Hansjörg Thurn completed film studies in Dortmund with the "Ruhrgebiet director" Adolf Winkelmann and Professor Claudia von Alemann. Further training in dramaturgy and production took place in the following years with Frank Daniel, Matthias Seelig, Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Krzysztof Zanussi, Mark W. Travis and then in the USA with Judith Weston. After years as a journalist, Thurn worked on the development of the remake of Götz George's "Schimanski" and wrote several screenplays for it. He wrote and directed his first feature films with "The Harpist" and "Marmor, Stein & Eisen". With "Seventeen - Mädchen sind die besseren Jungs" began a successful work as a writer and director of television films in a variety of genres. Thurn made his first historical film with the Mini-Series „Treasure Island". The comedy "Barfuss bis zum Hals" received nominations for the Grimme Award and the German Television Award and was awarded the German Comedy Award. "Die Wanderhure“ („The Whore“) was a great success with audiences, paving the way for a number of other historical films in Germany. As a charity project, he created the multi-media exhibition "Bildersucht & Cyberflucht" ("Image Addiction & Cyber Escape") together with the nationwide Fachverband Medienabhängigkeit e.V. ("Media Addiction Association"). With "Earth - Rebellenzeit" he has published the third part of his novel trilogy. Thurn's first play "freiheit.pro" premiered at the Staatstheater Augsburg. Currently he is working on various film projects.



Awards and nominations

German Television Crime Award nomination for „Theresa Wolff - Lost“
German Film Art Award nomination, Festival of German Films for “Theresa Wolff - Dreck”
Grimme Award nomination for „Barefoot to the Neck“
German Television Award nomination for „Barefoot to the Neck“
German Comedy Award for „Barefoot to the Neck“
European Television Award nomination for „Treasure Island“
Nomination German Television Award for „Treasure Island“


work as director:

2024 "The day I became a cloud" - Filmic Essay, Cinema
2024 "Treu" (shortfilm, written by: Katrin Wiegand)
2023 "Theresa Wolff: Lost" (ZDF, written by: Carl-Christian Demke, Hansjörg Thurn)
2022 "Theresa Wolff: Dreck" (ZDF, written by: Carl-Christian Demke, Hansjörg Thurn)
2021 "Borchert und die bittere Medizin" (ARD, written by: Wolf Jakoby)
2021 "Echtes Leben: Ursula gibt nicht auf - Helfen auf Lesbos" (WDR, documentary, co-director: Gerhard Schick)
2020 "Das Projekt Hoffnung" (ARD, documentary, co-director: Gerhard Schick)
2020 "Wir bleiben Freunde" (ZDF, written by: Gabriele Kreis)
2019 "Wilsberg - Alles Lüge" (ZDF, written by: Natalia Geb and Sönke Lars Neuwöhner)
2019 "Wilsberg - Unser tägliches Brot" (ZDF, written by: Sandra Lüpkes and Jürgen Kehrer)
2019 "Zerschunden" (Thriller, SAT1, written by: Hansjörg Thurn, Carl-Christian Demke)
2019 "Zerbrochen" (Thriller, SAT1, written by: Hansjörg Thurn, Carl-Christian Demke)
2018 „Zersetzt“ (Thriller, SAT1, written by: Hansjörg Thurn, Carl-Christian Demke)
2016 „Die Ketzerbraut“ (SAT1/ORF, written by: Dirk Salomon, Thomas Wesskamp, Hansjörg Thurn)
2016 „Wilsberg - Mord und Beton“ (ZDF, written by: Sandra Lüpkes and Jürgen Kehrer)
2015 „Wilsberg - Die fünfte Gewalt“ (ZDF, written by: Stefan Rogall)
2015 „Einfach Rosa - Verliebt, verlobt, verboten“ (ARD, written by: Conni Lubek)
2014 „Ein Fisch namens Liebe“ (ZDF, written by: Natalie Scharf)
2014 „Schwägereltern“ (ZDF, written by: Sarah Schnier)
2013 "Zwischen den Zeiten" (ZDF, written by: Sarah Schnier, Christian Demke)
2013 "Die verbotene Frau“ (SAT1/ORF, Autoren: Carolin Hecht, Martin Kluger)
2012 „Helden“ (RTL, written by: Simon X. Rost und Derek Meister)
2011 „Die Rache der Wanderhure“ (SAT1/ORF, written by: Thomas Wesskamp und Dirk Salomon)
2011 „Unter Frauen“ (Cinema, written by: Sarah Schnier)
2010 „Beate Uhse - Das Recht auf Liebe“ (ZDF, written by: Timo Berndt)
2010 „Isenhart“ (ProSieben/Puls4, written by: Holger Karsten Schmidt)
2009 "Die Wanderhure" (SAT1/ORF, written by: Gaby Kister)
2009 „Liebe in anderen Umständen“ (SAT1, written by: Sarah Schnier)
2008 "Barfuss bis zum Hals" (SAT1, written by: Sarah Schnier)
2007 „Die Schatzinsel“ (Mini-Series, ProSieben, written by H. Thurn)
2005 „Verschleppt“ (Mini-Series, ProSieben, written by H. Thurn)
2004 „Mädchen über Bord“ (ProSieben, written by: Jens Urban)
2003 "Schöne Männer hat man nie für sich alleine" (SAT1, written by: H. Thurn)
2003 "18 - Allein unter Mädchen" (Series, ProSieben)
2002 "Seventeen" (ProSieben, written by: H. Thurn)
1999 "Marmor, Stein und Eisen" (ProSieben, written by: H. Thurn)
1997 “The Harpist” (ARD, written by: H. Thurn)
1993 „Krautboys“ (Cinema, written by: Lorenz Stassen)

work screenwriter:

2024 "Theresa Wolff: Schatten" (ZDF, Co-Autor: Carl-Christian Demke, in-production)
2024 "Theresa Wolff: Nebel" (ZDF, Co-Autor: Carl-Christian Demke, in-production)
2023 "Theresa Wolff: Passion" (ZDF, co-writer: Carl-Christian Demke, directed by: Judith Kennel)
2023 "Theresa Wolff: Lost" (ZDF, co-writer: Carl-Christian Demke, directed by: H. Thurn)
2022 "Theresa Wolff: Dreck" (ZDF, co-writer: Carl-Christian Demke, directed by: H. Thurn)
2022 "Theresa Wolff: Der schönste Tag" (ZDF, co-writer: Carl-Christian Demke, directed by: Bruno Grass)
2021 "Theresa Wolf - Waidwund" (ZDF, co-writer: Carl-Christian Demke, directed by: Bruno Grass)
2021 "Eisige Nächte" (Cinema, co-writer: Carl-Christian-Demke, directed by: H. Thurn)
2019 „Zerbrochen“ (SAT1, co-writer: Carl-Christian Demke, directed by: H. Thurn)
2019 "Zerschunden" (SAT1, co-writer: Carl-Christian Demke, directed by: H. Thurn)
2018 „Zersetzt“ (SAT1, co-writer: Carl-Christian Demke, directed by: H. Thurn)
2016 „Die Ketzerbraut“ (SAT1/ORF, co-writers: Dirk Salomon und Thomas Wesskamp, directed by: H. Thurn)
2012 „3 in einem Bett“ (SAT1, directed by: W. Engelhardt)
2006 „Treasure Island“ (Mini-Series, ProSieben, directed by: H. Thurn)
2005 „Verschleppt“ (ProSieben, directed by: H. Thurn)
2004 "Schimanski: Sünde" (ARD, directed by: Manfred Stelzer)
2003 "Schöne Männer hat man nie für sich alleine" (SAT1, directed by: H. Thurn)
2003 "18 - Allein unter Mädchen" Serie (Series, ProSieben)
2002 "Der Unbestechliche" (ZDF, directed by: Erwin Keusch)
2001 "Seventeen" (ProSieben, directed by: H. Thurn)
2001 "Schimanski: Kinder der Hölle" (ARD, directed by: Edward Berger)
2000 "Absturz in die Todeszone" (ProSieben, directed by: Uwe Frießner)
1999 “Marmor, Stein und Eisen ” (ProSieben, directed by: H. Thurn)
1999 “Auf Schmalem Grat” (ZDF, directed by: Erwin Keusch)
1998 “Die Stunde des Löwen” (ProSieben, directed by: Niki Stein)
1998 “Schimanski: Sehnsucht” (ARD, directed by: Hajo Gies)
1997 “The Harpist” (ARD, directed by: H. Thurn)
1996 “Schimanski – Blutsbrüder” (ARD, directed by: Hajo Gies)
1994 “Die Putzfraueninsel” (Cinema, directed by: Peter Timm)

writing for novels:

2020 "Earth - Rebellenzeit" (published by Piper)
2019 "Earth - Der Widerstand" (published by Piper)
2019 "Earth - Die Verschwörung" (published by Piper)

writing for theatre:

2019 "freiheit.pro" (A multimedia play about an online suicide. World premiere at the Staatstheater Augsburg, directed by: Achim Conrad)


exhibition:

2018 - 2020 Originator and designer of the multimedia exhibition "Bildersucht & Cyberflucht" ("Image Addiction & Cyber Escape"), which went on a Germany-wide tour in cooperation with the Fachverband Medienabhängigkeit e.V. ("Media Addiction Association") to provide information about media addiction, its accompanying symptoms and therapy options.

more:

1985 - 1988 Author and director of various documentaries for WDR
1989 - 1994 Editor, writer and director for the Grimme-awarded television-project "ZAK".
2000 - 2001 Lecturer for script development at the KHM, Cologne

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