Tommy Krappweis Explained

Tommy Krappweis
Birth Name:Thomas Krappweis
Birth Date:9 May 1972
Birth Place:Munich, Germany
Nationality:German

Thomas "Tommy" Krappweis (born May 9, 1972, in Munich) is a German writer, comedian, film-, television- and audiodrama director, producer and musician. Krappweis is the founder and managing director of the production company bumm film GmbH, based in Otterfing near Munich, Bavaria.

Career

Tommy Krappweis became known as ensemble member of the german television comedy show RTL Samstag Nacht, of which he was a member from 1995 to 1998, and as the creator of the KiKa character Bernd das Brot (together with author Norman Cöster), for which he received the prestigious Grimme Award in 2004.[1]

He wrote and directed the movie version of the first volume of his fantasy trilogy Mara and the Firebringer in 2013/14, which won the Jury Fantasy Award of the german Role Play Convention in 2015.[2]

His all ager bookseries Ghostsitter (2015) is a three time Lovelybooks Awards Winner.[3] The audio drama series, based on the books written and directed by Krappweis, started as the most successful audio drama on Amazon Music Germany in 2017. 17 Ghostsitter adventures have been released until 2023, with new releases scheduled for 2024. Each release regularly tops the german Audible charts. The US-Version of Ghostsitter entered the Top 5 in 2020 and has spawned 4 Seasons so far (2023).

The 2020 audio drama Kohlrabenschwarz (with co-author Christian von Aster) was picked up for a streaming fiction series by Paramount+.[4]

Along with the podcasting team Hoaxilla, Krappweis started live streaming Talks on his Channel WildMics on Twitch in 2020, reaching thousands of viewers every Tuesday with the shows #ferngespräch (Long distance call) in the years 2020 to 2022 and #nachsitzen (detention) since 2023. #ferngespräch invites experts, persons affected by discrimination and other people of interest. Tommy Krappweis and team were awarded with the Kaiser Maximilian Prize Tirol in 2021[5] and Krappweis was honored with the European of the Year Award in 2022 for his efforts in political and social education.[6]

Bibliography (selection)

Novel

Audio Drama

Awards (selection)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004 . Preisträger 2004: Grimme-Preis . 2023-12-13 . grimme-preis.de.
  2. Web site: Lewin . Roger . May 20, 2015 . RPC 2015 – Der RPC Award . 2023-12-11 . Teilzeithelden . de-DE.
  3. Web site: Tommy Krappweis . 2023-12-13 . audible.de.
  4. Web site: Krei . Alexander . September 12, 2022 . Paramount verfilmt "Kohlrabenschwarz" von Tommy Krappweis . 2023-12-13 . dwdl.de.
  5. Web site: October 14, 2021 . Kaiser-Maximilian-Preis 2021: Mit Fakten gegen Mythen . 2023-12-12 . ibkinfo.at – Innsbruck informiert . de.
  6. Web site: December 12, 2022 . Ehrung für europaengagierte Ehrenamtliche . 2023-12-13 . w24.at . de.
  7. Web site: Eyes & Ears of Europe: Design . 2023-12-13 . eeofe.org.
  8. Web site: #EUROPAgegenCovid19 Initiative ausgezeichnet mit EESC Civil Solidarity Prize der EU . 2023-12-12 . OTS.at . de.
  9. Web site: Kaiser Maximilian Preis verliehen an #EUROPAgegenCovid19 . 2023-12-12 . OTS.at . de.
  10. Web site: Europa Staatspreis 2023 verliehen an #EUROPAgegenCovid19 . 2023-12-12 . OTS.at . de.
  11. Web site: September 11, 2023 . „Verstärkter Wettbewerb führt zu erweiterter Vielfalt und beeindruckender Qualität“: Die Nominierungen für den Deutschen Fernsehpreis 2023 . 2023-12-12 . Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2023 . de-DE.

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