ELKE RÖSSLER
WRITER
A graduate of the Babelsberg Konrad Wolf Film University in dramaturgy and screenwriting, Elke Rössler previously studied Slavic and German studies and worked as an actress in Switzerland. Her first short feature film “Lotte Primaballerina,” was screened at numerous festivals and won the Grand Prize of the New York International Children's Film Festival in 2001, among other awards.
The comedy “Nachbarinnen,” co-starring Dagmar Manzel and directed by Franziska Meletzky, with whom Rössler has collaborated several times, screened in 2004 at the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival, the World Film Festival Montreal/Canada, and was nominated for the First Steps Award.
Rössler’s second film together with Meletzky, the tragicomedy “Frei nach Plan” with Corinna Harfouch, Dagmar Manzel and Kirsten Block, received the Audience Award at the Filmkunstmesse Leipzig in 2007 and was named Best Film at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Rössler also worked with director Robert Thalheim on the feature film “Westwind” and wrote the script for “Das zweite Leben” by Florian Gärtner.
In 2017, she successfully ventured into crime fiction for the first time. Together with director Jakob Ziemnicki, Rössler wrote the screenplay for Berlin's “Polizeiruf 110 – Das Beste für mein Kind.”
Still, in her writing, Rössler focuses largely on comedic stories. In 2018, she worked together with the author Simon Rost to conceive and write the successful ZDF series “Ella Schön,” starring Annette Frier. Rössler and Rost have written all of the episode scripts for this popular program, since its premiere in 2018 through to today.
Elke Rössler is represented by Katrin Näher.
Polizeiruf – Das beste für mein Kind
COMING UP
WAS WIR fürchten - Katharina Tempel
After the success of the first episode in 2022, Elke Rössler has written the script for the next part of the Katharina Tempel crime series with Franziska Hartmann in the role of the inspector. The film was shot in 2023, director is Jens Wischnewski. The series is produced by Network Movie for Arte and ZDF and the new episode is now available in the ZDF Mediathek.
DR. NICE
The 8th episode of the ZDF series started shooting in April, based on Elke Rössler’s screenplay and directed by Christian Theede.
Dreamtool is producing the series, the lead role is played by Patrick Kalupa.
VERHÄNGNISVOLLE LEIDENSCHAFT
The ZDF film is currently being shot under the direction of Elmar Fischer.
Dreamtool Entertainment is producing.
VARIA
Das In Europa am häufigsten bombardierte Hotel steht in Belfast. Es steht immer noch. Was für ein Triumph. Meine Lieblingskrimireihe spielt hier. Sean Duffy, katholischer Bulle, schlägt sich durch die Troubles, zu müde, um zu Schlafen, im Nordirland der Achtziger.
„You know what the happiest animal in the world is? It’s a goldfish. It‘s got a 10 second memory. Be a goldfish!“
Ted Lasso
Sy Montgomery, Naturforscherin und Autorin. Zu verstehen, dass wir nicht die „Krone der Schöpfung“ sind, revolutioniert das Denken. Tintenfische sind uns in vielem überlegen. Seit der Lektüre von „Rendezvous mit einem Tintenfisch“ kann ich leider keine mehr essen.
Hängt in meiner Küche. Ich will den Moment nicht vergessen, als die wunderschöne Amanda Gorman mit ihrem Gedicht bei der Inauguration von Joe Biden alle verzauberte. Ich hab geheult, weil alles auf den Punkt gebracht war, was vier Jahre lang weg schien. Was für ein Kampf!
Ich liebe anonyme Orte. Orte, durch die Menschen hindurchgehen wie durch einen Korridor. Nürnberg ist meine Wahlheimat. Und im Brezen-Drive-In kommt alles zusammen. Auf der Terrasse über der Backstube sitzen und einfach gucken und Breze essen.
Contribution by Elke Rössler