Christian Zübert (born 1973,

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzburg is ...

) is a German film director and screenwriter.

Career

Zübert started out as a screenwriter for German television. In 2000 he directed and wrote his first feature ''

Lammbock ''Lammbock'' is a 2001 German stoner film. The protagonists of the movie are two pizza delivery men who decide to up their income by adding marijuana to the menu and get into trouble after attracting the attention of an undercover cop. There a ...

'', which was a surprise hit in Germany with over one million admissions. In the same year he wrote the script for ''

Mädchen, Mädchen ''Mädchen, Mädchen'' (English: ''Girls, Girls''), also known as ''Girls on Top'', is a 2001 German film directed by Dennis Gansel. Its story is about an eighteen-year-old girl named Inken (Diana Amft), who is frustrated at not having had an or ...

'' which was a box office hit. In 2004, he directed the children's adventure movie ' which received many awards and played numerous international festivals. After directing and writing award winning movies and series for television, e.g. the ''

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by ...

'' crime thriller ', Zübert returned to the big screen in 2010 with the comedy-drama ''

Dreiviertelmond ''Three Quarter Moon'' (german: Dreiviertelmond) is a 2011 film based on an idea from Christian Zübert's wife İpek. They evolved the plot together. Plot Taxi driver Hartmut Mackowiak (Elmar Wepper) is a seasoned man who has grown fond of firm ...

'' ('' Three Quarter Moon''), which was nominated for the

German Film Award The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the German film industry. Besides being the most important ...

, won the

Bavarian Film Award The Bavarian Film Awards (german: Bayerischer Filmpreis) have been awarded annually since 1979 by the states of Germany, state government of Bavaria in Germany for “exceptional achievement in German filmmaking.” Along with the Deutscher Filmp ...

and the Director´s Guild of Germany Metropolis Award and was screened in many international festivals. His 2013 effort '' Tour de Force'' had its premiere on the Grand Piazza of the

Locarno International Film Festival The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, sh ...

and its North American Premiere on the

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a permane ...

, where he returned the following year with his German-Greek drama '' One Breath''.

Selected filmography

Director

* ''

'' (2001) * ''Echte Männer?'' (2003, TV film) * '' Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht'' (2003, TV series, 3 episodes) * ' (2005) * ''

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'' (2008) * ''

KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst ''KDD – Berlin Crime Squad'', German title ''KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst'' is a German television series that was broadcast from 2007 to 2010. The series differs from typical police procedurals by focusing on the daily work life and the private ...

'' (2010, TV series, 3 episodes) * ''

: '' (2010, TV series episode) * '' Three Quarter Moon'' (2011) * '' Tour de Force'' (2014) * '' One Breath'' (2015) * ''

Lommbock ''Lommbock'' is a 2017 German comedy film directed by Christian Zübert. It is a sequel to the 2001 film '' Lammbock''. Cast * Lucas Gregorowicz - Stefan Becker * Moritz Bleibtreu - Kai * Louis Hofmann - Jonathan * Mavie Hörbiger - Sabine * ...

'' (2017) * ' (2018, TV series, 6 episodes) * ''

Bad Banks ''Bad Banks'' is a German-Luxembourgish television series first aired in February 2018. In March 2018, it was renewed for a second season. In the U.S., the series was acquired by Hulu. Production Production was carried out by Federation Enter ...

'' (2020, TV series, 6 episodes)

Screenwriter

* ''

Der Clown ''Der Clown'' is a German television series that aired between 21 April 1998 and 11 October 2001. It ran for 46 episodes and starred Sven Martinek, Diana Frank, Thomas Anzenhofer, and Volkmar Kleinert. Story The story is about Max Zander, an age ...

'' (1998–2001, TV series, 15 episodes) * ''

'' (dir.

Dennis Gansel Dennis Gansel (born 4 October 1973) is a German film director, writer and actor . Life and career Gansel was born in 1973 in Hannover, West Germany, where he graduated from high school in 1993. Gansel worked in the festivals for film and televi ...

, 2001) * ''

'' (dir. Christian Zübert, 2001) * ''Absolut das Leben'' (2002–2006, TV series, 10 episodes) * ''Echte Männer?'' (dir. Christian Zübert, 2003, TV film) * ' (dir. Christian Zübert, 2005) * ' (dir. , 2006, TV film) * ''

Vollidiot ''Vollidiot'' is a 2007 German comedy film based on the eponymous novel by Tommy Jaud. Cast * Oliver Pocher – Simon Peters * Oliver Fleischer – Flik * Tanja Wenzel – Paula * Tomas Spencer – Steve * Anke Engelke – Eule * Adriana Alt ...

'' (dir. , 2007) — based on a novel by

Tommy Jaud Tommy Jaud (born 16 July 1970, in Schweinfurt) is a German author, scriptwriter, and freelance author for many television productions. Life After completing his Abitur, Jaud served his compulsory civil service in a kindergarten. He went on to s ...

* ' (dir. , 2008) — based on ''

The Outsiders of Uskoken Castle ''The Outsiders of Uskoken Castle'' is a children's novel written by Kurt Kläber. The German original, ''Rote Zora und ihre Bande'' (''Red Zora and her gang''), was published under the pseudonym Kurt Held in 1941. The English version was transl ...

'' by

Kurt Held Kurt Kläber (1897–1959), who published under the pseudonym Kurt Held, was a writer and Communist displaced from Germany during the Second World War. Early life Kläber left school at the age of 14 and began training as a locksmith and later t ...

* ''Don Quichote – Gib niemals auf!'' (dir. , 2008, TV film) * ''

'' (dir. Christian Zübert, 2008) * ' (dir. , 2009) * ' (dir.

Hermine Huntgeburth Hermine Huntgeburth (born 13 November 1957) is a German film director. She is best known for her 2005 film ''The White Masai''. Selected filmography *'' The Terrible Threesome'' (1991) *''Gefährliche Freundin'' (1996, TV film) *' (1998) *''The C ...

, 2010, TV film) — based on a novel by

Sven Regener Sven Regener (born 1 January 1961) is a German musician and writer living in Berlin. In 1982 he recorded his first LP with the band ''Zatopek'' and in 1984 he joined ''Neue Liebe''. In 1985 he founded the Berlin band Element of Crime together w ...

* '' Three Quarter Moon'' (dir. Christian Zübert, 2011) * ' (dir. , 2013) — based on a novel by * '' One Breath'' (dir. Christian Zübert, 2015) * ''

'' (dir. Christian Zübert, 2017) * ''

The Collini Case ''The Collini Case'' (german: Der Fall Collini) is a 2019 German drama film directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner. It is based on the eponymous novel by Ferdinand von Schirach. Cast *Elyas M'Barek as Caspar Leinen * Heiner Lauterbach as Richard Mattin ...

'' (dir.

Marco Kreuzpaintner Marco Johann Kreuzpaintner (born 11 March 1977) is a German film director, executive producer and screenwriter. Career In 1999, he began his career in the role of German dubbing assistant for the Stanley Kubrick film ''Eyes Wide Shut''. In t ...

, 2019) — based on a novel by

Ferdinand von Schirach Ferdinand von Schirach (born 12 May 1964) is a German lawyer and writer. He published his first short stories at the age of forty-five. Shortly thereafter he became one of Germany's most successful authors. His books, which have been translated i ...

References

External links

Agency profile of Christian Zübert
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zubert, Christian 1973 births Living people Film directors from Würzburg German screenwriters German male screenwriters German television writers Male television writers