Antonin Svoboda
Antonin Svoboda (* 1969 in Vienna ) is an Austrian film director and producer .
Life
Svoboda studied art history and theater studies at the University of Vienna from 1988 to 1990 . From 1991 to 1997, he studied directing at the Vienna Film Academy and founded in 1999 together with his classmates Barbara Albert , Jessica Hausner and Martin Gschlacht the coop99 film production . He directed short films, social and commercials before making a name for himself as a feature film director with Spiele Leben (2005) and Immer nie am Meer (2007).
Antonin Svoboda is married to the film editor Joana Scrinzi , with whom he has two children.
Filmography
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Feature films (director):
- 2005: Play Life
- 2007: Always never by the sea
- 2012: The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich
- 2015: three eggs in a glass
Documentations:
- 2017: Cry Baby, Cry (Not from bad parents)
as producer:
- 2009: Pepperminta (Director: Pipilotti Rist )
- 2014: Amour Fou (Director: Jessica Hausner )
- 2016: Kater (Director: Klaus Händl )
- 2017: Animals (Director: Greg Zglinski )
- 2017: Tehran Tabu (Director: Ali Soozandeh)
- 2017: Western (Director: Valeska Grisebach )
- 2017: Looking for Oum Kulthum (Looking for Oum Kulthum) (Director: Shirin Neshat )
Short films (screenplay and direction):
- 1995: Concrete grasses (short film, 23 min., 35 mm, color)
- 1996: Karl wie Karlsplatz (documentary, 40 min., 16 mm, b / w)
- 1996: Mah Jongg (35 min., 35 mm, color; for ORF show " Kunststücke ")
- 1997: Big Holidays (40 min., 35 mm, color)
Social and commercials:
- 1998: Succo Justo ( harassment against child labor in Brazil)
- 1999: Child abuse Austria (TV trailer)
- 2000: Anti-child sex tourism campaign
- 2000: Maya (FM4 cinema trailer)
- 2001: Night performances (10 min. For ORF "Kunststücke Neu")
Awards
- 1995: Austrian student film festival: Best film for concrete grass
- 1997: Austrian Student Film Festival: Special jury award for Karl wie Karlsplatz
- 1998: Festival Angers: Prix Special LVT d'Ecole Européen for long holidays
- 2005: German film award in silver for the fat years are over (as producer of coop99 )
Web links
- Antonin Svoboda in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Interview with Antonin Svoboda about "Live Games" on filmnews.at
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kleine Zeitung: 55th Viennale: Much praise for "Cry Baby, Cry" at the premiere . Article dated October 22, 2017, accessed October 23, 2017.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Svoboda, Antonin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian film director and producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |