Andrea Maria Dusl (born 12 August 1961), is an Austrian/Swedish film director, author and illustrator. She was born in

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, the daughter of Austrian architect Erwin H. Dusl and Swedish captain's family Pettersson's descendant Monica Jüllig. Between 1981 and 1985 she studied stage design at Vienna's

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and promoted as Master of Arts. She worked as assistant stage designer at Vienna's

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(under the direction of

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and

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. Between 1993 and 1997 she attended medical studies at

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(University of Vienna). Since 1985 she has been writing and illustrating for Austrian newspapers and magazines. Her columns Comandantina Dusilova and Fragen Sie Frau Andrea ("Ask Miss Andrea"), published in Austria's weekly magazine

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have many fans among urban and liberal readers. In 2003

published the paperback ''Fragen Sie Frau Andrea''. In 2007

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published Dusl's book ''Die österreichische Oberfläche'' (The Austrian Surface). The novels ''Boboville'' (2008) and "Channel 8" (2010) were published by

. In 2012 Dusl wrote "Ins Hotel konnte ich ihn nicht mitnehmen" (I could not take him to the hotel) for the Viennese publisher Metroverlag. In 2001 she shot her first feature film ''

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'' starring Austrian stand-up comedian

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, Ukrainian actress Victoria Malektorovych and German helmer-actor

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. ''

'' premiered at the 2002

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. Awards: (2003 Grand Prix for Best Austrian Film (

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). 2003 Special Jury Prize (, Łagów, Poland) and

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Critic's Choice of Europe's 10 Best Films,

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, 2004 Best

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(

)). In 2006 she has hosted Redezeit, a monthly political discussion at Viennas "off-broadway"-theater Rabenhof.

Films

*Around the World in Eighty Days (In Achtzig Tagen um die Welt), (1989/1991) (6 shorts) *

, (2002) * Heavy Burschi, (2005) (short)

Books

* Fragen Sie Frau Andrea, 107 fantastische Kolumnen, 2003, Falter Verlag, Wien * Die österreichische Oberfläche, Essays, 2007, Residenz Verlag, St. Pölten * Boboville, novel, 2008, Residenz Verlag, St. Pölten * Channel 8, novel, 2010, Residenz Verlag, St. Pölten * Ins Hotel konnte ich ihn nicht mitnehmen, stories, 2012, Metroverlag, Wien

External links

Andrea Maria Dusl's blog www.comandantina.com

Andrea Maria Dusl's Redezeit
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dusl, Andrea Maria 1961 births Living people Austrian film directors Austrian women film directors Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni German-language film directors