Life

Giordano studied psychology and philosophy at the German University of Düsseldorf. Today Giordano lives in Cologne. He writes novels, short stories, child and youth books, film scripts and radio plays. His novel "Black Box" (1999), which is based on a true occurrence (Stanford prison experiment

Stanford prison experiment

The Stanford prison experiment was a study of the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard. The experiment was conducted from August 14th-20th, 1971, by a team of researchers led by psychology professor Philip Zimbardo at Stanford University...

) was adapted to a film under the name "Das Experiment

Das Experiment

Das Experiment is a 2001 German film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, about a social experiment, based on Mario Giordano's novel Black Box, which resembles Philip Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment of 1971.-Plot:...

" directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel

Oliver Hirschbiegel

Oliver Hirschbiegel is a German film director. His works include Das Experiment and the Oscar nominated Der Untergang.- Career :...

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The film was acclaimed and Giordano received for it among other prizes the Bavarian Film Award for Best Screenplay. For his youth novel "From the Docks" he received the Hans in Luck

Hans in Luck

Hans in Luck is a fairy tale of Germanic origin, recorded by the Brothers Grimm. It is Aarne-Thompson type 1415.-Plot summary:Hans worked hard for seven years but wishes to return to see his poor mother. His master pays him his wages which amounts to a lump of gold the size of his head. Hans puts...

 prize (Hans-im-Glück-Preis) 1998. He gives screenwriting seminars at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg and the Festival of Animated Film (ITFS). Since 2007 Mario Giordano is active in addition as Mentor for TV-series at the Academy for Child Media.

Books

• Karakum
• Der aus den Docks
• Black Box (Das Experiment) also as screenplay
• Pangea (together with Andreas Schlüter
  Andreas Schlüter
  Andreas Schlüter was a German baroque sculptor and architect associated with the Petrine Baroque style of architecture and decoration.-Biography:...
  
  )

Screenplays

• Das Experiment
  Das Experiment
  Das Experiment is a 2001 German film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, about a social experiment, based on Mario Giordano's novel Black Box, which resembles Philip Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment of 1971.-Plot:...
  
  , from his novel Black Box, 2001
• Lilalu im Schepperland, from Enid Blyton
  Enid Blyton
  Enid Blyton was an English children's writer also known as Mary Pollock.Noted for numerous series of books based on recurring characters and designed for different age groups,her books have enjoyed huge success in many parts of the world, and have sold over 600 million copies.One of Blyton's most...
  
  , 2000,