Masterclass: Dirk Ahner – "Wie schreibt man heute ein Drehbuch?"

In an era defined by the rise of artificial intelligence and by a rapidly changing production landscape, the work of the screenwriter has become more complex than ever. A new generation of viewers, having grown up with social media, has developed fundamentally different viewing habits. How is all this affecting the art of storytelling? Does the profession of screenwriting even have a future? Dirk Ahner shares insights into his daily work and into the challenges of writing for film and television.

Dirk Ahner is one of Germany’s most sought-after screenwriters. After studying atthe Ludwig Maximilians Universität in Munich, he made his feature film debut in 2000 with „7 Days to Live“. His television credits include shows such as „Die Cleveren“ and „Doppelter Einsat“z. In the years that followed, he wrote the screenplay for feature films such as „Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost“ (2006), „Frau Ella“ (2013), „Simpel“ (2017), „Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver“ (2016), „Jim Button and the Wild 13 (2018), „Wolke unterm Dach“ (2020) and „Hui Buh and the Witch’s Castle“ (2022). He is currently working on an animated feature film adaptation of Nils Holgersson, a biopic about author Michael Ende and an adaptation of the bestselling novel „Die Ohrfeige“. His other work includes books for children and young adults books as well as radio dramas.

Moderator: Joachim Bürkert



Admission: Free

Location: Internationales Studienzentrum, Max-Weber-Haus, Salon, Ziegelhäuser Landstraße 17, 69120 Heidelberg

Website: www.isz.uni-heidelberg.de/de/dirk-ahner