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The Austrian Film Award (), is the annual national film award of Austria, first given out in 2011. It is voted on by members of the Austrian Film Academy (), which was founded in 2009 and consists of distinguished professionals from the Austrian film industry. The trophy was designed by media artist Valie Export. The 2020 edition saw the drama ''Joy'' winning four awards, including the top prize for Best Fiction Film. Categories * Best Film: since 2011 * Best Director: since 2011 * Best Actor in a Leading Role: since 2011 * Best Actress in a Leading Role: since 2011 * Best Screenplay: Since 2011 * Best Cinematography: Since 2011 * Best Editing: Since 2011 * Best Production Design: Since 2011 * Best Costume Design: Since 2011 * Best Makeup: Since 2011 * Best Score: Since 2011 * Best Sound: 2011 * Best Documentary: Since 2011 * Best Short Film: Since 2013 * Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Since 2016 * Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Since 2016 Ceremonies See also * German F ...
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Valerie Pachner
Valerie Pachner (born 26 June 1987) is an Austrian actress. Life and work Valerie Pachner grew up in Bad Schallerbach, Austria, and studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna from 2009 to 2013. She was then part of the ensemble cast at the Residenztheater in Munich, under artistic director Martin Kušej until 2017. Her work on stage was awarded twice in 2016. Pachner starred as the female lead in the 2015 film ''Bad Luck (2015), Bad Luck'' (directed by Thomas Woschitz), which was nominated for the Max-Ophüls-Preis. After that she appeared in Elisabeth Scharang's ''Jack (2015 film), Jack'' and Maria Schrader, Maria Schrader's biopic of the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, ''Vor der Morgenröte (Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe)'', playing Zweig's stepdaughter alongside Barbara Sukowa and Josef Hader as Zweig. For her portrayal of Egon Schiele, Egon Schiele's muse Wally Neuzil in Dieter Berner's ''Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden'' she was awarded the Austrian Film Aw ...
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Goodnight Mommy
''Goodnight Mommy'' (; UK: ''Goodnight Mummy'') is a 2014 Austrian psychological horror film, written and directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala. The film stars Susanne Wuest and twin actors Elias and Lukas Schwarz, and follows the complex relationship between twin boys and their newly returned-from-the-hospital mother in a large isolated house. The boys begin to question the woman's identity, believing that she is not the same person as the one who went to surgery, and therefore wondering if she is their real mother. ''Goodnight Mommy'' had its world premiere at the 71st Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2014 and was theatrically released on 5 January 2015, by Stadtkino Verleih. The film grossed $2 million worldwide and received widespread acclaim from critics, with praise for its performances, direction and screenplay. It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. An Am ...
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German Film Award
The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the Cinema of Germany, German film industry. Besides being the most important List of film awards, film award in Germany, it is also the most highly endowed German cultural award, with cash prizes in its current 20 categories totalling nearly three million euros. From 1951 to 2004 it was awarded by a government agency, commission, but since 2005 the award has been organized by the German Film Academy (Deutsche Filmakademie). The Federal Commissioner for Cultural and Media Affairs has been responsible for the administration of the prize since 1999. The awards ceremony is traditionally held in Berlin. History The award was created in 1951 by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community, Federal Ministry of the Interior and was first given out during the Berlin Film Festival. A pra ...
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The Devil's Bath
''The Devil's Bath'' () is a 2024 historical horror drama film written and directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, and starring Anja Plaschg. The film is based on the book ''Suicide by Proxy in Early Modern Germany: Crime, Sin and Salvation'' by Kathy Stuart, as well as the criminal trial records for Agnes Catherina Schickin (WĂĽrttemberg, Germany, 1704) and Eva Lizlfellnerin (Puchheim, Austria, 1761-62). An international co-production between Austria and Germany, the film tells the story of Agnes, a young married woman, who does not feel at home in her husband's world. The film had its world premiere at the Main Competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, on 20 February 2024, where it competed for the Golden Bear. It was released in Austria on 8 March 2024, and received positive reviews from critics. The film was selected as the Austrian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. Plot A woman drops a ...
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Dirk Stermann
Stermann & Grissemann are an Austrian German comedy duo comprising Dirk Stermann and Christoph Grissemann. Background Dirk Stermann Dirk Stermann (born 7 December 1965 in Duisburg) hails from Germany and is a German radio and television presenter and author. In 1987, Stermann moved to Vienna to study history and theatre studies but dropped out eventually. He started working for the broadcaster Ă–sterreichischer Rundfunk in 1988. Christoph Grissemann Christoph Grissemann (born 17 May 1966 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian comedian, radio and television presenter. Grissemann is the second and youngest son of Austrian radio and television presenter Ernst Grissemann. Grissemann made his Matura in the spa town of Baden bei Wien and began to study German literature, media studies and theatre studies in Vienna, but eventually dropped out. He took part in the Alternative civilian service. Following his father, Grissemann joined the broadcaster Ă–sterreichischer Rundfunk. Joining force ...
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Emily Cox (actress)
Emily Cox (born 23 February 1985) is an Austrian actress of Irish-British heritage, currently based in Berlin and Vienna. She played the lead female role of Brida, in the British television series '' The Last Kingdom'' (2015–2022).'American Horror Story' Star to Lead 'Last Kingdom' Cast
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Cox was born to a British father and an Irish mother in Vienna, Austria. Her parents later divorced. Both of them are pianists, who originally came to Vienna on a grant for musicians. Cox grew up in Vienna and graduated from high school (

Vera (2022 Film)
''Vera'' is a 2022 Austrian-Italian docudrama film directed and produced by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel. It stars Vera Gemma playing a semi-fictionalized version of herself. The film was selected in the Horizons section at the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, winning the awards for Best Director and Best Actress. It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. Plot Vera, the daughter of Spaghetti Western The spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's filmmaking style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ... star Giuliano Gemma, spends a lavish and superficial life in the shadow of her father. Her life has an unexpected turning point after injuring a child in a car accident. Cast * Vera Gemma as Vera * Giuliana Gemma as Giuli * Asia Argento as Asia * ...
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Great Freedom
''Great Freedom'' () is a 2021 drama film directed by . In June 2021, the film was selected to compete in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, the film won the Jury Prize in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section. It won the Golden Giraldillo at the Seville European Film Festival. It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, and on 22 December 2021, it was shortlisted for the award ceremony. The film was released theatrically on 18 November 2021 in Germany by Piffl Medien and the following day in Austria by Filmladen Filmverleih. Plot In 1968, Hans Hoffmann is imprisoned for cottaging. While sewing in the prison's thread mill, he spots a former cottaging partner named Viktor Bix, who was sentenced to 20 years for a murder—and is soon up for parole. He later meets a young inmate named Leo, with whom he had been exchanging eye contact and is also imprisoned for cottaging. Dur ...
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Michael Ostrowski
Michael Ostrowski (born 3 January 1973) is an Austrian actor and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than forty films since 2002. References External links * * 1973 births Living people Austrian male film actors People from Leoben {{Austria-actor-stub ...
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The Trouble With Being Born (film)
''The Trouble with Being Born'' is a 2020 science fiction drama film directed and co-written by Sandra Wollner. An international co-production of Austria and Germany, the film depicts an android (Lena Watson) living with a man ( Dominik Warta) as a replicant in place of his young daughter who had disappeared years prior. On its premier at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, the film garnered controversy for its depiction of a relationship between a man and a 10-year-old child, albeit an android, that also resembles his daughter. Plot The film explores the topos of the artificial human, presented here in an unusual way with a focus on the emotional level. Elli is an android, a machine, in the shape of a girl, as well as a sex robot. Elli lives with Georg, whom she calls "Papa". They drift through a summer, swimming in the pool during the day and in the evening he takes her to bed with him. Georg created Elli from a personal memory, to make himself happy. A memory that ...
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Caroline Peters
Caroline Peters (born 1971, Mainz) is a German actress. She played Pia Himmelman in the 2004 Israeli film '' Walk on Water''. Filmography * ' (2022, Film) as Elisabeth Berger-Böttcher * ''Dreiraumwohnung'' (2021, Film) as Dr. Marit Miebach * ''Südpol'' (2019, TV Film) as Sandra Wallentin * '' How About Adolf?'' (2018, Film) as Elisabeth Berger-Böttcher * ''Womit haben wir das verdient?'' (2018, Film) as Wanda * ' (2017, Film) as Dr. Marit Miebach * ''Kalt ist die Angst'' (2017, TV film) as Claire Heller * ' (2016, Film) as Frau Morian * ''Ein Mord mit Aussicht'' (2015, TV film) as Sophie Haas * ''Im Netz'' (2013, Film) as Juliane Schubert * ' (2009, TV film) as Yvonne Sagmeister * ' (2009, TV film) as Eva Lorenz * ''Mord mit Aussicht'' (TV series, 2008-2014) as Sophie Haas * ' (2007, TV film) as Hanne Bauer * ''November Sonne'' (2006) * ''Arnies Welt'' (2005, TV film) as Hannah Bäumer * '' Stromberg'' (TV series, 1 episode, 2005) as Kerstin Aumann * ''Polizeiruf 110'' (TV seri ...
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Christoph Grissemann
Stermann & Grissemann are an Austrian German comedy duo comprising Dirk Stermann and Christoph Grissemann. Background Dirk Stermann Dirk Stermann (born 7 December 1965 in Duisburg) hails from Germany and is a German radio and television presenter and author. In 1987, Stermann moved to Vienna to study history and theatre studies but dropped out eventually. He started working for the broadcaster Ă–sterreichischer Rundfunk in 1988. Christoph Grissemann Christoph Grissemann (born 17 May 1966 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian comedian, radio and television presenter. Grissemann is the second and youngest son of Austrian radio and television presenter Ernst Grissemann. Grissemann made his Matura in the spa town of Baden bei Wien and began to study German literature, media studies and theatre studies in Vienna, but eventually dropped out. He took part in the Alternative civilian service. Following his father, Grissemann joined the broadcaster Ă–sterreichischer Rundfunk. Joining forces ...
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