Joachim Friedmann

Joachim Friedmann is a multi-awarded screen- and headwriter for TV series and Feature Films, working in the field since 1997. Joachims Storytelling-approach is transmedial though, he also writes comics for Disney, Egmont and Carlsen, furthermore interactive Media and Games for Microsoft, amongst others.  As a consultant he works for production companies like btf, Constantin TV or Studio Hamburg and institutions like the German Ministry of Environment, the German Soccer Association DFB and the WWF. In addition, Joachim is giving Storytelling and Dramaturgy classes in Europe (Germany, France, Estonia, Lithuania) and Africa (Morocco, Nigeria). His textbooks (Storytelling in Media – UTB, Narratives Crossing Boundaries – transcript) are published internationally. Since 2017, he is Professor for the MA Serial Storytelling program at the International Film School of Cologne, since 2024 Professor for Interactive Dramaturgy at the HAW Hamburg.