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Erwin Wagenhofer (born 27 May 1961, in Amstetten) is an Austrian author and film director.
In 1981 he presented his first short film ''Endstation normal''. Two years later his short film ''Das Loch'' was shown at the
Erwin Wagenhofer (born 27 May 1961, in Amstetten) is an Austrian author and film director.
In 1981 he presented his first short film ''Endstation normal''. Two years later his short film ''Das Loch'' was shown at the Kraków Film Festival
The Kraków Film Festival ( pl, Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy) is one of Europe's oldest events dedicated to documentary, animation and other short film forms.
It has been organised every year since 1961. The Artistic President of the festival is ...
. From that year until 1987 he worked as a directing and camera assistant for several ORF
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productions as well as for movies and documentaries. Since 1987 he is a freelance author and film director. In 1988 he portrayed the artist Oswald Oberhuber
Oswald Oberhuber (1 February 1931 – 17 January 2020) was an Austrian painter, sculptor, and graphic artist.
Biography
Oberhuber learned sculpture at the Federal Trade School in Innsbruck. He also studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna an ...
in ''Das Fragmentarische in der Kunst''.
From 1995 to 2000 he taught at Donauuniversität in Krems. Since 2002 he has been teaching at Universität für angewandte Kunst in Vienna
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. Since 2001 he completed several scripts for movies and documentaries.
In 2005 Wagenhofer directed the long documentary '' We Feed the World'', produced by Allegro Film. It is about industrialization
Industrialisation ( alternatively spelled industrialization) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society. This involves an extensive re-organisation of an econo ...
of food production and shows international agricultural politics from a critical viewpoint, especially with regards to the role of the EU. The film was seen by more than 800,000 people in Europe. It was shown at numerous festivals and won several prizes. In October 2008 his next documentary '' Let's Make Money'' was released in Germany and Austria. It is about money in a global financial system
The global financial system is the worldwide framework of legal agreements, institutions, and both formal and informal economic actors that together facilitate international flows of financial capital for purposes of investment and trade financ ...
and unequal distribution of wealth.
He won the ''German Documentary Film Prize'' in 2009.
Filmography
short films: * 1981: ''Endstation normal'' * 1982: ''Der stumme Frühling'' * 1983: ''Das Loch'' * 2001: ''Limes... Aktion Limes'' (documentary) * 2002: ''Moving Vienna'' (documentary) * 2002: ''Agnes ...'' TV productions (selection): * 1988: ''Das Fragmentarische in der Kunst'' * 1990: ''Wettertanz'' * 1995: ''Chasing After The Molecule'' (documentary) * 1997: ''Off Screen'' * 1998: ''Menschen am Fluss'' (documentary) * 1999: ''Die vergorene Heimat'' * 1999: ''Daheim in Europa'' (documentary) * 2000: ''Der Gebrauch des Menschen'' * 2003: ''Operation Figurini'' (documentary) cinema: * 2005: '' We Feed the World'' (documentary, 100 min) * 2008: '' Let's Make Money'' (documentary, 110 min) * 2011: ''Black Brown White'' (feature film, 106 min) * 2013: ''Alphabet'' (documentary, 113 min) * 2019: ''But Beautiful'' (documentary, 116 min)Awards
*Motovun Film Festival
The Motovun Film Festival is an annual film festival established in 1999 and held in the small town of Motovun, Croatia. It usually takes place over five or six days in late July or early August.
Overview
Motovun Film Festival is entirely dedic ...
2006
* FIPRESCI-Preis for ''We Feed the World''
* Amnesty International Human Rights Award
* German Documentary Film Prize 2009
Notes and references
External links
* * Austrian film directors 1961 births German-language film directors Living people {{Austria-bio-stub