Juri Sternburg is a writer and playwright. He lives and works in Berlin-Kreuzberg, and has spent many years writing for theatre, film, and television. His work moves between social observation and personal experience, direct and precise, with a clear sense of what language can do.

He doesn't just observe the world. He dissects it with a precision that feels at once deeply personal and universal.

He first came to attention with his debut play der penner ist jetzt schon wieder woanders, which won the Stückemarkt at the Berliner Theatertreffen in 2011. Since then he has written numerous theatre texts, radio plays, and books, including the Spiegel bestsellers Germania and King of Rap. As a screenwriter, his most recent work includes the series ASBEST and Die Zweiflers, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Series Festival in 2024, where it won multiple awards including Best Series. In Germany it received the Grimme-Preis and the Deutscher Fernsehpreis, among others. On 18 December 2025 his latest play East Side Story - A German Jewsical premiered at the Maxim Gorki Theater.

For REMÆR, Juri designed a shirt that grew out of conversations about origin, identity, and everyday life. He finds strength in contradictions, a space where art can emerge. This piece translates his perspective into a new form: personal, honest, and close to what moves him.