Elisabeth Scharang
Elisabeth Scharang (born on February 3, 1969 in Bruck an der Mur ) is an Austrian feature and documentary film director , screenwriter and radio and television presenter .
life and work
The daughter of the writer Michael Scharang graduated from a Viennese high school in 1987 and began to study political science , sociology and philosophy . In the same year she began her career at ORF as a journalist and presenter of the radio programs “ ZickZack ” and “ Musicbox ”. Since 1991 she has been designing reports for the ORF television program and directing documentaries. She has been working as a freelance director since 1997. She moderates the weekly live talk show "On According to" in the ORF radio station FM4 and forwards over a year, alternating with other presenters in ORF 2 the club 2 . Since May 2011, Scharang has also moderated the talk show “Ö1 Nachtquartier” (Tuesday to Thursday) on Radio Ö1 , alongside other moderators .
The multimedia project about alternative ways of working, Kick Out Your Boss , was filmed in 2014 on locations in three countries - Serbia, Brazil and Austria. In 2015, she told the story of the murderer and port writer Jack Unterweger as a feature film, the film Jack was nominated five times for the Austrian Film Prize and was awarded the Thomas Pluch Screenplay Prize 2016 for the best full-length feature film.
Filmography
- 1997: The Days of the Commune (TV film)
- 1998: Silence and Remembering (TV movie)
- 2001: Normal Times (also screenplay)
- 2005: Mein Mörder (also screenplay, together with Michael Scharang)
- 2006: squid alarm
- 2006: Meine liebe Republik (Documentation about and with Friedrich Zawrel and Florian Klenk )
- 2007: Franz Fuchs - Ein Patriot (also screenplay, together with Karl Iro Goldblat ) (TV movie)
- 2011: Maybe in another life
- 2014: Kick Out Your Boss
- 2015: Jack
- 2019: Heart chasing
Awards
- 1992: Austrian State Prize for Journalism in the Interest of Young People
- 1998: Austrian People's Education Prize for the television documentaries "Silence and Remembering - November Pogrom in Austria 1938" and "Children accuse - parents in court"
- 2001: Austrian Radio Prize for Adult Education for Experimental and Interactive Radio
- 2005: Austrian Adult Education TV Award for writing and directing Mein Mörder
- 2006: Romy for the best screenplay for Mein Mörder together with Michael Scharang
- 2006: FIPA D´OR for the best TV film Mein Mörder
- 2007: Erich Neuberg Prize for Franz Fuchs - A Patriot
- 2008: Romy for best director by Franz Fuchs - Ein Patriot
- 2008: Austrian Adult Education TV Prize for Franz Fuchs - A Patriot
- 2008: FIPA D´Argent Prize of the jury for Franz Fuchs - A Patriot
- 2011: Ashkelon IFF, Best Feature Film Perhaps in Another Life
- 2011: Axel Corti Prize
- 2015: Nomination by Die Presse for Austrian of the Year in the cultural heritage category
- 2016: Five nominations for Jack for the Austrian Film Award
- 2016: Thomas Pluch Screenplay Award for the best feature film Jack
Web links
- Elisabeth Scharang in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ kick out your boss. In: www.kickoutyourboss.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016 . , Homepage for the multimedia project on alternative working methods
- ↑ JACK - poet, lover, murderer. September 11, 2015 in the cinema. In: www.jack-film.at. Retrieved March 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Homepage of the film Maybe in Another Life ( Memento from January 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ diepresse.com - Austria 15 . Retrieved September 12, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scharang, Elisabeth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian film and television director, screenwriter and radio presenter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd February 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bruck an der Mur , Styria, Austria |