Benjamin Swiczinsky

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Benjamin Swiczinsky (* 1982 in Korneuburg ) is an Austrian animation film director.

Life

After graduating from high school in 2000 in Vienna , he studied journalism and theater studies at the University of Vienna from 2004 to 2006 . From 2006 to 2011 Swiczinsky studied film and media at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy in Ludwigsburg . In 2011 he founded the group Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm with Johannes Schiehsl and Conrad Tambour . Since 2007, Swiczinsky has been working on his projects mostly with the internationally award-winning composer and sound designer Alexander Zlamal .

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In 2010 he designed the trailer for the FMX ( International Conference for Animation, Effects, Games and Digital Media ) in Stuttgart.

His multi-award-winning animated film Chancellor of Heroes deals with Engelbert Dollfuss in a satirical way for the first time .

His short film Die Telefonbuchpolka takes a humorous look at the life and work of the songwriter and composer Georg Kreisler , who died in 2011 . From 2011 to 2014 he directed the third season of the international TV series Hexe Lilli together with Conrad Tambour and Johannes Schiehsl .

In 2016 he and his team designed the animation opening sequence for the Tom Tykwer film A Hologram for the King . At the end of 2018 his first graphic novel about the architect Karl Schwanzer appeared in bookshops.

Filmography

  • 2007 short: Ivan
  • 2008 The key to success (together with Thorsten Löffler)
  • 2009 Faust (animation director)
  • 2009 Only Human
  • 2011 Hero Chancellor
  • 2013 The phone book polka
  • 2014 Slow Riddim Express
  • 2014: Lilli the witch (TV series-3rd season)
  • 2016: A hologram for the king (animation)
  • 2016: Pear, Skull and Head (TV series)
  • 2017: In Edith's footsteps (animation direction)
  • 2017: Antimarteria (animation)
  • 2019: Little Teutons (animation)
  • 2019: Coming Home
  • 2020: Beware of the Wolf

Publications

  • Schwanzer - a passionate architect , Birkhäuser Verlag 2018

Awards (selection)

  • 2009 Award for Best Motion Design at the Cologne Short Film Festival kurzundschön 2009 for Only Human
  • 2010 Best Commissioned Film at Animafest Zagreb for Only Human
  • 2011 Prize for the best German animation film at the DOK Leipzig for Hero's Chancellor (2011).
  • 2011 main prize in the shorts category at the Content Award Vienna for Hero's Chancellor
  • 2011 main prize in the shorts category at the short film festival in Cologne, kurzundschön, for heroes' chancellor
  • 2011 Jury Special Mention at the Indian animation film festival Chitrakatha '11 - International Student Animation Festival for Chancellors of Heroes
  • 2012 Future Film Short 2012 - Premio Provincia di Bologna at the Future Film Festival Bologna / Italy for Heroes Chancellor
  • 2012 Lotte Reiniger promotion award at the International Animated Film Festival Stuttgart (ITFS) for the hero chancellor
  • 2012 Culture Prize of the State of Lower Austria for Hero Chancellor
  • 2013 Prize for best Austrian film and Lenzing Award in gold at the Festival of Nations in Lenzing (Upper Austria) for the hero chancellor
  • 2013 Lenzing Award in Gold at the Festival of Nations in Lenzing (Upper Austria) for Die Telefonbuchpolka
  • 2013 Jury Special Mention at Anifest / Czech Republic for Die Telefonbuchpolka
  • 2013 W24 Prize at the Content Award Vienna for Die Telefonbuchpolka
  • 2013 Prize of the Wiener Zeitung at the Vienna Content Award for Die Telefonbuchpolka
  • 2013 Audience Award at the One Day Animation Festival Vienna for Die Telefonbuchpolka
  • 2014 animation prize at the Landshut short film festival for Die Telefonbuchpolka
  • 2014 W24 Prize at Vienna Content Award for Slow Riddim Express

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Benjamin Swiczinsky: Schwanzer - an architect with passion . Ed .: Martin Schwanzer. Birkhäuser, Basel, ISBN 978-3-0356-1852-5 , pp. 104 ( degruyter.com [accessed November 8, 2018]).
  2. ↑ dok-leipzig.de ( Memento of the original from December 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 18, 2011  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dok-leipzig.de
personal data
SURNAME Swiczinsky, Benjamin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian animation film director
DATE OF BIRTH 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Korneuburg