Mario Giordano (writer)
Mario Giordano (* May 30, 1963 in Munich) is a German writer.
Life
Giordano studied psychology and philosophy at the University of Dusseldorf. He writes novels, short stories, children 's books, screenplays and radio plays. Today Giordano lives in Cologne.
His novel " Black Box " (1999), based on a true story ( Stanford Prison Experiment ), was made into a film The Experiment, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel below the title. The film has won numerous awards, Giordano was awarded, among others, at the Bavarian Film Prize the screenplay prize.
He gives seminars screenplay at the Film Academy Baden- Württemberg and the Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart ( ITFS ).
Since 2007, Mario Giordano also works as a mentor for TV series at the Academy of Children's Media.
Art Books for Children
In a series of art books for children Giordano tried to introduce in pictures and words children to art. So he devotes himself, for example, in the book " The Lion in studio " the representations of animals in the history of art. In the book "Angels and Monsters " paintings by renowned painters from Raphael to be Paul Klee shown and discussed. Other art books cover individual life story and works of famous painters such as Pablo Picasso ( Pablo's story ), Paul Klee (The Man with the Twittering ), Leonardo Da Vinci ( Leonardo's cat) and Emil Nolde ( Emil Nolde for children).
For the Clover book The Man in the Zwitschermaschine Giordano received the LYNX the month of November in 2001. Emil Nolde for children received the 2006 Lynx the month of June and was selected in August 2006 for the leaderboard The Best 7.
Works (selection)
Children 's and Youth Literature
Picture books
- A chicken and an egg a lot of shouting. Picture book with illustrations by Sabine Wilharm. Fischer Treasure Island Verlag, 1999. ISBN 9783596850464
Stories
- Karakum
- The from the docks ( ADVENTURES IN PORT )
- The experiment Black Box
- Pangea (together with Andreas Schlüter )
- The wild Charlotte
- Franz rat cleans up
- Franz rat dives under
- Oliver's game
Novels
- I Apocalypsi
- Apocalypsi II
- Apocalypsi III
- Cotton reloaded
Screenplays
- 2000: Lilalu in Schepperland, by Enid Blyton
- 2001: The experiment, after his novel Black Box
- 2001: The next coup, everything changes, children's TV series ( together with Christian Matzerath )
- 2004: Schimanski - The Secret of the Golem
- 2004: Tatort - Betrayed and sold
- 2005: Crime scene: free float, ( together with Andreas Schlüter )
- 2007: Crime scene: fat burner, ( together with Andreas Schlüter )
- 2008: Crime scene: death penalty, ( together with Andreas Schlüter )
- 2011: Crime scene: Old iron
- 2012: Snow White and Rose Red
- 2012: Crime scene: gunman ( together with Andreas Schlüter )