Biography
Armin has over 12 years of experience in development and as writer/head writer and 19 years of experience in animation. He has written over 60 half-hours of broadcast television and head-written/script-edited over 125 half-hours of broadcast television. His work has been shown on BBC, MTV, Disney Channel, FOX, KIKA, NDR, WDR, SDR, FRANCE 3, FRANCE 5, M6, CANAL J, JETIX, TG4 and other TV channels worldwide.
Full Credits:
2009/2010
GROOVE HIGH (with Marteinn Thorisson)
22' episode for Telgael (Ireland) and Planet Nemo (France)
THE WOODLIES
Story consultant and writer for animation series for Studio 100 (Germany)
2009
THE SEVENTH DWARF (with Marteinn Thorisson)
CGI feature film screenplay for Zipfelmützenfilm (Hamburg, Germany)
SCHOOL FOR LITTLE VAMPIRES (SEASON 4)
Head Writer, Writer (4 episodes): animation series of 26 x 11'
Co-production Hahn Film (Germany), RBB 5 (Germany), Cartoon One (Italy)
2008
YOKO, MO & ME (with Marteinn Thorisson)
Bible, Development, 2-Part Pilot Script: mixed animation/live action series of 26 x 26' for Hahn Film, Germany
SCHOOL FOR LITTLE VAMPIRES (SEASON 3)
Head Writer, Writer (3 episodes): animation series of 26 x 11' (seasons 3 & 4)
Co-production Hahn Film (Germany), RBB 5 (Germany), Cartoon One (Italy)
2007 / 2008
SIMSALAGRIMM
Head Writer, Writer (8 episodes), Writer's Bible: animation series of 26 x 24'
Co-production Magma Films (Ireland), NDR (Germany), France 5, Millimages (France), Greenlight (Germany)
2005 / 2006
LILLY THE WITCH
Head Writer, Writer (14 episodes), Writer's Bible, Development:
animation series of 26 x 24'
Co-production Trixter (Germany), WDR (Germany), BBC (UK), Magma Films (Ireland), Vivatoons (Canada)
2005
AGENT HUGO
Writer: CGI feature film screenplay based on popular video game character - unproduced
Co-production A-Film (Denmark), Magma Films and TG4 (Ireland)
CHI RHO - THE SECRET
Bible, Development, Pilot Script: animation series of 26 x 26'
KiKa (German children's channel)
NORMAN NORMAL (season 3)
Writer (2 episodes): animated series of 65 x 24'
TeleImages, France 3 (France), Magma Films
THE OGGLIES
Bible, Development, Sample Scripts: animation series of 26 x 11' based on a series of
popular German children's books by Erhard Dietl
Lighthouse Productions, Germany
BLASKET
Live action feature screenplay
Top Story Filmproduktion (Germany)
2004
ZOMBIE HOTEL
Writer (3 episodes sole credit, 1 episode co-written with Richie Conroy): animated
series of 26 x 24'
Co-production Alphanim (France), BBC (UK), Magma Films (Ireland), Telegael (Ireland), France 3 (France), Canal J (France), Luxanimation (Luxembourg)
UGLY & ME
Writer (1 episode): CGI animated series of 26 x 24'
Co-production Magma Films (Ireland), M6 (France), WDR (Germany), and
The Disney Channel (France)
GREEN
Spec live action feature screenplay, comedy
PIRATE SCHOOL
Bible, Development, Sample Script: animation series of 26 x 26' based on the
popular children's books by Colin McNaughton
Foothill Entertainment (USA), Magma Films (Ireland)
2003 - 2004
ANGELO
Bible, Development, Sample Script: animation series of 26 x 11', based on a popular children's book published in Germany
nDF (Germany), Magma Films (Ireland)
THE HOUSE
Bible, Development: live action reality show format for Magma Films
2003
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Writer (3 episodes): live action series of 26 x 24'
Co-production Magma Films (Ireland), RTE (Ireland), and Southern Star (Australia)
2002
NORMAN NORMAL (SEASON 2)
Writer (4 episodes): animated series of 65 x 24'
TeleImages, France 3 (France), Magma Films (Ireland)
DRAGON'S ROCK
Writer (3 episodes): CGI animated series of 26 x 24'
Gum Studios (Germany), Magma Films (Ireland)
GARAGE KIDS (later produced as CODE NAME: LYOKO)
Bible for Antefilms (France)
SHIVER
Bible: live action series of 26 x 11'
Magma Films (Ireland), Rapid Film (Ireland)
2001
FUNKY COPS
Head Writer, Writer, Writer's Bible, Development: mix 2D/3D anim. series of 26 x 24'
Co-production Antefilms (France), M6 (France) - broadcast worldwide, including on Fox (US) and MTV (Germany)
THE FAIRYTALER
Writer (4 episodes): traditional animation series of 26 x 24', based on the
works of Hans Christian Andersen
Co-production Magma Films (Ireland), Super RTL (Germany), and A-Film (Denmark).
Winner of Gold Prize for Children's Animation at the World Media Festival 2003
JANOSCH - PAPA LÖWE UND SEINE GLÜCKLICHEN KINDER
Writer (1 episode): animated series of 26 x 11'
Papa Löwe Filmproduktion GmbH (Germany)
STREET BEAT (with Mark B. Hodkinson)
Bible, Development, Sample Script: live action sitcom series of 13 x 26'
Coconut Records/CreaTV
2000
DRAGON'S ROCK
Writer's Bible: CGI animated series of 26 x 24'
Gum Studios (Germany), Magma Films (Ireland)
1999
NICK & PERRY
Co-Head Writer (with Mark B. Hodkinson), Writer (13 episodes):
animated series of 52 x 11'
Co-production by Trickompany (Germany), Elipse (France), M6 (France) and WDR (Germany)
1998
RENADA (SEASON 2)
Head Writer, Writer (2 episodes sole credit, 1 episode with Susan Then),
Writer's Bible, Development: animated series of 52 x 11'
Co-production by Hahn Film (Germany) and SDR (Germany)
NORMAN NORMAL (SEASON 1)
"Story by" (1 episode): animated series of 65 x 24'
TeleImages, France 3 (France), Magma Films (Ireland)
SIMSALAGRIMM (season 1)
Polishing / Script Doctor: animated series of 26 x 26'
Greenlight Film (Germany), Hahn Film (Germany)
DONKY
Development: animation series
Hahn Film (Germany)
1997
TED SIEGER'S WILDLIFE
Writer (54 episodes), Development Consulting: animated series of 104 x 2'
Co-production by Hahn Film (Germany), NDR (Germany) and HIT (UK)
(also sold to FOX Network and the BBC)
FÜRST MARIGOR UND DIE TOBis
Writer, Co-Director: educational CD-ROM
Cornelsen Software (Germany)
BLOW YOUR PLANET
Writer, Co-Director: graphic adventure computer game - CD-ROM
Greenwood Entertainment (Germany)
1996
RENADA (SEASON 1)
Writer (2 episodes): animated series of 20 x 5'
Co-production by Hahn Film (Germany) and SDR (Germany)
MATHLANTIS
Writer, Co-Director: six-part educational CD-ROM
Cornelsen Software (Germany)
1992
THE CURRAGH BOYS (with Conor Mackey)
Spec screenplay
EDUCATION
1985-1989: Bachelor of Arts - Film Production
Pennsylvania State University, USA
1996: Cartoon Masters Program, Asolo, Italy
2000: Cartoon Masters Program, Brussels, Belgium
2005-2006: Professional Series Screenwriting Training with L.A.-based producer Hal Croasmun
2007: TV Drama Development course organised by Screen Training Ireland - Module 1
2007: TV Drama Development course organised by Screen Training Ireland - Module 2: my project "TALES OF THE EMERGENCY" was one of 8 selected out of 70 for intensive workshopping over three 4-day sessions, including with David Simon, creator of HBO series The Wire.
2007: Screenwriting Master Class with L.A.-based producer Hal Croasmun
OTHER EXPERIENCE
2006 - present: Organising and facilitating an ongoing writers' group sponsored by the Irish Writers' Guild and the Arts Council, meeting bi-weekly in Galway, Ireland
2004 - present: Organising and delivering workshops on writing and concepts for animation at Irish School of Animation, Ballyfermot, Dublin
2003: Delivered a lecture on "The Writer's Bible" for a "Scriptwriting for Animation" course organised by Screen Training Ireland
1989-1995: Line Producer, Production Manager, Assistant Director, Assistant Production Manager, Production Assistant on various animated series, video specials, features, music videos, commercials.
Hahn Film, Germany
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