Antonin Svoboda

This article is about the film director, for the Czech computer pioneer see Antonín Svoboda

Antonin Svoboda (2013)

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

Svoboda with leading actor Klaus Maria Brandauer at the premiere of The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich (2012)

Svoboda with part of the Kater film team (2017)

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

Commons : Antonin Svoboda  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Antonin Svoboda in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Interview with Antonin Svoboda about "Live Games" on filmnews.at

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kleine Zeitung: 55th Viennale: Much praise for "Cry Baby, Cry" at the premiere . Article dated October 22, 2017, accessed October 23, 2017.