Ariela Bogenberger (born February 27, 1962, in Munich) is a German screenwriter, producer, cabaret director and journalist.

Career

Bogenberger is the daughter of Veronika Fitz and the actor Willi Anders.

Bogenberger worked as a journalist for the Badische Zeitung, the Münchner Merkur, the Münchner Theaterzeitung and BR-Hörfunk. She was responsible for several episodes of the cabaret television series Das Brettl as author and producer. She also worked as a cabaret director and as an author for the BR productions Live aus dem Schlachthof and Frauensache. In 2000 she was a scholarship holder of the Celle School. In 2002/2003 she completed the Drehbuchwerkstatt München, since then she has been active as a screenwriter. Her first book was the basis for Rainer Kaufmann's multi-award-winning television film .

In 2017, she reported on her 18-year membership (1997–2015) in the sect-like Kirschblütengemeinschaft of the guru Samuel Widmer in Petra K. Wagner's documentary film Aussteigen.sueddeutsche.de: Dem Sekten-Guru verfallenstuttgarter-zeitung.de: Gefangen in der „Kirschblütengemeinschaft“

Private life

She lives with her husband, the composer and crime novelist ("Chiemsee Blues") Thomas Bogenberger, and their three children in Prien am Chiemsee.

Filmography

2005: – TV movie/tragicomedy, directed by Rainer Kaufmann 2007: Späte Aussicht – TV movie, directed by Sylvia Hoffmann 2010: – TV movie, directed by Rainer Kaufmann 2012: – TV movie, director: Xaver Schwarzenberger 2012: – TV movie, director: Martin Enlen 2013: Hattinger und die kalte Hand – Ein Chiemseekrimi – TV movie, director: Hans Steinbichler 2014: Die Frau aus dem Moor – TV movie, director: Christoph Stark 2017: Polizeiruf 110: Nachtdienst

Awards

Karl-Buchrucker-Preis for the screenplay of Marias's Last Journey Adolf-Grimme-Preis in Gold for the screenplay of Marias's Last Journey Banff Rockie Award for Marias's Last Journey as Best Television Film at the 27th Banff World Television Festival. Banff World Television Festival 2006 Nomination for the Prix Europa 2005 (best screenplay) for Maria's Last Journey Special award for the screenplay of In aller Stille at the Fernsehfilm-Festival Baden-Baden 2010 Grimme Prize 2011 for the screenplay of In aller Stille

References

External links

Portrait of Ariela Bogenberger at Drehbuchwerkstatt