Gregory Kirchhoff (born June 18, 1992) is a German screenwriter, director and producer.
Career Kirchhoff wrote his first screenplay, Dusky Paradise, at the age of 21. Jetzt.de. Retrieved May 14, 2016. He launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter in May 2014, which raised £18,450 to produce the film. Screendaily.com. Retrieved August 25, 2016 In 2015, the Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (de) funded the project with an additional €14,000 for post-production.
Dusky Paradise premiered at the International Festival of Independent Cinema PKO Off Camera in Krakow, as part of the main competition "Making Way" on April 29, 2016, and was nominated for the Krakow Film Award. Netia OFF Camera Website Besides further international nominations, Dusky Paradise got nominated for the Discovery Award for best debut feature at the 2016 Raindance Film Festival Screendaily.com. Retrieved August 25, 2016. Vulture Hound Magazine. Retrieved October 7, 2016. and won the Evolutionary Island Award at the Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival. SeeMallorca. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
Following Dusky Paradise, Kirchhoff was offered to direct the German tragic-comedy Ostfriesisch für Anfänger (de) starring Dieter Hallervorden. Although it was produced as a TV-movie the film was acquired by Universum Film and got a nationwide theatrical release. The film premiered at the 2016 Filmfest Hamburg NDR Official Website. Retrieved October 25, 2016. Focus. Retrieved October 11, 2016. and came to cinemas on October 27, 2016.
His third film Baumbacher Syndrome, starring Tobias Moretti opened the 53. Hof International Film Festival WELT Official Website. Retrieved October 22, 2019. and premiered internationally at the Shanghai International Film Festival. In 2021, the film was released on Netflix in Germany, Austria and Switzerland Frankenpost Official Website. Retrieved February 23, 2021. and on Home Box Office Blickpunkt Film Official Website. Retrieved March 18, 2021. in Central Europe.
In 2021, Kirchhoff was the youngest ever filmmaker to direct an episode of Tatort, Frankfurter Allgemeine. Retrieved December 28, 2023. Germany's longest-running, most popular TV-Drama. Blickpunkt Film Official Website. Retrieved August 4, 2021. His Tatort: Katz und Maus (de) had 9.24 Million viewers. Hamburger Abendblatt. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
Filmography 2015: Dusky Paradise (writer, director, producer) 2016: Ostfriesisch für Anfänger (de) (director) 2019: Baumbacher Syndrome (writer, director, producer) 2021: Tatort: Katz und Maus (de) (director)
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