Johannes Schmid

Director and Script Writer

1973 born in Lower Bavaria.

1995 – 2001 theatre and film science, German and art history studies in Erlangen and Munich

After several short films he directed his feature film debut “Blöde Mütze!” in 2006. The film premiered at Berlinale 2007 and won national and international awards. In 2010 he finished his second feature film, the German-Polish co-production “Wintertochter”, which was awarded the German Film Award for Best Childrens Film 2012. In 2015 he directed the drama “Agnes” based on the novel of the same name by Peter Stamm, 2022 followed “Tales of Franz”, a children film based on the stories by Christine Nöstlinger.

Johannes Schmid also directs theatre, music theatre and opera everywhere in Europe, i.a. at Bayerische Staatsschauspiel, Stadsteater Malmö, Deutsche Oper upon Rhein in Duesseldorf, Salzburger Festspiele, Teatro alla Scala in Mailand, Theater Stankt Gallen, Theater Konstanz and Schauburg Munich.

Since 2000 Johannes Schmid is working as free-lance director for theatre und film.
He lives in Munich and Stockholm.

Languages

German, English (fluent), Swedish (fluent)

Awards

Tales of Franz
Children’s Jury Award und 2nd Prize for Best Feature, Chicago Intl. Children’s Film Festival 2022
Gilde Film Award 2022 in the Children’s Film Section
Nomination Best Feature and Best Director ROMY 2022
Nomination Grand Prize for Best Film Children Kinofest Ukraine

Winter’s Daughter
Golden Butterfly 2011 Best Director, Isfahan International Children Film Festival, Iran
1st Prize Chicago International Children’s Film Festival CICFF 2011
Children’s Film Award MDR-Rundfunkrat for Best Screenplay 2011
Young Generation Award Five-Lakes-Festival 2011
German Film Award 2012 Best Children’s Film

Silly’s Sweet Summer
Children’s Media Award White Elefant 2007
Golden Swan 24. Moscow International Film Festival für Children and Young People 2008
Children’s Tiger Award (Vision Kino/KI.KA) for Best Screenplay 2008
Children’s Jury Award Brügge European Youth Film Festival of Flanders 2009

Merle (short film)
Young Talent Award at German Children’s Film Festival GOLDENER SPATZ 2003

Website

www.johannesschmid.com

Cinema & TV (selection)

2023

Forever Us

Script and Director

41st Film Festival Munich 2024 (WP)

Lieblingsfilm for WDR

TV movie

2022

New Tales of Franz based on stories by Christine Nöstlinger

Director

40. Intl. Filmfest München 2023

NGF Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion/if... Productions

feature film

2021

Grace based on Linn Ullmann's novel of the same name

Script and Director

Co-Script: Beate Völcker

in development

Script Development with the support of Swedish Film Institute

Flare Film/Anagram Lund Sweden

feature film

Tales of Franz based on the stories by Christine Nöstlinger

Director

Diagonale Graz 2022
Zlin Intl. Children Film Festival 2022 Competition
Goldener Spatz 2022 (Competition)
German Film Festival Australia
Childrenkinofest Ukraine 2022 (Competition)
Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth 2022 (Official Selection)
Ale Kino – International Film Festival for young Audiances 2022 (Competition)
Cinekid Amsterdam 2022 (Competition)
Filemon Brussels 2022 (Competition)
CICFF – Chicago International Children Film Festival 2022 (Competition)
Filmfest Lünen 2022
Cinepänz Köln 2022
Luxfilmfest Luxembourg 2023
BUFF – Barn och Ungdoms Film Festival Malmö 2023
Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival 2023

Children's Jury Award und 2nd Pize for Best Feature, Chicago Intl. Children's Film Festival 2022
Gilde Film Award 2022 in the Children's Film Section
Nomination Best Feature and Best Director ROMY 2022
Nomination Grand Prize for Best Film Children Kinofest Ukraine

Children Film Award 2022 by the german Arthouse Cinemas (Gildefilmpreis)
„The Golden Goat – Best Feature Film for Children“ – ALE KINO! – International Film Festival for young Audiance Polen 2022
„Best Live Action Feature“ (2nd prize), Chicago Internationeal Children Film Festival 2022
Nominated for the Austrian ROMY AWARD 2022 for Best Film Cinema, Best Director Cinema, Best Screenplay Cinema, Best Music

if... Productions/NGF Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion

feature film

2015

Agnes based on the novel by Peter Stamm

Script and Director

Co-Script: Nora Lämmermann

27th Palm Springs International Film Festival 2016
37. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2016

Lieblingsfilm with WDR

feature film

2010

Winter's Daughter

Director

Golden Butterfly 2011 for Best Director, Isfahan International Children Film Festival, Iran
1st Prize Chicago International Children's Film Festival CICFF 2011
MDR-Broadcasting Council, Children Film Award for Best Screenplay 2011
Young Generation Award Fünf-Seen-Festival 2011
German Film Award 2012 for Best Childrens Film

schlicht und ergreifend Film/Pokromski Studio Warsaw with NDR/rbb/BR/MDR/SWR

feature film

2007

Silly's Sweet Summer based on the novel by Thomas Schmid

Script and Director

57th Internationale Film Festival Berlin 2007

Children Media Award "The White Elefant 2007"
Golden Swan, 24th Moscow International Film Festival for Children and Young People 2008
Children's Tiger (Vision Kino/KI.KA) for Best Screenplay 2008
Chldren Jury Award, European Youth Film Festival of Flanders, Brügge 2009

Kinderfilm GmbH/schlicht und ergreifend Film with rbb/BR

feature film

2002

Merle

Director and Script

Young Talent Award at German Children Film Festival GOLDENER SPATZ 2003

schlicht und ergreifend Film with BR/arte

short film

2001

Flying Fish

Director and Script

schlicht und ergreifend Film with BR