Kurt Pongratz

Kurt Pongratz (born March 2, 1958 in Mödling ) is an Austrian television director .

Life

Kurt Pongratz graduated from Güssing in 1976 .

He staged TV programs for broadcasters such as ORF , ARD and ZDF , including directing the Musikantenstadl , Dancing Stars , the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 , the ORF Summer Talks and the recording of Heimspiel 2019 - Andreas Gabalier live in Schladming .

He trained television directors for ORF, including the director Heidelinde Haschek.

Awards

• 2000: Crown of Folk Music for the Musikantenstadl in Beijing
• 2001: Romy in the Best Director category
• 2007: Adolf Grimme Prize for Extreme Activity
• 2013: Professional title Professor
• 2016: Goldener Rathausmann

Filmography (selection)

• 1993: The golden hit parade
• 1993: Nothing is fixed
• 2000: The Harald Schmidt Show
• from 2000: Musikantenstadl
• 2000–2001: Taxi Orange
• 2002-2009: Starmania
• 2006: Extreme Activity
• since 2006: Dancing Stars
• 2007–2008: musical! The show
• 2008: Kiddy Contest
• 2010–2011: Heroes of tomorrow
• 2011: Düsseldorf we are coming!
• 2012: The great comedy opportunity
• 2013: Fashion Hero
• 2013: The great opportunity
• 2015: Eurovision Song Contest 2015
• since 2015: Stadlshow
• 2016: Eurovision Song Contest - Who sings for Austria?
• 2017: Homo Austriacus - So samma! (TV series)
• 2019, 2020: Summer Talks
• 2019: Home game 2019 - Andreas Gabalier live in Schladming

Web links

• Kurt Pongratz in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} ORF director Kurt Pongratz received the professional title "Professor" . OTS bulletin of October 16, 2013, accessed on July 21, 2016.
2. ↑ orf.at - Kurt Pongratz and sea bream with herb filling . Article from January 14, 2011, accessed on July 21, 2016.
3. ^ The ORF “Summer Talks” 2019 from August 5th with Tobias Pötzelsberger. July 24, 2019, accessed July 26, 2019 . 
4. ↑ The ORF “Summer Talks” 2020 from August 3rd with Simone Stribl. June 30, 2020, accessed July 1, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Home game 2019 - Andreas Gabalier live in Schladming. In: ORF.at . November 22, 2019, accessed November 22, 2019 . 
6. ^ Schladming: ORF shows Gabalier's "Heimspiel" on the main evening. In: Small newspaper . November 21, 2019, accessed November 22, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Grimme Prize: Vita Extreme Activity ( Memento from July 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved July 21, 2016.
8. ^ Goldener Rathausmann for Kurt Pongratz . City hall correspondence of July 19, 2016, accessed on July 20, 2016.
9. ↑ "Stadlshow" . OTS notification dated August 4, 2015, accessed July 21, 2016.
10. ^ Kurier: "Zoe will reach the final in Stockholm" . Article dated February 13, 2016, accessed July 21, 2016.