Maria Magdalena Koller
Maria Magdalena Koller (born September 25, 1957 in Feldbach in Styria; † February 21, 2019 in Vienna ) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter .
Life
Maria Magdalena Koller studied German , history and philosophy at the University of Graz . She did her doctorate in 1985 with the topic “Economic Policy under National Socialism ”. After working as an AHS teacher, she worked for Hugo Portisch's team for five years . Since 1992 she has worked as a screenwriter and film director. Her works include, in particular, documentaries from the fields of history, social politics, culture, religion and nature films. A large number of the works were produced in cooperation with German broadcasters and Arte and have won multiple awards. From 2013 to 2015 she held a professorship for dramaturgy at the Karl Franzens University Graz .
Koller was honored with the Golden Eagle Award 2009 and the Austrian People's Education Award 1999 for the documentation Commando Forced Labor . In 2001 she received the Silver World Medal at the New York Festivals for her ORF documentary "We are not silent" and was nominated for the Prix Europe in Berlin . The ORF documentary is about violence against women during the Balkan War . For the first time women speak publicly about their suffering. The film was shown worldwide. With the docu-drama Mother Teresa - Saints of Darkness , Koller created a poignant portrait and human obituary for a great personality. The film illuminates the life of the world-famous missionary and tells of her inner conflicts and the not always easy love for God. The international co-production Triumph der Tomato depicts the worldwide campaign of conquest of this coveted fruit in a sensual way. For this, Koller received several international awards, including a. the Silver Dolphin at the Corporate Media & TV Awards in Cannes.
Koller lived in Vienna with her husband, the cartoonist Gerald Mayerhofer .
Filmography
- 1986–1990: Austria I ( ORF documentary, collaboration on the script)
- 1990–1991: Hear the signals (ORF documentation, collaboration on the script)
- 1993–1995: The future of aging (ORF documentary, script and director)
- 1996–1997: Everyday culture (ORF documentary, script and direction)
- 1998: Hunger for love (ORF / 3sat report, script and director)
- 1997–1998: The Scent of the Forest (ORF documentary, script and director)
- 1999: Forced Labor Command (ORF documentary, script and direction)
- 1999: Love in War (ORF documentary, script and direction)
- 2000: Immaculately beautiful (ORF / 3sat documentation, script and direction)
- 2001: We are not silent (ORF documentary, script and direction)
- 2003: Cape Verde - Insel der Sehnsucht (3sat documentary, script and direction)
- 2003: Otto von Habsburg - Emperor's son without a crown (ORF documentary, script and direction)
- 2003: The Reach for Life (ORF documentary, script and direction)
- 2003: Lechtal-Lebensraum Berg (ORF / NDR documentary, script and direction)
- 2004: Die Seelenheiler (ORF documentary, script and director)
- 2004: The Mehlspeisadel (ORF / ARTE documentation, script and direction)
- 2005: The Almsommer (ORF / ARTE documentary, script and direction)
- 2006: Große Lust (ORF / Bayerischer Rundfunk documentary, director)
- 2006: Angels, do they exist? (ORF documentary, script and direction)
- 2007/2008: Death at Dawn (ORF / ZDF / ARTE docu-drama, script and direction)
- 2009/2010: Mother Teresa - Saints of Darkness (ORF / ZDF / ARTE docu-drama, script and director)
- 2012/2014: Triumph of the tomato (ORF / ARTE / CCTV9 China, script and direction)
- 2016: The Art of Healing (ORF documentary, script and direction)
Awards
- 1999: Austrian Adult Education TV Award for "Forced Labor Command"
- 2001: Silver World Medal / New York Festivals for "We are not silent"
- 2008: Golden Eagle Award / Washington for "Death at Dawn"
- 2015: Silver Dolphin / Corporate Media & TV Awards / Cannes and NaturVision / Filmfestival Ludwigsburg for "Triumph der Tomato"
Web links
- ARD film description Mother Teresa - saints of darkness
- Maria Magdalena Koller in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Movie description triumph of the tomato
- Movie description The art of healing
- Description of the film about Death at Dawn
- Description of the film Almsommer
- Discussion with Maria Magdalena Koller (C-TV)
- Homepage of cartoonist Gerald Mayerhofer
Individual evidence
- ^ Part of Maria Magdalena Koller. In: trauerportal.at. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Award-winning . ( uni-graz.at [accessed on August 13, 2018]).
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Triumph of the tomato. In: ORF-Enterprise GmbH & Co KG. Accessed February 1, 2020 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Koller, Maria Magdalena |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian film director and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Feldbach in Styria |
DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 2019 |
Place of death | Vienna |