Thomas Steiner (
ˆstaɪnÉ™r born 1956), is an
Austria
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film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
of short films, and
painter
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.
He was born in 1956 in
Wels
Wels (; Central Bavarian: ''Wös'') is a city in Upper Austria, on the Traun River near Linz. It is the county seat of Wels-Land, and with a population of approximately 60,000, the eighth largest city in Austria.
Geography
Wels is in the H ...
, Austria. He studied at the College of Design in
Linz
Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846.
In 2009, it was a European Capital of ...
and at the
Academy of Applied Arts in
Vienna
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. In 1979 he was one of the founders of the Stadtwerkstatt, Linz.
In 1986 he established a Studio for Experimental Animation Film. He has won various awards for his works.
Thomas Steiner is member of the Upper Austrian Artists Club, ASIFA Austria and the Wiener Künstlerhaus.
Since 1984 participation in filmfestivals all over the world.
Since 1990 many solo shows and participations in Austria, Germany, Italy and USA.
Awards:
*1994 3. Preis beim Kunstwettbewerb des Kulturrings der OÖ Wirtschaft
*1995 Preis des Landes Salzburg beim 24. Österreichischen Grafikwettbwerb
*1996 1. Preis beim Kunstwettbewerb der Bau - Holding, Klagenfurt, OÖ. Landeskulturpreis für Experimentalfilm
*1998 Honorable Mention, Expo of Short Film & Video, New York,
*1999 Honorable Mention, Film Festival of Ann Arbor, USA,
*2005 Nominierung für den Medienkunstpreis des SWR.
*2011 Irseer Pegasus
References
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1956 births
Living people
Austrian film directors
Austrian male television actors
German-language film directors
People from Wels
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