Best Television Fiction Script of the Year 2011 by a Newcomer

COMBAT GIRLS
KRIEGERIN

Entering organisation: Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen - ZDF 
Country: Germany
David F. Wnendt (Author/Director), Jonas Schmager (Camera),
Joerg Schneider (Commissioning editor), 
Renee Frotscher (Producer), Martens film- und fernsehproduktion, ZDF - Das Kleine Fernsehspiel (Co-Producer)

JURY CITATION
"The jury was impressed by the quality and the craftmanship of the entries this year. 
Most of them were willing to take risks and were tackling difficult subjects in ambitious ways. We noticed that that most of them were theme-led subjects and heavy... Therefore we would like to encourage the broadcasters and the future new comers to also consider lighter drama genres. There is certainly also a craftmanship to be developed in comedy and feelgood genres. The jury would like to award the Prix Geneve Europe to a story which contains great complexity of plot, strong characters, texture and relevance : KRIEGERIN (Combat Girls) written by David F. WNENDT and commisioned by ZDF/Das Kleine Fernsehspiel. The script explores the motivations which drive young girls into the arms of extremist demagogues.
The jury was impressed by the way the writer succeeded in telling a universal story in a particular arena, made very plausible."