, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Zürich, script consultant
    • Brief für den König, 2008, studio TV, script consultant
    • Kanzleramt, TV series, 2005/2006, producer: Ulrich Lenze, Cinecentrum , ZDF, script consultant
    • Snow white, feature film, 2005, writer and director: Samir, production: Dschoint Ventschr, Zürich, script consultant
    • Was nützt die Liebe in Gedanken, feature film2004, Studio Babelsberg Film, producer: Christoph Mazodier, Produktion X-Filme, script consultant
    • Timm Thaler, children’s series , 2002/2003, 26 episodes, ARD / Kika, script consultant
    • Julietta, feature film, 2001, director: Christoph Stark, producer: Sascha Schwingel, Nico Hofmann, teamWorx, script consultant
    • Der Tanz mit dem Teufel, TV film, writer: Jan Berg, director: Peter Keglevitz, producer: Nico Hofmann, teamWorx, for SAT1, script consultant
    • Der Tunnel, TV film, writer: Hannes Betz, director: Roland Suso Richter, producer: Nico Hofmann, teamWorx, for SAT1, script consultant, rewrite -writer
    • Annas Sommer, feature film, 2001, writer and director: Jeanine Meerapfel, producer: Dagmar Jacobsen, integral Film, script consultant
    • Wege in die Nacht, feature film for TV and cinema, 1999, writer and director: Andreas Kleinert, producer: Katrin Schlösser Ö-Film, Cannes 1999, script consultant
tutor
    • 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
      Bauhaus Universität Weimar, Spring School Thüringen
    • 2006, 2014, 2016
      Bauhaus Universität Weimar, tutor
    • 2009 – 2014
      EBC Hochschule Berlin, tutor for film and TV production for students of media management and communication
    • Since 2009
      dffb Berlin, tutor, mentor, several seminars for students of production and script writing, consulting for students’ scripts
    • 1994 – 1997
      Hochschule Film und Fernsehen „Konrad Wolf“, artistic-scientific staff member, film and TV production
workshops and lectures
    • Masterclass Series, Rwanda Media Project, Kigali, Rwanda, 2018
    • Fresh Craft Series, head of program, Kampala, Uganda and Accra, Ghana
    • „Pitch von Filmprojekten“, AVEA, Durban/ Südafrika
    • „Drehbücher lesen“, Film Fund FFF Bayern, Film Fund MDM Leipzig
    • „Projektpräsentation“, for Isrealian film students
    • workshops and lectures about media management, film production and dramaturgy during film festivals and conferences a. o. in Amsterdam, Belgrad, Cluj, Rotterdam, Sarajevo, Tirana, Warschau, Yerewan
    • seminars about dramaturgy and German film for Robert Bosch Stiftung in Cluj and Hermannstadt, Rumänien
    • „Serial Writing“, Filmarche Berlin
    • „Heroes and Anti-Heroes“
    • „Dramaturgy of films and series for children”, Spring School Thüringen, film and TV
    • expert for European training programmes, a.o. EAVE and EUREKA
    • director of training, project consulting and lectures about intercultural dramaturgy, production and media management for „Babylon International“, European-African project development programme, Media Programme and Nigerian Film Corporation
    • „Der Tote Hund“ – post in Drama-Blog, May 2014
    • Mentor in the writer’s programme „TP2“