Maria Hinterkoerner
Screenwriter/Drehbuchautorin
Bio, Bits & Bobs

I was born in an Austrian steel town on what was allegedly the foggiest Thursday witnessed by anyone, ever. After a cinema-ridden adolescence I had planned to study film but wasn’t accepted into film school. Instead, I studied literature and gender studies and spent a lot of time abroad, specifically in Scotland, New Zealand, and Malta. After an entirely avoidable PhD, during which I learned to read and write like a weasel, I luckily went on to study and teach Screenwriting at the University of New Orleans. I then undertook an audacious foray to Los Angeles, eventually returning to less high-strung Europe, and Austria.
I’ve since written - somewhat trilingually - for Austrian, German, and American production companies, broadcasters, and streamers and managed to scoop up a few awards and accolades along the way.
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I write everything, as long as it’s...
- Quirky, edgy, bone-dry
- Historical, Biographical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Crime
- Female-driven
Recent movies and shows that left my heart fuller and my jaw on the floor...
Extraordinary
The Substance
Kneecap
Bad Sisters
Mythic Quest
Derry Girls
Ghosts
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Cinematic comfort food...
The Mummy
That Thing You Do
Hot Fuzz
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Guilty pleasures...
The Meg
A Knight's Tale
Glow Up
Writers I admire...
Susannah Grant
Caroline Thompson
Sally Wainwright
Graham Linehan
Taika Waititi
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