
Frederik Ehrhardt is a NYC-based producer and award-winning screenwriter from Germany.
He got his industry start as an associate producer for four-time Independent Spirit nominee Darren Dean (Tangerine, The Florida Project).
Most recently, Frederik produced the screen adaptation of the Outer Critics Circle nominated Off-Broadway play Stalking the Bogeyman starring Tony winner Santino Fontana (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) and Tony nominee Thomas Sadoski (Wild), as well as Pandemic Players, featuring Zachary Levi (Shazam!) and Alison Pill (Star Trek: Picard).
Next up, Frederik will produce Alex Murawski’s feature debut Walking in Iowa alongside executive producer and two-time Oscar nominee Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy).
Frederik’s writing honors include best screenplay wins at the Woods Hole Film Festival and HorrOrigins, 3rd place at Anchorage International, placing in the top 2.5% at Slamdance, and reaching the finals at FilmQuest, SF Indie, Richmond International, Creative World Awards, and the Southern California Screenplay Competition.
He’s currently co-writing the coming-of-age feature Big Man with Independent Spirit winner Rashaad Ernesto Green.
Frederik earned his Master of Science in Public Policy from Oxford and also holds a postgraduate certificate in Entertainment Management from UCLA.
The 14th Annual First Look Project searches for higher-concept material across MULTIPLE categories for film and TV, introducing select writers to reps and producers.
Well. What’s old is new again … It’s been over 15 years since Evan Daugherty (2008 Screenwriting winner) sold Snow White and the Huntsman to Universal—in what is still one of the biggest spec sales ($3.5m) from an unproduced writer in Hollywood history. So why not another fantasy script in 2026? Paramount Primal picked up […]
Scott Wagner, winner of the First Look Project (Drama) with his screenplay Intern of the Year signed with manager Aubrey Morgan at Adventure Media in 2026. Pipeline execs called Intern of the Year, loosely based on Scott's own experiences working in a hospital, as "one of the "most riveting dramas we've ever reviewed." The Pipeline […]
Screenwriting Competition winner Untitled Home Invasion Romance (formerly Getaway) was produced in the summer of 2024 released in 2026 and is now on streaming. Jason Biggs (American Pie, Orange is the New Black) makes his directorial debut with the crime/comedy. Stars Anna Conkle (Pen15), Arturo Castro (Broad City), Meaghan Rath (Hawaii Five-o), and Justin H. […]
