LEONARD GROBIEN
[he/him] Screenwriter & Director - Expert in ableism, inclusion & accessibility
Leonard Grobien was born in Bonn in 1998. He began shooting and editing films at the age of 13. After graduating from high school, he completed an internship at Deutsche Welle, as well as with director Tina Kriwitz and on the set of Lars Kraume's series "Die neue Zeit". He also shot several short films, including "Glasknochen" (2017) and "Im Spiegel" (2018). In spring 2019, he began studying screenwriting at the Ifs Cologne, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 2023. During his studies, he realized further short films, for which he both wrote the screenplays and directed: "Shut Up" (2021), "Special" (2022), as well as "Incogito". Leonard is also a sought-after actor and played the male lead in the graduation film "What We Want", for which he was awarded Best Actor at the Indie Shorts Awards Cannes and Grand Off Odense International Film Festival in 2023. His expertise as a diversity consultant is called upon by film production companies and various institutions and organizations, including political parties and the Minister of State for Culture and Media Claudia Roth. Currently he is co-writing series projects in several writers' rooms and is working on his first feature film.
FILMOGRAPHY
2024
MONDKIND
Writer & Director: Leonard Grobien
Production: Aura Film
AD LUNAM
Writer & Director: Leonard Grobien
Production: Aura Film
VINCIBLE
Writer & Director: Leonard Grobien
Production: Rollenfang
WORK AROUND (AT)
Writer's Room und 1. Version: Leonard Grobien - Director: Nikolas Jürgens
Production: Rollenfang
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2023
INCOGITO
Writer & Director: Leonard Grobien
Production: Aura Film
2022
SPECIAL
Writer & Director: Leonard Grobien
Production: Aura Film
Official Selection RoboLAB Festival Köln
Official Selection Kurzfilmfestival Köln
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2021
SHUT UP
Writer & Director: Leonard Grobien
Production: Aura Film
Official Selection RoboLAB Festival Köln
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SCHAUSPIEL
2024
WORK AROUND (AT)
Director: Nikolas Jürgens - Production: Rollenfang
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DIE VIELEN STIMMEN MEINES BRUDERS
Schauspielhaus Wien - Director: Marie Bues
Gastspiele: Kosmos Theater Wien, Nationaltheater Weimar, Theater Heidelberg
Hörspiel des Monats - Deutsche Akademie der Darstellenden Künste
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2023
DER WALD IN MIR
Director: Sebastian Fritzsch
WAS WIR WOLLEN
Director: Eléna Weiß - Production: Hamburg Media School, Bayerischer Rundfunk
Auszeichnung "Prädikat Besonders Wertvoll" der Deutschen Film- und Medienbewertung
Official Selection 44. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
WINNER "Beste Produktion" 52. Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival
WINNER "RIFF Best of the Fest" 65. Rochester International Film Festival
WINNER "Best Student Film" 63. Zlín Internationales Filmfestival for Children & Youth
LOBENDE ERWÄHNUNG der Jury 65. Nordische Filmtage Lübeck
Official Selection OFF Odense International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection 23. Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival
Official Selection 25. Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival
Official Selection Rochester International Film Festival
Official Selection Bundesfestival Junger Film
Official Selection 41. Filmschoolfest München
Official Selection First Steps Awards 2023
Official Selection Holly Shorts Film Festival 2023
Official Selection 24. Kerry International Film Festival
Official Selection Novella Film Festival 2023
Official Selection St. Louis International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection Beijing International Short Film Festival 2023
Official Selection Glimpses of Europe SCANORAMA Film Festival Litauen 2023
Official Selection International Short Film Festival Dijon "Fenêtres sur courts", Frankreich 2023
Official Selection 25. Caminhos Film Festival, Portugal
Official Selection Superfest Disability Film Festival, USA 2023
INCOGITO
Director: Leonard Grobien - Production: Aura Film
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2022
SPECIAL
Director: Leonard Grobien - Production: Aura Film
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