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Ben Bernschneider

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Ben Bernschneider, born April 6th 1976, wrote several scripts at the Kölner Filmhaus after studying German - and American studies. He worked for WDR, MTV and atlantique films as an assistant director to finally win several prizes, including The One Show/Gold, the golden award of Montreaux, Gold World Medal at the New York Festival, a Grand Award NYC and many others while working 5 Years for the prestigious German agency weigertpirouzwolf.

Since April '05 Ben Bernschneider works as an author and director for music videos, commercials and the first German underground- mystery-pod cast-series "sinister bay". His last full-length prime-time-Pro7-thriller-script "Gonger" will air on German TV in the Fall of 2008.

In 2008 Ben is working on a sequel to "Gonger" with his fellow co-writer Erol Yesilkaya. Besides that on one romantic comedy and the action-thriller "project Ikarus".
BornApril 6, 1976
BornApril 6, 1976
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    Known for

    Contra
    8.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2009
    Bad Sheriff (2017)
    Bad Sheriff
    6.4
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2017
    Panama
    7.6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2008
    The Aristofrogs (2010)
    The Aristofrogs
    7.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 2010

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    Writer



    • Bad Sheriff (2017)
      Bad Sheriff
      6.4
      Short
      • writer
      • 2017
    • Scheißkalt (2012)
      Scheißkalt
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Countdown - Die Jagd beginnt (2010)
      Countdown - Die Jagd beginnt
      6.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2010
    • Gonger II (2010)
      Gonger II
      3.2
      TV Movie
      • screenplay
      • 2010
    • Contra
      8.9
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2009
    • Panama
      7.6
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2008
    • Gonger - Das Böse vergisst nie (2008)
      Gonger - Das Böse vergisst nie
      3.8
      TV Movie
      • screenplay
      • 2008

    Director



    • Bad Sheriff (2017)
      Bad Sheriff
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • The Aristofrogs (2010)
      The Aristofrogs
      7.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Contra
      8.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Panama
      7.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008

    Editor



    • Bad Sheriff (2017)
      Bad Sheriff
      6.4
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Contra
      8.9
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2009
    • Panama
      7.6
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2008

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • April 6, 1976
      • Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    • Spouse
      • Henrike FehrsSeptember 2015 - present
    • Other works
      TV commercial: IKEA: "Frühstück", 2004 (writer) agency: weigertpirouzwolf, Hamburg
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