
Thorsten Schmidt
Directing
Known For

Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite.
Polizeiruf 110

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Erzgebirgskrimi

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Dr. Nice

The end of a summer, a sleepy fishing port on the Baltic Sea and the beginning of a great feeling that must not be: Shortly before the start of the new school year, the 18-year-old Christian falls in love with his new English teacher Stella Petersen. In a moment of unexpected lightness and freedom, in the dunes and seascape far away from the small town, Stella and Christian discover a shared longing and an attraction to each other, the intensity of which both overwhelmed. But soon after class has begun again, the secret relationship between the young teacher and her pupil threatens the scandal ...
A Minute’s Silence
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Deadline – Jede Sekunde zählt

In 1918, at the end of World War I, young Emil Dreesen returns from the battlefield with the intention of taking over the family business, an elegant hotel on the banks of the Rhine.
Hotel Europa

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Himmel über Australien

Anja and Christop Bremermann have been married for 24 years and have to admit that their love for each other is slowly fading. They decide to divorce by mutual agreement. But the whole thing doesn't go as smoothly in practice as they initially thought. By the time it gets down to the nitty-gritty and involves money and mutual recognition, the serenity is over. While the couple's lawyers fight a bitter duel, the unique dynamics of the mud fight suddenly make Anja and Christoph's lives exciting again. The unexpectedly sparked passion even leads to feelings long thought lost flaring up again...
Scheidung für Anfänger

A greying company boss from a Bavarian town falls in love with a tropical beauty. For his seventieth birthday, his two children want to give their father something special and surprise company boss Clemens Filzhofer with a vacation to Cuba. "Nobody needs a trip like that," grumbles the fussy senior from the small Bavarian town. Far from it: when the widowed patriarch returns from the tropics, he introduces his new, much younger girlfriend Esperanza to the baffled clan. And they are to be married in a month's time.
Papa und die Braut aus Kuba
A short thriller comedy directed by Zsolt Bács.
Braindogs

Arne comes into the family of an old friend of his father as a foster child. He hopes to find closeness and security with Harald, his wife Elsa and their children Hans, Wiebke and Lars. But he finds it difficult to integrate - his trust in the community has been shaken by his great misfortune. However, he feels attracted to Wiebke, even though she keeps distancing herself from him. After Arne's clumsiness causes the sailing boat that the young people had restored together to be wrecked during the launch and he is supposedly a traitor after a joint theft, a rift occurs with Wiebke and her brothers. Harald is also deeply disappointed in his foster son.
Arne's Legacy
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Partnertausch
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Kubaner küssen besser
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Rochade
The completely overwhelmed single father Tim sees his purpose in life in the search for the Yeti. When he actually finds him, the benevolent snowman helps him to find happiness in his private life too.
Ein Yeti zum Verlieben

Berlin, December 31, 1999, the countdown to the new millennium is on. On this magical night, radio presenter Zippo calls on his listeners to make all their good intentions come true by midnight. And gets things rolling. There's ex-con and newly qualified bus driver Toto, who drives the pregnant Russian woman and a dead Nigerian drug courier through the night. Toto's prison buddy Frank is planning a deal worth a million marks. And a jealous Irishman is determined to kill his wife. All the threads of this strange night ultimately come together with Zippo...
Schnee in der Neujahrsnacht

Swim coach Anne trains her niece Juli for a state championship, sparking clashes with Juli’s mother, Anne’s sister Miriam, who fears Anne’s strict methods stem from her own abrupt, mysterious career halt years ago. At their mother’s 65th birthday, old secrets surface, triggering Anne’s panic attacks - visions of a shadow beneath the pool. Haunted by past disorientation at a key race, Anne must confront her fears to uncover the truth.