Gerald Kargl (born 1953,

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) is an Austrian

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most famous for directing the 1983 film ''

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''.

Biography

Being fascinated by moving pictures, he began shooting short films at the age of 14. Between 1976 and 1982 he founded and organized the Austrian

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Die Österreichischen Filmtage. At the same time he was founder and editor of the

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film magazine Filmschrift. In 1981 he formed the LLC Gerald Kargl Ges.m.b.H. Filmproduktion. In 1982/83 he wrote, directed and produced the feature film ''

'' in cooperation with the Polish filmmaker

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, who won an

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for his short film ''Tango'' in 1983. Angst has been distributed in more than 20 countries. Between 1984 and 1994 Gerald Kargl worked on more than 100 commercials and promotional films as author, director and producer, receiving more than 30 national and international awards,

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and Clio Awards among others. 1996 he founded and produced the Hotel-TV CITY LIGHTS and sold the project in 2002. Since 1994 to date he wrote, directed and produced more than 20

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and

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Filmography

* 1977: ''Ratatata'' * 1980: ''Skiszenen mit Franz Klammer'' * 1981: ''Das vertraute Objekt'' * 1983: ''

References

External links

"Q & A with the Austrian director Gerald Kargl"
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kargl, Gerald 1953 births Living people Austrian film directors German-language film directors