Johannes Schmid

Director and Script Writer

About Filmography Work samples News and dates

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

Deutsch, Englisch (fließend), Schwedisch (fließend)

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

Drehbuch and Director

41st Film Festival Munich 2024 (WP)

Lieblingsfilm for WDR

Fernsehfilm

2022

New Tales of Franz based on stories by Christine Nöstlinger

Director

40. Intl. Filmfest München 2023

NGF Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion/if... Productions

Kinospielfilm

2021

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

Drehbuch and Director

Co-Drehbuch: Beate Völcker

in Entwicklung

Script Development with the support of Swedish Film Institute

Flare Film/Anagram Lund Sweden

Kinospielfilm

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

Kinospielfilm

2015

Agnes based on the novel by Peter Stamm

Drehbuch and Director

Co-Drehbuch: Nora Lämmermann

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

Lieblingsfilm with WDR

Kinospielfilm

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

Kinospielfilm

2007

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

Drehbuch 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

Kinospielfilm

2002

Merle

Director and Drehbuch

Young Talent Award at German Children Film Festival GOLDENER SPATZ 2003

schlicht und ergreifend Film with BR/arte

Kurzfilm

2001

Flying Fish

Director and Drehbuch

schlicht und ergreifend Film with BR

Kurzfilm

1998

halfthree

Director and Drehbuch

schlicht und ergreifend Film/Institut Jugend Film Fernsehen

Kurzfilm

Forever Us

(2023)

Fernsehfilm, Lieblingsfilm for WDR

Director: Johannes Schmid

Drehbuch: Johannes Schmid

with Philip Günsch, M;arie Leuenberger, Mina-Giselle Rüffer

41st Film Festival Munich 2024 (WP)

New Tales of Franz

based on stories by Christine Nöstlinger

(2022)

Kinospielfilm, NGF Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion/if... Productions

Bildgestaltung: Matthias Grunsky

40. Intl. Filmfest München 2023

Tales of Franz

based on the stories by Christine Nöstlinger

(2021)

Kinospielfilm, if... Productions/NGF Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion

Bildgestaltung: Matthias Grunsky

Agnes

based on the novel by Peter Stamm

(2015)

Kinospielfilm, Lieblingsfilm with WDR

Director: Johannes Schmid

Drehbuch: Johannes Schmid (with Nora Lämmermann)

Bildgestaltung: Michael Bertl bvk

with Odine Johne, Stephan Kampwirth

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

Winter's Daughter

(2010)

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

Drehbuch: Michaela Hinnenthal, Thomas Schmid

Bildgestaltung: Michael Bertl bvk

with Ursula Werner, Nina Monka, Leon Seidel, Daniel Olbrychski

Silly's Sweet Summer

based on the novel by Thomas Schmid

(2007)

Kinospielfilm, Kinderfilm GmbH/schlicht und ergreifend Film with rbb/BR

Director: Johannes Schmid

Drehbuch: Johannes Schmid, Michael Demuth

Bildgestaltung: Michael Bertl bvk

with Johann Hillmann, Lea Eisleb, Konrad Baumann, Inka Friedrich

57th Internationale Film Festival Berlin 2007

14.12.2025

Winter's Daughter
Bildgestaltung: Michael Bertl bvk, Drehbuch: Michaela Hinnenthal, Thomas Schmid

06:00
rbb

25.12.2025

Tales of Franz
Bildgestaltung: Matthias Grunsky

18:10
ORF1

28.12.2025

Tales of Franz
Bildgestaltung: Matthias Grunsky

13:25
KiKa

28.12.2025

New Tales of Franz
Bildgestaltung: Matthias Grunsky

20:15
ORF1