Maximilian Baumgartner
ScreenwriterMaximilian Baumgartner, born in 1989, grew up on a farm in Upper Bavaria.
After training as a carpenter and studying screenwriting at the University of Television and Film Munich, his 6-part mystery series Another Monday (with Constantin Film for ZDFneo) was released in 2022.
Maximilian is currently working on a new thriller series for ARD called Seelendorf, which will be filmed from June 2025.
Maximilian writes and does carpentry in and around Munich.
© photo: Lukas Nicolaus
Filmographie
SEELENDORF (WT)
mystery-series | Madefor Film | ARD
(writer, co-writer: Viola Schmidt)
MALIBU
tv series | romance| Network Movie | ZDF
(scriptdevelopment of one episode | co-writer: Oliwia Strazewski)
ANOTHER MONDAY (WT)
Mystery-Series | Constantin Film | ZDF neo
(screenwriter, Co-writer Oliwia Strazewski)
CALL ME LEVI (WT)
two part event movie | 2 x 88‘ | Lieblingsfilm | ARD Degeto
(treatments)
DER ANATOLISCHE PANTHER (WT)
feature film| thriller | GRAF FILM
(Treatment)
PIG HEART
short film | 30‘ | tragicomedy | HFF Munich | BR | FFF
(Autor)
EINE KATASTROPHE
short film | 10‘ | Comedy | HFF Munich
(screenplay & director)
GESTALTEN
horror movie | 60‘ | HFF Munich
(screenwriter)
KEEP ON PLAYING – SPOTIFY
spec spot | HFF Munich
(screenwriter)
FLAUTE
short film| 15‘ | Comedy | HFF Munich
(screenwriter)
LIBERALITAS BAVARICA
short film | 10‘ | drama | HFF München
(screenplay)
DAS GOLDENE ZEITALTER
short film | 18‘ | fairy tale | HFF Munich
(screenplay)
RHYTHMUS
short film | 12‘ | drama | HFF Munich
(screenplay)
BACKPACKER
short film | 9‘ | SCIFI-Documentary | HFF Munich
(screenwriter & director)
Education
Diplom 2019 – Screenwriting
Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film Munich
Awards
PIG HEART
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis – Premiere
Bermuda Int. Film Festival – Special Mention
Dallas Independent Film Festival – Best Short
Wendland Shorts – Wettbewerb
and more.
RHYTHMUS
Deutscher Nachwuchsfilmpreis