Eberhard Panitz

Eberhard Panitz (16 April 1932 – 1 October 2021) was a German writer, screenwriter, literary editor and publicist. He wrote epic works, documentaries, audio plays and scripts for films and television. He was committed to socialist realism, and received several awards in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). After German reunification, he continued to write for leftist publishers.

Life

Panitz was born in Dresden, the son of a tram conductor and a saleswoman. After working in a youth brigade building the Cranzahl Dam, he studied pedagogy and German studies at the University of Leipzig until 1953. He worked as a literary editor for both the and the in Halle. He created strong determined women characters.

Panitz travelled frequently in socialist countries such as Vietnam, Cuba and Mongolia,

Awards

1956 Jugendbuchpreis of the GDR 1976 Heinrich Greif Prize 1977 Nationalpreis der DDR 1984 of the Free German Trade Union Federation 1985 Vaterländischer Verdienstorden of the GDR Das Mädchen Simra. Halle 1961. Absage an Viktoria. Halle (Saale) 1975. Die verlorene Tochter. Halle (Saale) 1979. Tagebuch der totgesagten Dichter. verlag am park in der edition ost, Berlin 2013,

Filmography Panitz worked for films, sometimes writing the literary base, sometimes also the script. Films included: 1967: , literary base

1970: Netzwerk, scenario with director Ralf Kirsten 1972: Der Dritte (Her Third), literary basis, director: Egon Günther 1972/73: (television film in four episodes based on his novel) 1974/75: Die unheilige Sophia, literary base, script with Manfred Wekwerth, director: Wekwerth 1976: Absage an Viktoria, literary base, script, director: 1980: Meines Vaters Straßenbahn, literary base, script, director: Celino Bleiweiß

1983 to 1985: Mein lieber Onkel Hans, literary base, director: