Kurt Ockermüller

Kurt Ockermüller (born March 8, 1948 in Vienna ) is an Austrian author , director and lecturer.

Life

Ockermüller grew up in the 9th district of Vienna and graduated from the humanistic grammar school in Klostergasse (18th district). After studying at the Department of Film and Television at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, he also studied theater studies and philosophy at the University of Vienna .

Before directing for the first time, Kurt Ockermüller worked, among other things, as a unit manager, sound, camera and director assistant as well as an outfitter and actor.

Since 1978 he has worked as a director for television, theater (including Landestheater Linz ) and film. Among other things, he was the director of episodes of the series Schlosshotel Orth , In allerfreund and Ein echter Wiener does not go under .

Ockermüller has been producing television and cinema commercials since 1980. From 1982 to 1986 the Viennese did a teaching position at the Bruckner Conservatory in the acting class.

In 1992 he received the Erich Neuberg Prize for Hansi Vrba, friend of local residents .

In 2000, Kurt Ockermüller staged the Upper Austrian premiere of the chamber opera The Emperor of Atlantis - or Death abdicates at the Former Concentration Camp Mauthausen Memorial . The premiere was on August 8, 2000 to commemorate the establishment of the Mauthausen concentration camp on August 8, 1938 in the memorial's garage yard. The Emperor of Atlantis was written by Viktor Ullmann and Peter Kien in Theresienstadt in 1944 . At the same time, a television recording took place under his direction, which was broadcast for the first time on Good Friday 2002 via ORF / 3sat.

With his feature film Echte Wiener - Die Sackbauer-Saga , which was the most watched Austrian film in 2008 and the fourth most successful film since the beginning of Austria-wide audience records, he celebrated his greatest success as a director to date.

In November 2010 his first book was published with the title: A real Viennese does not go under - Das Mundlbuch at Amalthea-Signum Verlag, Vienna. As an eyewitness and participant, Ockermüller deals with the genesis of the cult television series of the same name from 1975 to 1979. In addition to retelling the content of the 24 episodes, the author describes numerous anecdotes and experiences during the entire filming period.

Filmography (selection)

• 2000/2002: The Emperor of Atlantis - or Death abdicates, by Viktor Ullmann, op. 49 and Peter Kien, ORF / 3sat
• 2007: Antonio Vivaldi - il prete rosso / the red priest, ORF / 3Sat
• 2008: Real Viennese - The Sackbauer Saga , bonus film , Vienna
• 2010: A real Viennese does not go under - Das Mundlbuch, Amalthea-Signum Verlag, Vienna, ISBN 978-3-85002-732-8 .

Web links

• Kurt Ockermüller in the Internet Movie Database (English)