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Klaus Händl
Klaus Händl (born September 17, 1969) is an Austrian actor, writer and director. Biography Händl was born in Rum, Tyrol, Austria. He started his theater career as an actor in Vienna's Schauspielhaus. His first theatrical production, which he also directed, was premiered in the Styrian autumn festival ''Steirischer Herbst'' at Graz. He has also appeared in several films. As a director, he made the feature films ''März'' in 2008, and ''Tomcat'' in 2016, both of which were credited to Händl Klaus. He is a theater and film professor at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. He lives in Vienna, Berlin, and in Port am Bielersee, Switzerland. Works * 1994: ''Legenden. 35 Prosastücke''. Droschl Literaturverlag Graz * 1995: ''Satz Bäurin. Klagenfurter Texte''. Piper Verlag * 1996: ''Kleine Vogelkunde''. Radio play. ORF * 2001: ''Ich ersehne die Alpen; So entstehen die Seen''. Play. Rowohlt Verlag * 2002: ''Häftling von Mab''. Libretto; music: Eduard Demetz, Theater of Tyrol * 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rum, Austria
Rum is a market town (since 1987) located in the Austrian state of Tyrol on the eastern border of Innsbruck in the administrative district of Innsbruck-Land. Since World War II, because of proximity to Innsbruck and development of an industrial area in Neu-Rum (New Rum), which abuts the Olympic Village district of the city, its population has greatly increased and it has become one of the richest municipalities in the state. The Hoch-Rum (Upper Rum) neighbourhood above the old centre of the town was an earlier development and includes a private clinic. Today Rum is functionally part of Innsbruck, sharing its municipal services and transportation network, but efforts to incorporate Incorporation may refer to: * Incorporation (business), the creation of a corporation * Incorporation of a place, creation of municipal corporation such as a city or county * Incorporation (academic), awarding a degree based on the student having ... it into the city have so far been unsuccessful. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnulf Herrmann
Arnulf Herrmann (born in Heidelberg, 12 December 1968) is a German composer. After studying piano with Gernot Sieber at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich he enrolled at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber, where he studied composition with Wilfried Krätzschmar and piano with Arkadi Zenzipér. In 1995/96 he was a pupil of Gérard Grisey and Emmanuel Nunes at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP), after which he completed his training with Hartmut Fladt and Jörg Mainka (theory) and with Friedrich Goldmann, Gösta Neuwirth, and Hanspeter Kyburz at the Universität der Künste Berlin. In 1999/2000 he attended a post-graduate course in composition and new technologies at IRCAM in Paris. His awards include the Hanns Eisler Composition Prize (2001), the Stuttgart Composition Prize (2003), and the International Rostrum of Composers (for ''Terzenseele'', 2006). In 2008 he was awarded the Förderpreis Musik (of the Kunstpreis Berlin) and a scholarship to the Villa M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarajevo Film Festival
The Sarajevo Film Festival is the premier and largest film festival in Southeast Europe, and is one of the largest film festivals in Europe. It was founded in Sarajevo in 1995 during the siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War, and brings international and local celebrities to Sarajevo every year. It is held in August and showcases an extensive variety of feature and short films from around the world. The current director of the festival is Jovan Marjanović. History In October 1993, a ten-day Sarajevo International Film Festival was held, directed by Haris Pašović of MESS. The success of this event, combined with the legacy of Mirsad Purivatra's and Izeta Građević's wartime film screenings from 1992, led to the establishment of an annual festival. The first Sarajevo Film Festival was held from 25 October to 5 November 1995. At that time, the siege of Sarajevo was still going on and attendance projections were very low. However, a surprising 15,000 people came to see the films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel
, french: Biennois(e) , neighboring_municipalities= Brügg, Ipsach, Leubringen/Magglingen (''Evilard/Macolin''), Nidau, Orpund, Orvin, Pieterlen, Port, Safnern, Tüscherz-Alfermée, Vauffelin , twintowns = Iserlohn (Germany) Biel/Bienne (official bilingual wording; , ) is a town and a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Biel/Bienne lies on the language boundary between the French-speaking and German-speaking parts of Switzerland, and is bilingual throughout. ''Biel'' is the German name for the town; ''Bienne'' its French counterpart. The town is often referred to in both languages simultaneously. Since 1 January 2005, the official name has been "Biel/Bienne". Until then, the town was officially named Biel. The town lies at the foot of the first mountain range of the Jura Mountains area, guarding the only practical connection to Jura, on the northeastern shores of Lake Biel (, ), sharing the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locarno International Film Festival
The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, short, avant-garde, and retrospective programs. The Piazza Grande section is held in an open-air venue that seats 8,000 spectators. The top prize of the festival is the Golden Leopard, awarded to the best film in the International Competition. Other awards include the Leopard of Honour for career achievement, and the Prix du Public, the public choice award. History The Festival del film Locarno kicked off on 23 August 1946, at the Grand Hotel of Locarno with the screening of the movie ''O sole mio'' by Giacomo Gentilomo. The first edition was organized in less than three months with a line-up of fifteen movies, mainly American and Italian, among which was ''Rome, Open City'' directed by Roberto Rossellini, ''And Then There Were None'' dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feldkircher Lyrikpreis
{{Short description, Poetry award The ''Feldkirch Poetry Award'', in German Feldkircher Lyrikpreis, started by Erika Kronabitter, an Austrian artist and writer, is granted annually by the ''Theater am Saumarkt'' in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg/Austria. Among the sponsors, there are the Austrian government, the local authorities of Vorarlberg as well as private banks. In 2003, the poetry award was granted for the first time. On an international basis, poets may submit their poems. The jury is composed by German philologists and poets. The awarded poets are presented to the public during Fall. The winning texts will be archived in the Library of Vorarlberg. Awarded Writers 2022 # Ann Kathrin Ast # (tie) Philipp Hauser, Armin Steigenberger # Publikumspreis Sascha Kokot 2021 # Sarah Rinderer # Martin Piekar # Elke Laznia 2020 # Tobias Pagel # Simone Schabert # Monika Vasik 2019 # Lars Arvid Brischke # Joseph Felix Ernst # Norbert Kröll 2018 # David Fuchs # Bastian Schneider # Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website = www.bern.ch Bern () or Berne; in other Swiss languages, gsw, Bärn ; frp, Bèrna ; it, Berna ; rm, Berna is the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city" (in german: Bundesstadt, link=no, french: ville fédérale, link=no, it, città federale, link=no, and rm, citad federala, link=no). According to the Swiss constitution, the Swiss Confederation intentionally has no "capital", but Bern has governmental institutions such as the Federal Assembly and Federal Council. However, the Federal Supreme Court is in Lausanne, the Federal Criminal Court is in Bellinzona and the Federal Administrative Court and the Federal Patent Court are in St. Gallen, exemplifying the federal nature of the Confederation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nestroy Theatre Prize
The Nestroy Theatre Prize is an Austrian theatre award named after the poet Johann Nestroy Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy (; 7 December 1801 – 25 May 1862) was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its immediate aftermath. He participated in the 1848 revolutions and .... In 2000, the city of Vienna decided to combine two less noticed theatre awards: the Kainz Medal and the Nestroy Ring for Viennese Satire. The prize honours outstanding achievements at the Viennese and other Austrian theatres. The prize has been awarded annually in eight up to fourteen categories. Its ceremony is held in Vienna and broadcast live on national television. Categories * Best German-language performance * Best direction * Best equipment * Best actress * Best actor * Best supporting role * Best young talent * Best off production * Best play – Authors prize * Lifetime achievement * Special prize * Audience award * Best federal state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rauris Literature Prize
The Rauris Literature Prize () is an annual Austrian literary award since 1972 by the Salzburg state government. The prize money is €10,000. It is awarded "for the best prose first publication by a German-speaking author from the previous year". The prize is presented at the opening of the Rauris Literature Days. Recipients * 1972 Bodo Hell pp * 1973 Gerhard Amanshauser and Peter Rosei * 1974 Karin Struck * 1975 Franz Innerhofer * 1976 Peter Henisch (Special prize, no debut) * 1977 Hans Joachim Schädlich * 1978 Claudia Storz * 1979 Werner Herzog * 1980 Klaus Hoffer * 1981 ''not awarded'' * 1982 Thomas Hürlimann * 1983 Michael Köhlmeier and Martin R. Dean * 1984 Erwin Einzinger and Alain Claude Sulzer * 1985 Herta Müller and Helen Meier * 1986 Christa Moog and Eva Schmidt * 1987 Gisela Corleis * 1988 Werner Fritsch * 1989 Norbert Gstrein * 1990 Thomas Hettche * 1991 Judith Kuckart * 1992 Patrick Roth and Sabine Scholl * 1993 Ruth Klüger * 1994 Thomas Lehr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Bienveillantes (opera)
''The Kindly Ones'' (french: Les Bienveillantes) is a 2006 historical fiction novel written in French by American-born author Jonathan Littell. The book is narrated by its fictional protagonist Maximilien Aue, a former SS officer of French and German ancestry who was a Holocaust perpetrator and was present during several major events of World War II. The 983-page book became a bestseller in France and was widely discussed in newspapers, magazines, academic journals, books and seminars. It was also awarded two of the most prestigious French literary awards, the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française and the Prix Goncourt in 2006, and has been translated into several languages. Background The title ''Les Bienveillantes'' (; ''The Kindly Ones'') refers to the trilogy of ancient Greek tragedies '' The Oresteia'' written by Aeschylus. Gates, David (March 5, 2009)The Monster in the Mirror ''The New York Times''. Retrieved on 2010-09-24. The Erinyes or Furies were vengeful go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
