My favourite Austrian filmmakers
by Koyaanisqatsi4 | created - 05 Jun 2015 | updated - 21 Aug 2018 | Public
1. Michael Glawogger
Writer | Workingman's Death
Michael Glawogger was born on December 3, 1959 in Graz, Austria. He was a writer and director, known for Workingman's Death (2005), Untitled (2017) and Whores' Glory (2011). He died on April 23, 2014 in Liberia.
2. Peter Tscherkassky
Director | Outer Space
Born in 1958 in Vienna. 1979 - 84 stay in Berlin. Filmmaker since 1979. Studied philosophy. Doctoral thesis: ^ÓFilm as Art. Towards a critical aesthetics of cinematography^Ô (1985/86). 1989 National Art Award for Film. Teaches filmmaking at the Academy of Art, Linz. Founding member of Sixpack Film....
3. Michael Haneke
Writer | Caché
A true master of his craft, Michael Haneke is one of the greatest film artists working today and one who challenges his viewers each year and work goes by, with films that reflect real portions of life in realistic, disturbing and unforgettable ways. One of the most genuine filmmakers of the world ...
4. Kurt Kren
Director | 8/64: Ana - Aktion Brus
Kurt Kren was born on September 20, 1929 in Vienna, Austria. He was a director and cinematographer, known for 8/64: Ana - Aktion Brus (1964), 16/67: 20. September (1967) and 10b/65: Silber - Aktion Brus (1965). He died on June 23, 1998 in Vienna, Austria.
5. Peter Kubelka
Director | Mosaik im Vertrauen
Peter Kubelka was born on March 23, 1934 in Vienna, Austria. He is a director and editor, known for Mosaic in Trust (1955), Unsere Afrikareise (1966) and Pause! (1977).
6. Martin Arnold
Director | Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
Born 1959 in Vienna. Studied Psychology and History of Art at Vienna University. Free-lance film maker since 1987. Founding member of Sixpack Film. Organisor of several avant-garde film festivals in Vienna. Presentation of a selection of Austrian avant-garde films at American cinematheques in 1990....
7. Gustav Deutsch
Director | Shirley: Visions of Reality
Born Vienna 1952, Drawings since 1962, Music since 1964, Photography since 1967, Architecture since 1970, Videos since 1977, Films since 1981, Sounds since 1981, Performances since 1983 in Austria, France, Germany, Luxemburg, England, Marocco, Greece and Turkey
8. Virgil Widrich
Director | Fast Film
Virgil Widrich was born in Salzburg on 16th of May, 1967, the son of Gerheid and Hans Widrich. Started working with film at the age of 12, producing a number of Super 8 movies. In 1990, he became a director's assistant for John Bailey in Hollywood ("The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe" ...
9. Markus Schleinzer
Writer | Angelo
Markus Schleinzer was born on November 8, 1971 in Vienna, Austria. He is a casting director and actor, known for Angelo (2018), Michael (2011) and The White Ribbon (2009).
10. Wolfgang Murnberger
Director | Himmel oder Hölle
Wolfgang Murnberger was born on November 13, 1960 in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. He is a director and writer, known for Himmel oder Hölle (1990), Come Sweet Death (2000) and Ich gelobe (1994).
11. Stefan Ruzowitzky
Director | Die Fälscher
Stefan Ruzowitzky was born on December 25, 1961 in Vienna, Austria. He is a director and writer, known for The Counterfeiters (2007), The Inheritors (1998) and Hinterland (2021). He has been married to Birgit Sturm since 1999. They have two children.
12. Ulrich Seidl
Producer | Rimini
Ulrich Seidl was born on November 24, 1952 in Vienna, Austria. He is a producer and director, known for Rimini (2022), Paradise: Love (2012) and Goodnight Mommy (2014). He is married to Veronika Franz. They have two children.
13. Barbara Albert
Director | Nordrand
Born in Vienna in 1970, Barbara Albert studied directing and screenwriting at the Vienna Film School since 1991. Her student film Nachtschwalben (1993) won 'Best Short' at the Max Ophüls-Preis Saarbrücken in 1994. Since then she has directed, written and produced many award-winning feature films, ...
14. Jessica Hausner
Director | Little Joe
Jessica Hausner was born on October 6, 1972 in Vienna, Austria. She is a director and writer, known for Little Joe (2019), Lourdes (2009) and Amour Fou (2014).
15. Ruth Beckermann
Director | Die Geträumten
Ruth Beckermann was born in 1952 in Vienna, Austria. She is a director and writer, known for The Dreamed Ones (2016), Mutzenbacher (2022) and Favoriten (2024).
16. Anja Salomonowitz
Director | Kurz davor ist es passiert
Anja Salomonowitz was born on November 12, 1976 in Vienna, Austria. She is a director and writer, known for Kurz davor ist es passiert (2006), The 727 Days Without Karamo (2013) and Das wirst du nie verstehen (2003).
17. Franz Antel
Director | Der Bockerer 2
Franz Antel was born on June 28, 1913 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director and writer, known for Der Bockerer 2 (1996), Der Bockerer (1981) and Solang' die Sterne glüh'n (1958). He was married to Sibylla Antel, Sibylla Thin, Elisabeth Freifrau von Ettingshausen, ...
18. Axel Corti
Director | Wohin und zurück - Teil 3: Welcome in Vienna
Axel Corti was born on May 7, 1933 in Paris, France. He was a director and actor, known for Wohin und zurück - Teil 3: Welcome in Vienna (1986), Radetzkymarsch (1994) and The King's Whore (1990). He was married to Cecily Corti. He died on December 29, 1993 in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria.
19. Luise Fleck
Director | Mir kommt keiner aus
Luise Fleck was born on August 1, 1873 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was a director and writer, known for Mir kommt keiner aus (1917), Eva, die Sünde (1920) and Die Ahnfrau (1919). She was married to Jacob Fleck and Anton Kolm. She died on March 15, 1950 in Vienna, Austria.
20. Walter Kolm-Veltée
Director | Eroica
Walter Kolm-Veltée was born on December 27, 1910 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director and writer, known for Eroica (1949), Panoptikum 59 (1959) and Don Juan (1955). He died on March 8, 1999 in Vienna, Austria.
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