Josef Zeller
ScreenwriterOn the edge of his seat and his heart rate all the way up to 180, Josef fells most comfortable when watching movies.
As one can imagine he’s a big fan of genre fiction and there’s almost always a Stephan King book within his grasp. But not only does the Master Of Horror constantly teach him the real meaning of Fear, Josef also learned a very important lesson from him. Even the most thrilling story is worth practically nothing without approachable characters and understandable conflict. Something Josef always keeps in mind whenever writing a story.
2015, while studying script writing at HFF München, he met Lisa Reich. Since then his life is not only filled with much more joy than before, he also got blessed with a creative partner with whom he approaches the majority of his projects together.
After graduating, Josef and Lisa worked as a duo of authors on various projects in the cinema, television and streaming sectors. They repeatedly cooperate successfully with production companies such as Constantin Film, Hellinger/Doll Filmproduktion, PSSST! Film, Olga Film or Maverick Film and can share their love of genre material with great partners.
© photo: Lisa Reich
Filmographie
PROJEKT EDEN
dystopien climate thriller
(in development)
DETACHED
comedy
(in development)
COLD
horror movie | Maverick Film |
development funded by FFF-Bayern
TICKS
thriller | director: Aaron Arens
(in development)
HIDDEN EYES
thriller | Olga Film
(in development)
DARK ROOMS
horror series | Constantin Film
(in development)
TANJA GRÄFF
pitchpaper for a true-crime-series | Ziegler Film
WAY DOWN WE GO
thriller | Graf Film
(in development)
TOXISCH
6-part crime series | PSSST! Film, Moovie | funded by FFF-Bayern
COPYCAT
concept for a TV Series
(in development)
MÆRE
HFF graduation film | Schmidbauer Film, HFF Munich
(screenwriter | director)
ILLUSION ROLEPLAY
concept for a TV series
(screenwriter)
REBORN
feature film | treatment
(screenwriter)
BAD CHOICES
short film | HFF Munich
(screenwriter, director)
KILLING STORIES
concept for a TV series | Phantomfilm
(in development)
PLAY
concept for a TV Series | Wiedemann und Berg
MY LITTLE GIRL
feature film treatment | MadeFor Film GmbH
writers’ room with Lisa Reich, David Benke, Maya Duftschmid
(in development)
IMPULS
short film | HFF Munich
(screenwriter)
CLOSE
short film | HFF Munich
(screenwriter)
BIERMOZART
short film | HFF Munich
(screenwriter | director)
Education
2010-2014
german philology and philosophy – University Regensburg
2015-2022
screenwriting – University of Television and Film Munich
Awards
CLOSE
Next Generation Short Tiger 2017 Cannes – shortlisted
Blaue Blume Award 2018 – winner
Brussels Short Film Festival 2018 – competition
Festival Jula 2019 – winner „Best Script“
Interfilm Berlin 2017 – competition
Filmfest Dresden 2017 – competition
Flicks Shortfilm Festival 2017 – competition
28.Bamberger Kurzfilmtage 2018 – official selection
Rotary Förderpreis 2017, 2nd place
und mehr.
IMPULS
Int. Hofer Filmtage 2018 – premiere
Kinofest Lünen – competition
Short To The Point – competition
Blaue Blume Award 2020 – shortlisted
and more
BAD CHIOCES
13th Street Shocking Short – 2nd place
MÆRE
43. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis – competition Mid-Length Film
FBW – Prädikat „Besonders Wertvoll“
others:
Mainstreampreis ProsiebenSat.1 2016, 2nd place