Agent: Edward Hughes
Paul Gerstenberger is a writer for film and TV.
In features, Paul’s films range from crime-capers such as Fakers for Guerilla Films, starring Matthew Rhys; to All Stars, a kids streetdance movie starring Ashley Jensen and John Barrowman, produced by Vertigo Films; to horror projects such as Bad Meat, which was directed by Rob Schmidt.
Paul also has a number of scripts in development with companies both in the UK and the US.
For television, Paul’s credits include being the lead writer on Endemol’s Paradise Café for CBBC, prime-time drama Primeval for ITV1, and writing twenty two episodes of the award-winning Nickelodeon show House of Anubis, produced by Lime Pictures.
Television:
RUNNING BLIND – Yeti
Original comedy series
(in development)
GOOD TIMES – Yeti/Channel 4
Original youth comedy drama series
(in development)
UNDERCURRENT – Lime Pictures
Crime series based on the ‘D.I. Horton’ books written by Pauline Rowson
(in development)
HEIDELBERG’S BRAIN – Lime Pictures/Filmpool
Psychological crime thriller series co-created with Mathias Losel and Rebecca Hodgson
(in development)
THE WORST WITCH – CBBC/Netflix
Three episodes of Series 4
Three episodes of Series 3
FREE REIN Lime Pictures/Netflix
Three episodes of the youth series
THE LODGE – Zodiak Kids/Disney Channel
Two episodes for Series 2
THE EVERMOOR CHRONICLES – Lime Pictures/Disney
Episodes of the new childrens, fantasy series.
HOUSE OF ANUBIS – Lime Pictures/Nickelodeon
Twenty two episodes of series two of children’s mystery series
PRIMEVAL – Impossible Pictures/ITV
Episode of popular sci-fi adventure series
PARADISE CAFÉ – Endemol/CBBC
Lead writer on childrens’ series – six episodes
THE FIFTH – Lime Pictures
Original mystery series
Feature Films:
TROLL – THE TALE OF A TAIL – Sagatoon
Re-write of animated feature
Directors: Kevin Munroe and Kristian Kamp
THE REZORT – The Captain Starlight Company/Matador Pictures
Horror survival movie. Screened at Frightfest Festival and the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016
Director: Steve Barker
ALL STARS – Vertigo Films
Kids street dance movie
Starring Ashley Jensen, John Barrowman and Kimberley Walsh
Director: Ben Gregor
BAD MEAT – Tiger Aspect Pictures/Capitol Films/ThinkFilm
Original US set teen horror movie
Director: Rob Schmidt
FAKERS – Guerilla Films
Original London set crime caper
Starring Matthew Rhys, Kate Ashfield and Art Malik
Director: Richard Janes
Feature Films In Development:
JUNCTION 14
UK set thriller
STOP OFF – Double Nickel Entertainment
Original contained sci-fi thriller
(Bruce Webb attached to direct)
DEADLINE DAY – Noble Films
Thriller
UNTITLED CHRISTMAS MOVIE – Vertigo Films
Rewrite of Christmas musical feature
Max Giwa & Dania Pasquini attached to direct
THE WEDDING JOB – Corner Table Productions/Cinema Management Group
Original romantic comedy
Rhys Darby attached to star
Marion Pilowsky attached to direct
Spec Feature Film Scripts:
THE BESIEGED
High concept, heist/monster movie
THE WOODS RUN RED
US-set horror movie
TOOTH & CLAW
US-set bear attack action thriller
ROGUE OPS (a.k.a. THROWAWAYS)
International espionage thriller
OTHERSIDER
Sci-fi actioner
THE RETREAT
US-set horror
BREAKING THE BONEYARD
UK set prison break caper
SINNERS
Hauntings chiller
ELVIS THE HAMSTER
US set family movie
From an idea by Richard Janes
DAMASCUS FALLS
US set teen drama
URBANSTATE
UK set urban thriller
Short Films:
WHAT A COCK
Miscellaneous:
Paul has an MA in Film and Filmmaking from Southampton Institute.
Paul was born in Edinburgh and lives in Guildford, Surrey, with his family.