# Christoph Silber > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christoph_Silber > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christoph_Silber.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Silber > Source revision: 1352587962 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|German-American author and filmmaker}} {{COI |date=February 2026}} {{EngvarB|date=March 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = '''Christoph Silber''' | image = ChristophSilber2014.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|04|26}} | birth_place = [Berlin](/source/Berlin), Germany | occupation = Author and filmmaker }} '''Christoph Silber''' (born 26 April 1975, in [Berlin](/source/Berlin)) often credited as Chris Silber, is a German-American author, filmmaker and performer. Silber works and lives in the United States. ==Early life== Silber spent most of his childhood and youth in Germany. Raised bilingual, he studied in London and Berlin. His mother [Christa Schuenke](/source/Christa_Schuenke) is a philosopher and literary translator; his foster father [Maik Hamburger](/source/Maik_Hamburger) was a Shakespeare scholar and [dramaturge](/source/dramaturge).{{cite web|url=https://ddr-im-film.de/index.php/akteur/silber|title=Handbook DDR im Film|date= May 2023}} ==Career== In 1995 the Vienna [Burgtheater](/source/Burgtheater) asked him to adapt [Puccini's](/source/Giacomo_Puccini) ''[Tosca](/source/Tosca)'' for a stage production.{{cite web|url=https://www.nypl.org/research/research-catalog/bib/hb990075704980203941|title=New York Public Library ''Tosca Vienna Burgtheater'' Entry | date= January 2024}} Silber's screenwriting career began in European television in the mid-1990s. Silber worked as a writer of sitcoms as well as crime series. Silber has collaborated on numerous films, including the award-winning ''[Good Bye, Lenin!](/source/Good_Bye%2C_Lenin!)'', ''[North Face](/source/North_Face_(film))'',{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/movies/29north.html|title=New York Times ''North Face'' Review | work=The New York Times | first=Stephen | last=Holden | accessdate=30 April 2010 | date=29 January 2010}} ''[Arranged](/source/Arranged_(film))'' and ''[My Last Day Without You](/source/My_Last_Day_Without_You)'', for which he also co-wrote several songs performed by [Nicole Beharie](/source/Nicole_Beharie). He also wrote scripts for the [Enid Blyton](/source/Enid_Blyton)-based ''Hanni & Nanni'' franchise. Several of his contributions to German television like ''[Tatort](/source/Tatort)'' "Schwanensee" have broken ratings records.{{cite news|url=https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/gallery132495404/Die-Quoten-Hits-aller-Tatort-Folgen.html|title=Die Welt ''Die Quoten-Hits Aller Tatort-Folgen'' | date= November 2015}} Based in Los Angeles since 2012, Silber has been honoured by the [Vilcek Foundation](/source/The_Vilcek_Foundation) as "an immigrant filmmaker...whose creative spirit enlivens and inspires American cinema."{{cite web|title=Fate Or Just Love|url=http://www.vilcek.org/news/current-news/past-news/fate-or-just-love.html |date=15 October 2011}} In 2019, Silber sold a WWII series pilot inspired by his grandfather's story to Hollywood-based Blitz Films. In 2023, ''{{Ill|Sam: A Saxon|de|Sam – Ein Sachse}}'', a mini-series co-created and head-written by Silber, was released by Disney+ worldwide and by Hulu in the United States.{{cite news|url=https://press.hulu.com/shows/sam-a-saxon/|title=hulu Press Release ''Sam - A Saxon'' | date= May 2023}} ==Personal life== Silbers former wife Joleita, who inspired his film ''[My Last Day Without You](/source/My_Last_Day_Without_You)'', died from cancer in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/sad-news-chris-silber-creator-last-day-without-lost-wife/|title=Beyond Black & White ''My Last Day Without You'' Creator loses wife|date=18 November 2013 }} He reflected on his family's grief journey in his children's book ''The Cloud In Our House (Die Wolke Unterm Dach)'', which was released in Germany in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.360grad-verlag.de/produkt/die-wolke-unterm-dach/|title=Chris Silber ''Die Wolke Unterm Dach''}} ==Filmography== ===Theatrical=== * 2022: Cloud In The Attic (writer, story) * 2017: I'm Off Then (writer) * 2015: The Trapp Family – A Life Of Music (writer) * 2015: Azure (short; director, producer) * 2013: {{Ill|Banklady|de|Banklady (Film)}} (writer) * 2013: {{ill|Hanni & Nanni 3|de}} (writer) * 2012: {{ill|Hanni & Nanni 2|de}} (writer) * 2011: My Last Day Without You (writer, producer) * 2010: {{Ill|Devil's Kickers|de|Teufelskicker}} (writer) * 2010: The Albanian (writer) * 2010: [Young Goethe in Love](/source/Young_Goethe_in_Love) (script consultant) * 2008: ''{{ill|My Mother's Tears|de|Die Tränen meiner Mutter}}'' (writer) * 2008: ''[North Face](/source/North_Face_(film))'' (writer) * 2007: ''[Arranged](/source/Arranged_(film))'' (script consultant) * 2007: Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (script consultant) * 2006: Ice Wind (short; writer, director, actor) * 2004: ''[The Ring Thing](/source/The_Ring_Thing)'' (writer, producer) * 2003: ''[Good Bye, Lenin!](/source/Good_Bye%2C_Lenin!)'' (collaborator on screenplay) * 2001: Julietta (writer) * 2001: Brooklyn Bridge (short; writer) ===Television=== * 2024: Perfect Match (writer) * 2023: The Gifted Family (writer) * 2023: {{Ill|Sam: A Saxon|de|Sam – Ein Sachse}} (miniseries, co-creator & head writer) * 2022: 5 Hours - The Miracle of Cape Town (writer) * 2019: Walpurgis Night (miniseries, creator & writer) * 2017: Balaton Residence (miniseries, co-creator & writer) * 2016: Rivals Forever (miniseries, co-creator & writer) * 2015: The New Girl (writer) * 2014: Dresden Homicide (crime series; creator & head writer) * 2012: [A Day for a Miracle](/source/A_Day_for_a_Miracle) (writer) * 2011: Girl on the Ocean Floor (writer) * 2010: Love Is Just a Word (writer) * 2006-today: [Tatort](/source/Tatort) (crime series; writer & head writer) * 2006–2010: [Der Kriminalist](/source/Der_Kriminalist) (crime series; writer & head writer) * 2004: My Best Years (series; head writer) * 2000: Trivial Pursuit (writer) ==Awards and nominations== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=August 2024}} ===Wins=== * 2024 [Grimme Award](/source/Adolf_Grimme_Awards): Best TV Series ''{{Ill|Sam: A Saxon|de|Sam – Ein Sachse}}'' * 2023 Clio Awards: Best Historic TV Series ''{{Ill|Sam: A Saxon|de|Sam – Ein Sachse}}'' * 2022 Hamburg Film Festival: Best TV Film ''The Miracle of Cape Town'' * 2016 Munich Film Festival: Best TV Film or Miniseries ''Rivals Forever'' * 2016 [Romy Award](/source/Romy_(TV_award)): Best TV Film ''Berlin One'' * 2013 [International Emmy](/source/International_Emmy): Best TV Film or Miniseries ''[A Day for a Miracle](/source/A_Day_for_a_Miracle)'' * 2012 [Romy Award](/source/Romy_(TV_award)): Best Screenplay ''[A Day for a Miracle](/source/A_Day_for_a_Miracle)'' * 2012 [Black Reel Awards](/source/Black_Reel_Awards): Best Independent Film ''My Last Day Without You'' * 2012 Golden Sparrow Award: Best Children's Film ''Hanni & Nanni 2'' * 2011 Brooklyn Film Festival: Best Producer ''My Last Day Without You'' * 2011 [Max Ophüls](/source/Max_Oph%C3%BCls) Award: Best Film ''The Albanian'' * 2011 [Hawaii International Film Festival](/source/Hawaii_International_Film_Festival): AIFP honoree, sponsored by the [Vilcek Foundation](/source/The_Vilcek_Foundation) * 2009 German Film Critics Award: Best Screenplay [''North Face''](/source/North_Face_(film)) * 2009 [Grimme Award](/source/Adolf_Grimme_Awards): Audience Award ''Tatort: Auf der Sonnenseite'' * 2007 Brooklyn Film Festival: Best Film [''Arranged''](/source/Arranged_(film)) * 2001 Brooklyn Film Festival: Best Film ''Julietta'' ===Nominations=== * 2016 [Civis media prize](/source/Civis_media_prize): Best TV Film ''The New Girl'' * 2013 [Grimme Award](/source/Adolf_Grimme_Awards): Best TV Film ''[A Day for a Miracle](/source/A_Day_for_a_Miracle)'' * 2013 Montblanc Screenplay Award: ''Banklady'' * 2012 [Black Reel Awards](/source/Black_Reel_Awards): Best Original Song ''My Last Day Without You'' * 2009 [Golden Camera](/source/Verleihung_der_Goldenen_Kamera): Best TV Film ''Tatort: Auf der Sonnenseite'' ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=1557910|name= Christoph Silber}} * [http://www.chrissilber.com] Personal Blog {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Silber, Christoph}} Category:Living people Category:German emigrants to the United States Category:German male screenwriters Category:German television writers Category:German male television writers Category:Mass media people from Berlin Category:German male actors Category:American male actors Category:German male stage actors Category:German male television actors Category:American male screenwriters Category:American mass media people Category:German filmmakers Category:21st-century German writers Category:21st-century American male writers Category:Writers from Berlin Category:Male actors from Berlin Category:1975 births Category:21st-century German male writers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Christoph Silber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Silber) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Silber?action=history)). 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