Ferdinand Arthuber

Director and Script Writer

About Filmography Work samples

1984 born in Munich

While studying film direction at HFF Munich he attended a Masterclass Commercials and worked as free-lance scriptwriter and director for several film productions.

The mid-length feature film GIRL MEETS BOY is his graduation film.

Languages
German, English (fluent)
Awards

“Girl Meets Boy”

Audience Award 13th filmzeitkaufbeuren 2020
Best Mid-length Film, 42th Biberacher Filmfestspiele 2020
Nomination Best Screenplay and Best Film, Big Shorts Award 2020
First Alcine Prize (Oscar-qualifying), 50th ALCINE2020 Festival de Cine
Audience Award, 50th ALCINE2020 Festival de Cine
Cultur Award Bavaria, Category Art College

Cinema & TV (selection)
2020
Script
Co-Script: Freya Stewart, Gabriela Sperl
Director: Rainer Kaufmann
Intl. Film Festival Munich 2021
Sperl Film mit W&B Television for ZDF
TV movie
Script and Director
41th Film Festival Max Ophüls Prize 2020
12th Filmtage Friedrichshafen 2020
49th International Student Film Festival Sehsüchte 2020
21st Landshut Short Film Festival 2020
43rd Intl. Short Film Festival, Drama 2020, Intl. Competition
13rd filmzeit Kaufbeuren 2020
42nd Biberach Film Festival 2020
19th Filmz - Festival of German Cinema, Mainz
50th ALCINE2020 Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares
18th Festival Intl. du Film d'Aubagne, Short Film Competition
24th Intl. Film Festival ZOOM - Zblizenia
30th Florida Film Festival, Intl. Short Program
Audience Award 13th filmzeit Kaufbeuren 2020
Best Middle-length Feature Film, 42nd Biberacher Filmfestspiele 2020
Nomination Best Screenplay and Best Film, Big Shorts Award 2020
First Alcine Prize (Oscar-qualifying), 50th ALCINE2020 Festival de Cine
Audience Award, 50th ALCINE2020 Festival de Cine
Culture Award Bavaria 2020, Academies of Art
HFF München/Cellardor Film with BR
short film
2016
Sound & Smoke
Director
Phantomfilm
TV series pilot
The Glory is Gone – #separatebeds
Script
Director: Kai Wiesinger
Phantomfilm for Amazon Prime
TV series episode
2014
A Photo of Us
Director and Script
Co-Script: Sarah Bräuer
36th Film Festival Max Ophüls Prize 2015
27th Film Festival Dresden 2015
28th Foyle Film Festival 2015 (UK)
10th Orlando Film Festival 2015 (Florida, USA)
Hutner & Retzer Film mit HFF München
short film
2012
Carlos
Director and Script
Michael Retzer mit HFF München
short film
Developments

Swimmung (WT), feature film
screenplay
in development

In the Ring (WT), feature film
treatment
in development

I See You (WT), feature film
with Beatrice Huber
concept
in development

Werbung & Social Spots

2019 Glem Vital TV-Werbung
Produktion: Ivory Production
Agentur: Kraftwerk
Kunde: Henkel
mit Marlies Raich, Benni Raich


2017/18 Golf Social Spot (2′)
Produktion: Hadifilm
Kunde: BLKA & Bayer. Staatsministerium für Gesundheit
mit Tilbert Strahl, Arno Friedrich

2017/18 Baby Social Spot (2′)
Produktion: Hadifilm
Kunde: BLKA & Bayer. Staatsministerium für Gesundheit
mit Anna Drexler, Lena Meckel

Nominierung YDA Cannes 2018

2016 Das Erbe Werbung (3′)
Produktion: Steffen Rodewoldt
Kunde: Briefmarken.de
mit Justin Mühlenhardt

Musikclips

2018 “Drohne” Musikvideo (3′)
Künstler: Julius Werner

2015 “Benzin”, Musikvideo (4′)
Produktion: Pantaleon Films
Künstler: Tiemo Hauer
mit Andrea Wolf, Hartmut Volle

2015 “Schlafentzug” Musikvideo (4′)
Künstler: Fatoni
mit Lorna Ishema, Friedrich Mücke

Girl Meets Boy
(2020)
short film, HFF München/Cellardor Film with BR
Director: Ferdinand Arthuber
Script: Ferdinand Arthuber
with Franziska Weisz, Carlo Ljubek
41th Film Festival Max Ophüls Prize 2020
12th Filmtage Friedrichshafen 2020
49th International Student Film Festival Sehsüchte 2020
21st Landshut Short Film Festival 2020
43rd Intl. Short Film Festival, Drama 2020, Intl. Competition
13rd filmzeit Kaufbeuren 2020
42nd Biberach Film Festival 2020
19th Filmz - Festival of German Cinema, Mainz
50th ALCINE2020 Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares
18th Festival Intl. du Film d'Aubagne, Short Film Competition
24th Intl. Film Festival ZOOM - Zblizenia
30th Florida Film Festival, Intl. Short Program
Audience Award 13th filmzeit Kaufbeuren 2020
Best Middle-length Feature Film, 42nd Biberacher Filmfestspiele 2020
Nomination Best Screenplay and Best Film, Big Shorts Award 2020
First Alcine Prize (Oscar-qualifying), 50th ALCINE2020 Festival de Cine
Audience Award, 50th ALCINE2020 Festival de Cine
Culture Award Bavaria 2020, Academies of Art