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Chris Silber

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Chris Silber with his Emmy Award for "A Day For A Miracle".
Chris Silber is an Emmy winning writer, producer and filmmaker who splits his time between Los Angeles, Atlanta and Berlin. His most notable contributions to film include Golden Globe and Bafta nominated "Goodbye Lenin!", critically acclaimed Alpine drama "North Face" and Black Reel-winning New York romance "My Last Day Without You", which he also co-produced.

Born in Germany and raised bilingual, Silber co-created Disney Plus Star's first German original series "Sam - A Saxon", on which he worked as a head writer and creative producer.

A1940s TV series created by Silber, inspired by his grandfather's encounters with leading Nazi figures after WWII was picked up by a major international studio in 2021, with Silber attached to show-run.

Screen International has called Silber "one of Europe's hottest screenwriters". Several of his works for German-language television have broken ratings records.

In 2011 the Vilcek Foundation honored Silber as "an immigrant filmmaker... whose creative spirit enlivens and inspires American cinema".

A stage actor and music journalist from his teenage years, he debuted as a playwright at the Vienna Burgtheater at the age of 24.

Silber has taught screenwriting at La Sierra University in California.

In 2022 he married actress and writer Tracey Graves.

Chris has worked with John Malkovich, Donnie Yen, Academy Award nominee Peter Straughan, Academy Award winner Volker Schlöndorff, Terence Hill, Nicole Beharie, Reg E. Cathey and many others.
BornApril 26, 1971
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Screenwriter Chris Silber with friend and mentor Carl Reiner.
Chris Silber and actress Tracey Graves attend the world premiere of "Super Turnt".
Chris Silber directs Ari Gold and Jan Josef Liefers in "Azure".
Writer-Producer Chris Silber with actress Nicole Beharie at Hawaii International Film Festival.
Chris Silber discusses a script with Italian screen legend Terence Hill
Oscar-winning director Volker Schlöndorff with writer Chris Silber.
Chris Silber in his West Hollywood office.
Creator Chris Silber on set with lead actors Anja Kling and Lisa Tomaschewsky and director Carlo Rola during the filming of "Dresden Mord".
Writer-Producer Chris Silber at work with composer Scott Jacoby.
Writer Chris Silber at work with director Christian Schwochow.
Chris Silber with friend and frequent collaborator, film composer Alex Geringas at Lexland Studios.
Writer-Director Chris Silber at work with Storyboard Artist Alex Hillkurtz.

Known for

New Poster for 2013 Theatrical Release
My Last Day Without You
5.7
  • Writer(as Christoph Silber)
  • 2011
Tatort (1970)
Tatort
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
North Face (2008)
North Face
7.4
  • Writer(as Christoph Silber)
  • 2008
Daniel Brühl and Katrin Sass in Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
Good Bye Lenin!
7.7
  • Writer(as Christoph Silber)
  • 2003

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Writer

  • Sam - A Saxon
    • (creator)
    • Post-production
  • The Lucky Negroes
    • Pre-production
  • Das Wunder von Kapstadt (2022)
    Das Wunder von Kapstadt
  • Frederick Lau and Romy Schroeder in Wolke unterm Dach (2022)
    Wolke unterm Dach
  • Faking Hitler (2021)
    Faking Hitler
  • Frühling (2011)
    Frühling
  • Walpurgisnacht (2019)
    Walpurgisnacht
  • Tatort (1970)
    Tatort
  • Honigfrauen (2017)
    Honigfrauen
    • (as Christoph Silber)
  • Azure
    • (as Christoph Silber)
  • Hannah Herzsprung, Hanno Koffler, Alina Levshin, and Christian Friedel in Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2016)
    Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle
    • (as Christoph Silber)
  • Anja Kling and Lisa Tomaschewsky in Dresden Mord - Nachtgestalten (2016)
    Dresden Mord - Nachtgestalten
    • (as Christoph Silber)
  • Devid Striesow in I'm Off Then (2015)
    I'm Off Then
    • (as Christoph Silber)
  • Berlin One (2015)
    Berlin One
    • (as Christoph Silber)
  • The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music (2015)
    The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music
    • (as Christoph Silber)
  • Die Neue
    • (as Christoph Silber)
  • Anja Kling, Sarah Horvath, and Lisa Tomaschewsky in Die Wallensteins - Dresdner Dämonen (2015)
    Die Wallensteins - Dresdner Dämonen
    • (as Christoph Silber)

Additional Crew

  • Torben Liebrecht and Julia Beautx in Gestern waren wir noch Kinder (2022)
    Gestern waren wir noch Kinder
  • Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996)
    Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei
    • (uncredited)

Producer

  • Azure
  • The Butterfly, the Harp and the Timepiece (2015)
    The Butterfly, the Harp and the Timepiece
    • (as Christoph Silber)
  • Live from Schittburg
    • (as Christoph Silber)
  • New Poster for 2013 Theatrical Release
    My Last Day Without You
    • (as Christoph Silber)
  • How to Kill Yourself Without Dying
    • (as Christoph Silber)
  • The Ring Thing (2004)
    The Ring Thing
    • (as Christoph Silber)
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Personal details

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    • April 26, 1971
    • Berlin, Germany
    • Tracey GravesFebruary 22, 2022 - present

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    Silber's film My Last Day Without You (2011) was inspired by Silber's personal experiences in late 1990's New York City.

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